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Padres roll as Fernando Tatis Jr. marks playoff return with HR — SAN DIEGO — Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a towering two-run homer on his first playoff swing in four years and Michael King struck out 12 in his first postseason start as the Padres beat rookie AJ Smith-Shawver and the Braves 4 …
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Mets continue wild ride with 8-4 win over Brewers in playoff opener — MILWAUKEE — Mark Vientos hit a tiebreaking, two-run single during a five-run outburst in the fifth inning as the indefatigable New York Mets continued their thrilling week by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 8-4 in an NL Wild Card Series opener Tuesday.
Jack Sommers / Sports Illustrated:
D-backs' Clubhouse Reaction to Being Eliminated from Postseason — It was a disappointing ending to what could have been another run in the playoffs. Instead the Diamondbacks are heading home. — Just like the lights went out on the Arizona Diamondbacks season Monday afternoon …
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Paul Newberry / Associated Press:
Mets win wild doubleheader opener, Braves take Game 2 as both teams reach playoffs
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Aaron Schmidt / Arizona Sports:
Diamondbacks' Ken Kendrick ‘disappointed’ with how MLB handled Mets-Braves situation
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Anthony Franco / MLB Trade Rumors:
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.
ESPN:
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.
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MLB Legend Pete Rose Dead At 83 — PETE ROSE DEAD AT 83 … 6:55 PM PT — Major League Baseball released a statement following the passing of Pete Rose ... extending their condolences to Rose's family, friends and friends “who admired his greatness, grit and determination on the field of play.”
ESPN:
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 …
Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Chaim Bloom to take over as Cardinals president of baseball ops in 2026 — The St. Louis Cardinals are making major changes to their front office — but not until after the 2025 season, team owner and CEO Bill DeWitt Jr. announced Monday during his end-of-year news conference.
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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 …
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Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
MLB announces changes to uniforms for All-Star Game, regular season — Major League Baseball will make two changes related to its uniforms over the course of the next two seasons, the league announced on Monday. The first change will have players return to wearing their primary home …
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
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 …
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Alex Weiner / Arizona Sports:
Jordan Montgomery signing was a ‘horrible decision,’ D-backs owner Ken Kendrick says — The Arizona Diamondbacks aggressively looked to bolster a roster that reached the 2023 World Series last offseason, and some of those moves paid dividends and others fell flat.
