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NEW YORK -- When the Yankees trailed 3-0 in the American League Championship Series against the Astros two years ago, their coaching staff took the bold step of showing them highlights of the 2004 Red Sox comeback … against the Yankees.
3-0 comebacks: Dave Roberts doesn't want history to repeat itself
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts will be forever remembered for helping the 2004 Red Sox come back from a three-games-to-none deficit against the Yankees in the American League Championship Series, en route to the franchise’s first World Series title in 86 years. Roberts’ crucial steal against Mariano Rivera in the ninth
A full diagnosis of why Judge is slumping
NEW YORK -- For all the attention that has been directed at Aaron Judge’s conspicuously absent production this postseason, the increasingly harsh spotlight on the Yankees captain was certainly not reflected in the reception given to him by a packed Yankee Stadium crowd before Game 3 of the World Series
Freeman connects AGAIN, tying two World Series records
NEW YORK -- Freddie Freeman’s historic walk-off grand slam in Game 1 wasn’t the end of his World Series heroics. Only the beginning.
Here’s the blueprint for a Yankees comeback
When the Yankees found themselves facing a 2-0 deficit against the Dodgers in the World Series, they were able to look to their own history for inspiration -- the 1996 club overcame a 2-0 deficit against the Braves in the Fall Classic to win it all, and in ’78, the
Dodgers lineup a tough test for walk-prone Gil
Sometimes, it’s not quite obvious what the story of an upcoming game or matchup is going to be. Sometimes, it’s one good team against another, without a clear “what to watch for” hook beyond that. This is not one of those times.
Ohtani's hometown of Oshu City hosted watch party at packed City Hall
After Shohei Ohtani left Game 2 of the World Series with a shoulder injury, it wasn't just the Dodgers or Ohtani superfans who were worried about the superstar's health: Those at city hall in Oshu, the rural Japanese town where Ohtani is originally from, were equally nervous. That's because the
Doctors said he might not regain full use of his arm. Now he's pitching in the AFL
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The fact that Khristian Curtis is throwing from any mound at all is somewhat amazing. That he’s doing it now in the Arizona Fall League is almost hard to fathom. But here he was on Monday night firing four shutout innings for Scottsdale in an eventual 3-1
2024 Pitch, Hit & Run champions announced
The champions in Major League Baseball’s official youth skills competition – Pitch, Hit & Run – have been named following the National Finals at Dodger Stadium on Sunday, October 27th. Nearly three dozen children (ages 7-14) from across the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico competed in the finals, which can
In blockbuster WS showdown, Dodgers on cusp of Hollywood ending
NEW YORK – They crammed in crowded 4 and D trains, packed the Bronx’s sports bars and streamed through the Yankee Stadium gates, ready to lend their voices to the comeback cause. But it took all of three batters for those pinstripe-clad fans to be quieted, all of three batters
Ohtani starts, scores while protecting shoulder on bases
NEW YORK -- After days of speculation, Shohei Ohtani was in the Dodgers’ starting lineup as their leadoff hitter in a 4-2 win over the Yankees in Game 3 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium on Monday night.
Hook to stay on as Brewers pitching coach after signing multi-year deal
MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers and pitching coach Chris Hook have agreed to a new, multi-year contract that keeps one of the team’s most impactful pending free agents rooted in Milwaukee. Hook, 56, was among the Milwaukee coaches whose contracts were set to expire this week, and would have had opportunities
The best comeback attempts from 3-0 holes in playoffs
Trying to come back from a 3-0 deficit in a best-of-seven postseason series is a daunting task. In fact, most comeback attempts end without much drama. Case in point: In AL/NL history, 41 teams have gone up three games to none in a best-of-seven series. Most of these clubs have
Eight mind-boggling stats on display in World Series Game 3
NEW YORK – The Dodgers continued their dominance in the World Series on Monday night, winning 4-2 over the Yankees at Yankee Stadium to take a 3-0 lead.
Needing epic comeback, Yanks focus on 1-at-a-time approach
NEW YORK -- Everything about the moments leading into Game 3 of the World Series on Monday screamed New York in October, from the 1990s-era uniform turtlenecks unearthed from long-forgotten storage boxes to the sight of Derek Jeter in the center of the diamond where he’d helped acquire his fifth
Another WS gem from big-game Buehler has LA win away from title
NEW YORK -- Two months ago, all Walker Buehler could do was hope. As he went through one of the worst stretches of his career coming off a second Tommy John surgery, Buehler wasn’t sure he would have a spot in the Dodgers’ postseason rotation.
Dodgers' 'very deep team' proving difficult to thwart
NEW YORK -- The buildup to Game 3 of the World Series, naturally, centered around two players. Would Shohei Ohtani be healthy enough to play? Would Aaron Judge hit his way out of a series-long slump? The preeminent superstars on baseball's preeminent franchises grabbed all the headlines. They always do.
'Super special': Salvy honored with 2024 Clemente Award
In 2007, then-Royals ESL instructor Monica Ramirez taught young Latin American players English in a small Quality Inn conference room-turned-makeshift classroom. One of her students was a 17-year-old Salvador Perez. The room was tiny with no air conditioning and 15 teenage boys crammed in during the middle of summer. Ramirez
20 postseason performances that saved a series
Through the first three games of the 2024 World Series, the Yankees find themselves in an unenviable situation. Down 3-0 to the Dodgers, they face a best-case scenario of playing four straight elimination games -- but only if they can get that far. The thing is, the Yankees aren't the
Young fans driving massive viewership gains for World Series
The first two games of the 2024 World Series presented by Capital One drew a combined 29.7 million average viewers in the U.S. and Japan. Game 2 averaged 15.9 million viewers in Japan, the most-watched MLB Postseason game ever in the country. Game 1 average viewership was 14.4 million, making
Rodón available despite blister; Judge remains in 3-hole
NEW YORK -- Carlos Rodón was dealing with a blister on his pitching hand during his Game 2 World Series start against the Dodgers on Saturday night, but the Yankees considered the issue “manageable,” manager Aaron Boone said on Monday. Television cameras showed Rodón looking at his left hand during
Yankees legends Jeter, O'Neill to throw first pitches before Games 3, 4
Major League Baseball on Monday announced the ceremonial & off-field activities for Games 3 and 4 of the 2024 World Series presented by Capital One. The 120th Fall Classic between the American League Champion New York Yankees and the National League Champion Los Angeles Dodgers continues Monday night at Yankee
Yankees, MLB partner to create inclusive space at Bronx middle school
NEW YORK -- The Yankees and Major League Baseball jointly announced at an event on Monday they have donated $50,000 to build a new sensory room at One World Middle School in the Bronx. The room is expected to be in use sometime next year. More than 100 kids attended
Meet the Shohei Ohtani fan clubs from around the world
Oshu City, part of the Iwate Prefecture, is a rural inland town in northern Japan. Famed for its Maesawa beef and historic temples and shrines, these days the city may be better known as the hometown of one Shohei Ohtani, baseball's biggest star. Head to its City Hall, and you'll