4:28 PM ET Associated Press COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Late New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, former managers Lou Piniella, Davey Johnson and Charlie Manuel, and six players headed by Lee Smith are on the 10-man ballot for the baseball Hall of Fame’s Today’s Game Era committee to consider next month. Harold Baines, Albert Belle, Will
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2:19 PM ET ESPN News Services ARLINGTON, Texas — New manager Chris Woodward knows he shares a common bond with Texas Rangers fans. The Rangers formally introduced the former Dodgers third base coach as their new manager Monday, just more than a week after Los Angeles lost in the World Series for the second year
7:09 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Two staples of the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ analytical approach faced heavy scrutiny in the wake of a second consecutive World Series defeat. But Farhan Zaidi, who just finished his fourth season as the team’s general manager, actually gained validation from the team that beat him. One was the Dodgers’
8:12 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — The Seibu Lions have agreed to post pitcher Yusei Kikuchi, clearing the way for the left-hander to negotiate with teams in Major League Baseball. Since Kikuchi, 27, cannot file for international free agency until 2020, he needed Seibu’s approval in order to use the posting system to move
9:58 PM ET The Boston Red Sox, just a week after winning the World Series, had the most players in the American League named as Rawlings Gold Glove winners, with right fielder Mookie Betts, center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. and second baseman Ian Kinsler named to the AL team Sunday night. Betts won the award
9:18 PM ET ESPN News Services CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Reds say pitcher Jairo Capellan was killed and two other minor leagues players were injured in a car accident Saturday morning in the Dominican Republic. Dick Williams, the Reds’ president of baseball operations, confirmed Capellan’s death and said pitcher Raul Hernandez was in critical condition
3:09 PM ET Associated Press CAGUAS, Puerto Rico — Hundreds of arms stretched into the sky in the hometown of Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora on Saturday, as fans took pictures and video of the first man from Puerto Rico to lead a team to a World Series championship. Cora held up the trophy
6:40 PM ET Before there was Baseball-Reference.com, there was “The Bill James Handbook,” the annual statistical compilation of the baseball season. The “Handbook” still exists, and it’s still wonderful — 600 pages of stats and essays and delightful nuggets of information. As always, the bulk of the book is the player register — career numbers
3:39 PM ET What is it like when the 2018 World Series champion Red Sox share their victory with fans in the homeland of their manager, Alex Cora? Straight from the island, these photos and posts help tell the story. Now boarding! ✈️#CorasHome 🇵🇷 pic.twitter.com/oBnxAcO2U2 — Boston Red Sox (@RedSox) November 3, 2018 📍 Puerto
12:06 AM ET The Texas Rangers have hired Los Angeles Dodgers third-base coach Chris Woodward as their new manager, according to multiple reports. The news was first reported Friday by USA Today Sports. Woodward, 42, will take on his first managerial job after three years with the Dodgers, who won the National League pennant the