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The Texas Rangers have fired manager Jeff Banister after four seasons, the team announced Friday.

Melisa Reidy-Russell has detailed allegations of physical and emotional abuse she suffered throughout a two-year marriage to Cubs shortstop Addison Russell.

Here is the long and short -- from Eddie Gaedel and Wee Willie Keeler to the Big Unit and the Big Train -- of where players rank in career wins above replacement.

We've seen historic rookies, a pitching revolution and more Billy Beane magic. As October looms, it's been a great year in baseball.

DJ LeMahieu's not his team's biggest star, but he's been the glue of Colorado's clubhouse. Still, amid a frenzied playoff chase, his future in Denver could be in doubt.

Mookie Betts was the star at the plate Thursday night in the Bronx, collecting four hits and five RBIs as the Boston Red Sox clinched their third straight AL East title, the longest such streak in franchise history.

When New York Yankees first baseman Luke Voit mashed a long second-inning home run Thursday night, he helped put his team in the major league record books.

The Angels' Francisco Arcia made MLB history in Thursday's 21-3 loss to the Athletics, when he became the first player to catch, pitch and homer in the same game.

Marcus Semien had three hits and a career-high five RBIs, Stephen Piscotty homered and drove in four runs and the Oakland Athletics hammered the Los Angeles Angels 21-3 on Thursday.

Billie Jean King grew up a Dodgers fan in Long Beach, California, and now has been named a part-owner of the team.

Don Mattingly has one season to go on a four-year contract he signed when he joined the Miami Marlins for the 2016 season.

Red Sox infielder Eduardo Nunez won't play until Tuesday at the earliest due to a knee injury, manager Alex Cora said Thursday.

Mets infielder Wilmer Flores won't play again this season as he deals with early-onset arthritis in both knees.

Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Chad Kuhl has undergone Tommy John surgery on his throwing elbow and is expected to miss all of the 2019 season.

Hurricane Maria was a death knell for a 70-year-old stadium in Caguas, Puerto Rico, that saw more than a dozen MLB Hall of Famers play.

In baseball, 5-foot-9 is the new 6-4. Boston's Mookie Betts and Cleveland's equally compact Jose Ramirez are pint-sized sluggers who are built for big moments.

The American League might be riding high, but the National League teams that must win or go home will command center stage.

The 24-year-old righty is pitching so well after Tommy John surgery, L.A. no longer needs to treat him with kid gloves.

Yasiel Puig's pinch-hit home run in the seventh inning against the Rockies ignited the Dodgers to victory. It was Puig's sixth homer in his past 18 at-bats. "We're going to win the West," Puig declared, "and go to the playoffs."

It's looking like this season could have the fewest .300 hitters since 1969. Is this a one-year thing or a sign of the times?