Mets beat Phillies behind Pete Alonso, Sean Manaea to take 2-1 lead in NLDSVideo
NEW YORK — Pete Alonso launched another homer off Aaron Nola, and Sean Manaea took a two-hit shutout into the eighth inning as the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-2, on Tuesday in Game 3 of their NL Division Series. Jesse Winker also went deep, and former Pirates...
Luis Tiant, the charismatic Cuban who pitched the Red Sox to the brink of a championship, dies at 83Video
BOSTON — Luis Tiant, the charismatic Cuban with a horseshoe mustache and mesmerizing windup who pitched the Red Sox to the brink of a World Series championship and pitched himself to the doorstep of the baseball Hall of Fame, has died. He was 83. Major League Baseball announced his death...
Salvador Perez’s homer sparks Royals in series-tying win over Yankees
NEW YORK — Salvador Perez homered leading off the fourth inning to spark a four-run rally against Carlos Rodón, and the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Yankees, 4-2, on Monday night to even their AL Division Series at one game apiece. Four relievers held New York in check...
Kerry Carpenter belts homer in 9th to help Tigers even series with Guardians
CLEVELAND — Kerry Carpenter hit a three-run homer off Cleveland’s All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase in the ninth inning, and the Detroit Tigers stunned the Guardians, 3-0, in Game 2 on Monday to even their AL Division Series at one game apiece. Carpenter connected for a 423-foot shot with two outs...
New manager Terry Francona says Cincinnati Reds job ‘just felt right’Video
Give Hall of Fame broadcaster Marty Brennaman an assist in putting Cincinnati Reds officials together with Terry Francona, the man who would become the team’s new manager. After manager David Bell was fired late in the season, the 82-year-old Brennaman called Francona to urge his longtime friend to at least...
Dodger Stadium fans toss balls and trash on field, interrupt Padres’ NLDS win
LOS ANGELES — Fans threw baseballs in the direction of San Diego left fielder Jurickson Profar and then tossed trash that caused a lengthy delay before the Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 10-2, on Sunday night to even their NL Division Series at a game apiece. Yu Darvish limited...
Castellanos wins Game 2 for Phillies with 9th-inning single, top Mets 7-6Video
PHILADELPHIA — Nick Castellanos ripped a winning two-out single off Tylor Megill that scored Trea Turner and sent the Philadelphia Phillies to a dizzying 7-6 win over the New York Mets on Sunday and evened the NL Division Series at one game apiece. Castellanos tossed his helmet and was mobbed...
Shohei Ohtani homers in playoff debut, Dodgers rally to beat Padres in NLDS opener
LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run homer in his postseason debut, Teoscar Hernández’s two-run single gave Los Angeles its first lead in a playoff game in two years, and the Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres, 7-5, in their NL Division Series opener Saturday. Manny Machado’s two-run homer...
Alex Verdugo’s go-ahead single, acrobatic catch lift Yankees in ALDS opener
NEW YORK — Alex Verdugo hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning and saved at least one run with a sliding catch along the left-field line, boosting the New York Yankees over the Kansas City Royals, 6-5, on Saturday night in their American League Division Series opener. New York’s...
Mets rally again, score 5 runs in 8th to top Phillies in Game 1
PHILADELPHIA — Mark Vientos and Brandon Nimmo keyed another comeback in New York’s electric run through the National League playoffs, helping the Mets break through for five runs in the eighth inning against a pair of All-Star relievers as they rallied for a 6-2 win Saturday over the Philadelphia Phillies...
Lane Thomas hits 3-run homer, Guardians win ALDS opener
CLEVELAND — Lane Thomas hit a three-run homer in a five-run outburst before Detroit got an out, and the Cleveland Guardians unleashed their lights-out bullpen to complete a four-hitter in a 7-0 win over the Tigers in an AL Division Series opener Saturday. Thomas’ shot — on his first career...
Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto want to deliver World Series to L.A.
LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto have been friends going back to their days playing in Japan’s top baseball league. Now, they’re making their MLB playoff debuts together for the Los Angeles Dodgers. They teamed to win a gold medal for Japan in last year’s World Baseball Classic....
Mets name Kodai Senga Game 1 starter against Phillies in NLDS
PHILADELPHIA — Kodai Senga, who has thrown just 5 1/3 major-league innings all year, is the surprise Game 1 starter for the New York Mets when they open the NL Division Series on Saturday against the Philadelphia Phillies. Senga joined the Mets ahead of the 2023 season on a $75...
Mets, Phillies set for 1,082nd head-to-head game, 1st in playoffs
PHILADELPHIA — Take a look at the great moments in the Mets-Phillies rivalry — from Jim Bunning’s Father’s Day perfect game to New York’s epic collapse in the 2007 NL East race, to each team scoring 20-plus runs against the other and all the way to a London series this...
Witt prepares for Royals to take on New York at Yankee Stadium by watching Jeter videosVideo
NEW YORK — Happy to be on track for an AL Division Series matchup against the Yankees, Bobby Witt Jr. streamed YouTube on the train ride from Baltimore to New York to watch some Derek Jeter highlights of postseasons past. “Just being able to see it,” Witt recalled Friday, “just...
Neighbors, AL Central rivals Tigers and Guardians meeting in October’s postseason for first timeVideo
CLEVELAND — Midwest neighbors and mostly friendly division rivals, Detroit and Cleveland have played 2,326 times since their first game May 3, 1901. Never once have they met in the postseason in 123 years. That changes Saturday. “This will be the best commute in my playoff history,” joked Tigers manager...
Cincinnati Reds hire Terry Francona as manager
Terry Francona has been hired to manage the Cincinnati Reds, returning to the major leagues a year after he stepped down in Cleveland because of health reasons. A person familiar with the situation confirmed the move on Thursday night on condition of anonymity because the Reds had not announced the...
Pete Alonso’s 3-run homer in 9th helps Mets rally to oust Brewers in playoffsVideo
MILWAUKEE — Pete Alonso hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off closer Devin Williams in the ninth inning and the New York Mets beat the Milwaukee Brewers, 4-2, on Thursday night to win their NL Wild Card Series. With their latest thrilling comeback in the decisive Game 3 against Milwaukee, the...
Padres finish off Braves, get set to face Dodgers
SAN DIEGO — Kyle Higashioka’s solo homer started a five-run rally against an ailing Max Fried with two outs in the second inning, and the San Diego Padres held on to sweep the Atlanta Braves with a 5-4 win in Game 2 of their NL Wild Card Series on Wednesday...
Mitchell hits tiebreaking HR in the 8th, Chourio goes deep twice and Brewers rally past Mets 5-3Video
MILWAUKEE — Jackson Chourio tied the score in the eighth with his second homer of the night, and Garrett Mitchell delivered a two-run shot later in the inning to give the Milwaukee Brewers a 5-3 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday that evened their NL wild-card series. The...
Bobby Witt gets another big hit to send the Royals into ALDS with a 2-game sweep of the Orioles
BALTIMORE — Bobby Witt Jr. beat out an infield single to drive in the go-ahead run and send the Kansas City Royals into an AL Division Series with a 2-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday for a two-game sweep of their Wild Card Series. With two outs and...
Andy Ibáñez’s big hit lifts Tigers to win over Astros, sweep in AL Wild Card SeriesVideo
HOUSTON — Andy Ibáñez hit a tiebreaking three-run double in Detroit’s four-run eighth inning, and the Tigers swept the Houston Astros with a 5-2 victory in Game 2 of their AL Wild Card Series on Wednesday. Parker Meadows homered as Detroit ended Houston’s run of seven consecutive appearances in the...
Fernando Tatis Jr. hits 2-run homer, Michael King strikes out 12 as Padres beat Braves
SAN DIEGO — Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a towering two-run homer on his first playoff swing in four years and Michael King struck out 12 in his first postseason start as the San Diego Padres beat rookie AJ Smith-Shawver and the Atlanta Braves, 4-0, in Game 1 of their NL...
Pete Rose found home in Vegas before nation embraced sports betting
LAS VEGAS — Betting on baseball got Pete Rose banned from the game, never to return while he was alive. But, perhaps appropriately, he found a home in the nation’s gambling capital — where acceptance wasn’t a problem. In choosing to live in Las Vegas, before the sport’s career hits...
Mets continue wild ride with big win over Brewers in playoff opener
MILWAUKEE — Mark Vientos hit a tiebreaking, two-run single during a five-run outburst in the fifth inning as the indefatigable New York Mets continued their thrilling week by beating the Milwaukee Brewers, 8-4, in an NL wild-card series opener Tuesday. The Mets didn’t earn a playoff berth until they rallied...
