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Oct 10, 2024, 03:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s win-or-go-home time for the Cleveland Guardians and Kansas City Royals in the American League Division Series. In the first of two Thursday ALDS games, the Guardians will attempt to avoid seeing their season end at the hands of the surging Detroit Tigers. Then, in the

Jeff Passan, ESPNOct 10, 2024, 12:29 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions The Minnesota Twins announced Thursday that they are for sale, potentially ending one of the longest-tenured ownerships in Major League Baseball. The Pohlad family, which bought

Associated Press Oct 10, 2024, 12:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Mookie Betts homered for the second straight night, Shohei Ohtani hit an RBI single and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Dylan Cease and the San Diego Padres 8-0 Wednesday night to force a deciding Game 5 in their tense NL Division

Lindor’s grand slam sends Mets into NLCS with 4-1 win over Phillies in Game 4 of NLDS — Francisco Lindor hit a grand slam in the sixth inning, his latest clutch swing in an extraordinary season full of them, and the New York Mets reached the National League Championship Series with a 4-1 victory over

Jeff Passan, ESPNOct 9, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Before every game, Salvador Perez, the Kansas City Royals’ 34-year-old catcher, lathers his entire body with an icy balm to wake up

Associated Press Oct 9, 2024, 12:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Fernando Tatis Jr.’s towering two-run home run highlighted a six-run second inning, and the San Diego Padres held on to beat Shohei Ohtani and the rival Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 on Tuesday night to take a 2-1 lead in a tense

Associated Press Oct 8, 2024, 06:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Right-hander Michael Grove was dropped from the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ NL Division Series roster against the San Diego Padres because of an unspecified injury and replaced Tuesday by right-hander Ben Casparius. MLB medical director Dr. Gary Green confirmed the injury after

ESPN News Services Oct 8, 2024, 11:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Luis Tiant, Boston Red Sox pitching legend and a beloved fan favorite, has died at the age of 83. Major League Baseball confirmed Tiant’s death on Tuesday, though a cause of death has not been disclosed. Tiant, nicknamed “El Tiante” and known for

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterOct 8, 2024, 02:13 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions NEW

Carpenter’s 3-run homer off Clase sends gritty Tigers to 3-0 win over Guardians in Game 2 of ALDS — Kerry Carpenter hit a three-run homer off Cleveland’s All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase in the ninth inning, and the Detroit Tigers stunned the Guardians 3-0 in Game 2 on Monday to even their AL Division Series at

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterOct 7, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions NEW

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 6, 2024, 10:29 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — The start of Sunday’s bottom of the seventh inning was delayed as close to two

Associated Press Oct 6, 2024, 07:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Nick Castellanos ripped a winning two-out single off Tylor Megill that scored Bryce Harper and sent the Philadelphia Phillies to a dizzying 7-6 win over the New York Mets on Sunday and evened the NL Division Series at one game apiece. Castellanos

Associated Press Oct 6, 2024, 12:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run homer in his postseason debut, Teoscar Hernandez‘s two-run single gave Los Angeles its first lead in a playoff game in two years, and the Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 7-5 in their NL Division Series

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterOct 6, 2024, 12:35 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions NEW

Oct 5, 2024, 01:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s time for the division series! After a wild-card round that lived up to its name, the eight teams in the division series start their title quest on Saturday. First, the Detroit Tigers visit the Cleveland Guardians (1:08 p.m.), followed by another interdivision matchup when the

Associated Press Oct 5, 2024, 10:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ben Lively was left off Cleveland’s roster for the AL Division Series against Detroit despite being an invaluable addition to the Guardians’ starting rotation this season. Lively went 13-10 with a 3.81 ERA in 29 starts for the Guardians, who signed him to a

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 4, 2024, 09:06 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani was asked if he felt nervous going into his first postseason game and