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A heated NLDS is headed to its thrilling conclusion. We get you ready for the Friday night showdown in L.A.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto will start for the Dodgers in Game 5 of the NLDS on Friday, pitching against Padres right-hander Yu Darvish in the first matchup of Japanese-born starting pitchers in MLB postseason history.

Yankees third baseman Jazz Chisholm wasn't pleased with Maikel Garcia's hard slide into second base during Thursday's Game 4, which he felt was a deliberate attempt to injure Anthony Volpe

Pinch hitter David Fry hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning, then bunted home an insurance run in the ninth to help the Guardians force a Game 5 against the Tigers.

Gerrit Cole shut down the Royals in seven brilliant innings, and the Yankees clinched a spot in their fourth ALCS in eight years with a 3-1 win in Game 4.

The Braves have fired hitting coach Kevin Seitzer, assistant hitting coach Bobby Magallanes and catching coach Sal Fasano.

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Mariners second baseman Jorge Polanco underwent surgery to repair the patellar tendon in his left knee and expects to be ready for the beginning of spring training, sources told ESPN.

The Minnesota Twins, who have been owned by the Pohlad family since 1984, are up for sale. The team is estimated to be worth between $1.5 to $2 billion.

The Tampa Bay Rays said they need to "assess the true condition of Tropicana Field" after high winds from Hurricane Milton shredded the roof of the MLB stadium.

MLB's qualifying offer for this offseason will be the highest ever at $21.05 million, sources told ESPN. Last offseason, no players accepted the qualifying offer of $20.325 million.

Former American League MVP Jose Abreu signed a deal with Roberto Alomar's San Juan Senadores to play in the Puerto Rico Winter League.

The Dodgers hit three homers and got a brilliant performance from their relievers in a bullpen game in an 8-0 win Wednesday to force a Game 5 against the Padres.

Giancarlo Stanton hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning amid a battle of the bullpens, and the Yankees beat the Royals 3-2 on Wednesday night in Game 3 of their AL Division Series.

It's been 16 years without a World Series title for the Phillies, who were again ousted from the playoffs. Said Bryce Harper: "It all feels pretty similar."

The roof at Tropicana Field, the home of the Tampa Bay Rays, sustained major damage because of high winds associated with Hurricane Milton, which made landfall Wednesday along Florida's Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm.

Francisco Lindor belted a grand slam as the Mets advanced to the NL Championship Series for the first time since 2015 with 4-1 win over the Phillies.

First baseman Freddie Freeman was scratched from Game 4 as the Dodgers try to avoid elimination in their National League Division Series against the Padres.

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