Theo Epstein, the Chicago Cubs’ president of baseball operations, said the team would not renew its contract with Maddon, who guided the Cubs to their first championship in 108 years in 2016.
A 12-year slide in M.L.B. attendance has clubs turning to deals like standing room subscription passes. These days, filling the seats is less crucial to baseball’s bottom line.
Pete Alonso and Jacob deGrom provided reasons for Mets fans to hope, but the team’s first season under General Manager Brodie Van Wagenen ended without a playoff berth.
By Kevin Armstrong
Mystics 95, Sun 86 | Washington Leads Series, 1-0
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A sea of advanced data can help determine whether a club’s defense is improving or regressing, and the Yankees have been puzzled by differences between their numbers and outside models.
Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux-Morando could have skated off into the sunset after the 2018 Olympics. But they aren’t done with hockey yet.
By Seth Berkman
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Most of the athletes at the track and field world championships in Qatar are competing in an air-conditioned stadium, but a 26.2-mile marathon course defies such amenities.
The hardware won’t be handed out until after the postseason, but as the regular season wraps up this weekend, here are the players and managers who deserve baseball’s top honors.
