On a Polarizing Team, a Manager Worth Rooting For

By BY TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports Brought in to clean up someone else’s mess, Dusty Baker is back in the World Series with a chance to redefine his legacy as well as the legacy of the team he inherited.https://nyti.ms/3jtm061

The Other Rookie Star of the World Series? Globe Life Field

By BY TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports While the Texas Rangers did not make the postseason, their new ballpark has provided an unlikely yet oddly fitting setting for this World Series.https://nyti.ms/2G7SK4k

A Bid to Steal Home Offers a Taste of the 20th Century

By BY TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports No, it wasn’t 1955 in Yankee Stadium, but yes, Manuel Margot tried to match Jackie Robinson in the World Series.https://nyti.ms/3miOYnW

Clayton Kershaw Steadies Dodgers and Puts a World Series Within Reach

By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports Los Angeles rebounded after a wild loss on Saturday to beat the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 5 and move to within one win of a championship.https://nyti.ms/3kAvY4c

‘He Was the Perfect Pro:’ Tom Seaver’s Senses Made Him a Baseball Great

By BY TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports Seaver, who died Monday at age 75, was recalled as a masterful pitcher who defined the Mets for a generation and put him in the pantheon of the game’s giants.https://nyti.ms/32RFKal

He Won the World Series? Anthony Rendon Is Still Nonchalant

By BY TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports The game comes naturally to a low-key superstar.https://nyti.ms/2WsqKfi

Bill Buckner Got Over It

By TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports He will always be remembered for a bad error at a crucial moment, but Buckner moved on and ultimately lived out his life with grace.https://nyti.ms/2XbBdvh

A Ticker-Turf Celebration

By Unknown Author from NYT Sports First, pandemonium on the field. Then, a parade on Broadway.https://nyti.ms/2U2Klos

Mets Grab Hold of the Series

By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT Sports With stunning catches and stealthy base-running, they manage to clinch a world championship.https://nyti.ms/2U2KlVu

Dodgers Manager Second-Guessed in World Series Game Loss, Even by Trump

By TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports The president tweeted his criticism after the Dodgers pulled their starter with a lead in the seventh inning. They ended up losing to the Red Sox, 9-6.https://nyti.ms/2CNZCzV

How the Game 3 Plate Umpire, Ted Barnett, Went 18 Brutal Rounds

By TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports Barrett, a former sparring partner for champion boxers, had to stay upright and alert for all seven hours and 561 pitches. Prayer, and a ball boy bringing him liquids, helped him through.https://nyti.ms/2CGStkN

The Dodgers’ David Freese Is the Guy Who Owns the Postseason

By TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports The hero of the 2011 World Series for the Cardinals makes it back to the biggest stage, playing a familiar role.https://nyti.ms/2AoEjmD

Tuning Out Critics, the Red Sox Sing Their Own Praises

By DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports The most criticized and doubted 108-win team in baseball history has gotten it together ahead of the World Series, which begins on Tuesday.https://nyti.ms/2CuzA4l