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Jays clinch playoff berth thanks to Orioles’ loss

TORONTO — The Blue Jays clinched a postseason berth Thursday without taking the field. Toronto was assured of an American League wild-card berth when the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-3. If Toronto holds its current position as the first of the AL’s three wild cards, the Blue Jays would open a best-of-three wild-card series at Rogers Centre […]

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‘He’s definitely the good cop and I’m definitely the bad one’: How two MVP candidates are fueling each other

Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Batman has Robin. Tom has Jerry. McCartney had Lennon — and Goldy has Arenado. Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado might have arrived in St. Louis two seasons apart, but they quickly became linked as the dynamic duo manning the two corners of the Cardinals infield. Both have won […]

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Marlins’ Bleier tossed after 3 balks in same inning

Miami Marlins lefty Richard Bleier had himself an inning to forget Tuesday night against the New York Mets, making major league history as the first player since 1900 to balk three times in the same at-bat, according to Elias Sports Bureau. Bleier, who opened the eighth inning in relief with the Marlins up 6-3, quickly retired his first two batters […]

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Reports: Mattingly won’t return to Marlins in ’23

MIAMI — Don Mattingly will not be back as manager of the Miami Marlins next season, according to multiple reports. Mattingly’s contract expires when the season ends, and he and the team have agreed that a mutual parting is best for both sides, according to reports. The Miami Herald first reported on the decision. Mattingly is finishing his seventh season […]

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La Russa will not return to White Sox this season

Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. CHICAGO — Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa won’t return to the dugout this season, the team announced in a press release on Saturday. La Russa, 78, has been advised by his doctors not to manage again in 2022. He’s been out since late August with a […]

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Braves put RHP Strider on IL with oblique strain

The Atlanta Braves have placed right-hander Spencer Strider on the 15-day injured list with a strained left oblique muscle. The move is retroactive to Sept. 21 and Strider has not pitched since last Sunday. After that 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies, Strider told the team he didn’t feel right. The Braves said Tuesday they would push back Strider’s next […]

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Cards’ Pujols inches closer, clubs 699th homer

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. LOS ANGELES — Albert Pujols launched the 699th home run of his career, a no-doubt, 434-foot shot to left-center field off Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Andrew Heaney in the third inning Friday night that gave the St. […]

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