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A player named Will Smith won a World Series ring for five straight seasons

October 31, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

Signing a player named Will Smith could be the best way for a team to win the World Series. When the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees on Wednesday night, they became the fifth consecutive team to win the World Series with a player named Will Smith on their roster. This year's Will […]

Los Angeles Dodgers 2024 Offseason Preview: Will Shohei Ohtani and Co. be even better in 2025?

October 31, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

To call Shohei Ohtani's first season with the Dodgers a success would be a massive understatement. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Let's take a look at the Los Angeles Dodgers' 2024 season, the questions the team will have to address this winter, and the early outlook for 2025. Read more: 2024 MLB Offseason Preview: What's Next for […]

Watch: Aaron Judge's error sparks Yankees' disastrous Game 5 inning

October 31, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

NEW YORK – With leadoff hitter Gerrit Cole working on a no-hitter and a five-run lead, the Yankees made three egregious misplays, starting with a blocked fly ball by center fielder Aaron Judge and culminating in Cole's failure to finish to cover first base on a grounder to Anthony Rizzo. And the always-dangerous Dodgers struck […]

World Series 2024: Dodgers' latest bullpen game backfires, but team's best relievers are ready for Game 5

October 30, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

NEW YORK – The Dodgers have walked a tightrope with their bullpen this postseason, and while that strategy put them just one game away from winning the World Series, it didn't work out in their final postseason bullpen game in Game 4 so good. “It's a challenge,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said after his team's […]

World Series 2024: The Yankees are down 3-0 and on the verge of an embarrassing win after another discouraging loss to the Dodgers in Game 3

October 29, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

NEW YORK – An entire stadium held its breath and feared the worst as the most powerful man in the MLB playoffs scuttled through third base like a broken car. Home plate was Giancarlo Stanton's destination. A combination of forces – Teoscar Hernández's rocket arm, Stanton's molasses legs – ensured he wouldn't reach it. After […]

World Series 2024: Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivers his best and most efficient performance yet as the Dodgers take a 2-0 lead over the Yankees

October 27, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

LOS ANGELES – Yoshinobu Yamamoto was looking for something. Things have been mixed since he returned to the Dodgers on Sept. 10 after being on the injured list with a right rotator cuff strain. The right-hander had a few good starts, a few bad starts and a few starts in between. As October began, the […]

Aaron Boone defends using Cortes in World Series opener and regrets not sticking with Weaver longer

October 27, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aaron Boone regrets his pitching decisions during Game 1 of the World Series on Friday night. It's not what Yankees fans would think. After a night of pondering what went wrong in the 6-3, 10-inning loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Yankees manager said before Game 2 on Saturday that […]

How Kerr learned of Freeman's exit from the World Series during the Warriors game

October 26, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

How Kerr learned of Freeman's World Series exit during the Warriors game originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Die-hard Dodgers fan Steve Kerr was busy coaching the Warriors on Friday night as MLB history was made in Game 1 of the World Series between Los Angeles and the New York Yankees. Luckily for him, […]

World Series 2024: Nestor Cortes Jr. and the Yankees bullpen fail to get the final three outs in Game 1 loss to the Dodgers

October 26, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

LOS ANGELES – When Yankees reliever Jake Cousins strolled to the mound in the bottom of the 10th inning, he faced a simple but delicate task: Retire the team in order against the bottom third of the Dodgers lineup – and Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts stayed behind and Freddie Freeman stayed to watch — […]

Yankees and Dodgers announce 26-man rosters for 2024 MLB World Series

October 26, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers have announced their World Series rosters, revealing the 26-man rosters ahead of Game 1 on Friday. The Yankees traded their roster first, followed by the Dodgers. New York will have 13 pitchers and 13 position players for the series, including only three infielders. Oswaldo Cabrera and Jazz […]