Houston Chronicle

Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed one hit over 6 1/3 innings, Freddie Freeman homered for the second straight night and the Los Angeles Dodgers hit three early longballs off Carlos Rodón to beat the New York Yankees 4-2 for a 2-0 lead in the World Series. Tommy Edman and Teoscar Hernández also went deep for the Dodgers, who watched star slugger Shohei Ohtani walk off the field with a … [Read more...] about Yamamoto shuts down Yankees, Freeman homers again as Dodgers win 4-2 for 2-0 World Series lead

Major League Baseball wants to find a 2025 home for the Tampa Bay Rays by Christmas. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says both the major and minor league schedules could be altered to create room for the Rays, whose Tropicana Field was damaged by Hurricane Milton on Oct. 9. Manfred says “we can make it work in a minor league park” and ”there’s probably some flexibility in … [Read more...] about Rob Manfred wants to have Tampa Bay Rays’ 2025 plans set by Christmas

Giancarlo Stanton slugs baseballs into the Dodger Stadium seats he used to watch from as a kid. Maligned by Yankees fans for much of his time in the Bronx, he’s become among the most potent bats in New York’s chase for title No. 28. His go-ahead, two-run drive in the sixth inning put the Yankees ahead in a 6-3, 10-inning loss in the World Series opener. Stanton homered for his … [Read more...] about Once a kid in Dodger Stadium’s seats, Giancarlo Stanton delivers again in LA, now at World Series