Latest MLB Playoffs News
American Family Field adds padding to area of wall that Brewers' Frelick hit while chasing foul ball
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Sal Frelick returned to the Milwaukee Brewers' lineup for the start of the playoffs without needing to worry about hitting any metal if he crashed into a wall again. Frelick bruised his hip Friday when his left side made contact with the metal chain link inside a...
Justin Verlander left off Astros' Wild Card Series roster, but Yordan Alvarez is back
The Houston Astros left three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander off the roster for their AL Wild Card Series against Detroit but did include injured slugger Yordan Alvarez. Verlander struggled in his return after missing almost two months with a neck injury this summer. The...
Shohei Ohtani and the MLB playoffs, a pairing the world will experience for the 1st time
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani was already a superstar with his hitting and pitching accomplishments over six years with the Los Angeles Angels. Yet every October, Ohtani vanished, with the Angels having a losing record and never making the playoffs. Coming up Interstate 5 to the...
Mets reach playoffs, beat Braves to cap comeback from 22-33 start
ATLANTA (AP) — These New York Mets know a thing or two about comebacks. They saved their best one for the final day of the regular season. Overcoming deficits of 3-0 in the eighth inning and 7-6 in the ninth, they clinched a playoff berth when Francisco Lindor's...
Braves salvage playoff berth with 3-0 win over the Mets, who win thrilling opener 8-7 to clinch
ATLANTA (AP) — A final day that wasn't on the schedule and won't soon be forgotten. An improbable comeback by the New York Mets in the opening game of a makeup doubleheader to secure their playoff berth. A gritty recovery by the Atlanta Braves in the nightcap, stamping their...
King to start playoff opener for Padres vs Braves in front of 'absolutely nuts' fans at Petco Park
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Michael King made his postseason debut for the New York Yankees in the AL playoff bubble during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season at eerily empty Petco Park, where the only “fans” were a few thousand cardboard cutouts. He pitched two innings in a loss in Game...
Brewers and Mets both proved skeptics wrong to set up unlikely NL Wild Card Series matchup
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The New York Mets weren’t supposed to get this far. Neither were the Milwaukee Brewers. Yet here they are squaring off in a best-of-three NL Wild Card Series beginning Tuesday in Milwaukee. These two teams should know each other well. The Mets...
D-backs can only watch on TV as dreams of the playoffs and defending their NL title vanish
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks arrived at Chase Field on Monday afternoon for a light workout and heavy anxiety. After a full afternoon of scoreboard watching, their fears were confirmed. There will be no postseason for the defending National League champions. ...
Arraez denies Ohtani NL Triple Crown, wins batting title for 3rd team
NEW YORK (AP) — Luis Arraez held off Shohei Ohtani's bid to win the National League Triple Crown and became the first player since the 1800s to earn batting titles with three teams. Kansas City Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. won his first American League batting championship, finishing...
Ex-Astros manager A.J. Hinch back in playoffs with Tigers to face former team in AL Wild Card Series
HOUSTON (AP) — A.J. Hinch led Houston to a championship in 2017, and the last time he managed a postseason game it was the Astros’ loss in Game 7 of the 2019 World Series. The following January he was suspended for a year by Major League Baseball and fired the same day for his...
