Freddie Freeman hit the first game-ending grand slam in World Series history with two outs in the 10th inning Friday to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 6-3 win over the New York Yankees in Game 1.
Players association head Tony Clark said major-league teams are encouraging pitchers to throw as hard as possible, leading to more injuries and minimizing the importance of starting pitchers.
Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees will face Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 12th World Series meeting between the clubs.
Anthony Rizzo will appear in his second World Series after hitting .360 in 2016, when the Chicago Cubs ended a 108-year drought by beating Cleveland in seven games.
Nico Hoerner, 27, just completed the first year of a three-year, $35 million contract extension he signed last March.
Pete Alonso golfed an early three-run home run and the New York Mets hammered Jack Flaherty, extending the NL Championship Series with a 12-6 victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday.
The Cleveland Guardians got dramatic home runs in the ninth and 10th innings to stun the New York Yankees 7-5 on Thursday and cut their AL Championship Series deficit to 2-1.
Chicago Cubs Dansby Swanson and Ian Happ, who have both won Gold Glove Awards for the last two years, have a chance for a third.
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Lane Thomas hit a grand slam off Tarik Skubal and Cleveland beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3 on Saturday, moving the Guardians into another postseason matchup against the New York Yankees.