London Calling Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred says the league could play a regular-season game in London in 2017.

“We are very interested in playing there, and we’re working hard on that one,” Manfred said. “I don’t think it will be an opener because of the weather issues. It would be later in the season.”

Baseball has been looking at the Olympic Stadium in east London as a possible venue. Manfred wouldn’t discuss the possibility of having a high-profile match-up between teams such as the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox.

“We haven’t really settled on teams, and I don’t want to speculate about that,” he said. “Obviously, we want to make as good a first impression in Europe as we possibly can.”

The NFL, NBA and NHL have all played regular-season games in London in recent years.

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Mets Fightback at Citi Field

The Kansas City Royals were angered by aggressive tactics from the New York Mets as they lost game three of the World Series 9-3.

Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard knocked down shortstop Alcides Escobar with the first pitch of the game, a 98mph fastball that whizzed past his head.

Syndergaard said he had thrown the ball to "make a statement".

The Mets trail the best-of-seven series 2-1, with the fourth game taking place at Citi Field on Saturday night.

Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas said his team were "upset" by Syndergaard's actions, adding: "All 25 guys in that dugout were pretty fired up."

Escobar added: "The first pitch around my head, that's not good."

The pitch set the tone for the game, in which the teams traded leads in the early innings, before the Mets pulled away.

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