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MLB: Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals

Ronald Acuña Jr. joins exclusive 40-40 club with 40th home run of the season

Acuña became the fifth player in major league history to have at least 40 homers and 40 steals in the same year.

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Judge hits 3 home runs, becomes first Yankees player to do it twice in one season

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MLB to use neutral pitch clock operators for postseason games

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Nationals pitcher Sean Doolittle announces his retirement after more than a decade in the majors

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Tigers hire Jeff Greenberg as GM, adding former Cubs and Blackhawks executive

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Yankees rookie Domínguez has Tommy John surgery

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Angels star Shohei Ohtani’s elbow surgery went well, Los Angeles manager Phil Nevin says

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Luis Robert Jr.

CWS Center Fielder #88

Luis Robert Jr. hit a 311-foot homer in the ninth inning Saturday to lead the White Sox to a 1-0 win over the Red Sox.

There’s only one place in MLB to hit a 311-foot, non-inside-the-park homer and that’s down the right field line at Fenway. Robert’s just barely cleared the short wall to the left of the Pesky Pole, giving the White Sox a 1-0 lead that Bryan Shaw held on to in the bottom of the ninth. It was Robert’s 38th homer. Two more would make him the eighth different White Sox player to reach 40 in a season. Todd Frazier did it last in 2016.
Dylan Cease

CWS Starting Pitcher #84

Dylan Cease struck out 11 batters over seven scoreless innings Saturday against the Red Sox.

Nick Pivetta matched him for seven, so Cease didn’t get the win in what ended up being a 1-0 victory for the White Sox. Cease’s 11 strikeouts were a season high, topping the total of 10 he had achieved three times. This was also the fourth time this year that he went without walking a batter. As hot and cold as he’s run, it’s not at all a coincidence that three of those starts in which he’s gone without a walk were also games in which he reached double figures in strikeouts. Cease will head into his final start 7-8 with a 4.66 ERA.
Bryan Shaw

CWS Relief Pitcher #41

Bryan Shaw worked around a pair of singles to earn his third save Saturday against the Red Sox.

Shaw reached back and hit 96.4 mph to strike out Ceddanne Rafaela on his final cutter of the game. Though his effective has waned, Shaw is throwing about as hard as ever at age 35. He had a 4.65 ERA in 40 2/3 innings for the White Sox. He’s as good of a bet as anyone in the team’s pen for last-week saves.
Nick Pivetta

BOS Starting Pitcher #37

Nick Pivetta pitched seven shutout innings Saturday in a no-decision against the White Sox.

Pivetta allowed just three hits, walked one and struck out seven in what was easily his best start since returning to the rotation earlier this month. That Pivetta was so effective in relief this year should ensure that he’s back with the Red Sox for his last year of arbitration eligibility next season. This winter will determine whether there will be one or two rotation openings up for grabs among himself, Kutter Crawford, Tanner Houck and maybe Garrett Whitlock next spring.
Chris Paddack

MIN Starting Pitcher #20

Chris Paddack (elbow) could rejoin the Twins as early as Sunday.

The 27-year-old hurler has made three appearances on his minor league rehab assignment, posting a 3.72 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and a 15/3 K/BB ratio over 9 2/3 innings. He could wind up being a very valuable weapon for the Twins as they head into the postseason.
Will Smith

LAD Catcher #16

Will Smith is absent from the Dodgers’ starting lineup for Saturday’s ballgame against the Giants.

It’s a well-deserved day of rest for the hard-hitting backstop. Austin Barnes will don the tools of intelligence in his place and will bat ninth for the Dodgers against John Brebbia and a host of Giants’ relievers on Saturday evening in Los Angeles.
Nico Hoerner

CHC Shortstop #2

Nico Hoerner went 2-for-2 with two RBI and two walks as the Cubs took down the Rockies 6-3 on Saturday.

No steals today, but everything else was good. Hoerner, the Cubs’ surprising RBI leader earlier this season, has driven in six runs in seven games after going 20 straight games without plating anyone. He’s hit .333 with an 8/11 K/BB ratio in 101 plate appearances this month.
Marcus Stroman

CHC Starting Pitcher #0

Marcus Stroman gave up three runs in three innings Saturday against the Rockies in his return to the rotation.

Fortunately, the guy he replaced in the rotation, Javier Assad, was excellent after taking over in the fourth today, throwing four scoreless innings and getting a win. Stroman started strong, tossing a perfect first, but he gave up four hits during a three-run second and again got into trouble before pitching his way out of it in the third. We assume he’ll start again Friday against the Brewers, but we wouldn’t want him active.
Jose Cuas

CHC Relief Pitcher #70

José Cuas recorded his first save for the Cubs after pitching a hitless ninth with a three-run lead Saturday versus the Rockies.

It was surprising to see Cuas get the call, considering that he’s mostly been working in the sixth and seventh innings, but he got the job done. He had allowed seven runs over eight innings in 11 previous appearances this month. We wouldn’t count on him for additional saves.
Brenton Doyle

COL Right Fielder #9

Brenton Doyle went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and a steal against the Cubs on Saturday.

He also made a great catch to rob Seiya Suzuki of at least an RBI double in the first. If winning the game was the priority, the Rockies should have hit for Doyle with the bases loaded in the eighth, when he struck out against Julian Merryweather. However, at this point, it made more sense to let him take the at-bat. He’ll probably never be a particularly good hitter, but his glove is so strong that it’s going to be worth it for the Rockies to stick with him next year.

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Vaughn Dalzell breaks down the three-horse race in the AL West and how he would hedge his Houston Astros bet.

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MLB: Los Angeles Angels at San Diego Padres

Saves and Steals: The Final Stretch

Jorge Montanez highlights the latest in saves and steals, including Josh Hader’s big week, Ryan Helsley performing, and Bo Naylor providing speed at the catcher position.

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MLB: Baltimore Orioles at Houston Astros

Pickups of the Day: We Yearn for O’Hearn

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MLB: Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers

Pickups of the Day: Perfect Combo with Ryan Yarbrough

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MLB: Texas Rangers at Cleveland Guardians

Mixing It Up: Giolito tweaks his slider, Stone leans on sinker

Welcome to Mixing It Up, a weekly column where I look at starting pitchers who are making noteworthy changes to their pitch mix or pitch shape/velocity.

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Arizona Diamondbacks v. New York Mets

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MLB: Cleveland Guardians at Kansas City Royals

Royals push back their self-imposed deadline to decide on location for new ballpark

The stadium and accompanying ballpark village are expected to cost about $2 billion, the largest public-private partnership in Kansas City history.

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Miami Marlins Luis Arraez

Arraez scratched from Marlins’ lineup because of left ankle sprain

Arraez stepped on a baseball before Tuesday’s game in Miami. The Marlins are fighting for an NL Wild Card spot.

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Chicago Cubs Nick Madrigal

Cubs place Madrigal on IL, recall Young from minors

The Cubs are in the middle of a jam-packed NL Wild Card race.

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Matt Moore Cleveland Guardians

Reliever Moore claimed by Marlins off waivers

Matt Moore appeared in just five games after first being claimed off waivers by the Guardians.

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Angels Shohei Ohtani arm fatigue

Ohtani has elbow surgery. His doctor expects hitting return by opening day ’24 and pitching by ’25

Ohtani tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow on Aug. 23, ending his pitching season.

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MLB: Tampa Bay Rays-Press Conference

Tampa Bay Rays finalizing new ballpark in St. Petersburg as part of a larger urban project

The site is on the same 86-acre (34-hectare) tract of downtown land where Tropicana Field now sits.

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Hunter Renfroe Cincinnati Reds

Reds place Bader on 10-day IL, designate Renfroe for assignment

Hunter Renfroe hit just .128 with a .432 OPS in 14 games for the Reds.

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Tampa Bay Rays Tropicana Field

Rays, St. Petersburg announce news conference expected to include ballpark details

The franchise has played at Tropicana Field since 1998 and has struggled to draw fans, despite recent success.

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Milwaukee Brewers stadium funding proposal

Republicans propose spending $614M in public funds on Milwaukee Brewers’ stadium upgrades

The bill would give the team up to $20 million each fiscal year through 2045-46.

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MLB: Texas Rangers at Cleveland Guardians

Guardians place rookie pitcher Tanner Bibee on injured list, ending right-hander’s solid season

Bibee was forced to leave his start on Saturday night against Texas after 5 1/3 innings with what the team called tightness in his hip.

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