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Williams gets start for Guards in Game 5 -- two days after closing out Game 4

@tim_stebbins
6:15 PM EDT

CLEVELAND -- Gavin Williams walked by Guardians manager Stephen Vogt’s office on Thursday night with a message.

2 elite arms lined up for duel in NLCS Game 1

@maxralph_
12:15 PM EDT

What do you get when you cross a two-time reigning American League Cy Young Award winner with the pitcher who is a shoo-in to win it in the National League this year? You get what’s shaping up to be pretty much the best pitching matchup you could ask for in

Burke gets ball first for White Sox in Game 5, with rest of plan in flux

3:09 PM EDT

CHICAGO -- The White Sox had the chance to close out the American League Division Series two different times in front of their frenzied home fans at Rate Field, but they couldn’t get it done. And so, the big question becomes -- what now? The team already provided one answer:

5 reasons Dodgers-Brewers NLCS is different this time around

4:52 PM EDT

MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers were a perfect 6-0 against the Dodgers in last year’s regular season, and you know what happened next. They got swept in the National League Championship Series, shut down by Dodgers starters Blake Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow and Shohei Ohtani to the tune of one

What if MLB played less baseball -- and got more out of it?

an hour ago

Imagine the scene: In each league, two teams have survived the Wild Card round, each waiting in its clubhouse or hotel conference room to learn which club the top seed will select for their best-of-seven Division Series. Perhaps a live reveal show. The live shots capture the humor, the anguish,

Should Rays want to face White Sox or Guardians in ALCS?

5:55 PM EDT

ST. PETERSBURG -- Outside of northeast Ohio and the South Side of Chicago, and perhaps the Vatican, there might not be anyone watching Game 5 of the American League Division Series on Saturday night with greater interest than the Rays. Whoever comes out on top of that winner-take-all matchup at

Recalling Chicago icon Mike Ditka’s legendary 7th-inning stretch rendition

12:44 PM EDT

Mike Ditka, who passed away on Friday at 86 years old, was known for a lot of things. He was the first-ever tight end inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Ditka also helped the Bears to their first and only Super Bowl victory as their head coach in

Will NPB's 1st Triple Crown winner since Murakami jump to MLB?

10:10 AM EDT

Four years before Munetaka Murakami had the White Sox on the brink of the American League Championship Series, he captured the Triple Crown in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League while playing for the Yakult Swallows. Ahead of his expected move to the United States and Major League Baseball, Teruaki Sato

Bo Jackson of the Ivy League? How Venable rebounded from hoops to baseball

11:01 AM EDT

CLEVELAND -- Had it worked out the way he wanted, Will Venable would not be in the dugout managing the surprising White Sox in the 2026 MLB postseason. Perhaps by now, he’d be on a different bench, trying to reach the NCAA Final Four instead of the final foursome that

Absolute fire: A Q&A with Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski

12:11 PM EDT

No one can say for sure what the future holds for the Brewers’ 24-year-old, flamethrowing ace, Jacob Misiorowski. But Brewers manager Pat Murphy does know this: The Miz is just getting started.

Storylines to follow as White Sox, Guards play winner-take-all Game 5

5:09 PM EDT

Home field has been the definitional counter-indicator in this American League Divisional Series between the White Sox and Guardians. The White Sox won two in Cleveland, and then the Guardians won two in Chicago. So who knows what’s going to happen Saturday night’s Game 5 in Cleveland? That’s the fun

White Sox-Guardians ALDS Game 5 FAQ (Sat., 8 ET, TBS/HBO Max)

@tim_stebbins
5:21 PM EDT

CLEVELAND -- This must be how it had to be.

World Baseball Classic experience paying off for Caminero, Aranda in October

28 minutes ago

ST. PETERSBURG – As he waited in the on-deck circle before an at-bat last Saturday in Game 1 of the American League Division Series, with more than 40,000 vociferous Rays and Yankees fans in attendance at Tropicana Field, Tampa Bay third baseman Junior Caminero remarked to manager Kevin Cash that

Dodgers-Brewers NL Championship Series Game 1 FAQ (Sun., 8 p.m. ET, FOX/FOX One)

@sonjamchen
October 8, 2026

The National League’s two best teams in the regular season are the last two standing at the end. The 103-win Brewers against the 100-win Dodgers. Who’s ready for a rematch of last year’s NLCS?

VOTE NOW: MLB announces finalists for Hank Aaron Award

October 5, 2026

Major League Baseball on Monday announced finalists for the 2026 Hank Aaron Award, an honor that recognizes the most outstanding regular season offensive performer in each League. At last year’s All-Star Game in Atlanta, MLB celebrated the 51st anniversary of Hank Aaron’s historic 715th record-breaking home run with a special

Notes: Rays staying hungry ahead of ALCS, plotting pitching, roster plans

4:00 PM EDT

ST. PETERSBURG -- As the Rays prepared to party inside the visitors' clubhouse at Yankee Stadium after finishing an American League Division Series sweep late Wednesday night, manager Kevin Cash again used the tomahawk steak that Yandy Díaz and others devoured after they clinched a spot in the postseason last

Reddit AMA: Ohtani's health, final NLCS roster decisions and more

@sonjamchen
an hour ago

MLB.com Dodgers beat reporter Sonja Chen took questions from fans in an r/Dodgers AMA on Friday. The full conversation can be viewed here, but below is a sampling of the best questions and answers, lightly edited for clarity.

Five pressing questions facing Phillies during critical offseason

3:45 PM EDT

PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies and Dodgers are the only two teams in baseball to have made the postseason each of the past five years. The Phillies have been to the World Series once in that time. They lost in 2022. The Dodgers have won each of the last two World

Who's beating this? How Dodgers might stack rotation in NLCS vs. Brewers

@sonjamchen
October 8, 2026

LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers' elite starting pitching was the driving force when they successfully defended their World Series title in 2025. As the back-to-back champions bid for a three-peat, their four-headed monster of a rotation has already been just as impactful four games into their postseason.

Rays witnessing most dominant closer run in team history

October 8, 2026

ST. PETERSBURG -- If you had to design a Major League closer from scratch, you would probably prioritize a handful of traits. Poise, obviously, to handle high-pressure situations in high-stakes games. Swing-and-miss stuff, for sure, to minimize the margin for error on the mound. And confidence, no doubt, to never

Not done yet! Guardians storm back to force Game 5 in Cleveland

@tim_stebbins
3:08 AM EDT

CHICAGO -- When the Guardians arrived here this week, facing postseason elimination against the White Sox in the American League Division Series, they knew what awaited them at Rate Field. Cleveland was up against a team whose fanbase had waited a half-decade to witness postseason baseball. The Guardians were entering

MLB proposes 154-game schedule, new playoff features

October 8, 2026

With the Division Series in both leagues creating headlines this week, Major League Baseball’s latest proposal to the MLB Players Association included changes to the postseason that would potentially result in even more drama than October typically brings. The league’s latest proposal, which focused on the season structure and playoff

Game times, broadcasts announced for League Championship Series

October 8, 2026

MLB has announced the complete broadcast schedule for the American and National League Championship Series, beginning with Game 1 of the NLCS on Sunday on FOX. The ALCS is airing on TNT Sports platforms and the NLCS is airing on FOX/FS1, FOX Deportes and FOX One. So far, the Dodgers,

J-Ram rewriting his October narrative, one big hit at a time

@tim_stebbins
3:08 AM EDT

CHICAGO -- Enough is enough. You can officially put the ‘Can José Ramírez perform in the playoffs?’ narrative to rest. In case anyone thought his epic performance in Game 3 of the American League Division Series might have been a fluke or one-off, Ramírez delivered another legendary moment during a

Bailey comes up big twice -- after starting game on bench

@Jackson_Stoneee
3:14 AM EDT

CHICAGO -- The big moment seems to find Patrick Bailey. The fact he’d even be in one Thursday night seemed improbable due to the fact that the catcher wasn’t in the starting lineup for Game 4 of the American League Division Series at Rate Field.