8:30 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers plan to utilize Doug Mathis and Brendan Sagara as co-pitching coaches in 2021, with Mathis directing from the dugout and Sagara working out of the bullpen. The pair replaces Julio Rangel, whose contract wasn’t renewed after two seasons on the job. Rangers pitchers combined
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3:27 AM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — The Tampa Bay Rays were the home team these past three nights. If not for their white pants, you might not have known it. Over the past three weeks, as they situated themselves inside a quasi-bubble in Texas’ metroplex, the Los Angeles Dodgers have commandeered Globe Life Field and
2:59 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” ARLINGTON, Texas — Cali Kershaw, 5, a nuclear bundle of energy, jitterbugged around the room, under the table and over it, side to side, everywhere space permitted. Her little brother Charley, 3,
12:00 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” ARLINGTON, Texas — As Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts strolled to the mound with two outs in the top of the sixth inning, a chorus of boos rained down from the
1:28 AM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — It had a chance to change the game and make history, but Tampa Bay Rays left fielder Manny Margot‘s attempted steal of home in the bottom of the fourth inning of Game 5 of the World Series on Sunday night fell short, as he was tagged out just before
12:58 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Tony Gonsolin, the rookie right-hander who has struggled to duplicate his regular-season success this postseason, will take the ball with a chance to pitch the Los Angeles Dodgers to a World Series title on Tuesday night. Gonsolin will start Game 6 of the World Series, opposing Tampa Bay Rays
10:00 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Having already set the MLB record for most home runs in a postseason, Tampa Bay Rays rookie Randy Arozarena now owns the record for most hits in a single postseason after his third-inning base hit off Los Angeles Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw in Game 5 of the World Series
10:46 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Say what you will about Clayton Kershaw‘s performance in October, but he now holds the record for postseason strikeouts. The Los Angeles Dodgers‘ ace moved past Justin Verlander for the all-time lead while giving up only two runs in 5⅔ innings against the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 5
11:39 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — The theme late Saturday night and early Sunday afternoon — in the aftermath of a heart-wrenching, stomach-churning loss — was universal among the members of the Los Angeles Dodgers: They had to forget. They had to wipe away the memory of an improbable ninth-inning breakdown, bounce right back and
5:37 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Cody Bellinger was set to return to center field for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 of the World Series on Sunday, and second baseman Brandon Lowe moved up a couple of spots in Tampa Bay’s batting order. The roof will be closed Sunday night because