Austin Riley's home run, Michael Harris' amazing catch rescues Braves in Game 2 of NLDS  —  Once again, it seemed the Atlanta Braves' regular season dominance was no match for the Philadelphia Phillies' playoff brilliance.  —  Yet down to their last four outs before falling into a hole …

Red Sox fire pitching coach Dave Bush and infield coach Carlos Febles  —  The Red Sox have fired pitching coach Dave Bush and third base coach/infield instructor Carlos Febles.  —  Bush had been the pitching coach since the 2020 season, following three years as a Red Sox minor league pitching coordinator.

Rangers slam way past O's, head home with 2-0 lead  —  Garver makes playoffs debut, hits second postseason grand slam in Texas' history  —  BALTIMORE — As the ball left Mitch Garver's bat, Leody Taveras — standing on third base after a leadoff walk — immediately threw his hands in the air.

Michael King aiming to keep spot in Yankees rotation after late-season taste  —  Last offseason, Michael King was finishing up his rehab for a fractured right elbow and then beginning a careful buildup for the season as a reliever.  —  This winter, he will be preparing to take on a full …

Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw pulled after allowing 6 runs in 1st inning  —  LOS ANGELES — The ball sailed into the air and Clayton Kershaw rested his hands on his knees, head down, legs slightly bent, back toward home plate, a painful, all-too-familiar sight in this place, at this time of year.

Astros part ways with assistant GM Bill Firkus, farm director Sara Goodrum  —  HOUSTON — The Astros have parted ways with assistant general manager Bill Firkus and farm director Sara Goodrum, The Athletic has learned, representing the first major front-office shakeup under first-year general manager Dana Brown.

Recent PlaysPhiAtl  —  Castellanos lined into a double play, center fielder Harris II to third baseman Riley to first baseman Olson, Harper out.  —  Top 9th  —  Realmuto flied out to center fielder Harris II.  —  Top 9th  —  Iglesias pitching.  —  Top 9th  —  Harper walked.  —  Top 9th

Japanese HS phenom Rintaro Sasaki skips NPB, will play NCAA baseball  —  Rintaro Sasaki, the Japanese high school career home run record holder, did not submit his application for the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) draft and has stated his intention to go to an American college to play baseball.

Does MLB's playoff format already need changes as higher seeds lose advantage?  —  The five-day layoff between the end of the regular season and start of the Division Series is not the reason the Baltimore Orioles trail the Texas Rangers, two games to none.  It is not the reason …

The radical calm of Bruce Bochy  —  BRUCE BOCHY SPEAKS in a low rumble, walks like his shoes are three sizes too small and prefers to talk about anything but himself.  He manages a baseball game as if there are actual human beings on the field and not just a collection of numbers designed to dictate all outcomes, big and small.

A pitching pothole KO'd the Cardinals.  Can they get up and back into ‘fight for titles’?  —  With his teammates all around him emptying their lockers and filling bags and boxes with gear this past Sunday — literally zipping and taping shut the baggage they'll carry from a failed season …

‘Just an embarrassment:’ Major League Baseball managers are grossly underpaid  —  LOS ANGELES − They are the face of the franchise.  —  They're the voice of the team, the representative of the organizational brand, the messenger to their fanbase, the ones who ultimately are responsible …

Arizona Diamondbacks face criticism for LA hotel stay amid ongoing labor dispute  —  A union of more than 32,000 hospitality workers criticized the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday for choosing to stay at a hotel facing a labor dispute and boycott.  —  UNITE HERE Local 11 is a union …