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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts had flight delay getting home from Toronto after World Series Game 2

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A flight delay caused Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Robers to arrive late for the team’s workout Sunday ahead of World Series Game 3. Roberts said he reached Dodger Stadium at about 5 p.m. Roberts says "I don’t know if there was intent or not, but, man, the international stuff was a bear. But we made it. We made it.” Toronto left following Saturday night’s game at Rogers … [Read more...] about Dodgers manager Dave Roberts had flight delay getting home from Toronto after World Series Game 2

Ohtani has one place he doesn’t want to hear the ‘We don’t need you!’ chant — at home

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Shohei Ohtani, the Los Angeles Dodgers' two-way star, jokes about not wanting to hear the "We don't need you!" chant from his family. Blue Jays fans chanted during the World Series opener because he signed with the Dodgers instead of Toronto. Ohtani is hitting .224 in 12 postseason games with six homers and make his Series mound debut in Game 4 on Tuesday. He is 2-0 with a 2.25 … [Read more...] about Ohtani has one place he doesn’t want to hear the ‘We don’t need you!’ chant — at home

Velocity rules in October when adrenaline, pressure, crowds push players to throw their hardest

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Velocity rules in October. There have been a record 255 pitches of 100 mph or faster this postseason, up from 105 last year and the previous high of 169 in 2022. Right-handed relievers averaged 96.2 mph with their four-seam fastballs through the World Series opener, an increase from 95.8 mph last postseason and 93.3 mph when Major League Baseball started tracking in 2008. A … [Read more...] about Velocity rules in October when adrenaline, pressure, crowds push players to throw their hardest