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Baseball Reference gives Chicago a 99.7% chance to reach October. What's left is seeding — and the Marlins keep getting in the way.
Both Triple-A championship series are even, with a deciding third game scheduled for Thursday night.
SEATTLE (AP) — Josh Naylor singled home Randy Arozarena with the winning run in the 10th inning and the Seattle Mariners kept their slim playoff hopes alive by rallying past the Houston Astros 6-5 on Wednesday night.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Manny Machado homered and drove in three runs as the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 on Wednesday night to take sole possession of the top spot in the National League wild-card…
DENVER (AP) — Corbin Carroll had a two-run triple to cap a four-run first inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks kept their playoff hopes alive with a 5-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Marcus Semien hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning against his former team and Brett Baty added a pinch-hit grand slam in the ninth as the New York Mets beat the Texas Rangers 7-2 on…
NEW YORK (AP) — Ben Rice hit his 40th and 41st home runs, Ryan McMahon added a grand slam while matching his career high with five RBIs and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9-2 on Wednesday night.
Barcelona will provide the stage for a four-game European baseball matchup as Spain and France prepare for the next step on the international calendar.
The Korean Baseball Organization held its rookie draft Monday. The Kiwoom Heroes held the top pick and selected Busan High School two-way player Hyun-seung Ha.
The 2026-27 LBPRC season in Puerto Rico is approaching. The league revealed details about the upcoming rookie draft on Wednesday.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Christian Yelich and Brice Turang each hit a solo home run and the Milwaukee Brewers slowed Philadelphia’s playoff push with a 4-1 victory over the Phillies on Wednesday night.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pinch-hitter Walker Jenkins hit an RBI single in the seventh inning that put Minnesota ahead and the Twins won their second straight over the San Francisco Giants with a 4-2 victory on Wednesday.
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman is thankful he’s not a little shorter.
The Little Rock Trojans have some veteran players returning in 2027 who know what it takes to get back to the NCAA Tournament.
DETROIT (AP) — Yohandy Morales homered for the second time in three games and the Washington Nationals beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2 on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli receives a $4 million signing bonus on Nov. 30 as part of a $47 million, four-year contract covering 2027-30, a payment shielded from potential losses caused…
BALTIMORE (AP) — Tyler Jones umpired the first game of this week's Blue Jays-Orioles series, then was napping the next day. His brother Austin called and told him the middle game of the series was rained out.
The Los Angeles Queens are the first champions in the history of the Women's Professional Baseball League.
With just a few days left in the regular season, the AL West might make a particularly mediocre kind of history.
The championship series in various minor leagues began on Tuesday night.
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Carlos Cortes and Zack Gelof each hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning as the Athletics rallied past the Los Angeles Angels 9-7 on Tuesday night.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tommy Edman and Will Smith homered as the Los Angeles Dodgers scored six runs with two outs to beat the San Diego Padres 7-0 on Tuesday night in a series opener between rivals with the two best…
SEATTLE (AP) — Yordan Alvarez resumed his Triple Crown push with a home run and three RBIs as the Houston Astros beat the Seattle Mariners 7-0 on Tuesday night to pull even with Texas atop the AL West.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Griffin Conine drove in Esteury Ruiz with a tiebreaking single in Miami's six-run 12th inning, and the Marlins stymied Chicago's push for an NL wild card with an 8-2 victory over the Cubs on Tuesday night.
DENVER (AP) — Nolan Arenado had his team-leading 28th homer of the season among his three hits, Michael Soroka struck out nine in seven innings of one-run ball and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat Colorado 7-2 Tuesday…
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Sean Manaea struck out nine in six innings, Francisco Alvarez doubled and scored twice while driving in two runs, and the New York Mets beat the AL West-leading Texas Rangers 6-3 on Tuesday night…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is expected to be back in the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup on Wednesday after a stint on the injured list.
Seven teams make up the new Pac-12 Conference in college baseball. Here is a look at those seven teams.
The Clasico Caribeno, a two-game preseason exhibition series planned for early October featuring the Charros de Jalisco of the Liga Mexicana del Pacifico and the Cardenales de Lara of the Liga Venezolana de Beisbol Profesional, has been cancelled.

A 19-year-old from Venezuela starts a championship clincher in Springfield, behind a Dominican infielder who hit 41 home runs this year. Memphis opens the Triple-A final.
NEW YORK (AP) — Three months ago, Andy Green had no aspirations of managing the New York Mets.
Jose and Ozzie Canseco won the celebrity derby in the rain. The more interesting argument happened between swings — about what youth baseball costs and who it's leaving out.
William & Mary transfer Jamie Laskofski hit for the cycle in a fall exhibition scrimmage for the North Carolina Tar Heels.
The San Francisco Firebells have forced a winner-take-all Game 5 in the Women's Professional Baseball League Championship Series.
The baseball portion of the 2026 Asian Games began on Monday in Japan.
Columnist Reginald Armstrong share his opinion that Stan Kroenke's $4B Angels purchase isn't a baseball deal — it's a civic bet on Orange County. Reginald Armstrong on the California reset.
The Firebells won Game 3 of the WBPL Championship Series against the Queens on Saturday night.
Two Baltimore Orioles prospects have found homes in LIDOM for the 2026-27 winter ball season.
Theo Swafford, the number one prospect in the 2028 high school class, choose to commit to the Texas Longhorns this week.
The Serie Internacional de los Andes (International Andes Series) will bring national teams from Chile, Argentina and Peru together for four days of competition from Sept. 23-26, 2026, marking the return of senior-level international baseball to the Chilean commune.
Fifteen years after bringing Mexican winter league baseball across the border, the Mexican Baseball Fiesta is ready to celebrate its quinceañera with another season of baseball, music, food and culture in Arizona.
UCF head baseball coach Rich Wallace received a contract extension from the school that will last through the 2030 season.
The Women's Professional Baseball League Championship Series is heating up between the Queens and Firebells. Los Angeles used a 10-run fourth inning to take a 2-0 series lead.
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Notre Dame linebacker Drayk Bowen is in his senior season. However, he previously played baseball for the Fighting Irish in South Bend.
After an elite freshman season with the Bulldogs, Mississippi State outfielder Jacob Parker is an early candidate for the 2027 Golden Spikes Award.
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks clinched first place in the Pacific League with a 7-1 win over the Orix Buffaloes at Kyocera Dome on Thursday.
Game 1 of the Women's Professional Baseball League Championship Series was on Wednesday night. The Queens staged a late comeback to take a 1-0 series lead over the Firebells.
Former University of Florida pitcher Jacob Gomberg has been sued in federal court in Florida for allegedly using a so-called "burner account" to distribute non-consensual sexual images of fellow Florida student Madison Kowalski.
Francisco Rodríguez, Endy Chávez, and Tomás Pérez were elected the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame as the Class of 2026 by the Contemporary Committee, while the Venezuelan team that won the 2026 World Baseball Classic was unanimously elected by the Historical Committee.
An award named for a Puerto Rican humanitarian, announced as Hispanic Heritage Month begins. Voting is open until Sept. 27 and there's no limit on how many times you can vote.
East Carolina head baseball coach Cliff Godwin is taking a leave of absence for personal matters.
Former Mitsui & Co. president Masami Iijima is expected to succeed Sadayuki Sakakibara as NPB commissioner when Sakakibara’s term ends in November.
For Tijuana, the championship is their fourth in 10 seasons, with the Toros having won previously in 2016, 2017, and 2021, and the first for a team from the Zona Norte since 2021.
Former Major Leaguer Brett de Geus, who led the LMB with 23 saves this past season for the Toros de Tijuana, has signed with the Leones del Escogido for the 2026-27 season.
Carson Brumbaugh joins the Oklahoma Sooners after transferring into Norman from Arkansas. His brother, Cayden, won a national championship with the team in 2026.
Cuban closer Raidel Martinez became the first foreigner in NPB history to reach the 250-save milestone.
The LA Queens have advanced to the WPBL Championship Series with a 15-11 semifinal victory over the New York Heights.
Over the offseason, the Tiburones have been living every week like it's shark week, putting together a solid starting rotation and, just this week, adding two Major Leaguers to the lineup for the coming season.
Yankees infield prospect Dax Kilby is ready to play in the Arizona Fall League. He had an impressive season at Single-A Tampa.
The Gainesville Police Department named Indiana baseball pitcher Jacob Gomberg in an affidavit involving sexually explicit content on X.
Signings are picking up as the winter ball season in LIDOM approaches, and the Aguilas Cibaenas have inked two MLB players for the coming winter.
With the Major League Baseball playoffs looming ahead and the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol finishing the Serie del Rey this week, winter baseball is just around the corner.