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LOS ANGELES — Aaron Judge had the perfect opportunity to change his playoff reputation. It came after Juan Soto was walked intentionally with Gleyber Torres on second and two outs in the top of the ninth in Game 1 of the World Series. But Dave Roberts brought in Blake Treinen, and the Dodgers closer got … Read more

Heroes, zeros and the inside pitch from the Yankees’ 6-3 World Series Game 1 loss to the Dodgers on Friday night in Los Angeles:   Hero  Freddie Freeman hit a home run for the ages, blasting a grand slam off Nestor Cortes in the bottom of the 10th to beat the Yankees.  Zero  Nestor Cortes served … Read more

Photos: Dodgers, Yankees, Shohei Ohtani, and Aaron Judge in the starriest World Series in decades The Dodgers and New York Yankees will play Major League Baseball’s starriest World Series in decades. This figures to be the first World Series featuring five MVPs: the Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts, and the Yankees’ Aaron … Read more

Lakers forward LeBron James posts up against Suns forward Royce O’Neale during the first half Friday. (Eric Thayer / Associated Press) Fans stood and roared with excitement during the third quarter Friday like they just saw LeBron James jam the ball through the basket with rim-shaking force, or Anthony Davis reject a Phoenix Suns dunk … Read more

Freddie Freeman makes history with walk-off grand slam in Game 1 of World Series A clash of the Titans. A meeting of Goliaths. An old-fashioned, heavyweight bout. In the build-up to this year’s World Series, there was no cliché too excessive for the moment. No superlative too grand to oversell the matchup. Dodgers vs. Yankees. … Read more

Column: In a season that’s been so improbable, Freddie Freeman becomes Kirk Gibson A one-legged hitter. A walk-off World Series home run. A Game 1 Dodgers victory swiped from a stunned opponent just one out from defeat. Did this really happen again? Did Freddie Freeman just become Kirk Gibson, replaying the franchise’s greatest moment 36 years … Read more

Another Yankees defensive lapse burned them. A Gleyber Torres error in the eighth inning led to the Yankees blowing their one-run lead, and the Dodgers evening the score at 2-2. It marked the third defensive blunder by the Yankees and the second that led to a run, with Juan Soto playing a double into a … Read more

LOS ANGELES — Juan Soto celebrated his 26th birthday with a typically productive night at the plate and a shaky play in the field that contributed to a run. Game 1 of the World Series featured the good and the bad of Soto. He reached base twice and scored ahead of Giancarlo Stanton’s two-run, sixth-inning … Read more

You don’t always get Game 1s like this one. And when they bite you, it hurts. This one’ll hurt. The Yankees were one out away from the most remarkable win you’ll ever see. Instead Freddie Freeman hit one to Santa Barbara. Freddie Freeman, longtime Mets killer. Freddie Freeman, newfound Yankees killer. His grand slam ended … Read more

The great Aaron Judge needs to be moved down in the batting order. Not all the way down to the No. 8 hole, a la slumping Alex Rodriguez in 2006. But down to the cleanup spot, anyway. Hard to imagine Aaron Boone giving even the slightest of demotions to his favorite player (they are all … Read more