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COOPERSTOWN, N,Y. (AP) — Former Pirates outfielder Dave Parker, along with Dick Allen and Luis Tiant, are among eight men on the ballot for the baseball Hall of Fame's classic era committee that meets Dec. 8 at the winter meetings in Dallas. Tommy John, Steve Garvey and Ken Boyer are also ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers won their second World Series championship in five seasons, overcoming a five-run deficit with the help of three Yankees defensive miscues and rallying on sacrifice flies from Gavin Lux and Mookie Betts in the eighth inning to beat New York 7-6 in Game ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Freddie Freeman hit the first game-ending grand slam in World Series history with two outs in the 10th inning to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 6-3 victory over the New York Yankees in a dramatic opener Friday night. Hobbled by a badly sprained ankle, Freeman homered on ...

By Ronald Blum AP Baseball Writer LOS ANGELES — Even 8-year-old Charlie Freeman is excited about a Dodgers-Yankees World Series. "He's at Universal (Studios) right now with a couple of his buddies, but he goes, `Daddy, I can't wait for the World Series to start tomorrow,'" Los Angeles ...

Mets extend season again, force Game 6

NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso golfed an early three-run homer and the New York Mets hammered an ineffective Jack Flaherty, extending the National League Championship Series with a 12-6 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 on Friday. Starling Marte had three doubles, four hits and ...

Lindor homers as Mets even NLCS

By Beth Harris AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES — Francisco Lindor and Mark Vientos homered as the New York Mets stopped the Los Angeles Dodgers' record-tying postseason scoreless streak in a 7-3 victory Monday, tying the NL Championship Series at a game apiece. Lindor added to his storybook ...