The Los Angeles Dodgers have their long-awaited crown. With a 3-1 victory in Game 6 of the World Series, the Dodgers -- who stormed through a shortened regular-season schedule with a .717 winning percentage (43-17) -- claimed their first title since 1988, an ending that had evaded them in their

Sixto Sánchez wears No. 73 on his back. But the number tattooed on his neck -- and housed in his heart -- is 45. That was Pedro Martínez’s number. And Sánchez, who struck out six batters in five scoreless frames in his postseason debut for the upstart Marlins in Game

Excuse Garrett Cooper if his emotions got the best of him while rounding the bases on Friday afternoon, as he blurted a few unprintable words. For all the lows Cooper has gone through in his career, he was elated to experience the high of connecting on a momentum-changing home run

CHICAGO -- This was supposed to be the start of another deep October run for a core group craving more World Series glory. With the clock potentially ticking on their time together, this was going to be a month to make more memories. • Box score The frustration of not

Matt Joyce did not register an outfield assist in the regular season, but he came up with a big one on Friday. With runners on first and second and one out in the fourth, the Marlins' right fielder threw out Cubs designated hitter Willson Contreras at home plate to keep

The Marlins’ decision to start rookie Sixto Sánchez in Game 2 of the best-of-three National League Wild Card Series on Friday was met with a little skepticism, based on two straight shaky outings by the 22-year-old heading into the postseason. But ultimately, when it was time to make a call,

CHICAGO -- Kyle Hendricks had escaped a handful of problematic situations. When the Cubs’ starter needed an out, he got one. Ground balls were erasing baserunners, and Hendricks was showing precisely why he was so trusted to set the tone for Chicago's playoff run.

CHICAGO -- Kris Bryant joked earlier this season that first baseman Anthony Rizzo told him that the leadoff spot in the Cubs' lineup was cursed. That job belonged to Bryant to begin this year, but he was eventually moved elsewhere.

CHICAGO -- The Cubs' players gathered out in left field during Tuesday's workout at Wrigley Field and turned their attention to the left-field videoboard. That is when Kyle Schwarber's tribute montage for veteran Jon Lester began to play. "You took me under your wing and taught me how to play

CHICAGO -- The Cubs hoped to play baseball on Friday, but for different reasons. On Thursday, Major League Baseball postponed Game 2 of the National League Wild Card Series between the Cubs and Marlins due to incoming inclement weather around Wrigley Field.

CHICAGO -- Cubs lefty Jon Lester admitted that emotions were hard to shake when he took on Cleveland at Wrigley Field last month. The veteran was coming to terms with the idea that it may have been his final career outing in the Friendly Confines.

The Marlins were taking batting practice on Thursday at Wrigley Field when they were informed that Game 2 of their National League Wild Card Series with the Cubs had been postponed until Friday. For a Miami team that has pretty much experienced it all already, waiting another day with an

The Cubs had a name for the games in which Yu Darvish took the mound this season. “It became Win Day when he was pitching,” Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein said earlier this week.

They interviewed Don Mattingly on Wednesday afternoon from the dugout as his Marlins continued to shock the world, this time by going into Wrigley Field and beating the Cubs, winners of the National League Central, in Game 1 of their Wild Card Series. Corey Dickerson would hit a home run

A year ago at this time, the Marlins’ front office was tasked with advancing the franchise’s building process. The club had come off a 105-loss season, and the directive from ownership was to add impactful players to upgrade an offense that ranked at or near the bottom in many significant

A sign of an ace is performing without being at your best. Sandy Alcantara took another step in that direction on Wednesday afternoon in the Marlins’ 5-1 victory over the Cubs in Game 1 of the National League Wild Card Series at Wrigley Field.

The Marlins are holding out hope Starling Marte could be back in the starting lineup soon. Before Thursday's National League Wild Card Series Game 2 was postponed due to rain, Marte was not in the lineup against the Cubs.

In an unprecedented year in which the Marlins made a whopping 174 roster moves, the organization on Wednesday settled on the 28 for their best-of-three National League Wild Card Series with the Cubs.

CHICAGO -- The Wild Card Series between the Cubs and Marlins will be a tale of two franchises. On one side, you have a Cubs team filled with October-tested veterans and a core group that has delivered a World Series championship (2016) and five postseason trips in six years. On

CHICAGO -- Much of the Wild Card Series roster that was unveiled by the Cubs on Wednesday morning had a familiar look. And the main pieces are not only familiar from this season, but from recent Octobers.

The last time the Marlins were in the postseason, they beat the Cubs in a famous (or infamous) National League Championship Series, on their way to the 2003 World Series title. A lot has changed since then. The Marlins endured a 16-season playoff drought. The Cubs finally exorcised their demons

CHICAGO -- The current Cubs core has pieced together one of the greatest stretches in the franchise's long, storied history. Even so, the players do not want the 2016 World Series title to be the only championship collected.

CHICAGO -- Cubs manager David Ross trusted Kyle Hendricks to set the tone for this season as the Opening Day starter. Now, the manager is handing the ball to the veteran right-hander to open the postseason.

Last year, the Marlins had the worst record in the National League, losing 105 games. Fast forward to February. Michael Hill, the Marlins' president of baseball operations, told MLB.com that Miami would be competitive in 2020, and he was right. The Marlins are now in the playoffs and will face

After clinching their first postseason berth in 17 years, Marlins manager Don Mattingly was asked, in one word, how would he define his club? “Resilient,” Mattingly said without hesitation.