Mark Wegner will be the World Series umpire crew chief for the first time, joined by Jordan Baker, Adam Hamari, Adrian Johnson, Will Little, Alan Porter and John Tumpane for the matchup between the defending champion Dodgers and Blue Jays.
Category: Baseball
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Jays to start rookie Yesavage in Game 1 vs. Snell
Blue Jays rookie Trey Yesavage will start Game 1 of the World Series on Friday against the Dodgers, while a decision on activating Bo Bichette has yet to be made.
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Rankings the best World Series matchups since 2000
Here’s where it stands among the best matchups of this century.
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Who will win Dodgers-Blue Jays World Series? MLB scouts, execs and managers make their predictions
Which team has the edge in every aspect of the Fall Classic? We asked around the sport to find out.
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Trout: Was alerted to Kay’s possible drug abuse
Mike Trout testified that he was alerted by a team employee to possible concerns about drug abuse by convicted ex-Angels communication director Eric Kay.
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Dodgers to call on Snell in G1, Yamamoto in G2
Blake Snell will start Game 1 of the World Series on Friday and Yoshinobu Yamamoto will follow in Game 2 for the Los Angeles Dodgers against Toronto, manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday, a day after the Blue Jays booked their spot with a win in the ALCS.
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What if Ohtani WAS on that plane to Toronto? Inside an alternate World Series universe
What would the past two years have looked like if Shohei Ohtani — and, following his footsteps, Roki Sasaki — had chosen the Blue Jays?
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Dodgers still big favorites entering World Series
The Dodgers enter the World Series poised to be wire-to-wire favorites for the consecutive season, the first team to do so since the Yankees in 1999 and 2000.
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MLB having most-viewed postseason since 2017
Major League Baseball is having its most-viewed postseason in the U.S. since 2017 through the League Championship Series. The league has also seen substantial growth in Canada and Japan.
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‘Born to do this’: Suzuki gets 1-year Angels deal
Kurt Suzuki has only a one-year deal to be the new manager of the Angels, but he said he’s excited to prove himself and that he was “born to do this.”