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The World Series resumes tonight at Truist Park with Game 3 featuring a pitching matchup between Ian Anderson and Luis Garcia. We will have you covered in the lead up to the first pitch so be sure to check back throughout the day.
Braves News
- Freddie Freeman, Ozzie Albies, Adam Duvall and Max Fried were all announced as Gold Glove Award finalists.
- The Braves rookie left-hander Tucker Davidson was added to Atlanta’s World Series roster replacing the injured Charlie Morton. Our own Garrett Spain took a closer look at Davidson’s season and what fans might expect from him during the World Series.
- The addition of Davidson gives the Braves seven left-handed pitchers on their World Series roster, six of which are in the bullpen. No World Series team in history has ever used six lefty relievers in one World Series.
- A report by Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune early Wednesday said that Braves third base coach Ron Washington was a still a possibility for the Padres vacant managerial position. However, the Padres filled the spot Wednesday night hiring former A’s manager Bob Melvin.
- A good article from MLB Pipeline’s Jonathan Mayo on the back story that led the Atlanta Braves to draft Ian Anderson with the No. 3 pick in the 2016 MLB Draft.
- An interesting list from MLB.com, every World Series since 1982 has featured a player that was once a teammate of John Smoltz.
World Series odds
Get the latest odds for World Series Game 3 at DraftKings Sportsbook.
- The Braves are still underdogs to win the World Series despite splitting the first two games in Houston.
- Michael Brantley and Jose Altuve are World Series MVP favorites as the series heads into Game 3.
MLB Coaching News
- The Arizona Diamondbacks hired Joe Mather as the team’s new hitting coach. Mather spent the past two seasons as an assistant hitting coach with the Reds.
- The Reds announced Wednesday that they have given pitching coach Derek Johnson the new title of “director of pitching” along with a contract extension. Johnson will remain the team’s pitching coach. Cincinnati’s former director of pitching was Driveline founder Kyle Boddy who left the Reds last month.
- The Twins hired David Popkins as their new hitting coach. Popkins has worked in the Dodgers’ minor league system for the last three seasons.
- The Nationals have hired Eric Young Jr. as their new first base coach. The news was broken by his father Eric Young Sr. who mentioned it while speaking with a reporter prior to Game 1 of the World Series.