12:30 AM ET Jose Altuve‘s walkoff home run sent the Houston Astros to the World Series on Saturday night and also clinched the AL Championship Series MVP for the veteran second baseman. Altuve’s two-run shot with two outs in the ninth inning off New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman gave the Astros a 6-4 Game
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10:18 PM ET HOUSTON — Houston Astros reliever Ryan Pressly said he expects to be ready for the World Series after right knee discomfort forced him from Game 6 of the ALCS on Saturday night. Pressly said the pain he experienced was due to breaking scar tissue in his knee. Pressly had arthroscopic surgery on
8:00 AM ET The demise of the New York Yankees can be traced to a conference room at the old Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee, where baseball’s barons met in 2011 to realign divisions, expand the postseason and approve the $615 million sale of the Houston Astros to Jim Crane, who was awarded the club, at
4:43 PM ET ESPN News Services The Astros will open Game 6 of the AL Championship Series with right-hander Brad Peacock on the mound Saturday night, while the New York Yankees will counter with righty Chad Green in a matchup of bullpens in Houston. The Astros lead the best-of-seven series, 3-2. Giancarlo Stanton is not
2:34 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” NEW YORK — It’s just like any other day, and it’s nothing like any other day. As the New York Yankees and Houston Astros packed their gear and headed to the airport
8:00 AM ET On the edge of elimination, a game away from having to say, “Wait ’til next year,” the New York Yankees have forced a Game 6 in the American League Championship Series against the Houston Astros. And now, anybody who had their World Series plans already mapped out might just need to wait
1:20 AM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. NEW YORK — The New York Yankees will live to play another day in the American League Championship Series after a bit of first-inning magic secured a 4-1 victory over the Houston Astros in Game 5 to send the
11:25 PM ET NEW YORK — Houston Astros manager AJ Hinch had not formulated his full pitching plan for Game 6 of the American League Championship Series when he sat at the podium for his postgame news conference on Friday. But he did shed light on the pitcher everyone was wondering about: Astros ace Gerrit
6:21 PM ET Major League Baseball is in negotiations with its 160 minor league teams about efforts to “reorganize elements of the system” that could reduce the number of affiliated teams from 160 to 120, according to reports. The current agreement between MLB and the minor league teams — called the Professional Baseball Agreement —
3:21 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. NEW YORK — The Yankees have Giancarlo Stanton back in the lineup for what could be their final game of the postseason. Stanton is the team’s starting designated hitter and will hit cleanup in Game 5 of the American