The Past Doesn't Matter for Athletics, White Sox as They Gear Up for Wild Card Collision  —  The Oakland A's and the Chicago White Sox play baseball at a high level, but going into Game 1 of the American League wild card series, they don't have much in common beyond that.  —  The Sox crush the ball.

Shoemaker starts Game 1 for Blue Jays  —  Ryu set for Game 2 and if needed, Walker in Game 3  —  In what might be the most surprising move of their season, the Blue Jays are starting Matt Shoemaker — not ace Hyun Jin Ryu — in Game 1 of the Wild Card Series against the Tampa Bay Rays today.

MLB Playoffs Daily: Baseball's biggest postseason party ever is here  —  Sixteen teams are still standing for the expanded 2020 MLB playoffs after a thrilling finish to the 60-game regular season.  As the postseason starts up with a four-pack of American League matchups on Tuesday …

Astros Sign Yuli Gurriel To One-Year Extension  —  11:10am: Gurriel will earn $250K upon reaching 300 and 350 plate appearances, tweets The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal.  He'll also earn $350K for reaching 400 and 450 plate appearances as well as $400K for reaching 500 and 550 plate appearances.

Derek Jeter Is Back in the Postseason With a Whole New Perspective  —  Jeter played 158 playoff games as a Yankee.  This week, he'll experience his first as the Marlins' chief executive: “It's completely different, because you have no control whatsoever.”  —  The chief executive …

Can Yankees Survive and Advance in Postseason Without Home Run Ball?  —  NEW YORK — In the clubhouse after an 11-4 win over the Marlins on Saturday, snapping a modest three-game losing streak, Yankees' infielder Tyler Wade picked up his cell phone and began scrolling through his notifications.

Injured Josh Donaldson Not on Twins' Roster for AL Wild Card Series  —  Twins third baseman Josh Donaldson is not on the team's roster for the American League wild card series against the Astros due to a calf injury.  —  The AL Central winners released their 28-man roster hours before the series begins at Target Field on Tuesday.

Mets season ends with well-earned last-place finish  —  That's all, folks.  —  The Amazin's final game of the year aptly summarized how unreliable their starting pitchers were in the 60-game sprint.  And the final result of those pitching woes, a 15-5 loss to the Nationals on Sunday, put the Mets in the National League East basement.

Ron Roenicke won't be Boston Red Sox manager next season  —  The Boston Red Sox announced Sunday that Ron Roenicke would not return as the team's manager for the 2021 season, with a search for a new skipper beginning immediately.  —  Roenicke took over as interim manager in February following …

MLB Mock Draft  —  Barring a tweak in the draft order process from commissioner Rob Manfred given the shortened 2020 season, we now know what the 2021 draft order looks like.  —  While most eyes are looking toward the playoffs, here at Baseball America we're constantly looking ahead to the draft.

Braves lose finale to Red Sox, finish 35-25  —  The Braves might have MLB's best offensive duo in Freddie Freeman and Marcell Ozuna, both of whom made MVP and even triple crown pushes across the truncated season.  —  Ozuna homered in Sunday's regular-season finale, which the Braves lost 9-1 …