Mitchell hits tiebreaking HR in the 8th, Chourio goes deep twice and Brewers rally past Mets 5-3  —  MILWAUKEE — Jackson Chourio tied the game in the eighth with his second homer of the night and Garrett Mitchell delivered a two-run shot later in the inning to give the Milwaukee Brewers …

Bobby Witt Jr. delivers in playoff debut as Royals blank Orioles in AL wild-card opener  —  Witt drives in the only run to back Cole Ragans' six sharp innings and help Kansas City return from a nine-year postseason absence with a 1-0 road win  —  BALTIMORE — As Bobby Witt Jr. prepared …

Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2025  —  Matt Swartz has created a model to project salaries for arbitration eligible players, which we've been publishing at MLB Trade Rumors for 14 years.  —  In the baseball industry, teams and agents determine arbitration salaries by identifying comparable players.

Diamond Sports Group won't carry 11 MLB teams in 2025  —  Diamond Sports Group, the bankrupt operator of Bally Sports channels, said it will stop broadcasting games in 2025 for 11 of the 12 Major League Baseball teams it currently televises.  —  Diamond announced the decision Wednesday in court …

Embattled MLB legend Pete Rose, all-time hits leader, dies at 83  —  Pete Rose, the all-time hits leader who was banned from baseball for betting on the sport, has died at age 83, the medical examiner in Clark County, Nevada, confirmed to ABC News on Monday.  —  Rose was found by a family member.

Altuve urges Astros: Time to pay Bregman back, ‘make him stay’  —  HOUSTON — Jose Altuve hugged Alex Bregman in the aftermath of the Houston Astros' sudden elimination Wednesday afternoon and assured his longtime teammate, a pending free agent, “You're coming back.”  —  “Now,” Altuve said, “it's time to make it happen.”

‘Bothered, frustrated’ Joe Musgrove exits playoff start with elbow tightness  —  The Padres could have to do this without Joe Musgrove.  —  Wednesday's victory over the Braves punched the Padres ticket to the NLDS against the Dodgers, but Musgrove walking off the mound in the fourth inning …

Aces' quest to threepeat hits 2-0 hole vs Liberty while Sun and Lynx are split in WNBA playoffs  —  The Las Vegas Aces and Connecticut Sun head home with two very different feelings after the opening two games of their playoff semifinals series.  The Aces are trying to save their season …

Skubal in Cy form, leads Tigers by Astros in AL wild card  —  HOUSTON — The fastball torments, the changeup perplexes and the slider befuddles.  But what separates Tarik Skubal — and what made his Detroit Tigers teammates confident the success of his incredible regular season …

MLB shows 1st back-to-back attendance increase since 2011-12  —  NEW YORK — Major League Baseball's average attendance rose 0.9% this season, increasing in consecutive years for the first time since 2011-12.  —  MLB drew 71.35 million fans over 2,413 gates for an average of 29,568 …