Author: Ryan Lewis, Akron Beacon Journal

The second it left the bat, everyone in the stadium knew it was gone. And Oscar Gonzalez and his ‘SpongeBob” walk-up song sent the Rays home.

In the bottom of the 15th, Oscar Gonzalez belted a walk-off home run off Corey Kluber to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 1-0 and end the series.

Shane Bieber pitched 7 2/3 innings and Jose Ramirez belted a go-ahead, two-run home run that proved to be the difference. Game 2 is Saturday.

Former major league All-Star closer Doug Jones passed away at the age of 64, the Cleveland Guardians announced on social media on Monday.

Baker Mayfield, Kim Kardashian West and others have shown their support for the execution of Julius Jones, an Oklahoma man, to be called off.

Anthony Gose worked for roughly five years for the chance he got Monday night, as he made his MLB debut as a pitcher at the age of 31.