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...
Bobby Witt Jr. leads Royals to open AL wild-card series
BALTIMORE — Bobby Witt Jr. made the most of his much-anticipated playoff debut, driving in the only run Tuesday to back Cole Ragans’ six sharp innings and help the Kansas City Royals return from a nine-year postseason absence with a 1-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles in Game 1 of...
Tarik Skubal sensational in Tigers’ AL wild-card win
HOUSTON — Tarik Skubal kept up his stellar season with a sensational playoff debut and the Detroit Tigers got to Framber Valdez early in a 3-1 win over the Houston Astros in their AL wild-card series opener Tuesday. The Tigers, swept in the American League Division Series in their last...
Will anyone hit 74 homers? Even Aaron Judge thinks MLB season record is ‘a little untouchable’
What used to be one of baseball’s most magical numbers — 61 home runs — now sits buried, eight lines deep, in the Major League Baseball record book. The number now at the top of that record book — 73 home runs — is steeped in a steroid-addled purgatory, but...
Shohei Ohtani looking to top himself in his 1st playoff appearance with Dodgers
LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani was already a superstar with his hitting and pitching accomplishments over six years with the Los Angeles Angels. Yet every October, Ohtani vanished, with the Angels having a losing record and never making the playoffs. Coming up Interstate 5 to the Los Angeles Dodgers seemingly...
Major League Baseball mourns death of all-time hits leader Pete Rose
On the field, Pete Rose will be remembered as an all-time great. His resume is nearly unparalleled: 17-time All-Star, three-time World Series champion, World Series MVP, National League MVP, NL Rookie of the Year, three-time batting champ and two-time Gold Glove winner. He became MLB’s all-time leader with 4,256 hits...
