Four teams clinched a spot in the the 2026 postseason on Thursday. The White Sox, Cubs, Guardians and Padres secured their place in the playoff field, joining the six other teams who have already locked up a postseason bid. As you keep an eye on the standings with just three

LOS ANGELES -- No, it isn’t getting old. For the first five decades of their existence, the Padres reached the postseason a grand total of five times. With a 4-2 win over the Dodgers on Friday at Dodger Stadium, they’re now going back to the postseason for a fifth time

The final weekend of the 2026 regular season is here, and there’s still so much to be decided. There remain two open playoff spots. Of the 10 teams that have clinched, just five are officially seeded. None of the postseason matchups for the Wild Card Series are set, either.

One year after their historic comeback to win the AL Central, the Guardians know better than anyone that the baseball season is a marathon full of twists and turns. Maybe this one didn’t require a late-summer surge for the record books, but another memorable finish has sent the Guardians back

PHILADELPHIA -- As poorly as the Phillies have played recently, they still control their destiny with three games to play in the regular season. But will they play those games without Luis Arraez?

CHICAGO -- The Cubs fully expected to be back on the October stage this fall, but the team did not anticipate the kind of daunting, winding road it took to reach the clinching moment on Thursday afternoon at Wrigley Field.

KANSAS CITY -- To understand the 2026 White Sox postseason ascension, with a playoff berth officially clinched on Thursday afternoon after a 9-1 victory over the Royals, we must go back to an interview catcher Edgar Quero did with MLB.com. That interview took place months before the 2025 season --

WEST SACRAMENTO -- Astros rookie outfielder Lucas Spence may have saved the season Thursday night, and made some history in the process. Spence became the third player in Major League history to hit his first three career homers in the same game -- including a solo shot in the seventh

PHILADELPHIA -- The Brewers’ long final road trip began last week in Pittsburgh on the night they clinched the NL Central. It continued with a sweep in Baltimore, where they broke the franchise record for victories in a season. Then it was on to Philadelphia, where they secured a first-round

The final weekend of the 2026 regular season is here, and there is still much to be determined. While 10 teams have clinched playoff spots, two playoff berths are still up for grabs. And from an individual perspective, there are awards that could be determined in the coming days. Here’s

DENVER -- Snakes alive! By virtue of their 12-8 win over the Rockies on Thursday afternoon at Coors Field, the Diamondbacks achieved their goal of getting to San Diego for the final series of the regular season with their playoff hopes still alive. “We came on this road trip knowing

LOS ANGELES -- While the outcome on the field was disappointing, the Dodgers still came away from Thursday with something to celebrate. Before first pitch of an eventual 4-2 loss to the Padres, the Dodgers clinched one of the top two records in the National League and a first-round bye

It's the final week of the regular season, and most of the NL playoff picture is pretty well settled, with all three division winners and their seeds set in stone. As for the Wild Card, the Cubs and Padres both secured postseason berths on Thursday. The Phillies have a two-game

NEW YORK – When the Yankees promoted George Lombard Jr. to the big leagues in August, talent evaluators pointed to the rookie’s background as a soccer standout, noting that he seemed to move in ways others simply don’t. They didn’t know how right they were.

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CHICAGO – Pete Crow-Armstrong has piled up the historic feats and footnotes throughout this season, compiling the type of campaign that Cubs manager Craig Counsell said fans will be telling their grandkids about someday. The star center fielder has added yet another exclusive club to the growing list. On Thursday

The 2026 postseason picture is clarifying with three days remaining in the regular season, but three persistent questions loom over the AL side of the bracket.

1. Who will win the AL Central?
2. Who will win the AL West?
3. Who will meet in the AL Wild Card Series?

MIAMI -- Long before Jacob Misiorowski and Paul Skenes became appointment television, there was José Fernández. Every fifth day, the baseball world hyped up “José Day.” There was a palpable buzz in the Marlins’ home ballpark in Little Havana, which became the place to be in the South Florida sports

Munetaka Murakami is fitting right in with the White Sox. After his club clinched a postseason berth on Thursday with a 9-1 win over the Royals, the rookie first baseman from Kumamoto, Japan, delivered an electric postgame interview on the Chicago Sports Network.

Justin Verlander’s long list of accolades puts him among the best pitchers to ever put on a big league uniform and makes him a lock for Cooperstown. Three Cy Youngs. Two World Series titles. An American League MVP. The stats speak for themselves. He’ll wrap up his stellar 21-year career

Barehanding a foul ball at a Major League game? Impressive. Barehanding a foul ball at a Major League game while holding a baby? Now that’s legendary.

It’s a question we consider around this time each year as the postseason approaches: Will we see a first-time World Series champion? Yes, the Dodgers have won back-to-back titles and are going for a historic three-peat next month. But among the five clubs that have not yet won a World

ARLINGTON -- As the Rangers filed out of Globe Life Field on Wednesday night, the Astros-Mariners game -- which had just started in Seattle -- played on multiple televisions in the center of the home clubhouse. The two Texas teams had entered Wednesday's slate of games tied atop the American

BOSTON -- On Thursday night -- exactly one week after he was hit on the knuckle between the ring finger and pinkie on his right hand -- Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras expressed concern about his availability for Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series next week. Contreras

KANSAS CITY -- Colson Montgomery set a record he definitely didn’t want during Thursday afternoon’s 9-1 series-finale win over the Royals at Kauffman Stadium. The White Sox shortstop, who has 31 home runs and 87 RBIs, went 0-for-4 and struck out in his second at-bat to give him 223 for