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The Dodgers are making their move in the Tarik Skubal sweepstakes. General manager Brandon Gomes confirmed Los Angeles has been in contact with the left-hander and expects a face-to-face meeting in the near future. With Skubal targeting a deal before the December second lockout deadline and the Mets already penciled in for next week, the Dodgers are wasting no time getting to the table.
Across the border in Winnipeg, Connor Hellebuyck got a reception he won't soon forget. The veteran goaltender returned to Canada Life Centre as a member of the New Jersey Devils, and Jets fans let him have it during warmups, booing loudly and chanting coward at their former franchise backstop. Hellebuyck spent eleven seasons in Winnipeg before engineering his way out this past offseason, and the fanbase made crystal clear they haven't moved on.
And in a story that deserves serious recognition, Will Venable has been named the two thousand twenty six American League Manager of the Year. Venable guided the Chicago White Sox through a record-setting turnaround, beating out Tampa Bay's Kevin Cash and Boston's Chad Tracy for the honor. From the basement to the conversation, that's a remarkable rebuild.
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