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R.A. Dickey struggled mightily with a 7.11 ERA in two postseason starts for the Toronto Blue Jays, but he apparently did enough during the last three seasons to convince his team to pick up the 2016 option on his contract.

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Even though the New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates are not playing in the World Series, their respective closers, Andrew Miller and Mark Melancon, were rewarded with the Reliever of the Year Awards for their efforts in 2015. 

Kansas City Royals right-hander Edinson Volquez will start Game 5 of the 2015 World Series, per USA Today columnist Bob Nightengale.

Volquez pitched six innings Tuesday in Game 1 of the World Series against the New York Mets, allowing six hits and three earned runs while earning a no-decision in the Royals' 5-4 victory in 14 innings. 

Winning baseball starts on the mound, and that's an understatement as far as the 2015 World Series goes with two stud pitchers lining up for Game 2 in Kauffman Stadium.

The Kansas City Royals took a 2-0 lead over the New York Mets with a 7-1 victory Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium. 

After a Lucas Duda single gave the Mets the lead in the fourth inning, Kansas City's contact-driven lineup broke through against Jacob deGrom in the fifth inning. The Royals scored four runs behind singles from Alcides Escobar, Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas. 

This 2015 World Series is going to be fun.

The opening night of it provided an obvious showcase of that, as Tuesday night's Game 1 went well into the morning in one of the longest games in World Series history. After five hours and nine minutes, over 14 innings, the Royals emerged on top to take the 1-0 series lead.

On a night when the start of the NBA season—and a Steph Curry heat check—threatened to take the spotlight, the New York Mets and Kansas City Royals stole the show in Game 1 of the World Series.

The new Los Angeles Angels front office is working with a former adversary, as the American League West team has hired Eric Chavez. 

According to Joe Stiglich of CSN Bay Area, Chavez will work as a special assistant to new Angels general manager Billy Eppler. 

No New York Mets player will be more active during the 2015 World Series than Travis d'Arnaud. 

Fact: At 5 hours and 9 minutes, Game 1 between the New York Mets and Kansas City Royals is the second-longest game in World Series history.

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