Baseball

10/27/2025 |  Ohtani has one place he doesn’t want to hear the ‘We don’t need you!’ chant — at home (Associated Press (AP)) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani said there’s one place he doesn’t want to hear the “We don’t need you!” chant — at home from his family.
A day before the World Series resumes with Game 3 at Dodger Stadium, the two-way Los Angeles superstar smiled and laughed about the derisive chant directed at him late in Toronto’s opening win Friday. Blue Jays fans remain stung he signed with the Dodgers in December 2023 rather than their team.

10/26/2025 |  Blue Jays’ World Series Run Is Just Part of Rogers’ Big Sports Push (Front Office Sports) As the Blue Jays are just three wins away from their first championship since 1993, the MLB club’s parent company also has very big things in mind.
Rogers Communications, the Canadian media and telecommunications giant that owns the Blue Jays, intends to exercise an option next year that will allow it to take full ownership of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment—which controls the NHL’s Maple Leafs, NBA’s Raptors, Toronto FC of MLS, and a variety of other sports assets. 

10/24/2025 |  Murphy says he couldn’t have gone straight from NCAA to MLB. But he’s confident Vitello can do it (Associated Press (AP)) MILWAUKEE (AP) — Pat Murphy says he couldn’t have imagined going directly from coaching in the college ranks to managing in the major leagues.
But the Milwaukee Brewers skipper — who previously worked as a head coach at Arizona State and Notre Dame — is confident Tony Vitello can make a successful transition from coaching the University of Tennessee to managing the San Francisco Giants.

10/24/2025 |  Don Mattingly makes it to World Series in 39th season of professional baseball (Associated Press (AP)) TORONTO (AP) — Reaching the World Series for the first time at the end of his 39th season in professional baseball, Don Mattingly gives more than advice to Toronto manager John Schneider. Donnie Baseball provides cover.

10/24/2025 |  As Dodgers try to become first repeat champion in quarter-century, Roberts hopes he’s not a villain (Associated Press (AP)) TORONTO (AP) — Asked whether he felt like a villain, Dave Roberts tilted his head and widened his eyes, startled that he was being categorized as some baseball equivalent of Darth Vader or Lex Luthor.
His Los Angeles Dodgers have been criticized for spending $509 million on its big league roster, more than seven times the $69 million of the big league-low Miami Marlins. The affable manager had yelled to LA fans after last week’s National League pennant clincher: “They said the Dodgers are ruining baseball. Let’s get four more wins and really ruin baseball!”