7:52 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” HOUSTON — The walk-off home run Houston Astros slugger Yordan Álvarez hit to cap a wild come-from-behind victory in Game 1 of the American League Division Series on Tuesday called to mind
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4:46 PM ET ESPN News Services FORT WORTH, Texas — A former Los Angeles Angels employee was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison Tuesday for providing Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs the drugs that led to his overdose death in Texas. Eric Kay, dressed in an orange jumpsuit with handcuffs and leg shackles, didn’t react
7:21 PM ET ATLANTA — Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos called the postseason a “fresh start” for him after helping his team to a 7-6 victory over the Atlanta Braves in Game 1 of the National League Division Series on Tuesday. Castellanos, 30, had three hits and three RBI, plus a ninth-inning, diving catch in
4:09 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Toronto Blue Jays outfielder George Springer is awaiting clearance to travel after he suffered a concussion in his collision with shortstop Bo Bichette in Game 2 of the AL wild-card series against the Seattle Mariners on Saturday, general manager Ross Atkins said Tuesday. Atkins also revealed that Springer,
10:52 AM ET Philadelphia Phillies reliever David Robertson is out of the division series against the Atlanta Braves with a celebration injury. Manager Rob Thomson said Robertson strained his right calf jumping up in the air when Bryce Harper homered against the Cardinals in the last round. Phillies-Braves Game 1 is Tuesday afternoon in Atlanta.
2:32 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Craig Kimbrel, an eight-time All-Star with 394 career saves, was left off the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ initial postseason roster, a somewhat expected outcome given his season-long struggles in the ninth inning. The Dodgers are expected to go with a closer-by-committee this month, beginning with a National League Division Series
10:21 AM ET ESPN News Services Rookie Spencer Strider, who hasn’t pitched since Sept. 18 because of an oblique injury, has been included on the Atlanta Braves‘ roster prior to Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday. A decision on whether he will be used as a starter
11:55 AM ET NEW YORK — The Yankees finalized their American League Division Series roster and will take on the Cleveland Guardians without the services of infielder DJ LeMahieu. LeMahieu is still dealing with the lingering effects of the nagging toe inflammation that affected him throughout the second half, forcing manager Aaron Boone to leave
12:29 PM ET ESPN News Services Houston Astros reliever Phil Maton will not pitch again this postseason after breaking a bone in a finger on his pitching hand while punching his locker last week, he said Tuesday. Maton, who had a 3.84 ERA in 67 games this season, on Tuesday told reporters that he had
2:59 PM ET We’re down to eight teams in the 2022 postseason after four were eliminated this past weekend in MLB’s first-ever wild-card series weekend. Now it’s on to the league division series: four series, best-of-five, first team to win three advances. The Philadelphia Phillies will battle the defending champion Atlanta Braves in the first