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MLB “Big Spender” is the theme music for baseball’s final four. The New York Mets, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers are in the League Championship Series with the sport’s top three payrolls, joined by Cleveland at No. 23. Mets have sport’s top payroll at $332 million US, followedContinue Reading

MLB Lane Thomas hit a grand slam off Tarik Skubal and Cleveland beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3 on Saturday in Game 5 of their AL Division Series, moving the Guardians into another postseason matchup against the Yankees. Cleveland will meet New York in ALCS; Game 1 is Monday in theContinue Reading

The Los Angeles Dodgers shelled out $1 billion US for Japanese talent in the off-season and it’s paying off in the playoffs. Yoshinobu Yamamoto outduelled Yu Darvish in a historic post-season matchup of Japanese-born starters, and the Dodgers got home runs from Kike Hernandez and Teoscar Hernandez to beat the SanContinue Reading

Gerrit Cole pitched like a postseason ace Thursday night, holding the Kansas City Royals to a single run over seven innings and sending the New York Yankees to a 3-1 victory that put them back in the American League Championship Series. The six-time All-Star scattered six hits and struck outContinue Reading

MLB·ROUNDUP The Tampa Bay Rays said it may take weeks to fully assess how much damage was done to Tropicana Field, which saw its roof ripped to shreds by the force of Hurricane Milton as the deadly storm barrelled across much of Florida. 1st responders slated to use stadium asContinue Reading

MLB·ROUNDUP Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson each drove in a run, and six pitchers combined to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 3-0 win over Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday and a 2-1 lead in their AL Division Series. Greene, Torkelson drive in runs, 6 pitchers combine to shut out ClevelandContinue Reading

MLB·New Pete Alonso launched another homer off Aaron Nola, and Sean Manaea took a two-hit shutout into the eighth inning as the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2 on Tuesday in Game 3 of their NL Division Series. New York pitcher carries 2-hit shutout into 8th frame; MetsContinue Reading

MLB Luis Tiant, the charismatic Cuban with a horseshoe mustache and mesmerizing windup who pitched the Red Sox to the brink of a World Series championship and himself to the doorstep of the Hall of Fame, has died. He was 83. Son of Negro Leagues star had 19 complete gamesContinue Reading

MLB·ROUNDUP Kerry Carpenter hit a three-run homer off Cleveland’s All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase in the ninth inning, and the Detroit Tigers stunned the Guardians 3-0 in Game 2 on Monday to even their AL Division Series at one game apiece. Perez’s homer sparks 4-run inning as Royals even series withContinue Reading