10:57 PM ET In a video that surfaced online Wednesday night, St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Shildt can be seen giving a fiery, expletive-filled speech to his team in the locker room following a win over the Atlanta Braves in Game 5 of the National League Division Series. “The [Braves] started some s—. We finished
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9:10 PM ET Atlanta Braves catcher Brian McCann said Wednesday he is retiring after 15 major league seasons. McCann, 35, revealed his plans after Atlanta’s 13-1 loss to St. Louis in the decisive Game 5 of its National League Division Series. “This is it for me,” he told reporters in the locker room, saying he
4:16 PM ET ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves took action to “reduce the Tomahawk Chop” for Game 5 of the National League Division Series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday. The decision was a response to recent concerns voiced by Cardinals reliever Ryan Helsley, who is a member of the Cherokee Nation and expressed
6:03 PM ET ATLANTA — Fans were barely in their seats for the decisive fifth game of the National League Division Series before the St. Louis Cardinals made history, becoming the first team to score 10 runs in the first inning of a postseason game en route to a 13-1 win. The double-digit output against
Kiké Hernandez was a surprising addition to this lineup, but Dave Roberts likes his defense in left field with a flyball pitcher on the mound and trusted him against a right-hander. He has rewarded his manager with a diving catch in left field and a solo homer. Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff Writer23m ago
12:42 PM ET The firing of Dave Dombrowski as Boston’s head of baseball operations has created an opening that will likely be filled by an experienced executive from another organization. But it is also seemingly spurring a wave of contract extensions for officials who might otherwise be interesting to the Red Sox. Last month, Arizona’s
12:36 PM ET ESPN News Services The Minnesota Twins are expected to exercise a $12 million contract option for slugger Nelson Cruz in the next few days, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Buster Olney on Wednesday. Cruz, a 39-year-old designated hitter, was seen by players and staffers as having a positive influence on the clubhouse this
12:13 PM ET Atlanta Braves outfielder Adam Duvall will start in Game 5 of the NLDS against the St. Louis Cardinals after coming off the bench in each of the first four games of the series. Duvall, who leads the Braves with 5 RBIs in the series, will bat sixth and start in left field
7:00 AM ET Two teams will move on to the National League Championship Series, and two teams will be sent home from the MLB playoffs on Wednesday. Will the Dodgers avoid a shocking loss at the hands of the Nationals? Who will have the last laugh as the Cardinals and Braves finish off a drama-filled
8:00 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Walker Buehler‘s bravado is as discernible as it is distinguished — but his first two encounters with Clayton Kershaw made him uncommonly uneasy. The first took place in the summer of 2015, shortly after the Los Angeles Dodgers selected him in the first round, when Buehler paid his first