3:11 PM ET With one week left in the baseball season, there are still six teams whose 2019 win totals have yet to be decided. Among them include teams vying for playoff spots in the Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago Cubs, New York Mets and Washington Nationals. The Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox won’t make the
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6:57 AM ET Stefano FusaroESPN HOUSTON — During the Little League World Series, it became commonplace to see All-Star third baseman Alex Bregman in the Houston Astros‘ clubhouse, cheering on Team Louisiana with the same exuberance and energy the Little League champions showed on the field. Once they lifted the trophy, the former LSU Tiger
11:59 AM ET Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost has announced he will retire at the end of the season. Yost, 65, steps down as the winningest manager in franchise history with 744 victories. He also led the Royals to a World Series championship in 2015, the franchise’s second. Since that title year, though, the
11:19 PM ET CHICAGO — There was a time when the sight of rain at a Chicago Cubs game would elicit a smile and bring back a happy memory. After all, rain is associated with the team’s 2016 World Series championship, as much as anything that went down in their Game 7 victory over the
7:10 AM ET The final week! A good time for 10 questions … What’s left to play for? The Cardinals’ four-game sweep of the Cubs at Wrigley — just the second time in MLB history that a team lost a four-game series at home with all four losses by one run — did a lot
7:36 PM ET CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs keep making history, just not the kind they want, as their season continues to fade away. On Sunday, they became just the second team in 100 years to get swept at home in a four game series and lose all four by a single run. They also
7:02 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Kansas City has become Major League Baseball’s fourth 100-loss team this season, matching the major league record. The Royals were defeated 12-8 by the AL Central-leading Minnesota Twins on Sunday, joining the Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers and Miami Marlins as clubs with 100 defeats. The only other season
5:56 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Paul Goldschmidt hit a tiebreaking double in the ninth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals clinched a playoff spot by rallying past the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Sunday for their first four-game sweep at Wrigley Field in almost a century. NL Central-leading St. Louis qualified for the postseason
6:19 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — George Springer hit a career-high three homers, Justin Verlander posted his MLB-leading 20th win and the Houston Astros clinched their third straight AL West title in grand fashion, routing the Los Angeles Angels 13-5 on Sunday. A crowd at Minute Maid Park that was cheering from Verlander’s first
4:07 PM ET Minnesota Twins designated hitter Nelson Cruz hit the 400th home run of his career on Sunday. The 412-foot shot to right-center in the fourth inning against the Kansas City Royals also was the 40th for Cruz this season, his first with the Twins. Cruz becomes the 10th Dominican-born player to reach 400