Baseball News
Dodgers favored to repeat as champs in 2021
ESPN - 28 Oct 2020 10:04
The Dodgers, who finished off the Rays on Tuesday in six games, head into the offseason as +400 favorites to win the 2021 World Series, ahead of the Yankees (+650) and Padres (+850).
Big catches, free tacos and LeBron: How Mookie Betts became the viral star of the World Series
ESPN - 28 Oct 2020 15:08
For the Dodgers' right fielder, his performance in the series had a bit of everything.
Blake Snell, Kevin Cash and a Decision That Will Haunt the Rays
The New York Times - 28 Oct 2020 11:47
Blake Snell was dominating the Dodgers in a must-win World Series game. Kevin Cash still pulled him, raising painful questions of what might have been.
L.A. Dodgers beat Tampa Bay Rays in Game 6 to win first World Series title since 1988
NY Daily News - 28 Oct 2020 07:22Lights-out Snell pulled in 6th; Dodgers take lead
ESPN - 28 Oct 2020 06:15
Rays lefty Blake Snell, who was cruising through five nnings, was pulled with one out and one on in the sixth, and the Dodgers capitalized by taking the lead.
The Other Rookie Star of the World Series? Globe Life Field
The New York Times - 28 Oct 2020 00:43
While the Texas Rangers did not make the postseason, their new ballpark has provided an unlikely yet oddly fitting setting for this World Series.
Rays' Charlie Morton ready for Game 7 of World Series - if necessary
NY Daily News - 28 Oct 2020 00:14After a Dampened Celebration, Enduring Glory Still Awaits the Dodgers
The New York Times - 28 Oct 2020 23:31
For years, Los Angeles's players have borne the burden of a title drought. The unusual circumstances of their World Series win won't dim the joy and relief that come with the long-awaited championship.
MLB is trying to pin another massive scandal on its players, but it won't work this time
NY Daily News - 28 Oct 2020 22:10
How did Justin Turner end up on the field after Game 6 of the World Series?
Yankees could lose several coaches to open manager jobs
NY Daily News - 28 Oct 2020 17:33
Three veteran Yankees coaches are being interviewed by other teams.
Inside the night Clayton Kershaw finally became a World Series champion -- in his hometown
ESPN - 28 Oct 2020 15:08
The Dodgers' ace grew up about 20 miles from Globe Life Field. Tuesday night, he won his first title there, with his childhood friends watching.
Justin Turner and the Dodgers ruined their title celebration with reckless behavior
NY Daily News - 28 Oct 2020 14:49
The Dodgers' outpouring of joy appeared, for a moment, to be a distraction from a world in chaos, before being consumed by the desolation of life in a pandemic, as all good things must be.
L.A. is title town: Dodgers, Lakers are rare feat of consecutive titles for a city
ESPN - 28 Oct 2020 14:40
It's not often that a sports city or metropolitan area follows up one title by also winning the next major sports championship awarded. Los Angeles has done it again.
Looking Back on Baseball's Silent Season
The New York Times - 28 Oct 2020 11:00
Empty stadiums, player protests and Covid-19 outbreaks shook up the sport. Maybe that's a good thing.
Kershaw: Series win makes past woes 'pointless'
ESPN - 28 Oct 2020 10:04
Dodgers lefty Clayton Kershaw could focus only on being a World Series champion Tuesday night and said "all that other stuff is pointless."
Dodgers' Justin Turner tests positive for COVID-19, is pulled from World Series clinching win but goes back on field to celebrate with trophy
NY Daily News - 28 Oct 2020 07:30Game 3 least-watched World Series game ever
ESPN - 28 Oct 2020 03:22
The Dodgers' 6-2 Game 3 win over the Rays on Friday was the least-watched World Series game ever, beating the record set two days earlier in Game 2. Friday night's game was seen by an average of 8,156,000 viewers
Morton ponders potential Game 7 as last start
ESPN - 28 Oct 2020 03:22
Charlie Morton, who has indicated he might retire if the Rays don't pick up his option for next season, said he has pondered whether a potential Game 7 would be "the last time I put on a uniform."
Obama has words of support for Rays in Florida
ESPN - 28 Oct 2020 03:22
Former President Barack Obama spoke at a rally in Orlando, Florida, on Tuesday in support of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and had some encouraging words for the Tampa Bay Rays ahead of Game 6 of the World ...