DETROIT -- Justin Verlander walked into the Tigers’ bullpen beyond the left-field fence at Comerica Park, took the mound and got in his between-starts session Tuesday afternoon, same as he has done hundreds of times over the past 21 years. This, however, was the last time. Tuesday’s session was the

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Mets on Tuesday named Andy Green their full-time manager, removing his interim tag and signing him to a three-year contract. “Andy has connected with and pushed our players to perform, despite the disappointment of the season,” Mets owners Steve and Alex Cohen said in a statement.

NEW YORK -- The Yankees entered the day intending to keep the Rays from celebrating an American League East title as long as possible. Carlos Rodón did his part and then some. Rodón looked playoff ready with eight scoreless innings, and Cody Bellinger belted a two-run homer as the Yankees

The Los Angeles Dodgers have activated outfielder Andy Pages and right-handed pitcher Roki Sasaki from the injured list ahead of Tuesday's series opener vs. the Padres and optioned right-handed pitcher Emmet Sheehan and catcher Eliezer Alfonzo to Triple-A Oklahoma City.

The Cubs and Red Sox have some control over where they finish in their respective Wild Card races, but there are still some unpredictable elements at play as the regular season approaches its end point. The Cubs finish the season this weekend in Boston, where the weather forecast currently projects

PITTSBURGH -- The Pirates have designated right-handed reliever Camilo Doval for assignment. The former All-Star and National League saves leader was acquired ahead of the Trade Deadline from the Yankees in exchange for prospects Omar Alfonzo and Luis Cruz.

RBIs have been an official MLB stat since 1920. And yet, in all that time, not a single player has ever won an RBI title in both leagues. After 106 years, that looks like it's finally about to change. Pete Alonso is poised to become the first player ever to

Aaron Judge is likely to miss the Yankees' expected AL Wild Card Series matchup vs. Boston due to a moderate right calf strain, manager Aaron Boone said on Tuesday. “We’re planning on him not being a part of that,” Boone said. Judge, who was placed on the 10-day injured list

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The Boston Red Sox today announced that they have exercised the club’s 2029 and 2030 contract options on Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow and named Chad Tracy the team’s 49th manager in club history, agreeing to a three-year contract that will run through the 2029 season with a club option

The final week of the 2026 MLB season is upon us. Six teams have already clinched a spot in the postseason, and six more will join them by the week’s end. Seeding scenarios are also on the line across the league, with just three divisions locked up entering Tuesday and

As we make our way through the final week of the regular season, there doesn't seem to be much suspense as to who will be named MVP. At least, that's what we can glean from our latest -- and final -- MLB.com 2026 MVP poll. Yordan Alvarez is still well

As we enter the final week of the MLB season, we will wave 12 teams into the playoff field, which means we wave goodbye to 18 others. Some of those 18 are not major surprises; teams such as the Rockies, Nationals and Cardinals are just pleased with the progress they’ve

BALTIMORE -- The Orioles may not make it into the postseason, but Pete Alonso is doing everything in his power to keep his team alive in the final week of the regular season. Alonso clubbed his 39th and 40th homers of the season on Monday night to lift Baltimore to

Baseball and the Austro-Turkish War of 1663. They go together like peanuts and Cracker Jack. OK, maybe not. But during Monday’s Nationals-Tigers game, the Detroit telecast and early modern European history intersected while Riley Greene was at the plate in the bottom of the first inning, courtesy of a unique

DETROIT -- Somebody get Tigers outfielder Ben Malgeri an endorsement deal. Hours after the Tigers announced their home will be named Fifth Third Park next season, their No. 53 had a game. Malgeri homered, doubled and made a diving catch in support of River Ryan’s Tigers debut, lifting Detroit to

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The Rookie-level Astros kicked off Minor League ring season by securing the Florida Complex League title in late July. Since then, dozens of affiliates have clinched the postseason, vied for their own trophies and, in some cases, been crowned champions.

BALTIMORE -- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was out of the lineup Monday night as the Blue Jays opened their series against the Orioles, clinging to their fading postseason chances. Guerrero was removed from Sunday’s finale against the Rangers with left lower back tightness, something that flared up when he stretched to

BALTIMORE -- In a season short on it, let’s start with the good news. Dylan Cease’s MRI revealed only inflammation in his right shoulder, nothing structural and nothing more. Cease still won’t be making his scheduled start this week in Baltimore and he may not pitch again in 2026, but

CINCINNATI -- Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman sustained multiple facial fractures after being struck by a foul ball on Sunday, but he will not undergo surgery and could return for the postseason, according to a report from ESPN's Jeff Passan on Monday. The team has not confirmed the news. With

BALTIMORE -- It seems that Jackson Holliday's 2026 season may be over. Orioles manager Craig Albernaz said prior to Monday's series opener vs. the Blue Jays at Camden Yards that Holliday is unlikely to play again during the team's final six games of the season. Baltimore hosts Toronto for three

Yuri Teramoto wore the same number as one of her childhood idols and stood on a mound that has been graced by generations of baseball legends. What was going through Teramoto’s mind as she prepared to throw? Teramoto, a freshman at Hanamaki Higashi High School in Iwate Prefecture, Japan, threw

With their teams fighting for postseason berths, Miguel Vargas of the White Sox and Jake Cronenworth of the Padres each picked a great time to earn their second career MLB Player of the Week Awards.

The Detroit Tigers and Fifth Third Bancorp on Monday announced that Comerica Park will become Fifth Third Park, reflecting Fifth Third's growing investment in Detroit, its commitment to Michigan communities and its long-standing support of the region’s economic growth.

Heading into the final week of the regular season, most of the NL playoff picture is pretty well settled. • The Dodgers (West), Brewers (Central) and Braves (East) have clinched division titles. • The Dodgers have a four-game lead on the Braves for the No. 2 seed and a first-round

Double-A is often the Minor League level that is most stocked with top prospect talent, and 2026 was no different. The top six prospects in baseball -- and eight of the top nine -- spent time there, and two in particular -- the Mariners' Kade Anderson and Dodgers' Josue De

NEW YORK -- The Rays are bringing back their road grays, with a special Tampa Bay twist. The Rays revealed on Monday morning that they will begin wearing a new road uniform on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium. But the team isn’t just reintroducing gray jerseys for the first time

NEW YORK -- It has felt inevitable that the American League East race would be decided this week in the Bronx. The Rays have led the Majors’ most competitive division for most of the season, and they haven’t ceded the top spot in the standings since reclaiming first place on

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These are the last MLB.com Power Rankings of the 2026 regular season. In exactly one week, 18 of these teams will go home, and 12 will be left. We have made it all the way through. Since these will be the final rankings, let’s take a look at each team,

There’s a lot on the line before the 2026 regular season wraps up on Sunday, including postseason seeding, statistical milestones and player development. And even for the players and teams who won’t be chasing a World Series title, finishing the season strong is always important. With the help of MLB.com’s

BALTIMORE – No, there was nothing wrong with National League Cy Young Award frontrunner Jacob Misiorowski when he departed Sunday’s start against the Orioles after three innings. It was all part of the Brewers’ plan to bring their 24-year–old ace in for a safe landing.

The final week of the 2026 regular season has arrived and there is still much to be determined. While six teams have clinched playoff spots and a few others are close, multiple playoff positions are still up for grabs. And from an individual perspective, there are awards that could be

PHOENIX -- The sound off the bat got an eruption of sound from the Chase Field crowd. But as the ball off the bat of Nolan Arenado traveled toward the left-foul pole, it began to hook. It ultimately slid foul, almost a go-ahead grand slam in the bottom of the

LOS ANGELES -- The saying goes that pitching wins championships, and that was true in different ways when the Dodgers won back-to-back World Series in 2024 and '25. The 2024 Dodgers had to lean heavily on their bullpen out of necessity, while the '25 team rode its rotation to a

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres aren’t merely sneaking up to the postseason party. They’re kicking down the door. San Diego has won 13 of 14. No team in baseball is hotter. Not all that long ago, the Padres were on the outside of the playoff picture, looking in. Now --

CLEVELAND -- Watching Gavin Williams work against an overmatched A’s lineup on Sunday, it was easy to begin looking ahead and dream about his potential on the October stage. The big right-hander with overpowering stuff is the type of pitcher any team would love to lean on in the postseason.

ARLINGTON -- The Blue Jays left Texas with a much-needed victory that kept their American League Wild Card hopes alive, but mounting injury concerns tempered any renewed enthusiasm. Toronto (77-79) won the last of a three-game series, 7-2, despite Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leaving in the fourth inning with lower back

HOUSTON -- Braves manager Walt Weiss has reminded his players that preseason prognosticators weren’t high on their chances this year. So, it was fitting for the underdog Martin Pérez to start the game that clinched Atlanta’s latest division crown. Pérez was a non-roster invitee who was designated for assignment on

ST. PETERSBURG -- The sting of a 5-1 loss to the Rays on Sunday didn’t last long for the Red Sox. Not long after, the Braves beat the Astros, officially punching Boston’s ticket to the playoffs as one of the AL’s three Wild Card teams.

ARLINGTON -- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. left Sunday’s game against the Rangers in the fourth inning with what the team described as left lower back stiffness.

ST. PETERSBURG -- After finishing their regular-season home schedule with yet another victory at Tropicana Field, the Rays are potentially one win away from clinching their first American League East championship since 2021. The Rays jumped out to a big lead against the Red Sox in Sunday afternoon’s series finale

CINCINNATI – Entering Sunday’s finale against the Reds, Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong had a frustrating weekend, going 0-for-10 with four strikeouts over the first two games of the series. But he made up for those difficult days by coming a triple shy of the cycle and helping Chicago pound

LOS ANGELES -- Longtime Giants broadcaster Duane Kuiper announced Sunday that he was recently diagnosed with throat cancer and began receiving treatment from his doctors at Stanford Medicine last week. Kuiper, 76, said the illness was unrelated to the cancer he previously battled in 2021, when he was forced to

Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman was replaced by a pinch-hitter in the top of the fourth inning of Chicago's game against the Reds on Sunday at Great American Ball Park after he was hit in the face by a foul ball while standing in the on-deck circle. Michael Busch flicked

No batter wants to be hit by a pitch, but if they are going to get plunked, they probably all want the pitch to be like the one that made contact with the Giants’ Drew Gilbert on Saturday against the Dodgers. In the ninth inning of Los Angeles’ 10-4 victory,

The Los Angeles Dodgers recalled right-handed pitchers Emmet Sheehan and Kyle Hurt, optioned right-handed pitcher Seth Halvorsen and placed left-handed pitcher Tarik Skubal on the bereavement list.

The Blue Jays' fight to stay in the American League Wild Card race may have been dealt a substantial blow, as the club announced Sunday that right-hander Dylan Cease had been sent back to Toronto for an MRI on his pitching shoulder on Sept. 19.