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From laughingstock to contender: Four key changes that turned the Mets' season around
The Mets seemed poised for another disappointing season, but they are in the thick of the wild-card race.
Yankees must adjust to opposing teams' bold new strategy against Aaron Judge
With No. 99 better than ever, managers are taking the bat out of his hands -- in ways that are making history.
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FRIDAY NIGHT ACTION
Ohtani crushes 448-foot HR
Adrian Del Castillo's 1st career HR is a walk-off for the D-backs
'THIS IS WHAT HE WANTS TO DO'
Shohei Ohtani's road back to pitching has impressed Dodgers
Ohtani might be on his way to an MVP season as a DH, but he's just as focused on becoming a two-way star again.
AROUND THE DIAMOND
MLB Power Rankings: A change at the top leads to a new No. 1
Not one club is playing .600 baseball with less than two months left in the 2024 season -- begging the question of whether there's a true No. 1 team in MLB right now.
Will the White Sox finish with the worst record in MLB history?
Worst. Team. Ever? As the L's pile up, we go inside Chicago's odds of reaching 120 losses.
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Fantasy Baseball Forecaster: Mookie Betts set to return in Week 20
Set your fantasy baseball lineups for the week ahead with our forecaster preview, featuring pitcher rankings, hitter ratings, schedule observations and more.
Get rid of your Royals and Giants
Tristan H. Cockcroft discusses which teams have the most favorable matchups.
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Conforto scores on Canha's sacrifice fly in 9th and Giants edge Tigers 3-2
— Michael Conforto scored on Mark Canha's sacrifice fly with one out in the ninth inning, lifting the San Francisco Giants to a 3-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night after being no-hit through six innings.
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Jack Flaherty strikes out 10, Shohei Ohtani goes deep to lead Dodgers past Pirates, 9-5
— Jack Flaherty struck out 10 in his Dodger Stadium debut, Shohei Ohtani’s two-run homer highlighted a five-run third inning and Los Angeles beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-5 on Friday night.
Top Headlines
- Sizemore to lead White Sox with 'different energy'
- Dodgers' Betts to play RF upon return next week
- Bookie tied to ex-Ohtani interpreter pleads guilty
- Giants closer Doval, All-Star in '23, sent to minors
- Ex-Yanks RHP Germán debuts for Pirates in relief
- D-backs' Del Castillo hits walk-off HR in 2nd game
- Red Sox's Story, season feared over, nears return
- Awards races: Epic AL MVP battle
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