MLB Morning Lineup Podcast
Are you a baseball fan looking for a quick, easy way to catch up on all the scores and stories from the night before? To hear the craziest stat from every team? To learn which player dominated the day? To find out who tied Boots Poffenberger’s 90-year-old hit-by-pitch record?
MLB.com’s Morning Lineup podcast will be coming to you five days a week – Monday through Friday – all in under 10 minutes. A rotating group of hosts will get you up to date on everything you need to know first thing in the A.M., so you can move on with your day, watch more baseball, and then (hopefully) listen to our podcast again the next morning. We can’t wait to meet you all there!
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Volpe's slam just what Yanks need, forces G5
Facing World Series elimination, the Yankees rode Anthony Volpe's grand slam and homers from Austin Wells and Gleyber Torres to overcome yet another Freddie Freeman homer and rout the Dodgers, forcing a Game 5 showdown today in the Bronx.
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Freeman does more damage, has LA on cusp of crown
With Shohei Ohtani dealing with an injured shoulder, who else but Freddie Freeman sparked the Dodgers. Freeman's two-run homer in the first inning set the tone as the Dodgers topped the Yankees in the Bronx to seize a 3-0 World Series advantage.
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Roberts talks Ohtani's status for Game 3 TONIGHT
On the eve of Game 3 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts addressed Shohei Ohtani's injured shoulder and his availability for tonight. In the other dugout, what's going on with the slumping Aaron Judge?
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Ohtani injures shoulder in Dodgers' Game 2 win
Yoshinobu Yamamoto mowed down the Yankees. Tommy Edman, Teoscar Hernández and Freddie Freeman (again) homered. But the big takeaways from the Dodgers' 4-2 win to take a 2-0 World Series lead were Shohei Ohtani's shoulder injury and status for Game 3.
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Freddie's monumental slam ends classic Game 1
Freddie Freeman delivered the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history as the Dodgers rallied past the Yankees after a Giancarlo Stanton homer and three stolen bases by Jazz Chisholm Jr. had put them in position to steal Game 1.
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The wait is over! World Series Game 1 is TONIGHT
All week we’ve been going through the different storylines of this World Series. Tonight, all that fades away, and we can focus on an actual baseball game. And the biggest storyline of that game may well revolve around the starting pitchers.
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World Series predictions and X-factors
Will the Yankees or Dodgers claim the crown? How many games will it take? And who will be the unlikely heroes of the series? The baseball world made its best guesses before Game 1 tomorrow.
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How Judge, Ohtani rose to MLB stardom
Among the many things that make the 2024 World Series matchup special is that it will feature two MVPs on baseball’s grandest stage. How did Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge get here? Let us break it down!
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Will Leitch's 5 top World Series storylines
MLB.com's national columnist dives deep into the World Series, detailing how enormous a Dodgers-Yankees Fall Classic really is. It features the sport's two biggest franchises, with the biggest stars -- but also two teams desperate for a title.
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Dodgers oust Mets, set up epic WS against Yankees
Not since 1981 have the Dodgers and Yankees met in the World Series. Thanks to L.A.’s NLCS-clinching win over the Mets, that drought is now over. The two storied clubs will do battle starting Friday at Chavez Ravine in Game 1 of the Fall Classic.
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Yankees clinch first AL pennant since 2009
The Yankees are heading to their first World Series in 15 years after Juan Soto hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the 10th inning of ALCS Game 5, and the Dodgers can join them with a victory over the Mets in NLCS Game 6 tonight in Los Angeles
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Mets force G6; Yankees on verge of Fall Classic
The Mets' bats broke out early behind a three-run homer by Pete Alonso to send the NLCS back to L.A., while the Yankees are one win away from their first World Series since 2009 after a ninth-inning rally against the Guardians in ALCS Game 4.
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Guardians shock Yankees; Dodgers one win from WS
Down to their last out, the Guardians tied ALCS Game 3 on a homer in the ninth and won in the 10th on David Fry's walk-off shot, while the Dodgers got a leadoff home run from Shohei Ohtani on their way to a 3-1 series lead over the Mets.
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Ohtani hits ball VERY FAR, LA takes 2-1 NLCS lead
Shohei Ohtani hit a towering home run, Kiké Hernández and Max Muncy also connected and Dodgers pitchers threw yet another shutout in taking a 2-1 NLCS lead over the Mets. Game 4 is today, while the Yankees and Guardians play Game 3 of the ALCS.
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Judge homers in Yanks' G2 win; NLCS shifts to NY
Off to a slow start this postseason, Aaron Judge hit his first homer to provide some insurance as the Yanks took a 2-0 lead in the ALCS. The Mets have a big opportunity over in Queens tonight, hosting LA with the series lead up for grabs.
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Mets and Yankees win; Swift and Kelce watch
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were in the Bronx to see the Yankees capture the ALCS opener vs. the Guardians. In L.A., the Dodgers finally allowed a run -- a lot of them, in fact -- and the Mets rode a Mark Vientos grand slam to knot the NLCS at 1.
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Dodgers silence Mets; ALCS gets rolling tonight
Dodgers pitchers upped their scoreless-innings streak to a record-tying 33 consecutive innings and coasted past the Mets in Game 1 of the NL Championship Series in L.A. Tonight in the Bronx, the Guardians and the Yankees get the ALCS underway.
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Cleveland indeed ROCKS; Mets, Dodgers set to clash
Lane Thomas' slam ignited the Guards and their fans and propelled them to their first ALCS since 2016, where they'll take on the Yanks starting Monday. But up first is Game 1 of the NLCS tonight, pitting the OMG Mets against Shohei Ohtani and L.A.
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Dodgers going to NLCS; DET-CLE Game 5 TODAY!
The Dodgers advanced to the NLCS by shutting out the Padres for the final 24 innings of the NLDS, setting up a matchup vs. the Mets beginning Sunday. The Tigers and Guardians meet this afternoon for a trip to the ALCS vs. the Yankees.
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Yanks reach ALCS; SD-LAD Game 5 TONIGHT!
The Yankees are moving on thanks to a stellar start from Gerrit Cole. Their ALCS opponent is still TBD, though, after a clutch David Fry homer helped Cleveland force a Game 5 vs. Detroit. Speaking of Game 5, let's preview Padres-Dodgers!
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Mets reach NLCS; Tigers, Yanks take series leads
Francisco Lindor's go-ahead grand slam led the Mets past the Phillies as they reached their first NLCS since 2015, the Dodgers defeated the Padres to force an NLDS Game 5 and the Yankees and Tigers each went up 2-1 in the ALDS.
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Mets, Padres both 1 win from NLCS
A masterful Sean Manaea and early homers by Pete Alonso and Jesse Winker set the tone for the Mets as they handled the Phillies. The Padres jumped on the Dodgers with a 6-run second and hung on for a 6-5 win despite a Teoscar Hernández grand slam.
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Each series tied after Tigers stunner, KC comeback
For the first time in MLB history, all four Division Series are tied at 1-1 after Kerry Carpenter won it for the Tigers with a three-run HR in the ninth off Emmanuel Clase and the Royals rallied past the Yankees behind a Salvador Perez long ball.
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Phils turn tables on Mets; Padres power up in LA
It has been one memorable comeback after another for the Mets lately, but it was the Phillies who rallied to walk off in the ninth and even the NLDS. The Padres also knotted their series vs. the Dodgers behind six HRs during a tense matchup in L.A.
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Ohtani's epic October debut; New York comebacks
Shohei Ohtani hit a game-tying 3-run homer and fiercely flipped his bat in his playoff debut as LA held on to beat San Diego. In other DS action, the Yanks won a seesaw affair vs. KC, Cleveland routed Detroit and the Mets rallied AGAIN to top Philly.
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