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The Washington Nationals won game 7 last night to win their first World Series. They came from behind 2-0 to beat the Houston Astros 6-2 in Houston. For the first time in any of the major professional sports in America, the road team won all seven games! The Nationals won the first two and...

With Garrit Cole on the mound at home, the Houston Astros were heavy favorites to win game one of the World Series last night. But, the Washington Nationals, playing in their first World Series game ever, had other ideas. The Nats homered in the 2nd and 4th innings and strung together a few...

Game one of the 2019 World Series is tonight at 7:08 CST. The Washington Nationals are facing the Houston Astros. Houston just won the World Series two years ago, but this is the first trip for these Washington Nationals, even going back to their time as the Montreal Expos. Tonight will be...

The Washington Nationals have swept the St. Louis Cardinals to advance to the first World Series in Expos/Nationals history. It is the first World Series in DC since the old Senators/Nationals team in 1933. That team moved to Minnesota in the 1960's to become the Twins. The Nationals await...

Well, two great seasons have come to an end in the National League, with the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers both losing in game 5 last night. For the Braves, it was over early. The Cardinals put up 10 runs in the first inning in Atlanta and won 13-1. The Dodgers actually nursed a 3-0...

Gerard Gilberto,Yahoo Sports•October 2, 2019 The Tampa Bay Rays clubbed four homers to power by the Oakland A’s in the AL wild-card game Wednesday night at the Coliseum in Oakland. The Rays got instant offense via the long ball, a sturdy performance from starter Charlie Morton and four...

Mike Oz,Yahoo Sports•October 1, 2019 Washington D.C., this is what October elation feels like. The Washington Nationals pulled off an unbelievable eighth-inning comeback to down the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL wild-card game Tuesday night at Nationals Park. The usually potent Brewers bullpen —...

Matt Ehalt,Yahoo SportsSep 28, 2019, 7:17 PM NEW YORK — As he stood there at first base, moments after achieving a feat that no other player in the history of Major League Baseball has accomplished, Pete Alonso started to tear up. He entered spring training having to fight for a roster spot...

Mark Townsend,Yahoo Sports•September 11, 2019 Major League Baseball’s remarkable home run surge has led to countless records being broken this season. Now the biggest one has fallen. When Jonathan Villar of the Baltimore Orioles launched a three-run home run during Wednesday’s 7-3 win against...

Cassandra Negley,Yahoo Sports•August 19, 2019 Nathan Patterson’s dream year continued in his debut for the Oakland Athletics organization last week. Patterson, the fan who was signed after hitting 96 mph in a stadium radar gun booth, made his first appearance with the A’s in the Rookie-level...

Mark Townsend,Yahoo Sports,Aug 15, 2019, 9:36 PM Bryce Harper has been waiting all season for a signature moment with the Philadelphia Phillies. It finally came on Thursday. The $330 million outfielder slugged a dramatic walk-off grand slam to help the Phillies cap a thrilling 7-5 comeback...

Eric He,Yahoo Sports•August 11, 2019 The Houston Astros are a very good baseball team. The Baltimore Orioles are ... not a very good baseball team. Still, over the course of a 162-game season, every blind squirrel finds an acorn. And even the Orioles (39-78) can beat the Astros (77-41)...

Mike Oz,Yahoo Sports•July 23, 2019 New York Mets great Doc Gooden has found himself in trouble with the law again. He was arrested for DUI on Monday night, according to the New York Post, marking his second DUI arrest in the past two months. Authorities found Gooden driving the wrong way down...

This news is a few days old now, but did you guys hear that former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was shot Sunday night? He was in a bar in the Dominican Republic and supposedly a guy pulled up on a motorcycle, got off and approached Ortiz, and shot him in the back. He is in stable condition and...

Liz Roscher,Yahoo Sports•March 19, 2019 Mike Trout, the best player in baseball, isn’t going anywhere for a long, long time. ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported on Tuesday that Trout and the Los Angeles Angels are finalizing an absolutely massive contract extension that will keep Trout with the Angels...

Sam Cooper,Yahoo Sports•March 12, 2019 Tim Tebow will have to wait a little longer to make his major league debut. As the New York Mets inch closer to naming their Opening Day 25-man roster, the team announced a round of cuts Tuesday, Tebow included. Tebow, entering his fourth season in...

RONALD BLUM (AP Baseball Writer),The Associated Press•February 10, 2019 Bryce Harper, Manny Machado, Craig Kimbrel and Dallas Keuchel won't be around when the bat and ball bags are opened at spring training throughout Florida and Arizona this week. They are among the dozens of free agents still...

The Atlanta Braves have signed former AL MVP Josh Donaldson. The third-baseman signed a one year deal for $23 million. They also re-signed their former catcher Brian McCann. McCann played for the Braves from 2005 through 2013. McCann was very excited to be returning home. "This is as...

The Red Sox beat the Dodgers again in game two, 4-2. They lead the series 2-0. They will be off today and play Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in Los Angeles, before returning to Boston for the final two games, if needed.

The Boston Red Sox beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4 last night in game one of the World Series. The great pitching matchup between Chris Sale and Clayton Kershaw never materialized, as both were removed in the 5th inning. Game two will be tonight in Boston. First pitch is at 7:09 CST.