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Jeff Passan, ESPNNov 1, 2023, 02:38 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Travis Jankowski is a long-haired, kinda-Spicolli-looking font of wisdom, the sort of guy who understands the soul of a baseball team because he spends

ESPN Oct 31, 2023, 05:30 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions It’s a quick turnaround to Game 4 after the Texas Rangers took a 2-1 World Series lead with a victory at Chase Field in Game 3. Both sides will stage a bullpen game on Tuesday night — and Texas will be without slugger

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 30, 2023, 10:55 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — The Texas Rangers‘ incredible postseason road winning streak continued in Game 3 of the World Series

Jeff Passan, ESPNOct 30, 2023, 09:15 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Texas Rangers outfielder Adolis Garcia will undergo imaging on his left torso after grabbing it and leaving Game 3 of the World Series on

ESPN Oct 30, 2023, 08:00 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions The Snakes are coming home. The 2023 World Series shifts to Phoenix with the Arizona Diamondbacks and Texas Rangers tied at 1 after each took a game in Arlington. Will the D-backs’ homecoming result in a series lead — or will the road

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterOct 30, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Tonight, under the roof of Chase Field in downtown Phoenix, a scene few predicted months, weeks or even days ago will play out: The Arizona Diamondbacks will

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 29, 2023, 11:15 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Texas Rangers starter Max Scherzer developed a cut on his right thumb earlier this month, but

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterOct 29, 2023, 09:37 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Calling it a “true team moment,” Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo had nothing but praise for outfielder/designated hitter Tommy Pham after the veteran offered to give up

Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterOct 28, 2023, 10:43 PM ET Close Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association Open Extended Reactions Dusty Baker’s managerial career officially ended on Thursday, with a news release and news conference and

ESPN News Services Oct 28, 2023, 11:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Merrill Kelly pitched three-hit ball over seven innings, Ketel Marte extended his postseason hitting streak to a record 18 games and the Arizona Diamondbacks routed the Texas Rangers 9-1 on Saturday night to tie the World Series at one game

ESPN Oct 28, 2023, 08:15 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions The World Series kicked off on Friday night with what might be an all-time opening game. Adolis Garcia hit a walk-off home run in the 11th inning to secure the 6-5 win for the Texas Rangers after the Arizona Diamondbacks blew a two-run

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 28, 2023, 11:31 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, TEXAS — They barreled out of the first-base dugout in a flash, congregating around home plate so

ESPN News Services Oct 28, 2023, 12:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Adolis García hit an opposite-field homer in the 11th inning, after Corey Seager‘s tying two-run shot in the ninth, and the Texas Rangers opened this surprise World Series of wild-card teams with a 6-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on

Oct 27, 2023, 08:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Play ball! The 2023 World Series is here … and, if you predicted this matchup, well, you have the experts beat. The 84-win Arizona Diamondbacks shocked the baseball world to reach the Fall Classic, dropping the 100-win Los Angeles Dodgers and defending National League champion Philadelphia

Jeff Passan, ESPNOct 27, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions IN THE SEVENTH inning of the game in which the team he built clinched a World Series berth, Mike Hazen repaired to the visiting clubhouse at

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterOct 26, 2023, 07:31 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — The Arizona Diamondbacks have defied the odds every step of the way in making it to the World Series, using naysayers’ doubts as fuel. “If you’re

Buster Olney, ESPN Senior WriterOct 26, 2023, 04:51 PM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Open Extended Reactions Dusty Baker’s Hall of Fame speech is going to be a doozy, because the man can drop more big names than anyone. He does it

Associated Press Oct 26, 2023, 11:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Stolen bases and batting averages are up and game times are down in the first postseason with the pitch clock and larger bases. There have been an average of 1.4 steals per game through the League Championship Series, up from 0.8