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Will the home teams rebound after a strong day of openers for the visitors? We've got it all covered for you.

Pete Rose died of natural causes, the Clark County Coroner's Office in Nevada announced Tuesday, a day after baseball's all-time hit king died at age 83 at his home in Las Vegas.

Eight teams enter the week; only four can make it out. We've got it all covered for you.

Fernando Tatis Jr. sent the Petco Park crowd into a frenzy with a towering two-run homer on his first playoff swing in four years as the Padres blanked the Braves 4-0 in Game 1 of their wild-card series.

A day after they clinched a postseason berth in a thrilling win in Atlanta, the Mets took out the Brewers 8-4 and are a win from a spot in the NLDS.

Bobby Witt Jr. made the most of his much-anticipated playoff debut, driving in the only run Tuesday to back Cole Ragans' six sharp innings and help the Royals to a 1-0 victory over the Orioles in Game 1 of their AL Wild Card Series.

John Sterling, Gary Cohen, Skip Caray, Jacques Doucet, Tom Hamilton, Duane Kuiper and Ernie Johnson Sr. are finalists for baseball broadcasting's Frick award.

Tarik Skubal kept up his stellar season with a sensational playoff debut and the Tigers got to Framber Valdez early in a 3-1 win over the Astros, their first in the playoffs since 2013.

Buster Posey wants the Giants to be the "ultimate prepared team," with team chairman Greg Johnson saying his new president wants to be "accountable 100%."

NL Cy Young Award contender Chris Sale, who is dealing with back spasms, will not be on the Braves' roster for the wild-card series against the Padres, it was announced.

Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick blames himself for the "horrible decision" to sign left-hander Jordan Montgomery, who went 8-7 with a 6.23 ERA in his first season in Arizona.

Sal Frelick returned to the Milwaukee lineup for the start of the playoffs, and the Brewers added padding to the wall he had crashed into, injuring himself.

With an average attendance increase of 0.9% this season, MLB shows an increase in consecutive years for the first time since 2011-12.

The average time of a nine-inning major league baseball game dropped to 2 hours, 36 minutes in the second year of the pitch clock, the lowest since 1984.

MLB's hit king lived how he played the game: pushing every limit. His inability to admit when he crossed the line will forever muddle how he is remembered.

Yordan Alvarez is on the Astros' roster for their wild-card series against the Tigers and batting second in Game 1 on Tuesday. Justin Verlander is not on the roster.

Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino has returned to Kansas City's roster for the AL Wild Card Series against the Orioles.

Dan Iassogna, Alfonso Márquez, Bill Miller and Alan Porter have been named as umpire crew chiefs for baseball's wild-card series this week, with Iassogna and Porter serving in the role for the second straight year.

Who will be the last team standing? Our MLB experts predict which teams will win each series in October.

With a wild doubleheader, baseball saved the best for last on the final -- bonus -- day of the regular season.