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Arozarena’s historic night steals show vs. Red Sox

Previously a Staff Writer at Bleacher Report Cornell University graduate Randy Arozarena’s supply of October magic never seems to end. Arozarena — the leading candidate for American League Rookie of the Year — made history Thursday by becoming the first player in playoff history to steal home and hit a home run in the same game during Tampa Bay’s 5-0 […]

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Signed ‘Shoeless’ Joe pic sells for record $1.47M

NEW YORK — A 1911 “Shoeless” Joe Jackson autographed photograph by Frank W. Smith sold for $1.47 million, the most ever paid for a signed sports photograph. The photo was offered by Christie’s and Hunt Auctions in New York in the auction Extra Innings: A Private Collection of Important Baseball Memorabilia. The 246-lot auction also featured a Babe Ruth professional […]

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Abreu negative for COVID-19, headed to Houston

Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. The Chicago White Sox are hopeful the reigning AL MVP, Jose Abreu, will be available to them in Game 1 of their division series against the Houston Astros on Thursday. Abreu, 34, has been ill since the weekend and didn’t travel with the team to Houston on Tuesday. […]

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Red Sox leave J.D. Martinez off wild card roster

Boston Red Sox slugger J.D. Martinez has been left off the playoff roster for the American League Wild Card Game against the visiting New York Yankees on Tuesday night at Fenway Park as he continues to recover from a sprained left ankle. Martinez suffered the injury in the fifth inning of Sunday’s regular-season finale when he tripped over the second-base […]

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Jeff Passan answers 20 burning questions about the MLB playoffs

ESPN MLB insider Author of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” OVER THE NEXT four weeks of the MLB playoffs, there will be 30-plus games of significant consequence, at least nine win-or-go-home contests and one trophy lifted by the team that survives the grind of October. There will be thousands of pitches, more […]

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