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The Texas Rangers clinched a postseason berth for the first time since 2016 with a 6-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night.

Despite losing Saturday, the Blue Jays are back in the playoffs for the second straight year, clinching an AL wild card when the Mariners lost 6-1 to the Rangers.

Shohei Ohtani was back in the Angels' dugout Saturday and received several standing ovations before the game while he accepted the team MVP award.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone was still smoothing over some clubhouse discord with two games left in a lost season Saturday after Carlos Rodón and pitching coach Matt Blake clashed on the mound the previous night.

Brandon Nimmo, injured on Thursday night when he tried making a diving catch, was placed on the injured list with a sprained AC joint in his right shoulder on Saturday, ending the season for the New York Mets' leadoff hitter and center fielder.

Baltimore Orioles veteran reliever Felix Bautista, the 28-year-old right-hander who was placed on the 15-day injured list on Aug. 26, will have Tommy John surgery next month and miss the playoffs and likely the entire 2024 season.

The Rays have recalled Cooper Criswell from Triple-A Durham and designated fellow right-hander Erasmo Ramirez for assignment.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and acting Giants skipper Kai Correa were believed to be the first managers or head coaches of Asian descent to face each other in any of the four major U.S. sports Friday night.

With the Padres out of postseason contention, it marks just the second time in the wild-card era (since 1995) that the teams with the top three payrolls (Mets, Yankees and Padres) all missed the playoffs.

Jon Gray had imaging following his start against the Angels this week, which revealed a grade 1 strain, manager Bruce Bochy said.

The Cubs activated closer Adbert Alzolay ahead of a weekend series vs. the Brewers.

The Brewers designated Julio Teheran for assignment Friday as the team begins resting its likely postseason starters before the start of the playoffs.

The Colorado Rockies extended the contract of outfielder Charlie Blackmon through 2024 on Friday night.

There have been just 2,459 errors entering the final weekend of the regular season, on track to finish as the fewest in a non-shortened year since 1960. The per-game average of 0.52 will set a record low for the third straight season.

Marlins manager Skip Schumaker did make it a point to praise Major League Baseball, saying it "did a really good job of getting the game in. It just didn't happen. Ready to move on."

The Giants have fired manager Gabe Kapler with three games to go in his fourth season with the team. He led San Francisco to one postseason trip in 2021 -- the team's only 100-win season since 2003.

Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera will begin his new job as the special assistant to the president of baseball operations on Sunday, following the conclusion of Detroit's season finale.

Shohei Ohtani's soaring popularity was even more evident when it came to jersey sales as he led MLB this season.

Dodgers coaches wore gold chains, sunglasses and cowboy hats to channel Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes after their game against the Rockies.

From what we've heard from players about the new rules about how much they'll impact the MLB playoffs next month.