Major League Baseball

Cole's 7-inning gem propels Yanks back into ALCS

Gerrit Cole shut down the Royals in seven brilliant innings, and the Yankees clinched a spot in their fourth ALCS in eight years with a 3-1 win in Game 4.

Chisholm: 'Sore loser' Garcia tried to hurt Volpe

Yankees third baseman Jazz Chisholm wasn't pleased with Maikel Garcia's hard slide into second base during Thursday's Game 4, which he felt was a deliberate attempt to injure Anthony Volpe

Fry's heroics save Guardians, forces G5 vs. Tigers

Pinch hitter David Fry hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning, then bunted home an insurance run in the ninth to help the Guardians force a Game 5 against the Tigers.

Twins, owned by Pohlads since '84, up for sale

The Minnesota Twins, who have been owned by the Pohlad family since 1984, are up for sale. The team is estimated to be worth between $1.5 to $2 billion.

Rays: Damage to Trop may take weeks to assess

The Tampa Bay Rays said they need to "assess the true condition of Tropicana Field" after high winds from Hurricane Milton shredded the roof of the MLB stadium.

Sources: Qualifying offer reaches record $21.05M

MLB's qualifying offer for this offseason will be the highest ever at $21.05 million, sources told ESPN. Last offseason, no players accepted the qualifying offer of $20.325 million.

Sources: M's Polanco undergoes knee surgery

Mariners second baseman Jorge Polanco underwent surgery to repair the patellar tendon in his left knee and expects to be ready for the beginning of spring training, sources told ESPN.

Braves fire hitting coach, others after WC sweep

The Braves have fired hitting coach Kevin Seitzer, assistant hitting coach Bobby Magallanes and catching coach Sal Fasano.

Offseason questions for every team

Here's how the winter looks in Philadelphia -- plus Milwaukee, Houston, Baltimore and Atlanta -- following an early postseason exit.