MLB playoff preview: World Series odds, keys to success and predicted date of doom for all 12 teams
The 2024 MLB playoffs are here! Starting with this week’s wild-card series (beginning Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. ET on ABC),…
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Braves clinch playoffs in final game; D-backs out
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves bounced back from a stunning loss in the first game of a makeup doubleheader, claiming…
Embattled MLB legend Pete Rose dies at 83
Pete Rose, the all-time hits leader who was banned from baseball for betting on the sport, has died at age…
Lindor 2-run blast in 9th sends Mets into playoffs
ATLANTA — Francisco Lindor belted a two-run home run in the ninth inning as the New York Mets clinched a…
Braves scratch ace Sale ahead of must-win game
Atlanta Braves ace Chris Sale was a late scratch for Game 2 of Monday’s doubleheader vs. the New York Mets…
MLB to revert to team jerseys for All-Star Game
The MLB All-Star Game will feature players wearing their primary home and road uniforms again starting in 2025. The league…
Ohtani tops jersey sales for 2nd straight season
NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani topped Major League Baseball jersey sales for the second straight season while becoming the first…
Giants hire Posey as new Prez of Baseball Ops
The San Francisco Giants fired president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi on Monday and replaced him with Buster Posey, the…
Who moves on to October? What’s at stake for Mets, Braves — and D-backs?! — in Monday’s doubleheader
Yes, we have one more day of regular-season baseball to be played. Sunday’s results failed to settle the National League…
Arraez holds on to deny Ohtani the Triple Crown
Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani came up short in his bid to become the first National League player to…
Rockies’ Blackmon takes curtain call in last game
DENVER — Charlie Blackmon trotted out to center field all alone and stood above the giant No. 19 that was…
Judge, Rizzo not in Yankees’ lineup for finale
NEW YORK — Star Aaron Judge was scratched from the New York Yankees’ starting lineup Sunday from the rain-delayed regular-season…
Twins president: Baldelli to be back as manager
Rocco Baldelli will return next year as manager of the Minnesota Twins despite a late-season collapse that left the defending…
Twins support Baldelli amid ‘Fire Rocco’ chants
Minnesota Twins players backed manager Rocco Baldelli on Saturday after weeks of fans chanting for his firing amid the team’s…
Ohtani (.310) closes on NL batting leader Arráez
DENVER — Shohei Ohtani had two hits and raised his average to .310 in his bid to overtake batting leader…
Rizzo’s playoff status unknown after HBP in loss
NEW YORK — First baseman Anthony Rizzo fractured two fingers in his right hand when he was hit by a…
Sources: Marlins’ Schumaker won’t return in ’25
Miami Marlins manager Skip Schumaker will not return to the team in 2025, sources told ESPN, ending his tenure after…
Royals make playoffs a year after 106-loss season
ATLANTA — The Kansas City Royals completed one of the most remarkable turnarounds in major league history Friday night, clinching…
Ohtani’s 54th HR follows 57th steal to pass Ichiro
DENVER — Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hit his 54th homer of the season Friday night against Colorado…
121 losses?! The numbers behind the White Sox’s season of shame
The 2024 Chicago White Sox now stand alone in baseball’s hall of futility — 121 losses and counting, a staggering…