12:44 PM ET The Los Angeles Dodgers won the most games in baseball in 2022. They did so, in part, by scoring the most runs in the sport — more than five runs per game. The top of their lineup was arguably the best in baseball, with three hitters finishing among the most valuable in
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7:00 AM ET The 2022 MLB playoffs are here — and for the first time there are 12 teams battling for World Series glory. With an extra round to begin the postseason and the possibility that this year’s Fall Classic extends to a Game 7 on Nov. 5, it will be a very short October
7:00 AM ET THE 35-FOOT WALK from the on-deck circle to the batter’s box at Busch Stadium has become habitual to Albert Pujols. He has made it more than 2,000 times throughout his career (4,000 if you count the old place). But something about it felt different on Sept. 2, when he was announced as
11:05 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Manager Mike Matheny and pitching coach Cal Eldred were fired by the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night, shortly after the struggling franchise finished the season 65-97 with a listless 9-2 loss to the Cleveland Guardians. The Royals had exercised their option on Matheny’s contract for
4:08 PM ET NEW YORK — The odds of New York Mets outfielder Starling Marte making the roster for the wild-card series are getting slimmer and slimmer. Speaking before Wednesday’s 9-2 win over the Washington Nationals in the regular-season finale, Mets manager Buck Showalter admitted the outfielder’s availability seems like a long shot when the
7:47 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — Luis Arraez won the AL batting title, hitting a third-inning double after walking twice to finish the season at .316, and the Minnesota Twins rolled to a 10-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday. Arraez was all but assured of topping the Yankees’ Aaron Judge
7:00 PM ET The 2022 MLB playoffs are finally here with the debut of a new postseason format. Major League Baseball premiers its 12-team format which boasts an additional wild-card spot in both the American League and National League. The fun kicks off with a jam-packed Friday that features eight teams competing in four wild-card
7:30 PM ET AP Photo/Hakim Wright The regular season is officially in the books (OK, maybe there is still a game or two trickling slowly to its finish as you read this) and the 2022 MLB playoffs are set to start Friday — and this year’s postseason could be epic. In addition to a new
5:28 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — With a four-point lead in the big league batting race, Jeff McNeil was not in the New York Mets‘ starting lineup Wednesday for their regular-season finale against Washington. Mets manager Buck Showalter said it was his decision to sit McNeil as New York prepped for a wild-card
3:15 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels have hired Phil Nevin as manager for the 2023 season, removing his interim title and giving him a one-year contract Wednesday before the final game of the regular season. The Angels will miss the playoffs for an eighth straight year. Nevin was promoted
3:36 PM ET ESPN News Services The owner of a sports memorabilia auction house says he has offered $2 million to the fan who caught New York Yankees star Aaron Judge‘s American League-record 62nd home run. JP Cohen, president of Memory Lane Inc. in Tustin, California, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he has
2:29 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Yankees slugger Aaron Judge isn’t in the starting lineup for New York’s regular-season finale Wednesday against the Texas Rangers, a day after his 62nd home run that broke Roger Maris’ 61-year-old American League single-season record. 1 Related When Judge homered in the first inning Tuesday night, in
8:48 AM ET Joe DeMartinoESPN Editor Close General Editor Joined ESPN in 2006 Massachusetts native, Northwestern graduate As far as contract years go, you could do worse than the one Aaron Judge is having. He was a Triple Crown contender, put up more than double the wins above replacement of the next-best player on his
6:23 AM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — As he walked through a concourse in the outfield at Globe Life Field, high-fiving other fans and surrounded by a sea of cameras, it was almost as if Cory Youmans had hit a huge home run. Instead, he had hit the jackpot. Youmans made the catch of
7:00 AM ET Today marks the final day of the 2022 MLB regular season — yes, it falls on a Wednesday this year — before the MLB playoffs start Friday afternoon. While there might not be a whole lot left to determine in the standings with all 12 postseason spots filled before teams take the
10:24 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Their sluggish start now far behind them, Ronald Acuna Jr. and the Atlanta Braves needed just one more win to complete a stunning turnaround. They earned it Tuesday night, beating the Miami Marlins 2-1 to take their fifth straight National League East title and finish the first leg
11:40 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — After capping his magnificent comeback season with another stellar start Tuesday night, Justin Verlander was too busy looking ahead to reflect too much on what he’s accomplished already. “I wouldn’t be who I am or in this position now if I just was happy with where I finish
9:46 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Mike Trout is uncertain how long it might take for the Los Angeles Angels to become a contender again given the changes ahead with owner Arte Moreno’s plans to sell the club following an eighth straight year missing the playoffs. The slugging center fielder is headed into