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3:17 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” It is chaos season in Major League Baseball. There are multiple very feasible scenarios in which three teams wind up tied for the two American League wild-card slots and set off a

12:51 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Hall of Fame broadcaster Jaime Jarrín will retire as the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ Spanish-language announcer following the 2022 season, ending a 64-year run with the team. Jarrín announced his decision on Tuesday, saying he wants to spend more time with his two sons and grandchildren as well

9:32 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Giants first baseman and home run leader Brandon Belt has a broken left thumb and his availability for the final week of the regular season and playoffs is unclear. The Giants said an X-ray Monday showed the broken bone and that Belt will “continue to meet with

8:00 AM ET The celebration was subdued after the Chicago White Sox clinched the American League Central Division in Cleveland last Thursday: Just hugs and high-fives in a rainy mist near the mound at Progressive Field, as the team celebrated its first division title since 2008. There were two reasons for the White Sox’s reserved

1:21 AM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. BOSTON — The New York Yankees left Fenway Park atop the American League wild-card standings after a three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox but suffered injuries in the outfield in the process. In a stunning eighth inning Sunday

10:54 PM ET Shohei Ohtani might have locked up the American League’s Most Valuable Player Award on Sunday, with seven dominant innings against a visiting Seattle Mariners team still fighting for a spot in the postseason. But his Los Angeles Angels ultimately lost for the 82nd time in 2021, solidifying something else: a sixth consecutive

6:44 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — Paul Goldschmidt and Harrison Bader homered and the St. Louis Cardinals outlasted the Chicago Cubs, 4-2, on Sunday, posting their 16th consecutive victory. The streak is the longest in franchise history and has turned the National League wild-card race into a non-story in September. Though the Cardinals

11:43 PM ET ESPN News Services Elvis Andrus suffered an undisclosed left ankle injury rounding third base before scoring the winning run in the Oakland Athletics‘ 2-1 home victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday. A’s manager Bob Melvin said Andrus felt a pop in his ankle and was taken for X-rays. “We won a

11:21 PM ET A woman and child died after falling from the third level of Petco Park shortly before Saturday’s Padres game, San Diego police said The 40-year-old woman and 2-year-old boy were pronounced dead at 4:11 p.m. PST, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. Their names were not released by police. The fall happened

6:01 PM ET CHICAGO — The St. Louis Cardinals set a franchise record with their 15th consecutive victory, a come-from-behind 8-5 win over the Chicago Cubs Saturday. The 15 wins in a row are tied for the fourth longest streak in MLB history. Another victory against the Cubs on Sunday will tie St. Louis with

12:34 AM ET ESPN News Services DENVER — Mike Yastrzemski hit a three-run homer, one of four long balls by San Francisco, to help the NL West-leading Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 7-2 Friday night and become the season’s first 100-win team. 154 games is the fastest the Giants have reached 100 wins in the

6:26 PM ET CHICAGO — The St. Louis Cardinals broke a tie with the New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics for the longest win streak of the season by virtue of a doubleheader sweep of the Chicago Cubs on Friday. The 14 consecutive wins is the longest for the Cardinals since they joined the National

6:26 PM ET CHICAGO — The St. Louis Cardinals tied the New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics for the longest win streak of the season by virtue of an 8-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs in Game 1 of a doubleheader on Friday. The 13 consecutive wins is the second longest for the Cardinals since

1:03 AM ET ESPN News Services MINNEAPOLIS — Toronto Blue Jays left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. was forced from Thursday night’s 7-2 loss to the Minnesota Twins in the fifth inning after a freak play in the outfield resulted in a bloody injury. On a double by Mitch Garver — who was 3 for 4

6:26 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Paul Goldschmidt homered twice, and the St. Louis Cardinals overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-5 Thursday and extend their longest winning streak in 39 years to 12 games. On a day starter Adam Wainwright faltered early, St. Louis trailed 5-0 before rallying with one

3:54 PM ET CLEVELAND — The Chicago White Sox have clinched the American League Central title by virtue of a 7-2 victory over the second-place Cleveland Indians on Thursday. The White Sox (86-66) lead the Indians (74-77) by 11½ games ahead of Game 2 of their doubleheader Thursday night. It’s the sixth division championship for

7:00 AM ET With one week left until the calendar turns to October, the 2021 MLB playoffs are just around the corner. But there is still much to be decided in the final days of the regular season, with everything from division titles and final postseason berths to the No. 1 pick in the 2022

11:53 PM ET ESPN News Services MILWAUKEE — Tyler O’Neill and Paul Goldschmidt hit home runs as the St. Louis Cardinals won their 11th consecutive game Wednesday night, a 10-2 decision over the Milwaukee Brewers. The streak is the longest for St. Louis since August of 2001, and padded the Cardinals’ lead in the second