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Pirates' Yates makes first career start, then retires after 12 MLB seasons
Two-time All-Star reliever Kirby Yates said he is retiring after making his first start Saturday in a 12-year big league career.[read more]
💯 Regular-season grades for all 30 teams
Whether your team is headed to October or packing its bags for the offseason, how did 2026 measure up to expectations?[read more]
Rangers stay alive as hopes for AL West title, playoffs go into last game
The Texas Rangers' quest for an AL West title -- and a .500 record -- will go down to the final day of the regular season.[read more]
Rays' Jax says he's OK after taking line drive off back
Rays starter Griffin Jax took a line drive from Philadelphia's Trea Turner off his lower back and left the game after three innings Saturday night.[read more]
Phillies turn to Wheeler on final day as Nola move backfires vs. Rays
Through all the final-week hardships for the Phillies -- a 4-game losing streak, a catcher in an 0-for-34 funk, a punchless offense, a desperate gamble on Aaron Nola -- they are taking solace in one certainty about the final game -- win and they're in.[read more]
Padres 'excited' to secure home-field in wild-card rematch with Cubs
The Padres beat the Diamondbacks 10-7 on Saturday to wrap up the No. 4 seed in the NL playoffs and will host every game in a best-of-three Wild Card Series against the fifth-seeded Cubs.[read more]
Yelich, with Yount's blessing, named first captain in Brewers' history
With franchise legend Robin Yount's approval, Christian Yelich was named the first captain in Brewers history Saturday.[read more]
Guardians' late-season run nets 3rd straight division crown, 1st-round bye
Six games behind the White Sox in mid-August, the Guardians clinched their third straight AL Central crown with an 11-5 win over the Royals on Saturday night and will have a first-round bye in the playoffs.[read more]
Emotional Verlander leaves final start after daughter's surprise mound visit
Justin Verlander got an unexpected hook in his major league finale when the 7-year-old daughter of the pitcher came to the mound.[read more]
MLB playoff pressure rankings: Which contenders must win now -- or else?
For some teams this October, a victory would be even sweeter -- and a defeat all the more painful.[read more]