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Sandy Alomar Sr., an All-Star infielder during his playing days in the 1960s and '70s who went on to coach in the majors and manage in his native Puerto Rico, has died. He was 81.

Blue Jays outfielder Anthony Santander was scratched from the lineup for Monday's Game 2 of the AL Championship Series because of a sore lower back.

Mike Shildt is retiring as Padres manager with two years remaining on his contract, citing a "severe toll" the job has taken on him "mentally, physically and emotionally."

Brewers have added Nick Mears; Dodgers have included Ben Casparius in a move to change up bullpen rosters for the NLCS.

The Detroit Tigers said they extended manager A.J. Hinch's contract for an undisclosed amount of time and say they have the necessary resources to lock up ace Tarik Skubal on a long-term deal.

The big-money Dodgers and small-market Brewers exemplify two sides of the MLB payroll divide -- a fact no one will forget next spring.

The Seattle Mariners beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 Sunday night as they returned to the AL Championship Series for the first time in 24 years.

Toronto's George Springer homered on the first pitch from Seattle's Bryce Miller in the ALCS opener Sunday, moving past Derek Jeter into sole possession of fifth place on the career list with his 21st postseason home run.

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The Dodgers will start Blake Snell in Game 1 of the NLCS and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Game 2, meaning Shohei Ohtani will only pitch one game.

Blue Jays rookie Trey Yesavage will start Game 2 of the American League Championship Series on Monday.

Alfonso Márquez is working his seventh League Championship Series, serving as a crew chief along with James Hoye.

We go inside the numbers to keep tabs on which players are doing the best job at helping their teams win.

The Blue Jays left shortstop Bo Bichette off their ALCS roster while adding Max Scherzer and Chris Bassitt. Bryan Woo, meanwhile, will return for the Mariners.

Outfielder Kyle Tucker, who is one of the biggest prizes on the free agent market, isn't sure he'll be back with the Cubs. "If not, it was an honor," he said.

The Dodgers, Brewers, Blue Jays and Mariners remain. Here's who we think will move on -- and how our playoff predictions have fared so far.

The Brewers won their first playoff series since 2018 after defeating rival Chicago 3-1 in the decisive Game 5 of their NL Division Series on Saturday.

Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Saturday the team has not decided whether to carry shortstop Bo Bichette on its American League Championship Series roster.

The Cubs announced that left-hander reliever Drew Pomeranz would start Saturday's Game 5 while the Brewers are turning to right-hander Trevor Megill, their All-Star closer.

Who will move on to a date with the Dodgers in the NLCS?