Dodgers will bid for Juan Soto — thanks to Shohei Ohtani’s contract
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Dodgers will bid for Juan Soto — thanks to Shohei Ohtani’s contract

LOS ANGELES — The richest may get even richer. The Dodgers are halfway to beating the Yankees in the World Series, and word is they have interest in signing Yankees superstar Juan Soto, according to people familiar with their thinking. The Dodgers, already arguably baseball’s best offense — it’s either…

How Austin Wells can help Yankees win World Series despite horrendous slump
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How Austin Wells can help Yankees win World Series despite horrendous slump

Austin Wells’ most important job of this postseason is what he’s doing behind the plate.  His offense, which has been inconsistent at times throughout his rookie season, has been underwhelming or worse in October and it helped land him on the bench in Game 3 of the ALCS against Cleveland…

Mets-Dodgers series has gotten more chippy as pressure rises
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Mets-Dodgers series has gotten more chippy as pressure rises

LOS ANGELES — Is the chippiness between the Mets and Dodgers that crept up Friday finished? “We’ll see,” Francisco Alvarez said Saturday during a workout at Dodger Stadium. “We’ll see what’s the next step.” Alvarez was in the middle of one incident during Game 5. Dodgers’ Andy Pages exaggerated bat…