3:42 AM ET NEW YORK — Get ready, America, whether you wanted it or not. Call it Red Sox-Yankees III if so desired, the long-awaited follow-up to the epic American League Championship Series battles of 2003 and 2004. Or maybe that’s going too far. After all, that was a generation ago in baseball years, and
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3:03 AM ET Associated Press BOSTON — For a team that finished with the best record in baseball — setting a franchise record for victories along the way — the Red Sox sure have a lot of questions about their bullpen. If their monster home runs in New York’s wild-card win are any indication, the
11:52 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts dismissed the significance of not turning to his longtime ace, Clayton Kershaw, in the postseason opener, citing instead the strategic element involved in giving Kershaw and Hyun-Jin Ryu an equal amount of rest. Welcome to October, when it takes talent and some postseason
11:01 PM ET The Atlanta Braves will start veteran right-handed pitcher Anibal Sanchez in Game 2 of the National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, manager Brian Snitker confirmed. For some, just getting here is enough. For others, it’s World Series or bust. We rank the postseason teams based on their need to
6:14 PM ET Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell said Wednesday that Game 1 of the National League Division Series will be a bullpen day, but he hasn’t decided which of his relievers will open against the Colorado Rockies on Thursday. Counsell said the Brewers have been moving away from the idea of starters and relievers
4:20 PM ET Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell, amid domestic violence allegations, has been suspended 40 games by Major League Baseball, it was announced Wednesday. Russell has denied the allegations. He was placed on administrative leave Sept. 21, after his ex-wife, Melisa Reidy, reiterated claims of domestic abuse. Russell was not on the wild-card roster
4:00 PM ET Recency bias should not apply to Buck Showalter. If it did, Showalter would be remembered as the manager who was responsible for one of the most putrid seasons in baseball history, a campaign in which the Orioles lost a franchise-record 7,149 games (give or take). If it did, he’d be remembered as
9:20 PM ET CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon will return for a fifth season despite his team losing the National League Central tiebreaker and NL wild-card games on back-to-back days this week, team president Theo Epstein said Wednesday. The Cubs’ Addison Russell, who has denied allegations, will not appeal a 40-game ban for
9:25 PM ET ESPN News Services A franchise-record 115 losses were too many for Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter and executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette to keep their jobs. His run ended with a 115-loss swoon. But he did more for the Orioles than almost any other skipper not named Earl Weaver.
1:01 PM ET A franchise-record 115 losses were apparently too many for Buck Showalter to keep his job. The 62-year-old manager will not return to the Baltimore Orioles in 2019 after nine seasons leading the team, a source confirmed to ESPN. None were worse than 2018, as Baltimore went 47-115 and became just the fifth