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ESPN Oct 28, 2023, 08:15 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions The World Series kicked off on Friday night with what might be an all-time opening game. Adolis Garcia hit a walk-off home run in the 11th inning to secure the 6-5 win for the Texas Rangers after the Arizona Diamondbacks blew a two-run

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 28, 2023, 11:31 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, TEXAS — They barreled out of the first-base dugout in a flash, congregating around home plate so

ESPN News Services Oct 28, 2023, 12:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Adolis García hit an opposite-field homer in the 11th inning, after Corey Seager‘s tying two-run shot in the ninth, and the Texas Rangers opened this surprise World Series of wild-card teams with a 6-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on

Oct 27, 2023, 08:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Play ball! The 2023 World Series is here … and, if you predicted this matchup, well, you have the experts beat. The 84-win Arizona Diamondbacks shocked the baseball world to reach the Fall Classic, dropping the 100-win Los Angeles Dodgers and defending National League champion Philadelphia

Jeff Passan, ESPNOct 27, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions IN THE SEVENTH inning of the game in which the team he built clinched a World Series berth, Mike Hazen repaired to the visiting clubhouse at

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterOct 26, 2023, 07:31 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — The Arizona Diamondbacks have defied the odds every step of the way in making it to the World Series, using naysayers’ doubts as fuel. “If you’re

Buster Olney, ESPN Senior WriterOct 26, 2023, 04:51 PM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Open Extended Reactions Dusty Baker’s Hall of Fame speech is going to be a doozy, because the man can drop more big names than anyone. He does it

Associated Press Oct 26, 2023, 11:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Stolen bases and batting averages are up and game times are down in the first postseason with the pitch clock and larger bases. There have been an average of 1.4 steals per game through the League Championship Series, up from 0.8

ESPN News Services Oct 25, 2023, 05:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker told USA Today on Wednesday that he is retiring, a decision that comes two days after the team lost to the Texas Rangers in Game 7 of the AL Championship Series. A news conference is scheduled for Thursday.

Oct 25, 2023, 03:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Zac Gallen will start Game 1 of the World Series against the Texas Rangers on Friday in Arlington, Texas. Gallen, 28, is 2-2 with a 5.24 ERA in four games this postseason. He surrendered nine runs on 14 hits — including five homers

Oct 24, 2023, 11:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2023 World Series matchup is set. Starting Friday, the Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks will clash for the Commissioner’s Trophy in a meeting of powerful lineups and dominant starting pitchers. One night after the Rangers booked their first trip to the Fall Classic since 2011

Open Extended Reactions The Arizona Diamondbacks are World Series bound! Editor’s Picks 1 Related They secured their ticket to the Fall Classic with a 4-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 7 on Tuesday night. The Diamondbacks last won the World Series in 2001, which was the franchise’s fourth season in Major League Baseball.

Oct 24, 2023, 03:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Another day, another Game 7 in the 2023 MLB playoffs. Does it get any better than this? On Monday night, the Texas Rangers rocked the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park to complete their American League Championship Series comeback, ousting the defending World Series champions in

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterOct 24, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions In the first game of the Philadelphia Phillies‘ 2023 MLB postseason run, in the bottom of the fourth inning with the Phillies up 1-0 on the Miami Marlins, Nick

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 23, 2023, 11:22 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Adolis Garcia admired, flaunted and celebrated. He flung his bat and roared towards his own dugout

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 23, 2023, 04:49 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Bryan Abreu‘s two-game suspension was upheld by an independent arbitrator but will be delayed until the

Oct 23, 2023, 08:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s elimination Monday in the championship series round of the 2023 MLB playoffs. First, the Arizona Diamondbacks will attempt to stay alive against the Philadelphia Phillies as the National League Championship Series shifts back to Citizens Bank Park for Game 6. Then, it’s time for the

Buster Olney, ESPN Senior WriterOct 23, 2023, 01:31 AM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Adolis Garcia stood at home plate to watch his ninth-inning grand slam soar toward the Crawford Boxes in left field at Minute Maid