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Crew celebrates clinch in only way they know how -- with a walk-off!

an hour ago

MILWAUKEE -- On a day when the Brewers became the first team in the Majors to clinch a playoff spot, they pulled off a comeback late Saturday night emblematic of the fight and spirit the team has shown throughout the season, battling through the ups and downs. Stagnant for most

Chisholm declares after Yanks' latest win: 'We're the best team in the league'

September 13, 2025

BOSTON – Jazz Chisholm Jr. rounded the bases after a deep drive that cleared the visitors’ bullpen in right field, part of a three-RBI afternoon to help power a victory over the Red Sox. Yet the Yankees’ infielder may have saved his biggest swings for after the game. His team

Schwarber clubs 51st HR as Phillies lower magic number to 1

September 13, 2025

PHILADELPHIA -- When the Phillies entered the home clubhouse on Saturday afternoon, every player had a new T-shirt hanging on the back of the chair in front of their locker. It was a powder blue shirt featuring Harrison Bader and his go-to phrase: "What a gift." No offense to Bader,

Ballesteros mashes 1st career HR straight to retired Rizzo ... and right off his hand!

1:22 AM EDT

CHICAGO -- After officially retiring as a member of the Cubs, Anthony Rizzo had some plans for his day at Wrigley Field on Saturday afternoon. He wanted to eat a hot dog and drink a few cold ones with fans in the old ballpark’s famous bleachers. He joked that he

Rangers win 6th straight, hand Mets 8th loss in a row

1:23 AM EDT

NEW YORK -- One thing can be said about the 2025 Rangers. They don’t give up easily. Take Saturday: They didn’t do anything offensively until the late innings, but they still found a way to edge the Mets, 3-2, at Citi Field. Texas is now on a six-game winning streak,

Bats pound out 17 hits as Dodgers even SF set, keep pace in NL West

@sonjamchen
2:03 AM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO -- Over the Dodgers' past seven games, their starting pitchers led the way with one dominant performance after another. But when Clayton Kershaw was hit around early on Saturday night, the offense picked him up. Teoscar Hernández's three-hit, three-RBI effort helped the Dodgers beat the Giants, 13-7, evening

Here's what Schwarber's free-agent market could look like

12:17 AM EDT

Most free agents entering their age-33 seasons don’t find great success in securing a healthy multi-year contract, especially those who don’t bring much -- or any -- defensive value to their game. Kyle Schwarber isn’t most players. The Phillies slugger made history this week, becoming only the second player in

MLB-best Crew first to punch ticket to postseason 

September 13, 2025

MILWAUKEE -- The thing to remember about this Brewers season is the way it began. Before the Brewers locked up their seventh postseason berth in the last eight years with the Mets’ loss to the Rangers on Saturday, making a fourth NL Central title in the last five years next

Introducing the 2025 Non-All-Star All-Star Team

September 13, 2025

Juan Soto will finish the season with more than 40 homers, more than 30 stolen bases, more than 100 RBIs, more than 100 runs scored and more than 100 walks. How many players in MLB history have compiled such a single-season stat line? Exactly two -- Barry Bonds in 1996

2025 Postseason Watch: Bracket, tiebreakers and more

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The 2025 postseason is approaching. As you keep an eye on the standings, here is everything you need to know about how the playoff field is shaping up, as well as info about potential tiebreakers and clinch scenarios for each contender.

  • MLB's postseason format, explained

Kirk plays hero off the bench, delivers Toronto's MLB-best 45th comeback win

@juliackreuz
1:24 AM EDT

TORONTO -- No one is leaving early these days. The Blue Jays mounted yet another rally on Saturday afternoon, roaring back for a 5-4 walk-off win over the Orioles at Rogers Centre. Never mind that they trailed from the first to the ninth. There’s no beating traffic with this team.

Salvy joins the 300 HR, 1,000 RBI clubs -- on one swing!

@anne__rogers
September 13, 2025

PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies fan who caught Salvador Perez’s 300th career home run and 1,000th career RBI in the left-center-field bleachers of Citizens Bank Park did not demand anything in return for delivering the ball to Perez following the Royals’ 8-6 loss to the Phillies on Saturday night. Shaking Perez’s

Chandler takes perfect game into 6th in second career start

@AlexJStumpf
September 13, 2025

WASHINGTON -- Bubba Chandler tries not to linger on the negatives, but his first Major League start on Sunday demanded some reflection once he got home from the ballpark. He had three solid outings as a bulk reliever to start his career, but his first turn as a starter was

'It's all good news' for Skubal (side tightness), who's on track to make his next start

September 13, 2025

MIAMI -- Tarik Skubal is on track to make his next start on Thursday against Cleveland after an injury scare during Friday night’s 8-2 loss to the Marlins at loanDepot park. He left the game with tightness in his left side after facing two batters in the bottom of the

Peak Yordan is back just in time for the Astros

@bmags94
September 13, 2025

Yordan Alvarez is back and looking better than ever. In what was looking like a potentially lost year, Alvarez returned on Aug. 26 after missing nearly four months due to a hand injury. Since returning, Alvarez has a .386/.471/.596 slash line in 68 plate appearances with three home runs, 10

A's speechless after Kurtz's 493-foot HR -- MLB's longest since 2023

@Theo_DeRosa
an hour ago

WEST SACRAMENTO -- The Athletics are running out of vocabulary to describe Nick Kurtz's rookie season. And after Kurtz’s latest jaw-dropping feat, that might just be a problem. The slugging first baseman truly outdid himself in the eighth inning of Saturday’s 11-5 win over the Reds, crushing a titanic grand

Smith heads to 10-day IL while dealing with bone bruise

@sonjamchen
September 13, 2025

SAN FRANCISCO -- Ten days after taking a foul tip off his right hand in Pittsburgh, catcher Will Smith was placed on the 10-day injured list ahead of Saturday night's game against the Giants at Oracle Park. The move is retroactive to Sept. 10, so Smith will be eligible to

Mets' skid hits low point, but they hang on to Wild Card spot

12:30 AM EDT

NEW YORK -- For the past several weeks, as they lost and lost and lost, blowing leads and dropping games in inexplicable ways, the Mets could at least take solace in the fact that they still held an advantage in the National League Wild Card race. The last vestiges of

Cami crushes HR No. 43 as late surge keeps Rays close to the Wild Card fight

@ryan_a_herrera
September 13, 2025

CHICAGO -- Junior Caminero and Nick Fortes hadn’t exactly been having comparable seasons at the plate entering Saturday afternoon. Caminero, at just 22 years old, had hit 42 home runs and posted an .832 OPS coming into the Rays’ matchup with the Cubs, on top of being named to the

Brown rewards Astros' run support with 6 2/3 stellar frames

12:09 AM EDT

ATLANTA -- The Astros have been able to build in an extra day or two between starts for ace pitcher Hunter Brown in the final few weeks of the regular season with an eye on the push for the playoffs and October. Brown has responded favorably by posting a 1.61

Postseason FAQ: What's next for Brewers?

September 13, 2025

For the seventh time in the past eight years, the Brewers will play in the postseason. Here’s a look at some of the questions ahead: What could the postseason roster look like? After playing with a 28-man roster in September, teams revert to 26 players with a maximum of 13

Injuries: Skubal, Dodgers, Altuve, Phillies, Cubs, Rangers

12:30 AM EDT

Stay up-to-date with all the latest news on injured players across Major League Baseball.

Rachel Garcia shows off enormous power to help win HRDX: Kansas City

12:02 AM EDT

KANSAS CITY -- Rachel Garcia may be best known for her pitching. The 2019 Women's College World Series champion, two-time NFCA National Player of the Year and No. 4 overall pick in the inaugural AUSL Draft, has put up remarkable numbers on the mound, but she's always been able to

Messick sharp again as six-man rotation boosts Guards' WC chase 

@tim_stebbins
September 13, 2025

CLEVELAND -- Earlier this week, Guardians manager Stephen Vogt was asked to assess how he felt his club’s shift to a six-man rotation was going through one turn. “I think it’s been good, other than it’s hard to keep track of who’s pitching tomorrow,” Vogt quipped on Wednesday. All jokes

Blue Jays plan to call up top prospect Yesavage (source)

September 13, 2025

The Blue Jays are planning to call up right-hander Trey Yesavage, ranked by MLB Pipeline as the organization’s No. 1 prospect, a source told MLB.com's Keegan Matheson. The club has not confirmed the report. Yesavage, the No. 25 overall prospect, was selected 20th overall by Toronto out of East Carolina