Major League Baseball

'Something special here': Yankees back in ALCS

Behind seven brilliant innings from Gerrit Cole on Thursday night, the Yankees are back in the ALCS after clinching a divisional series that made them look as dangerous as they have in years.

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 said he believed was a deliberate attempt to injure Anthony Volpe.

Dodgers turn to Yamamoto against Darvish in G5

Yoshinobu Yamamoto will start for the Dodgers in Game 5 of the NLDS on Friday, pitching against Padres right-hander Yu Darvish in the first matchup of Japanese-born starting pitchers in MLB postseason history.

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.

Offseason questions for every team

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