The Best World Series No One Asked For

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Oct 27, 202300:29:43Sports & Recreation

It is the World Series showdown that basically no one saw coming: Bruce Bochy’s Wild Card Texas Rangers, against a team that finished 16 games back in their own division — Torey Lovullo and the Arizona Diamondbacks. Toda...

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