Phillies put tumultuous week behind them to punch playoff ticket  —  PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies celebrated.  —  They popped champagne and beer bottles, smoked cigars and blared music in the home clubhouse on Sunday evening at Citizens Bank Park.  It felt cathartic.  It represented a fresh start.

Why 60 games is magic number in MLB's imminent lockout |  Nightengale's Notebook  —  A growing number of executives believe that the 2027 Major League Baseball season will begin around Memorial Day weekend next year considering that if 60 or more games are cancelled next season …

Michael Wacha reaches career milestone, but Royals fall to Guardians at The K  —  Key Takeaways  —  AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom.  — Michael Wacha topped 200 innings for the first time in his 14-year career.  — Wacha was the first Royals starter with 200 innings since Seth Lugo in 2024.

Trump administration considers building baseball park in Grand Teton National Park  —  Major League Baseball contacted the administration about hosting a game in a national park, and an agency official scouted Grand Teton this week as a possible location.  —  SummaryLoading...

For years, he was MLB's worst hitter.  At 34, he enjoyed a renaissance  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As his players partied like first-week college freshmen Saturday night, Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt, gripping a bottle of Moët & Chandon in each hand, assembled his Sunday afternoon lineup.

Rangers' stretched-thin pitching staff finally snaps in season-ending loss to Twins  —  Texas misses the postseason for the ninth time in 10 seasons in one of the most wide-open divisions in baseball history.  —  MINNEAPOLIS — It's appropriate that their final game included a beaten-up starter …

MLB announces 2026 Wild Card Series schedule for Braves vs. Phillies  —  The race for the final Wild Card spot in the National League went to the final day of the season and the Philadelphia Phillies finally got it across the finish line in order to clinch the six-seed in the NL's half of the Postseason bracket.

Tight-knit Mets see plenty to build on in 2027 despite last-place finish: ‘This is a family’  —  WASHINGTON — Bo Bichette knows the first half of this season was played, but maybe for good reason he doesn't recall many details.  —  “It's all a blur,” the Mets third baseman …

This time, Yankees' Cam Schlittler is prepared for social media hate from Boston fans  —  NEW YORK — This time, Cam Schlittler will be ready.  As the American League Wild Card Series nears, the New York Yankees strikeout machine said he expects the social media hate he's frequently experienced …

Snell shows he's ready to reprise role in LA's postseason rotation behemoth  —  SAN FRANCISCO — When Blake Snell took the mound for the final time in the regular season on Saturday afternoon, he eased any lingering concerns the Dodgers may have had after the southpaw exited his previous start with left groin tightness.

Justin Verlander's final MLB start: Live updates, highlights, stats from farewell outing  —  One of baseball's greatest pitching careers took the mound for the last time Saturday, Sept. 26.  —  Future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander is making the final start of his major league career …

Cleveland Guardians clinch third consecutive AL Central title  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In early August, during Foster Griffin's stellar first inning as a Cleveland Guardian, which included three swinging strikeouts, the New York Mets heard some noise.  —  The volume on first baseman Nathaniel …