9:01 PM ET David Wright made his first appearance in the major leagues for the New York Mets since 2016 as a pinch hitter on Friday night. Wright, who is retiring at the end of the season, jumped on the first pitch from Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Urena and grounded out to third base in
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9:32 PM ET CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs can rightfully be confident about their upcoming postseason run based on three simple words. Actually, they’re names. Names that qualify as pitching royalty in the current era of baseball: Jon Lester, Kyle Hendricks, Cole Hamels. The trio can add to their distinguished résumés simply by pitching as
7:30 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson continues to make progress in his recovery from a partially torn ligament in his left hand, and the team is cautiously optimistic he will be ready to return by the start of the National League Division Series next week, manager Brian Snitker told reporters Friday.
6:14 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — Orioles first baseman Chris Davis has evidently put an end to one of the worst seasons in major league history. Every baseball season has its surprises. But this year’s plot twists were, well, particularly surprising. Just ask Jacob deGrom. And Max Muncy. And the Baltimore Orioles. And …
12:13 PM ET New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge will finish the regular season as the best-selling jersey in baseball for the second straight season based on sales on MLB.com. The list, set to be released Friday by Major League Baseball and the union, has Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve finishing second, followed by
11:23 AM ET CHICAGO — This time, Melisa Reidy-Russell was ready to talk. The former wife of Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell, who recently opened up in a blog post about alleged abuse at the hands of her ex-husband, has spoken to league investigators regarding the alleged abuse as Russell awaits his fate on paid
6:49 AM ET Three games left and we still have two divisions at stake, one wild card in the National League, plus the entire seeding in the NL. The American League is easy. The only thing to decide is home-field advantage for the wild-card game. The New York Yankees are one win or one Oakland
1:37 AM ET CHICAGO — If the upcoming weekend plays out for the Chicago Cubs like the beginning of the week did — and the way much of the season has gone, for that matter — then the Cubs will look down-and-out at some point before dusting themselves off to take their third consecutive NL
11:44 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Jon Lester combined with three relievers on a four-hitter, David Bote hit an early two-run triple and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 on Thursday night to open a one-game NL Central lead over Milwaukee heading into the final weekend of the season. A day after
9:49 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — The Houston Astros aren’t going to simply go through the motions while closing out the regular season. Houston’s game against the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night was postponed by rain, the 54th postponement in the major leagues this year. That is the most since 58 in 1989, the