11:26 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” WASHINGTON, D.C. — It doesn’t usually happen like this. October is the month in which misfortune attaches itself to the Washington Nationals. They are the ones who lose in the postseason in
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8:48 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Braves left-hander Dallas Keuchel will face Cardinals right-hander Miles Mikolas in Game 1 of the National League Division Series on Thursday night. Each team announced its starting pitcher on Tuesday. Keuchel, who has nine career postseason starts, went 8-8 with a 3.75 ERA in 19 starts after signing
4:10 PM ET A Houston furniture salesman, attempting to mitigate millions of dollars in potential refunds from a promotion, placed one of the largest bets ever taken by a U.S. bookmaker on Tuesday at a Mississippi sportsbook. Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale, owner of Gallery Furniture in Houston, bet $3.5 million on the Astros to win
4:22 PM ET The Los Angeles Angels, shortly removed from firing Brad Ausmus as their manager, let go of Doug White as their pitching coach, the team announced Tuesday. White, like Ausmus, was in his first year as an on-field coach for the Angels, and he oversaw a pitching staff that generally underperformed, particularly in
4:22 PM ET The decision to fire Brad Ausmus after only one season was reached “collectively,” Los Angeles Angels general manager Billy Eppler said, contradicting a widely held belief that it was an owner-driven choice at least partly inspired by the possibility of wooing Joe Maddon. Eppler spoke via conference call Tuesday, one day after
3:09 PM ET ESPN News Services Left-hander Sean Manaea, undefeated since returning in September from offseason surgery, will get the start for the host Oakland Athletics on Wednesday in the American League wild-card game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Manaea has pitched in five games since returning from surgery on his left shoulder, going 4-0
2:47 PM ET The Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday fired hitting coach Turner Ward after just one season. The Reds were a disappointment on offense in 2018, finishing 12th in the National League in runs scored (701), OPS (.736) and on-base percentage (.315) and 10th in slugging percentage (.422). “Speaking for the organization, I want to
7:00 AM ET Playoff baseball is finally here! If the start of October baseball doesn’t get you excited, how about kicking off the postseason Tuesday with Max Scherzer facing the hottest team in the majors? What’s on tap The most important thing of the day: The Nationals are a popular pick as the National League
8:00 AM ET Young players are dominating baseball like never before — and this October presents a chance for a new group of rising stars to make their mark on the MLB postseason. From an NL MVP hopeful in Los Angeles to a pinstriped infielder who reminds us of a certain Yankees shortstop icon, we
3:19 AM ET ESPN News Services After a ninth consecutive losing season, San Diego Padres executive chairman and co-owner Ron Fowler said he has had enough. Fowler said at the team’s annual Social Summit on Monday that “heads will roll, beginning with mine” if the Padres don’t turn it around next season, and he called