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The Chicago White Sox are hiring Texas Rangers associate manager Will Venable as the 44th skipper in franchise history, a source told MLB.com's Scott Merkin

Yankees' Volpe 'blacked out' after clutch grand slam

New York Yankees outfielder Alex Verdugo hopes 2024 isn't his only season suiting up for the franchise.

Stanton sets Yankees record with 7th HR of postseason

The Los Angeles Dodgers tied Game 5 of the World Series in dramatic fashion after a series of miscues by the New York Yankees in the top of the fifth inning.

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone is expected to return to the club for an eighth season in 2025, sources told SNY's Andy Martino More to come.

New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole described the disappointment of coming up short in Game 5 of the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers as being "as bad as it gets.""It's the worst feeling you can have, especially because you have to keep willing yourself to believe and to give yourself a chance," Cole said postgame, according to SNY. "You just keep pushing and keep pushing, and ultimately, we came up short. It's just brutal."Cole pitched into the seventh inning but was charged with five unearned runs after a disastrous top of the fifth.The 34-year-old didn't run to first base on a ground ball, allowing Mookie Betts to reach and a run to score before the Dodgers added four more runs to tie the game at five."I took a bad angle to the ball," Cole said. "I wasn't sure off the bat how hard he hit it. I took a direct angle to it as if to cut it off because I just didn't know how hard he hit. By the time the ball got by me, I was not in a position to cover first. Neither of us were."Yankees manager Aaron Boone was also emotional following the end of his team's season."This is a very difficult moment for us," Boone said, according to SNY. "As I said to the guys, obviously, it stings now. This is gonna sting forever. There were just a lot of heartfelt messages to each other."Boone and the Yankees won the franchise's first American League pennant since 2009 before losing to the Dodgers."I'm heartbroken," Boone said. "It doesn't take away my pride in what that room means to me and what that group forged this year."Boone is reportedly expected to return as New York's manager next season.Meanwhile, Cole can opt out of the four years and $144 million remaining on the nine-year contract he signed in 2019. However, the Yankees can void that opt out if they add another year to his contract for an additional $36 million.

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman played the entire postseason with broken costal cartilage in his sixth rib, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan

The New York Mets added some bullpen depth, signing veteran reliever Dylan Covey to a one-year contract, the club announced Thursday.Financial terms of the agreement aren't yet known.Covey dealt with shoulder tightness during spring training as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies and spent the 2024 campaign across three minor-league levels, posting a 2.66 ERA in 18 appearances.The 33-year-old last appeared in the majors with the Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers in 2023. He went 1-3 that season with a 3.77 ERA in 43 appearances.The Mets also signed veteran right-hander Chris Devenski to a minor-league contract on Monday as president of baseball operations David Stearns looks to add depth options to the bullpen heading into the offseason.

Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Jordan Montgomery exercised his player option for the 2025 season, sources told MLB.com's Mark Feinsand