ST. PETERSBURG -- Just one game in, we’re already looking at a different ALCS landscape than most expected after the Guardians came back to beat the Rays, 7-3, in their own house. Now, the Rays need to come up big in Game 2 behind Freddy Peralta to avoid travelling to

The Guardians are simply irrepressible. Get them two games down, like they were in the AL Division Series against the White Sox, and they’ll just win the next three. Score two runs on them in the first inning, as the Rays did in Monday’s Game 1 of the AL Championship

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Shohei Ohtani will be in the lineup for Game 3 of the NLCS at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday night. Roberts said the four-time MVP was adamant he feels good enough to play. There was speculation that the Dodgers were considering benching Ohtani, who has struggled

ST. PETERSBURG -- Parker Messick was 7 years old on Oct. 23, 2008, when he watched the Rays beat the Phillies, 4-2, at Tropicana Field in Game 2 of the World Series. Nearly 18 years later, he’ll experience October baseball in this ballpark in a much different manner. On Monday,

ST. PETERSBURG -- In Game 2 of the American League Division Series, Freddy Peralta felt the energy and excitement inside Tropicana Field -- and it showed. The 30-year-old right-hander’s stuff looked electric as he tossed 4 2/3 innings of one-run ball and helped guide the Rays to a 5-2 win

Shohei Ohtani will be in the Game 3 lineup on Wednesday, according to manager Dave Roberts. That it was ever even a question otherwise tells you a whole lot about how badly things have gone lately for the four-time Most Valuable Player and reigning Greatest Player Who Ever Lived. It’s

LOS ANGELES – Two-time All-Star shortstop J.J. Hardy will be watching with his kids on Wednesday night when the Brewers face the Dodgers in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series.

LOS ANGELES -- After dropping the first two games of the National League Championship Series in Milwaukee, the Dodgers are keenly aware of what needs to change as the series shifts to Los Angeles.

The Brewers put up more runs in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series than they did in the entire 2025 NLCS. Still, even after Monday night’s 7-4 win over the Dodgers, Milwaukee knows there is plenty of work left to be done as it looks to avenge last

After spending most of the past decade with the Astros, could Joe Espada be headed to one of Houston’s American League West rivals? According to a source, Espada will meet with the Mariners regarding Seattle’s managerial vacancy. The Mariners relieved Dan Wilson of his duties at the end of the

The Arizona Fall League presents an opportunity for players who missed significant time due to injury to get more reps. It also provides a chance for teams to look at their prospects for six more weeks and decide whether or not to add them to their 40-man roster. Organizations have

MILWAUKEE -- Six postseason games. Six appearances for Abner Uribe.

MILWAUKEE -- The National League Championship Series shifts to Los Angeles for Game 3 on Wednesday night -- and suffice it to say, the Dodgers need this one. The Brewers have raced out to a 2-0 series lead, protecting their home field with a pair of drama-filled victories in Milwaukee.

ST. PETERSBURG – The Guardians have landed the first punch in the ALCS, stunning the widely favored Rays with a come-from-behind win in Game 1 at Tropicana Field on Monday night. The Guardians’ 7-3 win looked so much different for the first six innings, with the Rays in full control

MILWAUKEE -- Yoshinobu Yamamoto kept changing the question. Jake Bauers kept finding an answer. The Dodgers’ right-hander used five pitch types in a third-inning confrontation that stretched seven minutes and four seconds in Game 2 of the NL Championship Series Monday night. Bauers kept the inning alive through six consecutive

MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers and Dodgers spent the summer on a collision course. Two 100-plus win juggernauts. Only one National League pennant to go around. Two games into their NLCS clash, the series has lived up to the billing -- and the two-time defending champs are on the ropes.

MILWAUKEE -- The Dodgers did what they were supposed to do with the extra outs the Brewers gifted them on Monday night. But when it came to building innings without the help of miscues from their opponent, they fell flat. After going hitless with runners in scoring position for the

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays seem to have avoided a significant injury scare after superstar third baseman Junior Caminero and outfielder Jonny DeLuca crashed into each other while chasing a foul ball in the ninth inning of Tampa Bay’s 7-3 loss to Cleveland in Game 1 of the American League

MILWAUKEE – William Contreras and the Brewers are having way, way, way too much fun to worry about contracts. The 28-year-old catcher became the fourth player to deliver a trio of game-tying or go-ahead hits in a postseason game with a relentless performance in the Brewers’ 7-4 win over the

ST. PETERSBURG -- You can’t let José Ramírez try to beat you. That has been the mantra for opposing pitchers facing the Guardians for years now. The long-standing game plan has been to be careful with Cleveland’s franchise icon and challenge the hitters around him. Right now, pitchers are challenging

ST. PETERSBURG -- Guardians third baseman José Ramírez extended his lead from second base a few extra feet in the ninth inning on Monday night, prompting a long stare from Rays right-hander Kevin Kelly. The moment Kelly began his delivery, Ramírez took off. Ramírez’s stolen-base attempt prompted his counterpart, Junior

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MILWAUKEE -- What a difference a year can make. This time around, the trip from Milwaukee to Los Angeles feels very different. The Brewers are enjoying a 2-0 lead in the National League Championship Series after winning the first two games at home over the Dodgers. This Milwaukee team certainly

MILWAUKEE -- When Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto last pitched at American Family Field in the postseason, he walked off the mound on his own terms by tossing the first complete game of his career in Game 2 of the 2025 National League Championship Series. Yamamoto got chased in a 36-pitch

ST. PETERSBURG -- Drew Rasmussen marched into Tropicana Field’s home dugout after six innings Monday night possessing both a one-run lead and firm control of Game 1 of the American League Championship Series. He hadn’t been quite as dominant as he was in his last start, when he carried a