Yankees News: Aaron Judge reflects on postseason woes

MLB.com | Bryan Hoch: Aaron Judge was pretty candid when discussing his postseason struggles with Derek Jeter during a segment for FOX Sports. He admitted that he had “let his teammates down” and that he “definitely needs to step up” and lead by example, as one would expect from the team's captain. However, you wonder if this extra pressure on yourself will make things even more difficult than they were. Judge is batting .150 with 19 strikeouts in 40 at-bats this postseason, continuing a larger pattern of the slugger's bat disappearing in the playoffs, where he posted a .199 average with 85 strikeouts in 211 at-bats over 55 games has.

ESPN | Jeff Passan: After two heartbreaking losses at Chavez Ravine to open the World Series, do the Yankees have enough to make it a real series? The simple truth is that they haven't played clean enough baseball to compete with the Dodgers. Several defensive errors in Game 1 led to the Dodgers taking a walk off in extra inning, while the offense is a collective 2-for-14 with runners in scoring position, stranding 17 runners in the first two games. Even if Judge suddenly remembers how to hit the baseball, the Bombers have a huge mountain to climb.

MLB Trade Rumors | Nick Deeds: Shohei Ohtani had to leave Game 2 in the seventh inning after trying to reach second, but it appears the Dodgers dodged a bullet. Ohtani was diagnosed with a subluxation of his left shoulder (partial dislocation) but is expected to be available for Game 3 tonight. Other than that, the Dodgers didn't need the presumptive NL MVP much in this World Series, as Ohtani was 1-for-8 in the first two games.

New York Post | Mark W. Sanchez: Tim Hill's journey from multi-DFA Journal reliever to World Series player is impressive enough, but it pales in comparison to the personal struggles he overcame to still land on an MLB mound . Back in 2015, at the age of 25, Hill was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer. He had half of his colon surgically removed and underwent eight months of radiation and chemotherapy, at one point losing 30 pounds. Hill is thankfully still cancer-free, and the fact that he is on a World Series roster is a testament to the perseverance that has helped him through cancer treatment and life as a reliever.