Baseball

NEW YORK (AP) — The nomadic Athletics will play home games on grass as they move from Oakland to Sacramento next season rather than the artificial turf initially planned at Sutter Health Park.

NEW YORK (AP) — Yes, the New York Mets have much to feel good about following a rousing run of unexpected success this season. All those warm fuzzies were warranted.

NEW YORK (AP) — Resale tickets for the World Series opener at Dodger Stadium against the New York Yankees started at $1,358 on Monday evening on StubHub.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The World Series is always the goal for the big-spending Los Angeles Dodgers. It's been elusive recently, with first-round flops two years running.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have hired David Popkins as the team's new hitting coach. He succeeds Guillermo Martinez in the position. Martinez was let go in the wake of Toronto's last-place finish in the American League East this past season.

NEW YORK (AP) — While not exactly a modern metric, Aaron Boone is convinced the New York Yankees have their highest kumbaya in years.

NEW YORK (AP) — The average time of a nine-inning game in the League Championship Series rose 12 minutes to 3:16 this year along with an increase in scoring, though the overall postseason figure has fallen by two minutes to 3:00 in the second year of

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner had surgery on his right hand after the season ended. The 27-year-old Hoerner had right flexor tendon surgery on Oct. 11, according to the Cubs. Dr. Keith Meister performed the operation.

NEW YORK (AP) — Nestor Cortes appears likely to rejoin the New York Yankees pitching staff for the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers . The 29-year-old left-hander hasn’t pitched in a game since Sept.

NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway vs. Hollywood. Subway vs. Freeway. Judge vs. Ohtani . New York neighbors who became cross-country rivals, the Yankees and Dodgers renew their starry struggle in the World Series for the first time in 43 years.