Early homers raise a ruckus, send Phillies toward win in NLCS Game 1  —  PHILADELPHIA — There was quite an echo in Citizens Bank Park on Monday.  —  It began early, with two Phillies smacking home runs on the first five pitches they saw, thereby raising a ruckus in the crowd of 45,396.

Red Sox's search for head of baseball ops narrows as notable names decline to interview  —  In the past two weeks, the Boston Red Sox's search for a new head of baseball operations has run into multiple roadblocks as notable candidates including Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes …

Kim Ng won't return to Marlins in 2024: What to make of GM's shocking departure  —  Less than two weeks after the Marlins' return to the postseason, shocking news came out of Miami on Monday that general manager Kim Ng will not return to the club in 2024.  Here's what you need to know:

Texas Rangers outlast Houston Astros, take 2-0 ALCS lead  —  HOUSTON — You hear it so often at playoff time that the words take on the form of the cliche: The team that wins the big moments wins in the postseason.  —  For two games over two nights in the ALCS, and for seven games since the playoffs began …

Alyssa Nakken formally interviews for Giants' managerial position, makes history again  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Alyssa Nakken made history in 2020 when she became the first woman appointed to a Major League Baseball coaching staff.  Now she's making history again.

Guess who washed up just in time for Friday the 13th?  It's angler fish #2 at Crystal Cove State Park!  —  In May of 2021 the same species of angler fish, Pacific Football Fish, was found onshore by a park visitor creating quite the buzz.  😮 Two years later the same species of fish …

Inside PL Dubois' decisions, ambitions and how he landed in Los Angeles  —  PL Dubois forced his way out of two NHL organizations before his 25th birthday.  He's been part of two blockbuster trades, both at his request, and he knows that it's upset some people.