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Quiet GM meetings end without hint of CBA resolution

CARLSBAD, Calif. — A looming lockout at the expiration of baseball’s collective bargaining agreement Dec. 1 didn’t change much at the general manager’s meetings this week. “I’m not part of the negotiating team, so I mean, business as usual for us,” Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said. “Business as usual,”...
Agent Scott Boras: MLB cancer of trading veterans helped Braves win SeriesVideo

CARLSBAD, Calif. — Baseball’s most influential agent said the sport was the victim of a “competitive cancer” caused by teams unloading veterans to accumulate draft picks and said the Atlanta Braves’ World Series title was a direct result of tanking. In an outdoor news conference in front of a steakhouse...
Record 5 St. Louis Cardinals players win NL Gold GlovesVideo

ST. LOUIS — A record five St. Louis players won National League Gold Gloves, with first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, second baseman Tommy Edman, third baseman Nolan Arenado, center fielder Harrison Bader and left fielder Tyler O’Neill earning the fielding honor Sunday. Arenado won his ninth Gold Glove, his first since...
Phillies decline option on Andrew McCutchen, making him free agentVideo

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Phillies declined club options for next season on outfielders Andrew McCutchen and Odubel Herrera on Wednesday. McCutchen, a former MVP with the Pittsburgh Pirates, signed a $50 million, three-year contract in December 2018. The 35-year-old will get a $3 million buyout instead of a $15 million...
World Series viewers up 20% from last year but down from 2019Video

NEW YORK — World Series television ratings rebounded following the record low set last year. The Atlanta Braves’ six-game Series victory over the Houston Astros averaged 11,750,000 viewers on Fox, the network said Wednesday. That was up 20% from the 9,785,000 for the Los Angeles Dodgers’ six-game victory last year...
Cleveland Indians begin removing scripted name from stadium scoreboardVideo

CLEVELAND — The Indians began removing the team’s scripted logo atop the giant scoreboard at Progressive Field on Tuesday as they transition their name to the Guardians. Crews started dismantling the letters, beginning with the “I” on the 80-foot-long sign. It’s another step in the offseason change for the MLB...
Summer castoff Jorge Soler transforms into World Series MVP

HOUSTON— A spare piece no more, Jorge Soler drove a pitch over the train tracks, out of Minute Maid Park and deep into the heart of Texas. He dropped his bat, tapped his chest twice and jabbed a hand toward the Atlanta Braves dugout, yelling “I’m here!” Three months earlier,...
Hammerin’ Braves win 1st World Series title since 1995, rout AstrosVideo

HOUSTON — Most of the season, it just seemed this wasn’t their year. They dropped their first four games, and soon injuries piled up. They lost their most dynamic player before the All-Star break. They were stuck below .500 in August. Yet out of nowhere, suddenly, these Atlanta Braves transformed...
MLB’s offseason starts with Freddie Freeman, Carlos Correa, others becoming free agentsVideo

NEW YORK — Freddie Freeman, World Series MVP Jorge Soler and Eddie Rosario of the champion Atlanta Braves were among 160 players who became free agents Wednesday as an uncertain offseason started with a lockout threat looming. Houston shortstop Carlos Correa and Astros pitcher Justin Verlander, who is recovering from...
A wrinkle in MLB’s domestic violence policy may complicate a Trevor Bauer suspension

In the NFL, the standard player suspension for domestic violence or sexual assault cases is six games. The NFL reserves the right to adjust the length of a suspension based on the circumstances of each case, but the baseline for discipline is six games — about 35% of a season....
Carlos Correa, Astros rally past Braves, cut World Series deficit to 3-2

ATLANTA — Just in time, Carlos Correa and the Houston Astros broke out the bats. Because if they had waited any longer, this World Series would’ve been over. Staggered by Adam Duvall’s grand slam in the first inning, Correa and Alex Bregman ended their slumps in a hurry. They kept...
Jerry Remy, Boston Red Sox player and broadcaster, diesVideo

BOSTON — Jerry Remy, a Boston Red Sox second baseman who went on to become a local icon as a television broadcaster, has died of cancer. He was 68. The Red Sox confirmed that Remy died on Saturday night. He had a long and public struggle with lung cancer, and...
Braves rally past Astros to move within 1 win of World Series crown

ATLANTA — A guy who spent most of the season in the minors kept the Braves in it. Then the offense finally came to life. Just like that, Atlanta is one win from its first World Series title in 26 years. Dansby Swanson and pinch-hitter Jorge Soler connected for back-to-back...
Rookie Ian Anderson, bullpen combine on 2-hitter as Braves take World Series leadVideo

ATLANTA — Rookie Ian Anderson and the Braves bullpen took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning, Austin Riley and Travis d’Arnaud drove in runs and Atlanta beat the Houston Astros, 2-0, on Friday night to take a 2-1 lead in the World Series. Anderson and four relievers combined on...
Column: Pull the plug on the chop — and Braves name, tooVideo

ATLANTA — The haunting chants will be impossible to ignore now that the World Series has shifted to Atlanta. Get ready to step back in time — in a most unfortunate way. While a good chunk of the world moves forward, the Braves are choosing to cling stubbornly to the...
Jose Altuve packs punch for Astros as drama-free World Series shifts to AtlantaVideo

ATLANTA — His day on the diamond almost done, Jose Altuve walked over to a clutch of Astros fans clustered behind the netting down the right-field line at Minute Maid Park. For five minutes, he autographed World Series programs, No. 27 jerseys and other items, many of them for kids....

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