Season ends for Cardinals, does an era?  Molina, Wainwright could be departing  —  SAN DIEGO — The Cardinals weren't 30 minutes into their offseason with months of inevitable, critical, and potentially dramatic changes still ahead, and manager Mike Shildt already had an idea of what he'd like to see at the start of the 2021 season.

What We Learned From MLB's Wild-Card Series  —  Baseball has finished its first round of the playoffs under its new expanded system for this year.  (Congratulations to everyone who lived through eight games in one day and lived to tell the tale.)  As has been the case with so much else this season …

Matt Klentak Steps Down As Phillies GM  —  4:11 pm: Team President Andy MacPhail, who was instrumental in Klentak's initial hiring, will remain in that position, Middleton confirmed to reporters (including Matt Breen of the Philadelphia Inquirer).  MacPhail will be involved in the search for the club's next GM, the owner added.

Ex-pro baseball player sought in woman's killing found dead  —  SCOTTSALE, Ariz. (AP) — A former professional baseball player sought in the shooting death of his ex-girlfriend in a Phoenix suburb was found dead Saturday of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the Grand Canyon, police said.