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Dodgers fans cheer before the start of Game 6 of the NLCS at Dodger Stadium on Sunday. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) The World Series is set: the Dodgers against the New York Yankees, featuring two of baseball’s three biggest spenders. Also some of baseball’s biggest spenders: fans buying tickets for the World Series.

Nestor Cortes hasn’t been available to pitch for the New York Yankees since he was placed on the injured list on Sept. 25. However, manager Aaron Boone told reporters Monday that there is “a good chance” that the Yankees will add one of the staff’s best pitchers to their World Series roster. “I think there’s

Jeff Passan, ESPNOct 21, 2024, 01:10 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions A few years from now, when the New York Mets have become the powerhouse they’re bound to be, they will look back on the 2024 season

LOS ANGELES — The plastic orange sign, the symbol of the season, remained untouched and upturned on the dugout bench. One by one after Sunday’s 10-5 loss in Game 6 of the NLCS, the vanquished New York Mets retreated into the bowels of Dodger Stadium. On the diamond, celebration raged beneath a fountain of fireworks.

LOS ANGELES — It’s often lip service when teams say their goal is to win the World Series every year. Most teams are actually happy with a postseason appearance. But for the Dodgers, winning the World Series every year is not only their goal and their mantra. It’s also their sole focus. The Dodgers spend

Oct 20, 2024, 05:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions On Saturday, the New York Yankees punched the first ticket to the World Series, beating the Cleveland Guardians in 10 innings. Now, the Los Angeles Dodgers will attempt to do the same, with a 3-2 advantage over the New York Mets and in their return to

Oct 19, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After two thrilling matchups in Cleveland, the New York Yankees are one win away from their first World Series since 2009. The Yankees took two fairly routine games in the Bronx to start this series, but the Cleveland Guardians roared back at Progressive Field: After a

CLEVELAND — Each foul ball felt like a countdown to lift off. In the top of the 10th inning of a tied ALCS Game 5, Juan Soto was entrenched in the kind of battle he had won so many times before. Hunter Gaddis was on the hill, the latest — and, ultimately, last — Cleveland

The New York Yankees are on the cusp of reaching their first World Series since 2009, but they’ll have to get past a Cleveland Guardians team that has shown some offensive life in the last two games. While Cleveland triumphed in Game 3, they couldn’t quite complete the comeback in Friday night’s Game 4 loss,

For the second straight night in the ALCS the game was decided in the final inning. On Friday night, the Yankees again smacked Cleveland closer Emmanuel Clase, but after scoring twice in the top of the ninth they kept the Guardians off the scoreboard and won 8-6. New York now has a stranglehold on the

Oct 18, 2024, 02:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions One team is one win from the World Series. Another is one win from turning their league championship series around. In the opener, the Los Angeles Dodgers have a 3-1 NLCS lead and can punch their ticket to the Fall Classic with a victory over the

The New York Mets are officially on the ropes after another dominant performance from the Los Angeles Dodgers in their 10-2 Game 4 win on Thursday. With the Dodgers holding a 3-1 series lead, on the cusp of advancing to their fourth World Series in the past eight seasons, the Mets could be down to

The Mets face the Dodgers in Game 5 of the NLCS at Citi Field on Friday at 5:08 p.m. on FOX and FS1. Here’s what to know about the game and how to watch… Mets Notes The only other time the Mets faced a 3-1 deficit in the NLCS was 1999, when Robin Ventura‘s Grand Slam

ESPN News Services Oct 18, 2024, 12:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff homer and scored four times, Mookie Betts also went deep and drove in four runs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the New York Mets 10-2 on Thursday night for a 3-1 lead in their

The American League Championship Series heads to Cleveland with the New York Yankees up 2-0 on the Cleveland Guardians after their big bats jumped all over the AL Central champs in the first two games in The Bronx. Giancarlo Stanton and Juan Soto both hit home runs in the 5-2 Game 1 win, while Aaron

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run in the eighth inning of an 8-0 win over the New York Mets in Game 3 of the NLCS at Citi Field on Wednesday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) This could be the night the Dodgers truly reap a return on investment.

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Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterOct 16, 2024, 04:21 PM ET Close Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Left-hander Matthew Boyd will start for the Cleveland Guardians in Game 3 of the