The Yankees avoid the sweep.
Good morning friends! The World Series continues for at least one more day…let’s get to it.
World Series scores…
- The Yankee bats rallied to an 11-4 victory over the Dodgers, keeping them alive with Los Angeles needing just one more win to clinch the title.
In Mariners news…
- In the latest episode of the Meet at the Mitt podcast, the minor league crew got together to review the 2024 season down on the M’s farm.
- We can now finally confirm: Colt Emerson is really good.
Good news for Arizona Fall League heads: Peoria home games now have public Statcast data.
Today’s game is here, where Colt Emerson and Josue Briceño have already hit 101+ mph doubles: https://t.co/8ocfxuResq
— Sam Dykstra (@SamDykstraMiLB) October 29, 2024
Around the league…
- With his home run in yesterday’s contest, Freddie Freeman became the first player ever to hit a homer in six consecutive World Series games.
- Jeff Passan at ESPN tells the inside story of how Shohei Ohtani went from possibly out for the season to back on the field in just two days. ($)
- The White Sox have reportedly named former outfielder Will Venable as their new manager for the 2025 season.
- We’ll miss you, Oakland Coliseum.
By the way, 60-year-old @JoseCanseco hit quite a few softballs far, far away at the Coliseum Sunday before and during Reggie Jackson’s celebrity softball game, a cool event in which @mroctober brought many big names back to the @Athletics old park. pic.twitter.com/HKpHjZj6dE
— John Shea (@JohnSheaHey) October 28, 2024
- This is awesome! Can’t wait to see this continue to develop.
THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING
Less than 48 hours after the premiere of #SeeHerBeHer from @GrassrootsBB, a newly formed Women’s Professional Baseball League announced the launch of a new pro women’s baseball league in the U.S. with competition slated to start in the summer 2026. pic.twitter.com/B9s4sbsi93
— Baseball For All (@baseballfor_all) October 29, 2024
Anders’ picks…
- Gonna nerd out here for a moment: as a Xenoblade Chronicles superfan who never got to play this game because I never had a Wii U, I’m pumped.
Find the key to survival in #XenobladeChroniclesX: Definitive Edition, coming to #NintendoSwitch on March 20th, 2025. This visually enhanced version of the epic sci-fi RPG features additional content – including brand new story elements! pic.twitter.com/ili96mESCE
— Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK) October 29, 2024