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The World Series starts Tuesday, but Cleveland Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis is dealing with an ankle injury and isn't sure if he can play in Game 1, according to Tom Withers of the Associated Press.

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The waiting will come to an end for the Chicago Cubs or the Cleveland Indians in the 2016 World Series. That much is a given.

Both teams have been able to achieve to a very high level to get to this point. With the perspective of time, the Cubs and Indians will both look at the 2016 season as a success. But in the short term, one team will end up thrilled and the other will end up disappointed at having come so close before losing the World Series.

Right fielder Jose Bautista is set to become a free agent, but the Toronto Blue Jays will likely do what they can to keep their slugger around for as long as possible.

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Edwin Encarnacion has been a key member of the Toronto Blue Jays for the last seven-and-a-half seasons, but with the 33-year-old in the final year of his deal, he could be playing elsewhere in 2017.

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Very few World Series matchups in recent history offer more intrigue than Cleveland facing the Chicago Cubs in a series that will ultimately be remembered for one of these organizations ending a long championship drought.

The pitching matchup for Game 1 of the 2016 World Series is set as the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians attempt to win their first World Series since 1908 and 1948, respectively.

According to the MLB and Indians Twitter accounts, Jon Lester will take the mound for the Cubs while Corey Kluber gets the ball for Cleveland at home Tuesday.

For 20 years, David Ortiz was locked in a love affair with the Boston faithful and the rest of baseball fans across the country.

Relive some of the top moments from his Hall of Fame career.

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Former NFL player and aspiring baseball player Tim Tebow appeared on Good Morning America on Monday to promote his new book, Shaken: Discovering Your True Identity in the Midst of Life's Storms, and spoke about playing baseball, remaining humble and maintaining a personal identity after football. 

While the World Series has attracted the collective focus of the baseball world, it doesn't mean the rumor mill has decided to take a week off.

The MLB offseason is rapidly approaching, so teams are beginning to get their free-agent plans together. This year's free-agent class doesn't boast a ton of top-end talent, which will drive further interest in those stars at the top of the market.

CLEVELAND — Pinch us. The 112th World Series starts here on Tuesday night, and the Cleveland Indians will tangle with the Chicago Cubs? For reals? Next thing you'll try to tell us, there are telephones you can carry around that don't plug into the wall that also double as computers.