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Ranking 35 trades that shaped the Rays, Astros, Dodgers and Braves
From shrewd to shortsighted, we rate the deals that helped define MLB's final four.
MLB Playoffs Daily: Braves try to build on NLCS lead against Clayton Kershaw, Rays look to sink Astros
Atlanta's ninth-inning eruption puts L.A. on its heels, while Tampa Bay will try to keep Houston winless.
Walker Buehler's early exits trip up Dodgers' pitching plan for NLCS
L.A. needs innings from its starting pitchers throughout the NLCS. Are adjustments coming?
Passan: Inside MLB's plan to have fans in the stands for NLCS, World Series
In 2020, MLB played to audiences of cardboard cutouts. That changed Monday night in Arlington.
MLB Monday Takeaways: Braves get jump on Dodgers; Rays put Astros in 2-0 hole
Austin Riley hit a go-ahead homer in the ninth to lift Atlanta, while Manuel Margot was Tampa Bay's star at the plate and in the field.
MLB Monday Takeaways: Braves get jump on Dodgers
Austin Riley hit a go-ahead homer in the ninth to lift Atlanta over L.A. in Game 1.
MLB's first fans of 2020 see NLCS opener
Some 10,700 fans scattered around Globe Life Field for Game 1 of the NCLS between the Braves and Dodgers.
2021 MLB draft order set by 2020 standings
With no changes because of the shortened season, the Pirates will pick first, followed by the Rangers, Tigers and Red Sox.
Padres' Pham in 'good condition' after stabbing
Padres outfielder Tommy Pham is recovering from a stabbing during an altercation Sunday night in San Diego.
Rays' Margot sets tone with HR, stuns with catch
Manny Margot was the latest Rays player to step up during this postseason with his first-inning three-run homer and tumbling-over-the-wall catch in Monday's ALCS Game 2 win.
Baker says Altuve must 'flush' throwing errors
Astros second baseman Jose Altuve committed one of two gaffes in the first inning when he short-hopped an otherwise easy throw to first base. "You just hope he isn't getting the yips, because invariably they come in bunches," manager Dusty Baker said.
MLB Monday Takeaways: Margot, Rays put Astros in 2-0 ALCS hole
Manuel Margot provided the flash, but Tampa Bay's steady approach again wore down Houston in Game 2.
Manny being Manny: Margot makes early impact with amazing catch, homer
Manuel Margot got the Rays going with a first-inning three-run homer, then made a circus catch, flipping over a railing, in the second.
Baseball keeps losing legends in 2020, and Joe Morgan might have been the smallest and mightiest of them all
Six Hall of Famers have died in 2020. Joe Morgan, though only 5-foot-7, stood tall during his career. As Jim Palmer said about the legendary Cincinnati Reds teams: "They weren't the Big Red Machine until they got Joe Morgan."
Dodgers add LHP Wood to roster ahead of NLCS
The Dodgers are going with 15 pitchers in the NLCS by adding lefty Alex Wood to their roster ahead of Game 1 against the Braves.
Reds great, Hall of Fame 2B Morgan dies at 77
Hall of Fame second baseman and former Cincinnati Reds great Joe Morgan has died at 77.
White Sox part ways with manager Renteria
The White Sox have parted ways with manager Rick Renteria, who led the team to the playoffs for the first time since 2008.
Passan: Inside MLB's plan to have fans in the stands starting with NLCS opener
So far in 2020, baseball has been played to audiences of cardboard cutouts. That will change Monday night with Braves-Dodgers Game 1.
MLB Playoffs Daily: NLCS gets underway, Rays seek to expand ALCS lead
Walker Buehler takes the hill as the Dodgers aim to regain the pennant, and the Rays go for a 2-0 lead on the Astros.