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MLB Postseason September 19, 2020

A's clinch playoff berth with win over Giants, Mariners loss

An AL West title will mean so much more than simply clinching a playoff berth given how the past two seasons have gone for the Oakland Athletics.

MLB Postseason September 18, 2020

Rays earn AL playoff spot with doubleheader sweep of Orioles

Having clinched a return trip to the postseason, the Tampa Bay Rays marked the occasion with a subdued celebration on the field before heading to the clubhouse, where they slipped on hats and shirts that will serve as souvenirs of the accomplishment.

MLB Postseason September 18, 2020

White Sox beat Twins 4-3 to clinch playoff spot

After clinching a postseason berth for the first time since 2008, the Chicago White Sox were low key during their on-field celebration.

MLB September 16, 2020

Dodgers 1st team to clinch playoff spot, beat Padres 7-5

While the Los Angeles Dodgers are regular participants in postseason baseball, there was something unusual about becoming the first team in the pandemic-shortened season to clinch a berth in the expanded playoffs.

MLB September 15, 2020

MLB's Rob Manfred aims to have fans in attendance at World Series, LCS: report

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred is optimistic that baseball fans will be able to attend the sport’s biggest platform later this month after a shortened regular season saw empty stadiums across the U.S.

MLB September 15, 2020

Hard ball: COVID-19 slams Cleveland's baseball bars, clubs

No band has plugged its guitars into the amplifiers on Wilbert's stage since mid-March, and there's usually an open bar stool or three these days at the music joint just a long relay throw outside the outfield walls of Progressive Field.

MLB Postseason September 15, 2020

World Series at Arlington, first time at one site since 1944

The World Series will be played entirely at the Texas Rangers’ new ballpark in Arlington, Texas, as part of a bubble agreement between Major League Baseball and the players’ association, the first time the sport’s championship will be played entirely at one site since 1944

MLB July 29, 2020

John McNamara, manager of Red Sox in 1986 World Series, dead at 88

John McNamara, who managed the Boston Red Sox to within one strike of a World Series victory in 1986 before the team's unprecedented collapse, has died. He was 88.

MLB Postseason July 23, 2020

MLB, players agree to expand playoffs to 16 teams

Major League Baseball and the players’ union agreed Thursday to expand the playoffs from 10 teams to 16 for the pandemic-delayed season, a person familiar with the deal said, a decision that makes it likely teams with losing records will reach the postseason.

Watters' World February 23, 2020

Former MLB player Aubrey Huff explains World Series reunion snub: 'It was all about President Trump'

Former MLB player Aubrey Huff shared his take Saturday night on why his former team, the San Francisco Giants, snubbed him from a reunion of their 2010 World Series team, being planned for this coming baseball season.

Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Flash February 19, 2020

Jim Gray slams MLB's 'ridiculous' response to Astros sign-stealing scandal, calls for player suspensions

Veteran sportscaster and Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ contributor Jim Gray slammed the Major League Baseball (MLB) organization's "ridiculous" response to the Houston Astros' sign-stealing scandal on Wednesday and called for players' suspensions.