Elephant Rumblings: A’s catcher Murphy undergoes left knee surgery

A’s Coverage:

• Gallegos: A’s Murphy (knee surgery) likely ready for spring...
• Kroichick: A’s catcher Sean Murphy has surgery on his troublesome left knee... ($)
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MLB News:

• McTaggart: Astros oust Rays, set up ALCS date with Yanks...
• Zolecki: Phillies part ways with manager Gabe Kapler...
• Castillo: Dodgers manager Dave Roberts will return despite playoff failures...
• Martino: Mets will interview Joe Girardi next week...

Baseball Interest Stories:

• Drellich: ‘How interested are you right now?’ Attendance, changing fandom and the health of Major League Baseball... ($$$)
• Rosenthal: Dave Roberts, meet Grady Little... ($$$)
• Jaffe: Has MLB Pulled a Switcheroo with the Baseballs This October?
• Evers: Is This What It Means To Be a Mets Fan?
• Stark: Gerrit Cole’s historic run is becoming impossible to put into words... ($$$)

Today in Baseball History:

• 1913 — The Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series as Eddie Plank outduels New York Giants pitching great Christy Mathewson in Game 5. Plank allows only two hits in the Athletics’ 3 - 1 victory, giving Philadelphia its third World Championship in the last four seasons.

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