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US World Series viewers drop 14% for first two games of Dodgers, Blue Jays matchup

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U.S. viewers for the first two games of World Series between the Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays dropped 14% from last year’s matchup between Los Angeles and the New York Yankees, but Canadian and Japanese audiences set records. Last year’s first two games averaged 14.55 million and this year’s first two averaged 12.5 million on Fox, Fox Deportes, Fox One streaming, the Fox … [Read more...] about US World Series viewers drop 14% for first two games of Dodgers, Blue Jays matchup

Ex-wife of Angels employee testifies at trial about team’s drug use

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Camela Kay, the ex-wife of the team's former communications director, is testifying in a civil trial against the Los Angeles Angels over the 2019 drug overdose death of one of its star pitchers. She says she told an Angels official in 2019 she heard drugs were going to pitcher Tyler Skaggs. Kay's ex-husband Eric Kay has been convicted of providing pitcher Skaggs with drugs that … [Read more...] about Ex-wife of Angels employee testifies at trial about team’s drug use

Pirates To Hire Bill Murphy As Pitching Coach

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The Pirates are expected to hire Astros pitching coach Bill Murphy for the same position, reports Chandler Rome of The Athletic. Pittsburgh had a vacancy after former pitching coach Oscar Marin did not have his contract renewed. Assistant pitching coach Brent Strom is also not returning to the team. Murphy has been a coach in Houston’s organization since 2016. He was first … [Read more...] about Pirates To Hire Bill Murphy As Pitching Coach