Brice Turang spent two days trying to fix his swing. Tarik Skubal paid the price in Game 1. Unlocked and free to read. www.nytimes.com/athletic/768...

Fair Territory with Alanna Rizzo!

*CWS-CLE Game 5

*NLCS preview

*Yankees

*Dudes, Dorks

*A Rays player to watch

*More

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Ronald Acuña Jr., booed at home in brutal NLDS, left with big questions and heavy emotions. Column, unlocked and free to read.
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Phillies’ Sam Fuld, Cubs’ Jared Banner among top candidates to take over A’s. Story with @PJ_Mooney, unlocked and free to read. www.nytimes.com/athletic/766...

Fair Territory, Division Series edition!

*Advantage of being up 2-0

*Blundering NYY

*Mighty CWS

*Padres at Petco

*Yamamoto vs. Sale

*Recalling the Jeffrey Maier game

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Dodgers, mired in Division Series drama again, aren’t thinking three-peat now. Column, unlocked and free to read. www.nytimes.com/athletic/766...

Chris Sale will want the ball in Game 2. The Braves shouldn’t give it to him. Column: www.nytimes.com/athletic/765...

The Phillies have run out of excuses. Four straight years of postseason regression, an aging core and a roster that keeps falling short.

Dave Dombrowski has some massive decisions to make. Even Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber should be on the table.

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These Phillies can’t get it done. It’s time for dramatic action. Column, unlocked and free to read. www.nytimes.com/athletic/765...

Fair Territory with Alanna Rizzo!

*Game 3, PHI at ATL

*Red Sox’s demise

*Astros’ Espada

*Orioles’ Elias

*Debating the bye

*Dudes, dorks

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Tigers fire two coaches. With Cody Stavenhagen, unlocked and free to read. www.nytimes.com/athletic/764...

Fair Territory!

*Previewing all four wild-card series

*My column on competitive balance

*DBacks/Marte

*Astros/Espada

*Angels 100 losses

*More

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Even if Rays or Brewers win World Series, competitive balance argument will endure. Column, unlocked and free to read: www.nytimes.com/athletic/763...

Fair Territory with Alanna Rizzo, final weekend edition!

*Judge

*AL West

*AL Central/wild card

*NL wild card/seeding

*Reds story with C. Trent Rosecrans

*Dudes, Dorks

*More

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‘Why aren’t we the Brewers?’ How the Reds remain in limbo while other small-market clubs succeed. With C. Trent Rosecrans, unlocked and free to read. www.nytimes.com/athletic/762...

Fair Territory!

*Judge, Bregman injuries

*Ohtani’s return

*Mea culpas

*Potential for sub-.500 club to make playoffs

*Expanded postseason with expansion?

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Fair Territory with Alanna Rizzo!

*Judge, Snell issues

*Phillies

*Managerial merry-go-round

*Dudes, dorks

*Your questions

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MLB’s managerial merry-go-round is about to spin. These 6 jobs could be most volatile. Analysis, unlocked and free to read. www.nytimes.com/athletic/760...

Fair Territory!

Two weeks to go…

*Pennant races: AL Central, AL West, wild cards

*Awards races: Schlittler for AL MVP?

*Best parks for playoffs

*More

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Fair Territory!

Two weeks to go…

*Pennant races: AL Central, AL West, wild cards

*Awards races: Schlittler for AL MVP?

*Best parks for playoffs

*More

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