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Inspired by late Padres owner Peter Seidler, Yu Darvish went 6 2/3 stellar innings, but the San Diego offense couldn't muster any support in a 2-0 loss in Friday's deciding Game 5.

It's East Coast vs. West Coast for a trip to the Fall Classic. Here's your first look at how New York and L.A. stack up.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto outdueled Yu Darvish in a historic playoff matchup of Japanese-born starters, and the Dodgers got home runs from Kiké Hernández and Teoscar Hernández to beat the Padres 2-0 on Friday night and advance to the NLCS.

Major League Baseball spring training facilities on Florida's west coast were largely spared any extensive damage during Hurricane Milton.

As a decisive Game 5 looms, the Dodgers need Mookie Betts to hold onto his recently refound stroke.

Major League Baseball has moved up the start time of Saturday's decisive Game 5 of the AL Division Series between Detroit and Cleveland from 8:08 p.m. to 1:08 p.m., citing the possibility of inclement weather.

Tigers slugger Kerry Carpenter was undergoing treatment Friday and resting a hamstring injury that could keep him out of Saturday's decisive Game 5 of the AL Division Series against the Guardians.

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Jeff McNeil will play games in the Arizona Fall League on Friday and Saturday before being considered for the team's NLCS roster.

The edition also features Paul Skenes, Jackson Merrill, Jackson Chourio, Wyatt Langford and Shota Imanaga.

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.