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Former LSU star wins NL Rookie of Year award

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Bob Costas signing off: Iconic baseball play-by-play caller to retire

Costas won't be returning for the MLB's next season, and has been planning his retirement for over a year.
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Shohei Ohtani and the LA Dodgers win franchise's 8th World Series title

New York held a 5-0 lead in Game 5, but a series of errors helped Los Angeles overcome that deficit for the win.
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2 fans ejected from World Series game for trying to pry ball from a player's glove

“I’ve never seen anything like it,” said Dodgers rookie pitcher Ben Casparius. “It was obviously very early in the game so I think it kind of set the tone."
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Fernando Valenzuela, Mexican-born pitcher whose feats for Dodgers fueled 'Fernandomania,' dies at 63

Valenzuela was one of the most dominant players of his era and a wildly popular figure in the 1980s
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Reaction to the death of baseball hits leader Pete Rose

Banished baseball great Pete Rose died Monday at 83.
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Pete Rose, baseball’s banned hits leader, has died at age 83

Rose won three World Series titles and was the 1973 N.L. MVP, and earned 17 All-Star Game nods.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates brought Paul Skenes along slowly. The star rookie pitcher now understands why

Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitcher Paul Skenes says the team's plan to bring him along slowly worked almost perfectly.
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White Sox lose 120th game, tying post-1900 record by 1962 New York Mets

This defeat came a day after the White Sox tied the American League record of 119 losses set by the 2003 Detroit Tigers.
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Former LSU star Dylan Crews gets his first 2 hits as rookies lead Nats over Yankees, 4-2

The third-ranked prospect in baseball, who went 0 for 3 in his major league debut a night earlier.
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Former LSU star Dylan Crews makes his debut against New York Yankees

The 22-year-old Crews was drafted No. 2 overall by Washington last summer.
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Home Run Derby national anthem singer: 'I was drunk'

Andress, 32, is a four-time Grammy-nominated country music singer-songwriter.