2023 MLB playoffs live updates, scores: Twins try to sweep Blue Jays, Rangers eliminate Rays  —  Scott Boeck Gabe Lacques Bob Nightengale Jesse YomtovUSA TODAY  —  The Texas Rangers became the first team to advance in the 2023 Major League Baseball playoffs, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 7-1 …

Dbacks MLB Wild Card updates: Pavin Smith on roster, Gabriel Moreno to hit 5th  —  The Arizona Diamondbacks return to postseason play for the first time since 2017 with this week's NL Wild Card series at Milwaukee.  The best-of-three series starts on Tuesday with Game 1 at 4:08 p.m., shown by ESPN2.

Angels GM Perry Minasian takes the blame for dismal season  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Manager Phil Nevin wasn't the reason for the Los Angeles Angels' massively disappointing season, general manager Perry Minasian says.  —  Nevin was simply the face of their latest failure …

Morgan State shooting: Search continues for suspect after 5 wounded, none critically, on Baltimore campus  —  Five young people, including four Morgan State University students, were shot Tuesday night on the institution's campus in Northeast Baltimore, disrupting the school's homecoming week festivities.

Sources: Diamondbacks sign General Manager Mike Hazen to extension  —  MILWAUKEE — The Diamondbacks have extended the contract of Mike Hazen, locking up their general manager to a deal that is guaranteed through 2028 with a club option for an additional year, according to sources.

‘Did he flip us off?’  Phillies Nick Castellanos reveals which finger he gave his teammates  —  PHILADELPHIA − Nick Castellanos hit a double down the left field line in the fourth inning, and he was so excited that he looked back to his Phillies teammates on the dugout railing cheering him on ... and gave them the finger?

'We're moving on': Padres keeping both Bob Melvin and A.J. Preller as they turn attention to offseason  —  (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune)  —  A.J. Preller talks about working with Bob Melvin, challenges ahead in offseason as Padres look to ‘be in October every year’

Detroit Tigers icon Miguel Cabrera finishes 21-year MLB career with ‘a dream come true’  —  Miguel Cabrera put on a first baseman's glove in the dugout.  —  He jogged to onto the field all by himself.  —  Cabrera wasn't alone, though.  He had more than 41,000 fans on their feet for him, cheering for him, saying thank you to him.

JSerra product Royce Lewis overcomes injuries to become a key piece for Twins  —  The No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 draft, Lewis tore his ACL twice, each time requiring a year-long rehab.  He's blossomed in the majors this year, hitting four grand slams and helping Minnesota to a division title.