6:00 PM ET Can the Los Angeles Dodgers win their first World Series since 1988? Will the Houston Astros or the New York Yankees come out of the American League. Or will a team like the Minnesota Twins or the Atlanta Braves surprise in October? The complete schedule, with game times and broadcast networks, is
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6:13 PM ET ESPN News Services The St. Louis Cardinals clinched the NL Central on the final day of the regular season Sunday, routing the Chicago Cubs 9-0 to secure their first division title since 2015. Manager Mike Shildt and the Cardinals began the day with a one-game lead over Milwaukee but used Jack Flaherty‘s
12:59 PM ET From savior to saying goodbye, the Joe Maddon story in Chicago has had all the elements of a good drama — but it doesn’t have the happiest of endings for the manager who was in the dugout for the most successful stretch in franchise history, highlighted by the Cubs‘ 2016 World Series
1:00 PM ET The Chicago Cubs are moving on from Joe Maddon, the manager who led them to their first World Series title in 108 years, team president Theo Epstein and Maddon announced Sunday. Maddon, 65, is officially a free agent after the Cubs missed the postseason for the first time in five years. A
2:06 PM ET The Pittsburgh Pirates fired manager Clint Hurdle on Sunday. The NL Central-worst Pirates fired the 62-year-old Hurdle after a 69-92 record, the franchise’s worst since 2010 (57-105). Hurdle had two years remaining on his contract. He had been the third-longest-tenured manager in the majors, behind only the retiring Bruce Bochy of the
11:51 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Milwaukee closer Josh Hader gave up a tying home run with two outs in the ninth inning and the Brewers lost to Colorado 3-2 in the 10th Saturday night, preventing them from catching St. Louis atop the NL Central. The Brewers will go into Sunday’s regular-season finale one
10:29 PM ET ESPN News Services Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander reached a pair of milestones Saturday night, becoming the 18th major league pitcher to reach 3,000 career strikeouts and the 19th in the modern era (since 1900) to record 300 strikeouts in a season. Verlander, 36, entered Saturday night’s game against the Los Angeles
8:25 PM ET New York Mets star first baseman Pete Alonso hit his 53rd home run of the season Saturday, breaking Aaron Judge‘s record for most homers by a rookie in one season. Alonso hit a solo shot in his second at-bat against Atlanta Braves right-hander Mike Foltynewicz. Judge hit 52 home runs in 2017
7:36 PM ET Infielder Miguel Rojas will serve as player-manager for the Miami Marlins on Sunday, in their season finale against the Philadelphia Phillies. Rojas, 30 agreed to a two-year, $10.5 million contract extension with the Marlins last week. At a news conference announcing the extension, manager Don Mattingly teared up talking about Rojas’ character,
7:10 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — While the Los Angeles Dodgers kept raising their win total, Hyun-Jin Ryu continued to lower his ERA. With one game left in the regular season, they’re both in good position. Ryu secured the major league ERA title at 2.32 with seven sharp innings and the Dodgers matched