Elephant Rumblings: Astros fire assistant GM Brandon Taubman

A’s Coverage:

• Slusser: A’s Robbie Grossman joins 3 teammates as Gold Glove finalists... ($)
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Best of AN:

• Hall: 4 A’s among 2019 Gold Glove finalists...

MLB News:

• Doolittle: Admitting ‘we were wrong,’ Astros fire assistant GM Brandon Taubman...
• Jennings and Rosenthal: Red Sox interview Rays’ Chaim Bloom for GM job...
• Zolecki: Joe Girardi reaches 3-year deal to manage Phillies...
• Passan: Padres to hire Jayce Tingler as next manager...
• Carig: Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks to undergo Tommy John Surgery...
• Feinsand: This offseason’s 6 most divisive free agents...

Baseball Interest Stories:

• Kaplan: The Astros fired Brandon Taubman. Now what about those responsible for the team’s false accusations? ($$$)
• Ben-Porat: Let’s Talk about Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence...
• Rosenthal: For Kurt Suzuki, a long but worthwhile journey from walk-on to World Series hero... ($$$)
• Brisbee: Counting down the worst commercials of the 2019 MLB postseason... ($$$)
• Clemens: You’re Gosh Darn Right We’ve Got More Intentional Walks...
• Posnanski: So about that intentional walk in Game 2… ($$$)

Today in Baseball History:

• 1955 — The Cleveland Indians trade Larry Doby, the first black player in the American League, to the Chicago White Sox for Chico Carrasquel and Jim Busby.
• 1987 — In a World Series in which neither team lost a game in its home park, the Minnesota Twins win the World Championship behind starter Frank Viola and reliever Jeff Reardon, beating the St. Louis Cardinals, 4 - 2, in Game 7. The franchise’s last championship came in 1924 as the Washington Senators.

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