Wandy Peralta exercises option with Padres. Ha-Seong Kim declines

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Left-hander Wandy Peralta exercised his $4.25 million option to remain with the San Diego Padres. Gold Glove infielder Ha-Seong Kim declined his $8 million mutual option to become a free agent and will receive a $2 million buyout. Peralta was...

Braves hire Tim Hyers as hitting coach, replacing Kevin Seitzer

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves hired Tim Hyers as hitting coach Thursday after a shake-up of manager Brian Snitker's staff. The 53-year-old Hyers joins the Braves after spending the last three seasons in the same capacity with the Texas Rangers, where he was part of the World...

Dodgers win over Padres in NLDS decider averages 12.9 million viewers in Japan

NEW YORK (AP) — Last Friday's decisive fifth game of the National League Division Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres was the most-watched Major League Baseball postseason game on record in Japan, averaging an estimated 12.9 million viewers, according to MLB. ...

NL batting champ Luis Arraez of the Padres has thumb surgery

SAN DIEGO (AP) — NL batting champion Luis Arraez of the San Diego Padres had surgery Wednesday to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb. The Padres said they expect Arraez to begin an offseason hitting program in about eight weeks and to be at full strength by the start of...

MLB playoffs averaging 3.33 million viewers through Division Series, an 18% increase over last year

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball's postseason is averaging 3.33 million viewers going into the League Championship Series, an 18% increase over last year's average of 2.82 million. The Division Series averaged 3.56 million viewers for 18 games, a 14% increase from last year. ...

Yamamoto outduels Darvish in historic matchup as Dodgers beat Padres 2-0 to reach NLCS

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers shelled out $1 billion for Japanese talent in the offseason and it's paying off in the playoffs. Yoshinobu Yamamoto outdueled Yu Darvish in a historic postseason matchup of Japanese-born starters, and the Dodgers got home runs from Kiké...

Padres muster no offense to support Yu Darvish's inspired pitching in NLDS loss to Dodgers

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yu Darvish tapped the “PS” patch on his uniform and then went to work on the way to an inspired performance. Yet, try as he might, Darvish’s stellar outing in memory of late San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler was not enough to overcome the Los Angeles...

Los Angeles Dodgers beat San Diego Padres to advance to NL Championship Series, will face New York Mets

Braves hitting coach Kevin Seitzer and 2 other coaches won't return to Brian Snitker's 2025 staff

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves are making changes to manager Brian Snitker's coaching staff following the team's quick exit from their NL Wild Card Series by informing hitting coach Kevin Seitzer and two other coaches they won't return. Assistant hitting coach Bobby Magallanes...

OMG, Grimace and a playoff pumpkin: Close-knit Mets ride camaraderie and good-luck charms into NLCS

NEW YORK (AP) — OMG! Look who’s headed to the National League Championship Series. From their playoff pumpkin to the purple Grimace seat and that catchy pop song by infielder Jose Iglesias, the merry New York Mets are riding a wave of good-luck charms and infectious camaraderie...