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Judge, Bellinger win top rookie awards

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 14 10:01 AM

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge and Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Cody Bellinger were named Major League Baseball's 2017 rookies of the year on Monday. Read more »

'Framework' agreed on Asia-Pacific trade pact without US

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 11 01:55 PM

DANANG, Vietnam - Remaining members of a major Pacific trade deal abandoned by the United States have agreed to a new framework after days of stalled talks to revive the pact, Canada's trade minister  Read more »

Halladay family to commemorate pitcher's life with public service

Reuters
Posted at Nov 10 12:14 PM

A public service to commemorate the life of baseball pitcher Roy Halladay, who was killed earlier this week in a plane crash, will be held on Nov. 14, his family said on Thursday. Read more »

Roy Halladay, ex-MLB pitching star, dies in plane crash off Florida

Alex Dobuzinskis, Reuters
Posted at Nov 08 09:38 AM

Retired Major League Baseball pitcher Roy Halladay, who twice won the game's top pitching award and threw one of only two no-hitters in postseason history, died on Tuesday when his small plane crashed off the west coast of central Florida. He was 40. Read more »

Houston Astros celebrate World Series win

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 05 08:34 AM

Hundreds of thousands of revelers poured into Houston's streets Friday to celebrate the baseball team's first-ever World Series title win, just two months after America's fourth-largest city was hit with historic floods. Read more »

Hot-hitting Springer MVP of Astros' World Series win

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 02 02:59 PM

George Springer hammered his way to the World Series Most Valuable Player award, belting a record-equalling five home runs to fuel the Houston Astros' seven-game win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Read more »

Astros beat Dodgers for maiden World Series title

Reuters
Updated as of Nov 02 02:22 PM

(UPDATE 2) The Houston Astros won the World Series on Wednesday on the back of a two-run home run by George Springer that busted the game open and lifted the team to a 5-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game Seven. Read more »

Wild World Series showcases next generation of MLB talent

Rory Carroll, Reuters
Posted at Nov 02 09:12 AM

Major League Baseball will be the winner regardless of who triumphs in the World Series on Wednesday, as the wild series has given the league the chance to show off its young core of stars to the next generation of fans. Read more »

World Series: Dodgers battle back to defeat Astros and force Game 7

Rory Carroll, Reuters
Updated as of Nov 01 01:26 PM

(UPDATED) Corey Seager's sixth inning sacrifice fly helped the Los Angeles Dodgers squeak out a 3-1 come-from-behind victory on Tuesday over the Houston Astros and force a winner-take-all World Series Game 7 on Wednesday. Read more »

Gurriel ready for Los Angeles heat after racism furor

Rob Woollard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 31 09:33 AM

Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch said Yuli Gurriel is bracing for a hostile reception from Los Angeles Dodgers fans on Tuesday following the furore over his racist gesture against Yu Darvish. Read more »

Astros' Verlander eager for shot at World Series title

Frank Pingue, Reuters
Posted at Oct 31 09:22 AM

The Houston Astros acquired Justin Verlander in the hopes that he would be the final piece to their World Series puzzle and now the veteran right-hander will get a chance to lead his team to a maiden championship. Read more »

Astros win thriller, on brink of World Series crown

Frank Pingue, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 30 03:29 PM

(UPDATED) The Houston Astros escaped a thrilling home-run filled clash with a 13-12 extra-innings victory against Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday to be one win away from their maiden World Series title. Read more »

Verlander gripes on grip of slicker World Series balls

Jim SLATER, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 30 09:44 AM

Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander, pitching in his third World Series, says the balls being used in the championship showdown are slicker than normal and different from those used all season. Read more »

Dodgers beat Astros to level World Series at 2-2

Reuters
Posted at Oct 29 11:46 AM

Joc Pederson's three-run shot in the ninth inning helped the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-2 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday to level the World Series at two games apiece. Read more »

Baseball: Astros player apologizes for racist gesture toward Japanese pitcher

Jim Slater, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 28 04:47 PM

TV cameras showed Yuli Gurriel putting his fingers to the outer edges of his eyes and pulling the skin wider, a gesture directed at Dodgers Yu Darvish. Read more »

Astros stun Dodgers to level World Series

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 26 02:03 PM

(UPDATED) The Houston Astros out-dueled the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 in an 11-inning thriller on Wednesday to level the World Series at one game apiece. Read more »

Sizzling Kershaw pitches Dodgers to World Series lead

Rebecca BRYAN, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 25 11:23 AM

Seven scorching innings from starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw and home runs from Justin Turner and Chris Taylor lifted the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 3-1 victory over the Houston Astros in game one of the World Series on Tuesday. Read more »

Astros give Houston boost during Hurricane Harvey recovery

Frank Pingue, Reuters
Posted at Oct 24 10:06 AM

A World Series title would not heal the wounds of a city still coping with the destruction caused by Hurricane Harvey but the Houston Astros' run to the Fall Classic has given the city something to rally around.   Read more »

Kershaw eyes own history in World Series opener

Rob Woollard, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 24 09:47 AM

Clayton Kershaw is hoping to carve out his own piece of history as he attempts to inspire the Los Angeles Dodgers to a first World Series in 29 years as game one of the Major League Baseball showpiece gets under way here Tuesday. Read more »

Pitched battle promises World Series classic

Rebecca BRYAN, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 23 10:03 AM

Los Angeles ace Clayton Kershaw and Houston hurler Justin Verlander lead the Dodgers and Astros into the 113th World Series here Tuesday seeking to capture a first Major League Baseball crown. Read more »