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💯 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]
Padres 'excited' to secure home field in wild-card rematch with Cubs
The Padres beat the Diamondbacks 10-7 to wrap up the No. 4 seed in the NL playoffs. They will host every game in a best-of-three wild-card series against the fifth-seeded Cubs.[read more]
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]
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]
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 asks White House about holding game within national park
The White House said in a statement that MLB asked the administration about hosting a game at a national park, adding that the National Park Service has not granted a permit to do so.[read more]
Mets' Lindor third primary shortstop to reach 300-HR milestone
Francisco Lindor hit his 300th home run in the second inning of the New York Mets' season finale against the Washington Nationals on Sunday.[read more]
Schlittler gets Game 1 nod against Red Sox, with Fried and Cole to follow
American League Cy Young Award favorite Cam Schlittler will start for the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the best-of-three wild-card series Tuesday against the Boston Red Sox.[read more]
From playoff and stat races to saying goodbyes: What to watch in MLB's final weekend
There's still much to play for entering the final days of the regular season.[read more]
MLB playoff tracker: AL West, NL wild card scenarios and tiebreakers for final day
From current playoff matchups to the postseason schedule, we have everything you need to know.[read more]