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The San Francisco Giants captured their second World Series title in three years with a four-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers that followed comebacks during the first two rounds of Major League Baseball’s postseason.
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The Detroit Tigers, fueled by the strikeout arms of Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer, are trying to win a World Series with a pitching achievement not seen since Hall of Famers Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale carried the Los Angeles Dodgers to the championship in 1963.
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The Baltimore Orioles selected the son of Hall of Fame infielder Cal Ripken Jr., who spent his entire 21-year career with the franchise, in the 20th round of the Major League Baseball draft.
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Vin Scully will return to the broadcast booth for a 64th season of calling Los Angeles Dodgers games, saying he’s revitalized by the new ownership group that two days ago completed a trade that brought Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett and Carl Crawford from Boston.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers, who filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday, would command a Major League Baseball-record $1 billion in a sale, sports bankers said.
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Steve Garvey, the former first baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers, was fired by the team amid his attempts to seek support to buy out owner Frank McCourt.
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Cliff Lee remained perfect in the postseason, striking out 13 New York Yankees in eight scoreless innings to give the Texas Rangers a 2-1 lead in the American League Championship Series.
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Cliff Lee remained undefeated in postseason play, pitching the Texas Rangers to a 5-1 win against the Tampa Bay Rays and into the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees.
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Harry Wendelstedt, a Major League Baseball umpire who worked five World Series, died today. He was 73.
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Billionaires Eli Broad, Mark Cuban and Larry Ellison are among those whom sports bankers expect to bid on the Los Angeles Dodgers after owner Frank McCourt agreed to a court-supervised sale following a bankruptcy filing and months of legal wrangling with Major League Baseball.
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