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Rays’ Martinez to start Game 1 of World Series

Nick Martinez will be on the bump on Friday night in Wisconsin. Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash confirmed on Thursday that the 36-year-old righty will get the start in Game 1 of the World Series against the Milwaukee Brewers.


World Series-winning Reds 1B Benzinger dead at 63

Todd Benzinger, a World Series winner with the Cincinnati Reds, has died at the age of 63, the team announced on Thursday. Benzinger was the first baseman on the 1990 squad that defeated the Oakland Athletics in a four-game sweep.


Rays, Brewers World Series is bad timing for salary cap-seeking owners

A World Series featuring the Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers should be great baseball. But the owners might not be thrilled to see two low payroll teams in the Fall Classic right before arguing for a salary cap, writes TSN Baseball Insider Steve Phillips.


Athletics bet on youth with 31-year-old Smith to lead baseball operations

Saying “the world is run by 31-year-olds today,” Athletics owner John Fisher hired as his president of baseball operations someone he hopes continues the organization’s rich history with analytics but also brings new ideas about where the sport could be headed.


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