VIN SCULLY

(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) (Jae C. Hong)NEW YORK — (AP) — The World Series is scheduled to start on a Friday for the first time since 1915 and could end on Nov. 5 — its latest ever — because of the lockout that delayed opening day. In the best-of-five Division Series, the top seed plays the 3-vs.-6 winner and the No. Both the AL Division Series and NL Division Series start Oct. 11. The World Series begins Oct. 28, matching its latest start, in 2009. The latest a Series game has been played is Nov. 4, in 2001 and again in 2009.

The World Series is scheduled to start on a Friday for the first time since 1915 and could end on Nov. 5, its latest ever.

The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 8-3 for their seventh consecutive victory.

Vin Scully, the "Voice of the Dodgers," died this week at the age of 94. Scott Simon reflects on the announcer's skill calling games for MLB's Los Angeles team.

Tony Gonsolin pitched five scoreless innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers threw a four-hitter against the San Diego Padres’ supercharged lineup, winning 8-1 after honoring Vin Scully.

San Diego Padres v Los Angeles Dodgers LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 05: A banner honoring Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully is unveiled during a pregame ceremony prior to the game between the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on August 05, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)Three days after news of the death of Vin Scully was reported, Dodger Stadium finally got its chance to say goodbye to the titan of baseball broadcasting that spent so many decades in its broadcasting booth. Scully's career preceded Dodger Stadium, as he came over to Los Angeles with the team in its move to Brooklyn alongside partner Jerry Doggett. He would eventually start calling games solo, becoming a Los Angeles institution while calling other sports as well. By the time he died, both the Dodger Stadium press box and the road leading into the stadium from Sunset Boulevard bore Scully's name.

Dodgers Giants Baseball Los Angeles Dodgers' Julio Urias pitches against the San Francisco Giants during the first inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) (Jeff Chiu)SAN FRANCISCO — (AP) — Julio Urias won his eighth consecutive decision and Miguel Vargas drove in two runs in his major league debut as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 3-0 on Wednesday night. San Francisco threatened in the ninth, loading the bases with one out against Craig Kimbrel. He’s 0-1 in two starts against San Francisco this season and hasn’t made it through five innings in either one. Giants RHP Jakob Junis (4-2, 2.78) will make his fourth appearance (third start) since returning from a left hamstring strain.

Julio Urias won his eighth consecutive decision and Miguel Vargas drove in two runs in his major league debut as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 3-0.

Obit Mourning Scully Dodgers Baseball FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016, photo, broadcaster Vin Scully poses for a photo prior a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants in Los Angeles. The Hall of Fame broadcaster, whose dulcet tones provided the soundtrack of summer while entertaining and informing Dodgers fans in Brooklyn and Los Angeles for 67 years, died Tuesday night, Aug. 2, 2022. The city of Los Angeles was mourning Wednesday for the Bronx-born Scully, whose 67-year career calling games in Brooklyn and Los Angeles made him the longest-tenured broadcaster with a single team in sports history. With the Dodgers out of town until Friday, fans of all ages gathered outside the stadium and at other spots to honor Scully. Hammontree added, "He painted such a picture, you didn’t need a TV.”Others recalled Scully as a bridge from one generation to the next, including 29-year-old Kenneth Walls of South Los Angeles who tuned in alongside his 90-year-old grandfather.

Flowers, candles and handwritten messages lie beneath a sign welcoming fans to Dodger Stadium at the main entrance on Vin Scully Avenue.

The Hall of Fame broadcaster was the announcer for Major League Baseball's Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers for 67 years.

Vin Scully, legendary Dodgers broadcaster, dead at 94 Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully smiles on the field before the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium on September 23, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Harry How/Getty Images)LOS ANGELES — Legendary baseball broadcaster Vin Scully, the “voice of the Dodgers” for nearly seven decades, has died at age 94, the team announced late Tuesday. >> Read more trending newsAccording to The Associated Press, Scully died Tuesday night at his home in Los Angeles’ Hidden Hills neighborhood. 🎙💙 pic.twitter.com/WyTmXsati5 — Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 3, 2022“We have lost an icon,” Dodgers President and CEO Stan Kasten said in a statement late Tuesday. “The Dodgers’ Vin Scully was one of the greatest voices in all of sports.

He also was a lead broadcaster for NBC during the World Series, most notably in 1986 and 1988. 🎙💙 pic.twitter.com/WyTmXsati5 — Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 3, 2022Scully was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982, and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame that same year, according to The Associated Press. Sandy Koufax’s perfect game (1965)Sandy Koufax outdueled Chicago Cubs pitcher Bob Hendley and tossed a 1-0 perfect game on Sept. 9, 1965, at Dodger Stadium. Don Larsen’s perfect game (1956)Scully has been in the booth three times to call a perfect game. When Larsen struck out Dale Mitchell on a called third strike to end the game, Scully said, “Got him!

Scully, 92, is putting his extensive memorabilia collection on the block for Hunt Auctions’ All-Star Live Internet Auction, scheduled for Sept. 23. Ernie Harwell, like Scully a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and the American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame, called his broadcasting contemporary “the best ever.”Expand Autoplay Image 1 of 13 Vin Scully collection Vin Scully was awarded a World Series ring after the Dodgers won the 1988 Fall Classic. “It’s not just a collection of cold, inanimate objects,” Scully told the AP. “It seemed to be the right time to help everybody,” Scully told the AP. “For 67 years, I have been blessed to have fulfilled a childhood dream of broadcasting baseball,” Scully said in the Hunt Auctions news release.

Scully, the longest tenured broadcaster with a single team in pro sports history, died Tuesday night at 94. Just when you think about the Dodgers, there’s a lot of history here and a lot of people that have come through. When you think about Vin, he’s right there with Jackie (Robinson).

San Diego Padres v Los Angeles Dodgers LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 21: Retired Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully, left speaks during a pregame ceremony honoring language broadcaster Jaime Jarrin inducting him into the Dodger Stadium Ring of Honor at Dodger Stadium on September 2, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)Longtime Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully died on Tuesday, the team announced. 🎙💙 pic.twitter.com/WyTmXsati5 — Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 3, 2022We mourn the passing of legendary @Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully. — Chad Finn (@GlobeChadFinn) August 3, 2022I can’t quite explain it, but Vin Scully made baseball history feel real. (via @MLB)pic.twitter.com/1XgLOcigpN — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 3, 2022And Vin Scully also called one of the most iconic moments in NFL history too.

"His voice will always be heard and etched in all of our minds forever," Dodgers president and CEO Stan Kasten said in a statement.

Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, whose dulcet tones provided the soundtrack of summer while entertaining and informing Dodgers fans in Brooklyn and Los Angeles for 67 years, died Tuesday night.

(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Vin Scully, the legendary broadcaster who spent 67 years as the golden-throated voice of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers, has died. Scully also named Kirk Gibson’s miraculous home run from Game 1 of the 1988 World Series as his most theatrical call. In his final year as a broadcaster, Scully spent nearly five minutes educating everyone about the history of beards. He called nationally televised baseball games for NBC in the 1980s, including three World Series and several All-Star Games. He didn’t have a partner in the booth for Dodgers games, so for several generations of Dodgers fans, his voice alone signaled the start of summer.

Giancarlo Stanton and Byron Buxton homered back-to-back in the fourth inning to rally the American League over the National League 3-2 in the All-Star Game.

Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Joe Davis was named Fox Sports’ lead baseball play-by-play announcer.

John Madden has died at the age of 85.

(AP Photo/Ron Schwane, file)When Joe Musgrove reported to spring training to start his sixth big league season, a brown and gold No. 44 San Diego Padres jersey was hanging in his locker. 44 is a nod to Jake Peavy, the fiery right-hander Musgrove grew up cheering for. "The last few days here, it just feels right.”Musgrove was obtained in a trade with rebuilding Pittsburgh on Jan. 19, the third big trade Padres general manager A.J. Musgrove said he was an energetic and emotional player as a kid, which is why he idolized Peavy, the 2007 NL Cy Young Award winner.

FILE - Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda laughs as he reaches out for fans' hands on as he is driven around Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles for a farewell lap following a ceremony in his honor, in this Friday, Sept. 7, 1996, file photo. (AP Photo/Susan Sterner, File)LOS ANGELES – Vignettes from the life and career of Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda. I’m hungry and the postgame spread is cooling.’''Hershiser recalled a mound visit Lasorda made to reliever Jesse Orosco. ‘Dear Corey, your friend Tommy Lasorda. You and the Dodgers are great.’ That was the ultimate compliment for Tommy Lasorda, comparing someone to the Dodgers.

Sheryl Crow leads a long list of performers and celebrity guests who will appear in a Jan. 1 television special replacing the 132nd Rose Parade, which was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Performers will also include Mickey Guyton, Tori Kelly, Lady A, Rascal Flatts and husband-and-wife duo The War and Treaty. Celebrity guests will include Rita Moreno, Emeril Lagasse, Gary Sinise, Daddy Yankee, Shanola Hampton, Dascha Polanco, Vin Scully, Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez and Rose Bowl Hall of Fame inductee Matt Leinart. The special will also include marching bands, equestrians, floats from previous years and segments on the Rose Bowl football game that usually follows the parade. Cancellation of the 2021 Rose Parade was announced earlier this year.

The Los Angeles Dodgers line up during during the national anthem and a fly over before Game 1 of the baseball World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Arlington, Texas. Tampa Bay infielder Joey Wendle is married to one of their cousins, and they weren’t going to miss his World Series debut. That was the smallest Series crowd since 10,535 attended Game 6 in 1909 between the Tigers and Pittsburgh at Detroit's Bennett Park, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. But this World Series had a surreal, at times somber feel caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic. Roughly the same amount of tickets were sold for each World Series game.

Vin Scully's treasures of baseball Over the years Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully accumulated a museum's worth of baseball memorabilia. Now, he's decided to auction off much of his prized collection, with the proceeds going to his kids and grandkids, and to charity. Correspondent Lee Cowan talks with the legendary announcer who shares the stories behind some of his unique artifacts of baseball history.