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A person with knowledge of the situation says the Washington Nationals are finalizing a deal to hire 33-year-old Blake Butera as manager. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday on condition of anonymity because nothing had been announced. The Nationals fired Dave Martinez in July, and Miguel Cairo took over on an interim basis. Washington has had six straight … [Read more...] about Nationals finalizing hire of 33-year-old Blake Butera as manager, AP source says

A lot of Japanese have been glued to their computers or TV sets recently, cheering for Shohei Ohtani in the World Series. Hideyuki Kamimura, who heads a dental clinic in a town north of Tokyo, one of the fans, hasn’t given up. For fans, Ohtani has been just about perfect — delivering home run after home run, pitching great, even stealing, and handsome, as well as having a great … [Read more...] about From parrots to chemists, the world is captivated by baseball superstar Ohtani

Blake Snell came into the World Series on a dominant roll. That ended abruptly against the Toronto Blue Jays. The two-time Cy Young Award winner gave up two home runs on his first three pitches in Game 5, then faltered again late in a 6-1 loss Wednesday night that put the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers on the brink of a Fall Classic defeat. The Blue Jays took a 3-2 lead … [Read more...] about Blake Snell blames bad luck after latest World Series letdown puts Dodgers on brink of defeat

The Los Angeles Dodgers shuffled their slumping lineup for Game 5 of the World Series. The changes did absolutely nothing to prevent another dismal offensive performance by their powerhouse lineup. The Dodgers managed just four hits against Toronto rookie Trey Yesavage and his bullpen during the Blue Jays’ 6-1 victory. Kiké Hernández’s third-inning homer was the Dodgers’ only … [Read more...] about Dodgers shuffle their slumping lineup for World Series Game 5, and it doesn’t work in Jays’ 6-1 win

Washington Nationals interim manager Miguel Cairo will not get the job on a permanent basis, and members of his coaching staff are being let go, too, a person with knowledge of the moves told The Associated Press. The person spoke Wednesday on condition of anonymity because nothing had been announced about Washington’s plans for its on-field leadership next season. The changes … [Read more...] about Nationals interim manager Miguel Cairo will not get the permanent job, AP source says