8:00 PM ET The Boston Red Sox capped off an amazing season with an amazing postseason run, going 11-3 against the 100-win New York Yankees, 103-win Houston Astros and a loaded Los Angeles Dodgers team. Only three teams in the wild-card era had a better postseason record, but none of them faced three teams the
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8:39 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Boston‘s five-game World Series victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers averaged 14,125,000 viewers on Fox, down 25 percent from last year and the fourth-lowest ever. The Series featuring a pair of large-market teams averaged an 8.3 rating and 17 share, Nielsen said Tuesday. That was down from
6:24 PM ET All-Star catcher J.T. Realmuto again has stated he has no desire to stay with the Miami Marlins and will “definitely be wearing a different uniform by the start of spring training,” his agent said Tuesday. “J.T. has informed the Marlins’ ownership, he’s informed their front office, he’s not going to sign an
11:26 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Brewers third baseman Mike Moustakas is becoming a free agent again, and so is reliever Joakim Soria. In addition, the Brewers exercised a $3,175,000 option on All-Star right-hander Jeremy Jeffress, who would have been eligible for salary arbitration if it had been declined. Moustakas declined a $15 million
4:41 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins have declined 2019 options on contracts with starting pitcher Ervin Santana and designated hitter/first baseman Logan Morrison. Santana’s contract is for $14 million and Morrison’s for $8 million. In announcing the expected decision Tuesday, the team will pay each player a $1 million buyout to
3:45 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — The Red Sox have exercised the 2019 option on ace left-hander Chris Sale. The World Series champion Boston Red Sox returned to Fenway Park on Monday, carrying the trophy they won a night earlier. Sale will earn $15 million in the final season of the five-year contract he
3:33 PM ET New York Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen says Mickey Callaway will remain New York’s manager and hopes ace Jacob deGrom stays with the team “for a long time.” Van Wagenen was officially introduced as the Mets GM on Tuesday, switching roles to the front office after being an agent at CAA
10:15 AM ET Sarah Langs There are plenty of deserving candidates among the finalists for the 2018 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards. Let’s take a look at the fielding merits of the finalists, and some potential historic accomplishments that are on the board. The winners will be announced on Nov. 4 (ESPN, 9 p.m. ET) on
4:03 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Edgar Martinez is stepping down as the hitting coach for the Seattle Mariners and moving into a new role as a hitting adviser for the entire organization, the club announced Tuesday. General manager Jerry Dipoto said Martinez approached the team after the end of the regular season seeking
8:30 AM ET LOS ANGELES — On one side, there were raised arms, clenched fists and warm hugs. There was jumping and cheering and screaming and laughing, the typical bedlam that follows a World Series championship. On the other side, there was Manny Machado, who had just flailed at a Chris Sale slider toward his