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Yankees LHP Nestor Cortes tracking for World Series return
Left-hander Nestor Cortes is on track to rejoin the New York Yankees if they make it to the World Series.,Cortes landed on the 15-day injured list on Sept. 25 with a flexor strain in his pitching elbow. He has not pitched in a game since Sept. 18.,Cortes, 29, was scheduled to throw batting practice ...
Red Sox OF/DH Masataka Yoshida has shoulder surgery
Boston Red Sox outfielder/designated hitter Masataka Yoshida is recovering from surgery to repair the labrum in his right shoulder.,The team announced Wednesday that Yoshida, 31, underwent successful surgery on Oct. 3. Dr. Evan O'Donnell performed the procedure at Massachusetts General Hospital. The...
Aaron Judge ends homer drought as Yanks snag 2-0 ALCS lead
NEW YORK -- While the rest of his New York Yankees teammates were doing enough to win close postseason games, Aaron Judge was often ending his postseason at-bats without productive results.,At least until Tuesday.,Judge hit his first homer of the postseason, a two-run shot in the seventh inning that...
Aaron Judge, Yankees top Guardians for 2-0 ALCS lead
NEW YORK -- Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning to pad the lead and finished with three RBIs as the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 on Tuesday to take a two-games-to-none lead in the American League Championship Series.,New York, seeking its first trip to the Worl...
Dodgers, Mets looking for edge in NLCS Game 3
NEW YORK -- No team in Major League Baseball has climbed off the mat more than the New York Mets. Nothing came easy to the Los Angeles Dodgers during a 98-win regular season.,Could the National League Championship Series be anything other than even through two games?,The Mets and Dodgers will tussle...
Guardians sub RHP Ben Lively for injured Alex Cobb on ALCS roster
Right-handed pitcher Alex Cobb, the Cleveland Guardians' Game 1 starter in the American League Championship Series, is done for the postseason after aggravating a back injury on Monday night.,MLB approved Cleveland's roster substitution, which adds right-hander Ben Lively to the ALCS roster and remo...
Phillies extend manager Rob Thomson's contract through 2026
The Philadelphia Phillies have extended manager Rob Thomson through the 2026 season, president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski announced Tuesday.,Dombrowski also said the Phillies' entire coaching staff will return next season.,The moves come six days after Philadelphia unceremoniously was el...
Already down in ALCS, Guardians set to face Yanks ace Gerrit Cole
NEW YORK -- The New York Yankees began the American League Championship Series by getting a strong outing from Carlos Rodon as two of their three sluggers sent pitches over the fences.,The Yankees are hoping to replicate the formula and take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series on Tuesday when the...
Carlos Rodon, Yankees roll over wild Guardians in Game 1
NEW YORK -- Carlos Rodon pitched six solid innings for his first career postseason win as the New York Yankees opened the American League Championship Series with a 5-2 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Monday night.,Juan Soto and Giancarlo Stanton homered for the New York Yankees, who capital...
Mets power past Dodgers to even NLCS
LOS ANGELES -- Francisco Lindor hit a leadoff home run and Mark Vientos added a second-inning grand slam as the New York Mets evened the National League Championship Series at a game each with a 7-3 victory over the host Dodgers on Monday afternoon., ,Sean Manaea (2-0) gave up three runs (two earned...
Dodgers LHP Clayton Kershaw plans to return in 2025
LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles Dodgers star left-hander Clayton Kershaw said he will return for an 18th season in 2025 after making a career-low seven starts this past season.,Kershaw, 36, will not pitch in the current postseason because of a bone spur in his right big toe. He did not make his regular-s...
Report: Astros split with third-base coach Gary Pettis
The Houston Astros won't retain third-base coach Gary Pettis, who was on the staff during each of the team's seven consecutive appearances in the American League Championship Series, The Athletic reported Monday.,He had been on the coaching staff since the start of the 2015 season and worked under m...
Mets' Brandon Nimmo reveals plantar fasciitis condition
New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo intends to keep playing in the National League Championship Series, despite dealing with painful plantar fasciitis, he told The Athletic.,Nimmo told the outlet he has had the condition in his left foot since May, and it flared up again in Game 3 of the NL Divis...
Yankees add Anthony Rizzo, Marcus Stroman to ALCS roster
The New York Yankees added first baseman Anthony Rizzo and right-hander Marcus Stroman to their American League Championship Series roster on Monday. ,The Guardians added right-hander Pedro Avila to their roster before the teams opened the ALCS on Monday night in New York. ,Rizzo returns more than t...
New York Mets Under Water in NLCS After Kodai Senga Meltdown
The New York Mets were ousted in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series by the Los Angeles Dodgers and are currently in an 0-1 hole....
Dodgers pitchers look to set MLB record in Game 2 vs. Mets
LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers will give their bullpen a chance to set a postseason record in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series against the visiting New York Mets on Monday afternoon.,On a 33-inning scoreless streak to tie a postseason record first set by the Baltimore Orioles in 1966, t...
Dodgers pound Mets to open NLCS
LOS ANGELES -- A makeshift pitching staff that was supposed to spell doom for the Los Angeles Dodgers' World Series hopes has instead made playoff history.,Jack Flaherty went seven scoreless innings, Shohei Ohtani had two hits and scored twice and Los Angeles rolled to a 9-0 victory over the New Yor...
Dodgers pound Mets to open NL Championship Series
LOS ANGELES -- Jack Flaherty went seven scoreless innings, Shohei Ohtani had two hits and scored twice, and the Los Angeles Dodgers rolled to a 9-0 victory over the visiting New York Mets in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Sunday., ,Daniel Hudson and Ben Casparius each pitched a...
Yankees, Guardians express mutual respect ahead of ALCS
NEW YORK -- The New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians are well-acquainted with each other in the postseason, but rarely when an American League pennant is on the line.,After finishing with the top two records in the AL, the Yankees and Guardians open up the ALCS Monday night with Game 1 in the be...
Dodgers RHP Gavin Stone expected to miss 2025 season
Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Gavin Stone underwent shoulder surgery and is expected to miss the 2025 season.,Stone, 25, started the season in the Dodgers' rotation to fill a void created by multiple injuries on the staff. Still a rookie in 2024, despite eight appearances in 2023, Stone establish...