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The Yankees' Anthony Rizzo has two fractured fingers in his right hand. "I don't necessarily expect him for the division series," manager Aaron Boone said. "I still view that as very much a long shot."

Charlie Blackmon, the four-time All-Star who has played 14 seasons with the Rockies, tipped his cap in center field to fans one last time as he heads into retirement.

The Boston Red Sox honored longtime radio voice Joe Castiglione, who is calling his final game Sunday, with an on-field pregame ceremony.

Outfielder Aaron Judge was scratched from the New York Yankees starting lineup from Sunday's rain-delayed regular-season finale against the Pittsburgh Pirates, and first baseman Ben Rice was recalled from Triple-A one day after Anthony Rizzo was injured.

Rocco Baldelli will return next year as manager of the Twins, team president Derek Falvey said, after the team went 12-26 in the past 38 games to miss out on the playoffs.

Red Sox head groundskeeper Dave Mellor, who has spent 23 years with the Red Sox and 39 in major league baseball, is retiring after the game Sunday.

Twins players backed manager Rocco Baldelli on Saturday after weeks of fans chanting for his firing amid the team's late-season collapse.

Shohei Ohtani had two hits and raised his average to .310 in his bid to overtake batting leader Luis Arraez and become the National League's first Triple Crown winner since 1937, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the Colorado Rockies 13-2 Saturday.

Shortstop Ha-Seong Kim, who turns 29 Oct. 17 and is eligible for free agency after the season, will not be part of the San Diego Padres' postseason, announcing on Saturday that he will undergo surgery to repair a tear in the labrum in his right shoulder.

Cubs veteran Kyle Hendricks pitched what might be his final game for Chicago -- tossing 7⅓ shutout innings vs. the Reds.

First baseman Anthony Rizzo fractured two fingers in his right hand when he was hit by a pitch Saturday, a week before the New York Yankees are scheduled to open the postseason, manager Aaron Boone said after his club's 9-4 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Sal Frelick will undergo an MRI on his left hip Saturday after he crashed into a wall in foul territory during Friday's 8-4 victory over the New York Mets.

Skip Schumaker told Marlins players on Friday night that he will not return as manager next season, sources told ESPN.

The Orioles will have home-field advantage in the opening round of the playoffs after clinching the top AL wild-card spot with Friday's win over the Twins.

The Royals completed one of the most remarkable turnarounds in major league history Friday night, clinching an AL wild card despite a 3-0 loss to the Braves, and coming off a franchise-record-tying 106 losses in 2023.

Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani hit his 54th homer of the season Friday night after earlier stealing base No. 57 to pass Ichiro Suzuki for the most in a single season by a Japanese-born player.

Brewers outfielder Sal Frelick injured his hip when he crashed into the right-field wall while trying to make a leaping catch Friday night and is set to undergo an MRI.

Marlins manager Skip Schumaker will miss the final two games of the season because of a health issue in his family, the team announced during Friday night's game.

- Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman didn't make the trip to Colorado for a three-game series against the Rockies to close out the regular season so he could rest a sore ankle.

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