Smith didn’t rewrite history with swinging the bat, however. Instead by doing his work behind the plate. Smith caught the ball in 73 total innings of play — now a new WS record. The veteran and ...

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As he was watching Game 7 of the World Series, AJ Hinch’s phone started blowing up. “I felt like a proud papa,” he said. His players, one after another, started texting him after the Dodgers escaped a ...

There has never been a game in MLB history like Game 7 of the 2025 World Series. After 11 innings of back-and-forth drama, the Los Angeles Dodgers emerged from a series that potentially shortened life ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers have a dynasty. Their 5–4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night, in one of the best winner-take-all games in World Series history, makes them the first repeat ...

The Blue Jays were inches away from capturing the franchise's first World Series title in 32 years during Game 7 of the World Series—and manager John Schneider still thinks about one play in ...

It was a play that was debated over and over again following Game 7 of the 2025 World Series, and thanks to a former coach with the Toronto Blue Jays, it's back in the spotlight again. However, this ...