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John Farrell is in place as the 46th manager of the Boston Red Sox. 

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After a disastrous year with Bobby Valentine at the helm, the Red Sox have brought back their former pitching coach, John Farrell, to take over.

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Jhonny Peralta homered twice, and the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees, 8-1, at Comerica Park on Thursday to sweep the American League Championship Series and advance to the World Series for the first time since 2006.

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It was a wet night in the central United States. Both games in the NLCS and ALCS saw rain spoil their games, but does that have a big effect on play?

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New York Yankees' shortstop Derek Jeter was helped off the field after fracturing his left ankle in the top of 12th inning of his team's 6-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers in Saturday's Game 1 of the American League Championship Series at Yankee Stadium.

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Alex Rodriguez has a reputation for slumping in the playoffs, and this year is no different. Manager Joe Girardi is being proactive about it, and has decided to sit the star.

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The World Series is a best-of-seven matchup, as is the League Championship Series. So why not the divisional round?

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Two of baseball's final four teams are set after one division series in each league reached its conclusion on Thursday. The two remaining division series have their fifth and deciding games scheduled for Friday

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It seems like every postseason, some previously unknown or under-appreciated player plays a major role in his team playoff victory. This year's winner so far is Raul Ibanez, who helped propel the Yankees to a stunning win on Wednesday after he pinch hit for Alex Rodriguez in the ninth inning and homered to tie the game against Baltimore. Then it was Ibanez again in the 12th, this time homering to win the game for New York.

Here's a look back at some of the most unlikely star company Ibanez now keeps in the annals of baseball history:

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Football long ago surpassed baseball as America's most popular sport. But with the baseball playoffs now in full swing, are people giving up a little football to watch some more baseball?

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