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The San Diego Padres announced have found their next manager, as the team hired Arizona Diamondbacks third base coach Andy Green. 

The World Series shifts back to New York Friday for Game 3, and the Mets have their backs against the wall after dropping each of the first two contests to the red-hot Kansas City Royals.

The New York Mets had the pitching advantage in the 2015 World Series, but that didn't matter to the Kansas City Royals, who took both games at home and jumped out to a 2-0 series lead. The series now shifts to Citi Field, where the Mets will look to get back into it and challenge for the title.

Look at the photo above and try to figure out which person is Kansas City Royals pitcher Johnny Cueto.

It's tough, isn't it? Now imagine being a reporter looking for an interview with Cueto when both Johnny and his brother, Danillo, are in the same room. That's rough.

While two teams spend the next week battling for the 2015 World Series title, 28 other organizations are focused on finding ways to get to that point next season.

The good news for those looking to improve their rosters is the upcoming class of free agents features a bunch of impact players who can instantly turn around fortunes. The challenge will be getting those stars to sign with plenty other competition for their services.

We've already spent a good deal of time looking at the upcoming free-agent market, breaking down the top players at each position and exploring potential fits on a team-by-team basis.

However, this year's trade market could prove to be just as interesting.

If last year's winter meetings proved anything, it's to expect the unexpected when it comes to the offseason trade market, as today's crop of general managers are a different level of aggressive entirely.

Don Mattingly wasted no time finding a new gig after his five-year stint with the Los Angeles Dodgers came to an end, reportedly agreeing to terms with the Miami Marlins on Thursday.  

The New York Mets' realistic hopes of getting back in the World Series rest on the strong right arm of Noah Syndergaard.

Young Thor could not have liked what he saw in Game 2, when the Royals put up seven runs against New York's vaunted pitching staff. What makes it even tougher for the Mets to swallow is that they did the damage in a game started by ace Jacob deGrom.

It is the baseball equivalent of losing American Gothic. Misplacing the master tape of Springsteen's Born to Run. Suddenly being unable to locate the Empire State Building or the Washington Monument.

Forty years after it was played, the clinching game of the 1975 World Series has become lost in the fog of time.

Alex Anthopoulos built the Toronto Blue Jays into a playoff team and a World Series contender this season, but the 38-year-old general manager won't stick around to see it through.