7:00 AM ET MLB InsidersESPN After all the oddities of the MLB regular season and postseason, the 2020 World Series pits baseball’s top two teams against each other, which is something that doesn’t happen every year. And while we’ve grown accustomed to seeing the Dodgers playing for the championship, this is the first Fall Classic
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12:44 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Outfielder Brett Phillips and left-hander Ryan Sherriff have been added to the Tampa Bay Rays‘ roster for the World Series. Right-hander Aaron Slegers and left-hander Jose Alvarado were dropped Tuesday before the opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Tampa Bay goes with 13 pitchers, one fewer than
7:00 AM ET MLB InsidersESPN The two best teams in baseball meet in the 2020 World Series, with the Los Angeles Dodgers, in the Fall Classic for the third time in four years, looking for their first title since 1988, and the Tampa Bay Rays looking for their first crown in their second World Series
11:46 PM ET Former Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow, in an interview that aired on Monday, once again denied that he knew about the team’s sign stealing in 2017 and ’18, and said individuals who were involved with the scandal are still working for the club. Luhnow, in his first public comments since issuing
4:44 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Clayton Kershaw, who avoided an emergency relief appearance over the last two games of the just-completed National League Championship Series, will start Game 1 of the World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced on Monday. Kershaw, who will be making his fifth career World Series start, will oppose Tampa
3:18 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Major League Baseball Players Association is starting an annual Curt Flood Award. Part of the annual Players Choice Awards, the Flood honor will be given to a player “who in the image of Flood demonstrated a selfless, longtime devotion to the players’ association and advancement of
12:54 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Bill Miller will be the umpire crew chief for the World Series and will work home plate for Game 3 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays. This will be the fourth World Series for the 53-year-old Miller, who made his big league debut in
2:31 PM ET ESPN News Services ARLINGTON, Texas — Tyler Glasnow will start Tuesday night’s World Series opener for the Tampa Bay Rays against the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Blake Snell will be on the mound for Game 2 on Wednesday night. Glasnow, a 27-year-old right-hander, was 5-1 with a 4.08 ERA in 11 starts
7:00 AM ET I’m ready. Ready for Mookie Betts to play right field. Ready for Tyler Glasnow‘s fastball. Ready for Corey Seager‘s swing and Willy Adames‘ glove and Dustin May‘s hair and Ji-Man Choi‘s smile. Yes, ready for another trip with Clayton Kershaw in the World Series pressure cooker. We made it through the shortened
10:16 AM ET Sportsbooks have installed the Los Angeles Dodgers as the favorites over the Tampa Bay Rays in the World Series. After the Dodgers finished off the Atlanta Braves on Sunday, sportsbook operator William Hill U.S. made the Dodgers -210 favorites to beat the Rays in the series, which begins Tuesday. By Monday morning,