DBacks tie series with Phillies behind raucous home crowd  —  Torey Lovullo said he didn't care whether his team was playing on the moon after the Diamondbacks were smothered by the Philadelphia Phillies and their raucous home crowd in the first two games of the National League Championship Series earlier …

Contemporary Baseball Era Committee Candidates Announced  —  (COOPERSTOWN, NY) - The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum today announced the eight-person ballot that will be considered by its Contemporary Baseball Era Committee for Managers/Executives/Umpires for Hall of Fame election for the Class of 2024.

Alex Rodriguez was ‘not happy’ when Yankees gave Joey Gallo No. 13, wants number retired  —  Alex Rodriguez admitted to Evan and Tiki on Thursday that he didn't love the sight of Joey Gallo wearing his No. 13 in Yankee pinstripes when the Yankees acquired Gallo at the 2021 trade deadline.

Jose Altuve, in 100th playoff game, sparks Astros in Game 4 win  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Jose Altuve became the seventh player in baseball history to play in 100 career postseason games Thursday night, a product of additional rounds but also, mostly, an indication of the Houston Astros' prolonged success.

Perfect no more, Rangers suddenly face ALCS test: ‘Nobody said it was gonna be easy’  —  ARLINGTON, Texas - Through three series and seven games, the Texas Rangers' best strategy was simply not to lose.  —  Now, before dusting off the maxim that you do, in fact, play to win the game …

Why the Red Sox are targeting Cubs executive Craig Breslow for a top job at Fenway Park  —  The Chicago Cubs expected that Craig Breslow would be poached to run another major-league team at some point.  The Cubs also understood that Breslow, a rising executive with a Yale degree and a World Series ring …

Burt Young, ‘Rocky’ Actor Who Played Complex Tough Guys, Dies at 83  —  A former boxer from the streets of Queens, he became a scene stealer with his portrayals of mobsters, cops and working men with soul.  —  Burt Young, a burly Queens-bred actor who leveraged a weary gravitas …

MLB playoffs 2023: How Lovullo and Hazen's bond has endured  —  PHOENIX — NICOLE HAZEN just wanted it to feel like Christmas.  It was the winter of 2020, six months after she had suffered a seizure that uncovered a cancerous brain tumor, and Nicole was seeking reminders of her festive childhood holidays in the Cleveland suburbs.