Diamondbacks finish stunning sweep of Dodgers with historic inning: MLB playoffs highlights  —  Gabe Lacques Bob Nightengale Jesse Yomtov Scott BoeckUSA TODAY  —  PHOENIX - The Los Angeles Dodgers stood by and helplessly watched Wednesday night, too numb to cry, too stunned to scream, too despondent to show the slightest of emotion.

Steve Cohen on Mets: 'I've got to get this right'  —  Owner Steve Cohen has no regrets about the Mets' trade-deadline roster purge, even if it is now helping teams that were on the other end of such deals.  —  Take pitcher Justin Verlander, whom the Mets traded to the Astros in August for two outfield prospects.

Delaware photographer is behind iconic ‘Atta-boy, Harper’ photo  —  The story behind the “Atta-boy Harper” photo all begins with a freelance photographer from Bear, who is working for the Philadelphia Phillies.  —  After the Phillies 5-4 loss to the Atlanta Braves in Game 2 …

Yankees to ‘make some change’ after '23 struggles, owner says  —  NEW YORK — Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner says personnel changes are possible after three days of meetings last week that followed the team's worst season in three decades.  —  “We're going to be making some changes.

Astros close out Twins, setting up ALCS showdown vs. Rangers  —  MINNEAPOLIS — The Battle of Texas is on.  —  One day after the Texas Rangers locked down a spot in the American League Championship Series, the Houston Astros clinched their seventh consecutive ALCS bid with a 3-2 victory …

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.