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ESPN News Services Oct 25, 2023, 05:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker told USA Today on Wednesday that he is retiring, a decision that comes two days after the team lost to the Texas Rangers in Game 7 of the AL Championship Series. A news conference is scheduled for Thursday.

Oct 25, 2023, 03:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Zac Gallen will start Game 1 of the World Series against the Texas Rangers on Friday in Arlington, Texas. Gallen, 28, is 2-2 with a 5.24 ERA in four games this postseason. He surrendered nine runs on 14 hits — including five homers

Oct 24, 2023, 11:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2023 World Series matchup is set. Starting Friday, the Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks will clash for the Commissioner’s Trophy in a meeting of powerful lineups and dominant starting pitchers. One night after the Rangers booked their first trip to the Fall Classic since 2011

Open Extended Reactions The Arizona Diamondbacks are World Series bound! Editor’s Picks 1 Related They secured their ticket to the Fall Classic with a 4-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 7 on Tuesday night. The Diamondbacks last won the World Series in 2001, which was the franchise’s fourth season in Major League Baseball.

Oct 24, 2023, 03:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Another day, another Game 7 in the 2023 MLB playoffs. Does it get any better than this? On Monday night, the Texas Rangers rocked the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park to complete their American League Championship Series comeback, ousting the defending World Series champions in

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterOct 24, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions In the first game of the Philadelphia Phillies‘ 2023 MLB postseason run, in the bottom of the fourth inning with the Phillies up 1-0 on the Miami Marlins, Nick

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 23, 2023, 11:22 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 HOUSTON — Adolis Garcia admired, flaunted and celebrated. He flung his bat and roared towards his own dugout

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 23, 2023, 04:49 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 HOUSTON — Bryan Abreu‘s two-game suspension was upheld by an independent arbitrator but will be delayed until the

Oct 23, 2023, 08:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s elimination Monday in the championship series round of the 2023 MLB playoffs. First, the Arizona Diamondbacks will attempt to stay alive against the Philadelphia Phillies as the National League Championship Series shifts back to Citizens Bank Park for Game 6. Then, it’s time for the

Buster Olney, ESPN Senior WriterOct 23, 2023, 01:31 AM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Adolis Garcia stood at home plate to watch his ninth-inning grand slam soar toward the Crawford Boxes in left field at Minute Maid

Jeff Passan, ESPNOct 22, 2023, 07:02 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions The San Diego Padres granted permission for manager Bob Melvin to interview with the San Francisco Giants, sources told ESPN, paving the way for an interdivision

Jeff Passan, ESPNOct 22, 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 HOUSTON — HERE, JOSE ALTUVE is safe. From the boos and hisses, the anger and loathing, the emotion his mere existence conjures. This man, baseball’s smallest

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterOct 22, 2023, 01:38 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Slugging and running their way to within one victory of a return trip to the World Series, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1 on Saturday

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterOct 21, 2023, 10:54 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — A funny thing happened along the way to a Philadelphia Phillies repeat as pennant winners: The Arizona Diamondbacks decided to make a series of their best-of-seven matchup

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 20, 2023, 08:05 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 ARLINGTON, Texas — Tempers flared and both dugouts emptied in the bottom of the eighth inning in Game

Jeff Passan, ESPNOct 21, 2023, 02:07 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 — First they took down the National League Central champions. Then they knocked out the NL West champions. Of all the rousing Arizona Diamondbacks victories

Oct 20, 2023, 04:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s Day 6 of the Championship Series and we’ve got ourselves exciting series in both leagues. In the American League, the Houston Astros have come into Arlington, Texas, after going down 0-2 at home and tied the series. Can the Texas Rangers regain their lead or

Buster Olney, ESPN Senior WriterOct 20, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — In the worst of times for Jose Abreu, among the many days and weeks of professional failure for someone who had had