11:46 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Yankees reliever Aroldis Chapman has been ruled out for the American League Division Series after he skipped a mandatory workout, leading to a fine and likely ending the All-Star’s seven-year tenure with New York. The 34-year-old flamethrower probably would not have been on the 26-man roster for
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2:14 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Brian Cashman realizes Aaron Judge struck gold with his record-setting season, raising the price for the New York Yankees to keep their star slugger. In the hours before Opening Day, Judge rejected a contract that would have paid him $213.5 million over seven seasons from 2023 to
8:34 AM ET MLB’s first-ever wild-card series weekend concludes with just one Game 3: the San Diego Padres at New York Mets. The playoff field expanded to 12 teams for the 2022 postseason — four best-of-three series to determine which teams will advance to the ALDS (against the Houston Astros or the New York Yankees)
11:57 PM ET ST. LOUIS — Bryce Harper arrived at Busch Stadium early Saturday afternoon with a message for all of his Philadelphia Phillies teammates. He wanted them to know that this — the St. Louis Cardinals‘ magical season, the historic careers of Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina and, more specifically, the first-round wild-card series
1:46 AM ET NEW YORK — Mets ace Jacob deGrom couldn’t help but ponder his future on Saturday night. With free agency looming and the San Diego Padres taking Game 1 of the National League Wild Card Series, deGrom said he went into his start in Game 2 knowing that if he didn’t pitch well,
8:34 PM ET TORONTO — Fueled by an improbable comeback, the Seattle Mariners are into the American League Division Series with a 10-9 win on Saturday to complete a sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays in their AL Wild Card Series. The Mariners were down 8-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning before scoring
5:11 PM ET CLEVELAND — Cleveland‘s baseball franchise is back in the division series for the first time since 2018 after its two-game sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays in one of the American League wild-card affairs. The Guardians ended a marathon Game 2 with a walk-off solo home run by Oscar Gonzalez in the
8:09 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Toronto Blue Jays center fielder George Springer was carted off the field after he collided with shortstop Bo Bichette in the eighth inning of their playoff game against the Seattle Mariners on Saturday. With two out and the bases loaded, J.P. Crawford hit a blooper into shallow center
2:05 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Justin Verlander will start Game 1 of the American League Division Series for the Astros on Tuesday. It was a forgone conclusion the AL Cy Young Award frontrunner will start that game, and manager Dusty Baker made it official Saturday. The worked out at Minute Maid Park as
7:00 AM ET MLB’s first-ever wild-card series weekend is in full swing. And as many as four teams could be sent packing today. As the playoff field expands to 12 teams for the 2022 postseason, four best-of-three series will determine which teams will advance to the ALDS (against either the Houston Astros or the New