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Braves acquire Chris Sale, cash from Red Sox for Vaughn Grissom
More Teams. More Games. Jesse Rogers analyzes the deal sending Chris Sale from the Red Sox to the Braves. (1:21) The Atlanta Braves acquired left-hander Chris Sale from the Boston Red Sox for infielder Vaughn Grissom on Saturday, shoring up their rotation with the seven-time All-Star they hope rounds out a World Series-caliber roster. Sale […]
Continue readingRangers haul in Silver Slugger Awards, including team honor
More Teams. More Games. The Texas Rangers parade through Arlington after winning their first World Series in franchise history. (1:06) Corey Seager and Marcus Semien of the World Series champion Texas Rangers won Silver Slugger Awards on Thursday night, while the team received the first American League Offensive Team of the Year honor. Louisville Slugger […]
Continue reading2023 MLB playoffs: Can the Phillies knock the Braves out again?
Three of our four championship series teams are set — and tonight the Philadelphia Phillies are hoping to become the fourth. Wednesday night, the Houston Astros and Arizona Diamondbacks punched their tickets to the next round, one day after the Texas Rangers became the first team in. The Diamondbacks defeated the 100-win Los Angeles Dodgers, […]
Continue readingMLB playoffs 2023: Is Phillies-Braves baseball’s best rivalry?
More Teams. More Games. Bryce Harper talks the motivation behind staring down Orlando Arcia after his home runs during the Phillies’ Game 3 win. (0:52) PHILADELPHIA — Over the past two years, Phillies-Braves has transformed into one of baseball’s best rivalries, in the vein of Yankees-Red Sox, Giants-Dodgers, or Cardinals-Cubs. One thing it did not […]
Continue readingMLB playoffs 2023: How Royce Lewis embodies upstart Twins
“If you write that as a fiction story,” Falvey later said, “everyone would say that’s too much fantasy. ‘That’s not real. That can’t be real.’ You would think it’s fake.” Twenty-four hours before he became a certified Twins legend, hitting the two home runs that set the tone in the victory that ended an unprecedented […]
Continue readingBraves add Daysbel Hernández, AJ Smith-Shawver to NLDS roster
The Braves decided not to use Kyle Wright, a 21-game winner a year ago who was slowed by injuries this season. The Braves put Wright, 28, on the 60-day injured list with a right shoulder strain Saturday. Over the past three postseasons, Wright was 2-1 with a 3.93 ERA in five games (three starts). In […]
Continue readingMLB Division Series Day 1: Live updates, playoff analysis
It’s Super Saturday in the 2023 MLB playoffs. After four wild-card sweeps on Wednesday, all eight remaining teams are in action today, starting with Game 1 of the American League Division Series. The Texas Rangers visit the Baltimore Orioles (in a rain delay, first pitch now scheduled for 2:15 p.m. ET, FS1), followed by the […]
Continue readingThree Rangers, Judge, Ohtani among Hank Aaron Award finalists
Shortstop Corey Seager, second baseman Marcus Semien and outfielder Adolis Garcia powered the Rangers into the playoffs with a 22-win improvement over last season while taking their place among the nine American League award finalists. The other six finalists from the AL: Houston Astros outfielders Kyle Tucker and Yordan Alvarez, Los Angeles Angels two-way player […]
Continue readingPhillies sweep Marlins in NL Wild-Card Series, get Braves next
More Teams. More Games. The Phillies close out their 7-1 victory over the Marlins to advance to face the Braves in the NL Division Series. (0:34) PHILADELPHIA — Bryson Stott swung the bat, then stared almost in a daze as the ball plopped 412 feet away into the right-field seats. Stott swears he has almost […]
Continue reading2023 MLB playoffs: World Series odds, postseason preview
More Teams. More Games. Jeff Passan and Xavier Scruggs assess the Houston Astros’ chances for another World Series appearance in 2023. (1:56) Let the 2023 MLB playoffs begin! Starting with this week’s wild-card series (beginning Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET on ABC), it’s sure to be another thrilling October of postseason baseball. We’ve got you […]
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