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Happy Monday, everyone! We are officially in the final week of baseball for the 2025 season. The World Series continues tonight with Game 3, and presently the series is tied 1-1 between the Blue Jays and Dodgers, and by the end of the weekend, we will see which team is supreme, and we can turn the page over into offseason speculation and get the hot stove warming.
We’ll look at Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s superb Game 2, the discussion of sports betting in baseball, a super-remote Blue Jays bar, and so much
more. So let’s just jump right into today’s news and links.
- Davy Andrews reflects on the remarkable stillness of Shohei Ohtani.
- Michael Clair assesses how the Dodgers became such a hotbed for Japanese talent.
- Matt Monagan brings us to the Blue Jays bar at the edge of the world.
- Blake Silverman looks at how Bryce Harper reacted to new trade rumors about him.
- Jesse Rogers reports that the long-absent Bo Bichette will be in the Blue Jays’ starting lineup for Game 3.
- How was this 20 years ago??
- Evan Drellich looks at Tony Clark’s response to prop betting following the NBA betting scandal. (The Athletic subscription required.)
- Will Leitch brings us three storylines to keep an eye on for World Series Game 3.
- Tom Verducci looks at the absolute gem that was Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s complete game in Game 2.
- Blue Jays fans had a petty message for Shohei Ohtani during their Game 1 win. (ESPN)
- So sweet.
- Jay Jaffe looks at the recent improvements Blake Snell has made in his command.
- Anthony Castrovince shares the connection between veteran superstars Clayton Kershaw and Max Scherzer.
- Tom Dierberger looks at all the ways Yoshinobu Yamamoto made history in Game 2.
- Jeff Passan shares how Rob Manfred is treating sports betting.
- Evan Drellich reports that we’re getting closer and closer to seeing big leaguers in the 2028 Olympics. (The Athletic subscription required.)
- A fitting question ahead of Game 3.
And tomorrow will be a better day than today, Buster. Make it so.
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