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Here we go. Or should we say: Here we go again.Saturday in that feverish baseball hotbed of Atlanta, Ga., it’s the National League Division Series rematch we’ve been waiting for the last 355…

Night had fallen, spirits were moving and the songwriting baseball coach was rounding third base and headed for home. Twice in the autumn of 2020, doctors had advised a gravely ill Tim…

SEATTLE —  When the final out of the 2020 World Series was recorded, Will Smith was on the Dodgers’ bench.A year and a half into his big league career, it was clear Smith was the team’s…

SEATTLE —  When the final out of the 2020 World Series was recorded, Will Smith was on the Dodgers’ bench.A year and a half into his big league career, it was clear Smith was the team’s…

SEATTLE —  When Mookie Betts says he doesn’t hit home runs in batting practice, he isn’t kidding.During a recent pregame session at Dodger Stadium, the superstar outfielder sprayed balls…

Major League Baseball wants you to believe in its fairy tale. It wants you to see the talented players at Tuesday’s All-Star Game — Shohei Ohtani, Bo Bichette, Ronald Acuña Jr. — and be…

All season, Luis Arraez had been in hot pursuit of baseball immortals.His batting average hovered around the vaunted .400 average, a standard not maintained through a big-league campaign…

Indiana State certainly earned the right to host this weekend's NCAA Super Regional.It shrugged off a 2-8 start, shut out rival Evansville in the decisive Missouri…

Last year, Luis Arraez spoiled Aaron Judge’s shot at a triple crown by beating him out for the American League’s batting title. This year, after being traded from the Minnesota Twins to the…

SAN DIEGO —  Compare the lineups of the Dodgers and San Diego Padres. The Padres’ is better. Observe the quality of their at-bats. The Padres are better. Watch their defenses. The Padres’…