Yankees and Dodgers meet in World Series for 12th time in matchup of Broadway and Hollywood
NEW YORK — Broadway vs. Hollywood. Subway vs. Freeway. Judge vs. Ohtani. New York neighbors who became cross-country rivals, the Yankees and Dodgers renew their starry struggle in the World Series for the first time in 43 years. “When you’re playing for the Dodgers and playing for the Yankees, it...
Dodgers finish off Mets with win in NLCS and advance to face Yankees in World Series
LOS ANGELES — Tommy Edman and Will Smith homered to send Shohei Ohtani into the World Series for the first time, and the Los Angeles Dodgers eliminated the New York Mets with a 10-5 victory in Game 6 of the NL Championship Series on Sunday night. The Dodgers clinched their...
Juan Soto’s 3-run homer in 10th sends Yankees to World Series
CLEVELAND — Juan Soto hit a three-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning and the New York Yankees advanced to their 41st World Series — and first in 15 years — by beating the Cleveland Guardians, 5-2, in Game 5 of the AL Championship Series on Saturday night....
Yankees get to Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase, take 3-1 ALCS lead
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Guardians All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase gave up two runs in the ninth inning, and the New York Yankees moved closer to another World Series by winning 8-6 on Friday night to take a 3-1 lead in the American League Championship Series. Gleyber Torres hit an RBI single,...
Pete Alonso, Mets extend season again by beating Dodgers
NEW YORK — Pete Alonso golfed an early three-run homer, and the New York Mets hammered an ineffective Jack Flaherty, extending the National League Championship Series with a 12-6 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 on Friday. Starling Marte had three doubles, four hits and three RBIs...
Online bidding for Ohtani’s historic 50-50 ball up to $1.8M as litigation for proceeds continues
The online auction for Shohei Ohtani’s 50th home run ball has just four days remaining, with the highest bid at $1.8 million. The auction has been somewhat overshadowed by the legal situation surrounding the ball. Christian Zacek walked out of Miami’s LoanDepot Park with the ball after gaining possession in...
David Fry’s homer in 10th sends Guardians to win over Yankees
Rookie pinch-hitter Jhonkensy Noel hit a tying homer with two outs in the ninth inning, and David Fry connected for a two-run shot in the 10th, rallying Cleveland past the New York Yankees, 7-5, on Thursday and pulling the Guardians to 2-1 in the AL Championship Series. Cleveland led 3-1...
U mad, bro?: Steelers QBs, Pirates ownership, Penguins goalies — the holy trinity of Pittsburgh sports fan angst
A Pittsburgh Steelers win when they score more than 30 points is pretty rare. What’s even more rare is when that happens, and half the fan base still wants to change quarterbacks. But that’s what we have this week in Pittsburgh. So, despite a successful Vegas vacation, there is still...
Ramírez’s late homer in Game 2 gives Guardians lift as they prepare to face Yankees in 0-2 ALCS holeVideo
CLEVELAND — José Ramírez finally had his New York moment. After several frustrating at-bats in Yankee Stadium, Cleveland’s All-Star third baseman connected for a homer in the ninth inning of Game 2. The shot into the ballpark’s famed “short porch” in right was too little, too late but a positive...
Phillies enter offseason confident that bulk of roster is good enough to win World SeriesVideo
PHILADELPHIA — Rob Thomson will return next season, complete with a contract extension through 2026. His coaching staff will remain intact for 2025, as well. In the simplest terms, the staff retention means the Philadelphia Phillies judge their postseason failures on a high-priced, free-swinging lineup that goes cold in October...
Ohtani and Lindor leading the way as Dodgers-Mets NLCS shifts to NYC for Game 3 on WednesdayVideo
NEW YORK — Everything starts with Shohei Ohtani and Francisco Lindor in this National League Championship Series. Right at the top of the lineup. Expected to run 1-2 in NL MVP voting, both leadoff batters already have made a big impact early in their playoff showdown between the Los Angeles...
Bullpen game blows up in grand fashion as Dodgers lose to Mets in NLCS Game 2
LOS ANGELES — In theory, the Dodgers’ decision to go with a bullpen game in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series on Monday made sense. The club’s lockdown relief corps had just gotten a rare night off, thanks to Jack Flaherty’s seven-inning gem in Game 1. Walker Buehler...
Dodgers tie postseason mark of 33 straight scoreless innings, top Mets in NLCS opener
LOS ANGELES — Jack Flaherty combined on a three-hitter and Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers tied the postseason record of 33 consecutive scoreless innings by routing the New York Mets 9-0 Sunday night in the NL Championship Series opener. Los Angeles knocked out a wild Kodai Senga in the second inning,...
Andrés Giménez and Cleveland Guardians ready for the rowdy gauntlet of Yankee StadiumVideo
NEW YORK — Andrés Giménez is ready for the rowdy gauntlet of Yankee Stadium. “It’s a mindset,” the Cleveland second baseman said through a translator ahead of Monday night’s AL Championship Series opener. “It’s just this sense of belief we can do it because we know we can play baseball...
Lane Thomas hits grand slam off Tarik Skubal, Guardians advance
CLEVELAND — Lane Thomas hit a grand slam off Tarik Skubal, and Cleveland beat the Detroit Tigers, 7-3, on Saturday in Game 5 of their AL Division Series, moving the Guardians into another postseason matchup against the Yankees. Cleveland will meet New York in the ALCS, setting up a series...
Yamamoto outduels Darvish in historic matchup as Dodgers beat Padres 2-0 to reach NLCSVideo
LOS ANGELES — Yoshinobu Yamamoto outdueled Yu Darvish in a historic playoff matchup of Japanese-born starters, and the Los Angeles Dodgers got home runs from Kiké Hernández and Teoscar Hernández to beat the San Diego Padres, 2-0, on Friday and advance to the National League Championship Series. Yamamoto allowed two...
Mets rookie manager Carlos Mendoza has magic touch
NEW YORK — Like a lot of New York Mets this season, Carlos Mendoza got off to a terrible start. During his first eight days as a major-league manager, the team was rained out three times and opened 0-5. All at home. Immediately, his decisions were scrutinized and questions arose....
Mets and Yankees only 2 stops away from 1st Subway Series in 24 years
NEW YORK — Two stops away from a Subway Series. When the New York Yankees advanced to the American League Championship Series on Thursday night, that put both Big Apple teams in baseball’s final four for the first time in 24 years. Francisco Lindor and the New York Mets punched...
Gerrit Cole tosses playoff gem, shutting down Royals and sending Yankees back to ALCS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Gerrit Cole pitched like a postseason ace Thursday night, holding the Kansas City Royals to a single run over seven innings and sending the New York Yankees to a 3-1 victory that put them back in the American League Championship Series. The six-time All-Star scattered six...
Rays say it may take ‘weeks’ to fully assess damage at Tropicana Field
The Tampa Bay Rays said it may take weeks to fully assess how much damage was done to Tropicana Field, which saw its roof ripped to shreds by the force of Hurricane Milton as the deadly storm barreled across much of Florida. The team said no one was injured when...
Dodgers clobber Padres to force winner-take-all Game 5
SAN DIEGO — Mookie Betts homered for the second straight night, Shohei Ohtani hit an RBI single and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Dylan Cease and the San Diego Padres, 8-0, Wednesday night to force a deciding Game 5 in their tense NL Division Series. Will Smith and Gavin Lux...
Giancarlo Stanton hits go-ahead HR as Yankees beat Royals in Game 3 of ALDSVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Giancarlo Stanton hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning amid a battle of the bullpens, and the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals, 3-2, on Wednesday night in Game 3 of their AL Division Series at Kauffman Stadium. Stanton finished with three hits,...
Francisco Lindor’s grand slam sends Mets into NLCS over Phillies
NEW YORK — Francisco Lindor hit a grand slam in the sixth inning, his latest clutch swing in an extraordinary season full of them, and the New York Mets reached the National League Championship Series with a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday. Edwin Diaz struck out Kyle...
Tigers blank Guardians in Detroit, take 2-1 in ALDS lead
DETROIT — Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson each drove in a run, and six pitchers combined to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 3-0 win over Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday and a 2-1 lead in their AL Division Series. The Tigers, baseball’s hottest team the past two months, will have...
Tatis homers again as the Padres beat the Dodgers for a 2-1 NLDS leadVideo
SAN DIEGO — Fernando Tatis Jr.’s towering two-run home run highlighted a six-run second inning, and the San Diego Padres held on to beat Shohei Ohtani and the rival Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 on Tuesday night to take a 2-1 lead in a tense NL Division Series. The Padres moved...
