Today: September 30, 2026
Today: September 30, 2026

Baseball

Entertainment|Sports

Schlittler and Rice torment hometown team as Yankees beat rival Red Sox 9-0 in playoff opener

Cam Schlittler pitched another playoff gem against the Boston Red Sox, and Ben Rice also burned their hometown team with a late grand slam and six RBIs as the New York Yankees opened this Wild Card Series rematch with a 9-0 victory

Health|Sports

Dodgers expect a healthier Shohei Ohtani for Game 1 of the NLDS

The Los Angeles Dodgers expect Shohei Ohtani to be healthier for the postseason

Business|Celebrity|Entertainment|Finance|Sports|Stock Markets|World

White Sox receive a letter from Pope Leo XIV before winning playoff opener

The Chicago White Sox received a letter from Pope Leo XIV on the same day of their playoff opener against the Houston Astros

Sports|US|World

Sparse crowd, empty seats greet .500 Astros for wild-card opener vs White Sox

The crowd at Daikin Park was surprisingly sparse as the Houston Astros opened their Wild Card Series against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday

Sports

Mets executive David Stearns on Pete Alonso's exit: `In this job, I don't get mulligans'

David Stearns doesn’t get a do-over

Environment|Sports

MLB considers Grand Teton National Park for baseball game site, prompting concern

Major League Baseball has been considering holding a game in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming

Sports|Technology

MLB average game time up nearly 4 minutes to 2:42, partly because of robot umpires

The average time for a nine-inning Major League Baseball game has increased by nearly four minutes this season, reaching 2 hours and 42 minutes

Sports|World

MLB's playoffs start Tuesday. Here's what to know about the Wild Card Series

It won’t take long for Major League Baseball to deliver on some spicy postseason storylines

Business|Sports

This could be MLB's last postseason for a while with a lockout looming, players vowing to fight cap

Carlos Rodón of the New York Yankees says players are ready for a long lockout if MLB owners push for a salary cap

Sports

Both No. 1 seeds are from smaller markets. Will that matter in the playoffs? Or in the labor fight?

One of the game’s smallest markets was baseball’s biggest winner during the regular season

Sports

Max Unlimited: Scherzer strikes out 7 on short rest for Blue Jays to beat Reds in season finale

Max Scherzer said he felt “unlimited” in Sunday’s season-ending start against the Cincinnati Reds

Sports|US|World

Dan Wilson out as manager of the Seattle Mariners after disappointing season

Dan Wilson will not return as the Seattle Mariners’ manager next season, he and the team said Sunday

Sports

Phillies can salvage a late collapse and take final NL wild card in season finale

Aaron Nola’s bid to save the Philadelphia Phillies’ shaky playoff hopes by starting on two days’ rest did not go well

Sports

Sunday's MLB clinching scenarios: Phillies, Astros control destinies for final 2 playoff spots

The final day of Major League Baseball’s regular season is here, and two playoff spots are still up for grabs

Business|Entertainment|Interview|Sports

Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. apologizes for comments about his $500 million contract

Toronto Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has apologized for comments he made about his $500 million, 14-year contract

Entertainment|Sports

A Kansas City voice hits a stunning milestone: Denny Matthews to call his 8,000th Royals game

Denny Matthews never thought he'd land the job broadcasting for the Kansas City Royals

Entertainment|Sports

Ben Rice tops Aaron Boone's preseason prediction of 39 homers, hitting 40th and then 41st

Ben Rice has hit his 40th and 41st home runs this season, surpassing New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone's spring training prediction

Sports

Shohei Ohtani gets a hit in his return to the Dodgers' lineup after 2 weeks out

Shohei Ohtani went 1 for 4 with two strikeouts and a walk in his return to the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup after missing two weeks with right biceps discomfort

Business|Finance|Sports

Inspired by this year's lowly AL West, here are the weakest teams to make MLB's postseason

With just a few days left in the regular season, the AL West might make a particularly mediocre kind of history

Sports|World

Alvarez hits 41st homer and drives in 3 as Astros blank Mariners 7-0 to tie Rangers atop AL West

Yordan Alvarez resumed his Triple Crown push with a home run and three RBIs as the Houston Astros beat the Seattle Mariners 7-0 to pull even with Texas atop the AL West

Sports

Rockies become the first team since the Mets from 1962-65 with 4 straight 100-loss seasons

The Colorado Rockies lost 7-2 to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday

Business|Sports

Mets hire interim manager Andy Green for the full-time job, giving him a 3-year contract

The New York Mets have hired interim manager Andy Green for the full-time job, giving him a three-year contract

Sports

Red Sox remove interim tag, name Chad Tracy the franchise's 49th manager after historic turnaround

The Boston Red Sox have named Chad Tracy as their 49th manager, removing his interim tag

Sports

Rodón allows three hits in eight sharp innings as Yanks beat Rays 2-0 in doubleheader opener

Carlos Rodón allowed three hits in eight sharp innings and the New York Yankees prevented the Tampa Bay Rays from clinching the AL East title with a 2-0 victory in the opener of a day-night doubleheader