MLB.com | Bryan Hoch: Aaron Judge was quite candid when discussing his postseason struggles with Derek Jeter during a segment for FOX Sports. He admitted that he has been “failing” his teammates and “definitely [needs] to step up” and lead by example the way you would expect the captain of the team to do so. However, you wonder if this added pressure on himself will make things even harder than they have been. Judge is batting .150 with 19 strikeouts in 40 at-bats this postseason, continuing a larger pattern of the slugger’s bat disappearing in the playoffs, where he owns a .199 average with 85 strikeouts in 211 at-bats spanning 55 games.
ESPN | Jeff Passan: After two heartbreaking losses at Chavez Ravine to open the World Series, do the Yankees have enough to make this a real series? The simple truth is that they have not played clean enough baseball to compete with the Dodgers so far. Several defensive miscues in Game 1 led to the Dodgers’ extra-inning walk off, while the offense is a collective 2-for-14 with runners in scoring position, stranding 17 runners across the first two games. Even if Judge all of a sudden remembers how to hit the baseball again, the Bombers have quite the mountain to climb.
MLB Trade Rumors | Nick Deeds: Shohei Ohtani was forced to exit Game 2 in the seventh inning after an attempted steal of second, but it appears the Dodgers have dodged a bullet. Ohtani was diagnosed with a subluxation of his left shoulder (partial dislocation) but is expected to be available for tonight’s Game 3. That being said, the Dodgers haven’t needed the presumptive NL MVP much in this World Series, with Ohtani going 1-for-8 in the first two games.
New York Post | Mark W. Sanchez: Tim Hill’s journey from a multi-DFA’d journeyman reliever to playing in the World Series is impressive enough, but they pale in comparison to the personal battles he has overcome to still pitch on an MLB mound. Back in 2015 at the age of 25, Hill was diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer. He had half his colon surgically removed and underwent eight months of radiation and chemotherapy, at one point losing 70 pounds. Hill is thankfully still cancer-free, and the fact he is on a World Series roster is a testament to the perseverance that helped him through cancer treatment and the life as a journeyman reliever.
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