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Bartolo Colon, Robinson Canó and Pablo Sandoval are among several notable, older former major league players selected Monday in the inaugural draft of the Dubai-based Baseball United.

Stephen Vogt has emerged as a serious candidate for the Guardians' managerial job, sources told ESPN.

Six months ago, Kerkering was in Low-A. Now he's pitching big innings in the postseason.

The World Series matchup could be set by the end of the night. Here's what will determine which teams are the last two standing.

When Adolis Garcia all but ended Game 6 on Sunday night with his ninth-inning grand slam, he added yet another dramatic chapter to a memorable ALCS, as the Texas Rangers forced a Game 7 against the rival Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park.

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The Padres granted permission for manager Bob Melvin to interview with the Giants, sources told ESPN, paving the way for an interdivision managerial change and the end of a contentious two-year relationship between Melvin and the Padres.

In his city, he's a hero. Everywhere else, Altuve will be forever booed.

Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber each homered Saturday night, and Harper stole home to boot, as the Phillies topped the Diamondbacks 6-1 on Saturday night to take a 3-2 lead in the NLCS.

Astros relief pitcher Bryan Abreu is facing a two-game suspension for hitting Rangers outfielder Adolis Garcia with a 99 mph fastball during Game 5 of the ALCS.

After two tough losses in Philly, all it took to reset the NLCS was a few timely hits in a complete team effort.

The Diamondbacks did it again Friday night, rallying from a late three-run deficit to stun the Phillies 6-5 in Game 4 and tie up the NLCS at two games apiece.

For the second straight game, the Phillies' bullpen failed them late, this time blowing a three-run lead in a 6-5 loss to the Diamondbacks on Friday night in Game 4 of the NLCS.

The Astros are on the verge of reaching the World Series, again, because of Jose Altuve, again.

Danny Serafini, a first-round draft pick in 1992 who went on to pitch for six teams in the major leagues, was one of two people arrested Friday in Nevada in connection to a Lake Tahoe-area attack that left a man dead and his wife in critical condition.

Tempers flared and both dugouts emptied in the bottom of the eighth inning in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series on Friday.

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For months, Jose Abreu couldn't find his swing. But its resurgence has the Astros two wins away from another World Series appearance.

Astros star Jose Altuve set the tone with three hits and became just the seventh player to reach 100 career postseason games Thursday night as Houston routed Texas 10-3 to tie the ALCS at 2-2.

Ketel Marte broke a 1-1 deadlock with a bases-loaded hit in the ninth inning against Phillies closer Craig Kimbrel. "I'm not a pressure guy," he said. "I know what kind of hitter I am. He threw me a fastball up and I put a good swing."