The Athletic has live coverage of Dodgers vs. Blue Jays in Game 2 of the World Series. TORONTO — No one familiar with the 2025 Toronto Blue Jays should be surprised. Well, maybe a little surprised, considering the opponent was the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers, who allowed only four runs in sweeping the Milwaukee Brewers in the …
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Oct 22, 2025, 08:56 PM ET NEW YORK — Major League Baseball is having its most-viewed postseason in the U.S. since 2017 through the League Championship Series. Viewership is averaging 4.48 million according to MLB and Nielsen, a 13% increase over last year. Most of the gains are due to the first two rounds. The AL Championship Series on Fox, …
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The Toronto Blue Jays removed outfielder Anthony Santander from their postseason roster Thursday with Major League Baseball’s approval. Santander is now ineligible to play in the World Series. He was replaced by Joey Loperfido, who’s eligible to play Game 4 and the remainder of the ALCS. The 30-year-old Santander has been dealing with lumbar spine inflammation throughout the postseason and …
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SEATTLE — The Toronto Blue Jays will be without Anthony Santander for the rest of the postseason. The switch-hitting slugger, Toronto’s biggest offseason acquisition, was removed from the Jays’ postseason roster. Outfielder Joey Loperfido took his place. Santander, who played just 54 regular-season games this year due to a shoulder injury, dealt with back issues in October. With Santander coming …
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MILWAUKEE — What will you tell your grandchildren about the strangest double play in postseason history? Whatever it is, they might start looking at you funny. How will you make them understand that Max Muncy pulverized a baseball 404 feet, and it turned into a “ground-ball” double play? How will you explain that it was a “ground-ball” double play with …
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LOS ANGELES — After the fireworks exploded, after Orion Kerkering bent to his knees in despair, after the Los Angeles Dodgers mobbed the field and claimed the National League Division Series with a 2-1 walk-off win in Game 4, the Phillies processed it all in the Dodger Stadium visitors clubhouse. The Phillies lined the room, sitting at their lockers and …
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The hangover effect is real in college football, as are offensive lulls when your team’s shown a habit of ineptitude in that department this season. James Franklin and No. 7 Penn State found out the hard way during a stunning 42-37 upset loss Saturday at UCLA, a setback that severely damages the Nittany Lions’ playoff hopes. No. 9 Texas will …
Read More »NEW YORK (AP) — Rookie right-hander Cam Schlittler struck out 12 in eight dominant innings and the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 4-0 on Thursday night to win their AL Wild Card Series in a deciding third game. Taking his place in Yankees-Red Sox rivalry lore, the 24-year-old Schlittler overpowered Boston with 100 mph heat in his …
Read More »LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani will make his postseason pitching debut when he starts for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of the National League Division Series. The Dodgers open the best-of-five series on Saturday in Philadelphia. “Very talented ballclub. It’s going to be a fun environment,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “I think …
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The Yankees made some noise in the bottom of the ninth inning in Game 1 of their American League Wild Card series against the Red Sox when they loaded the bases with nobody out. After three straight singles, Aroldis Chapman settled in and got Giancarlo Stanton to strike out swinging, Jazz Chisholm flied out to right field and Trent Grisham …
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