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[ad_1] Clayton Kershaw has won three National League Cy Young Awards, an NL Most Valuable Player Award, and a World Series. He took no hits and almost certainly compiled a Hall of Fame résumé. But he never put on a perfect play, and thanks to a manager’s decision, his age and recent injury history, and …
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[ad_1] GLENDALE, Ariz. – The October air sizzled with excitement and was suffocated by the 103-degree playtime heat as Clayton Kershaw ignited a heater of his own, Houston to George Springer’s first pitch ball to kick off his first game. now the highly controversial 2017 World Series. At the top of Dodger Stadium’s playing field, …
[ad_1] Davis reached a total of .284 for three clubs, including the Chicago Cubs, in 1970 before the Oakland A released him, leaving Davis bitterly. “No one is released after reaching .284; have you ever heard of that?” he asked at the time. And that same year his salary was cut in half from $80,000 …
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[ad_1] The rich got significantly richer Wednesday when first baseman Freddie Freeman, the former league’s most valuable player who led Atlanta to the shocking World Series title last season, agreed to a deal with his hometown Los Angeles Dodgers. Freeman, 32, will receive $162 million over six years in a deal approved by a person …
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[ad_1] When Brooklyn called, they were 1920’s sons, Indiana teenagers. Gil Hodges of Petersburg was about three years older than Carl Erskine of Anderson. One day in 1950, they shared an afternoon of the ages: four home runs for Hodges and a full game with four hits for Erskine. He was friendly with the pitcher, …
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[ad_1] ATLANTA – Sure, the thought in town was gone, that the Atlanta Braves would find a way to screw it up, as they always did. Not this time (or at least not yet). Unable to amass a record over .500 by August 6, Atlanta unlikely captured the National League pennant on Saturday when they …
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[ad_1] LOS ANGELES — Chris Taylor is an example of how well Los Angeles is doing. For mega-rich franchises like Dodgers, it’s easy to throw millions on a Mookie Betts or a Clayton Kershaw. But to outright steal a hidden gem like Chris Taylor? Facing elimination in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series, …
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[ad_1] LOS ANGELES — Eddie Rosario made his debut in October baseball in 2017, defeating Yankees’ Luis Severino in the first postseason plate appearance of his career in that year’s American League wild card game. While the Minnesota Twins won’t soften him after the 2020 season, he had more postseason magic in his bat. An …
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[ad_1] LOS ANGELES – In the eighth half of Game 3 of the National League Championship Series, with the Los Angeles Dodgers barely visible on the horizon, Cody Bellinger pulled them back into sight. Three running homers atoned for many sins, and the Dodgers’ eight-shot shortcomings were complete when Bellinger’s outburst fell into a sea …
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[ad_1] ATLANTA – The Los Angeles Dodgers are not for everyone. Sometimes younger players have to leave once they qualify for the free cast if they want regular playing time. And sometimes, successful players are cast aside because the Dodgers have the ability and willingness to recruit other, more successful players. “It’s great to be …
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[ad_1] ATLANTA – Fate never changes faster than it does in October. Los Angeles Dodgers co-star Chris Taylor acknowledged that Sunday had slipped into Monday and the Dodgers were lurching toward charter flights from Georgia, where they were looking forward to Monday’s day off. “We are ready to go home.” Atlanta stepped up the Dodgers’ …
[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO — When the chase was over and the Los Angeles Dodgers finally caught up with the San Francisco Giants, as their blue uniforms were soaked with champagne and his frayed nerves slowly began to recover, Max Scherzer could only nod and be amazed. “This is crazy,” said Scherzer, who collected his first …