LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani’s days as a two-way player might have an expiration date. But the Dodgers agree with the four-time league MVP — that date hasn’t arrived yet.

“I fully expect him to pitch next year,” Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said on Wednesday.

“And I’m not only expecting him to pitch �...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — The only time the Tampa Bay Rays have seen the Milwaukee Brewers in person this year was in the second series of the season, when Tampa Bay lost two of three over March 30-April 1 at American Family Field.

But they’ve seen, heard and read enough reports from the team of six scouts — Max Cohen, Jason Cole, Bobby Heck, Brandon...Read more

NEW YORK — Shortly after the Yankees were swept by the Rays in the ALDS, Aaron Judge was asked how owner Hal Steinbrenner and general manager Brian Cashman should react to the team’s latest postseason failure.

“We’re the Yankees,” said the back-to-back MVP, who was sidelined for the playoffs by a calf strain. “I feel like they ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Kurt Suzuki will not return as the Angels’ manager in 2027, the team announced on Wednesday, less than four weeks after interim general manager John Mozeliak said that he thought Suzuki did a good job.

Suzuki, who had a one-year contract with an option, will be offered a position to stay in the organization as a special ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Dodger Stadium was eerily quiet on Wednesday, as a light rain fell over the already-yellowing grass. A crow perched on an empty seat. Scattered lights flickered in mostly-dark hallways.

Before the World Series had begun, the stadium was closed down for the season, hosting just one last event before officially wrapping up the ...Read more

NEW YORK — With the Yankees fresh off another embarrassing ALDS loss and in the midst of a 17-year title drought, Hal Steinbrenner was asked if he’s sick of having to explain his club’s early postseason exits year after year on Wednesday.

Unsurprisingly, the owner, speaking in Tampa and on Zoom — opposed to from the Bronx for an in-...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The World Series is upon us, and this one should be a delight: The team with the best record in the National League, the Milwaukee Brewers, against the team with the best record in the American League, the Tampa Bay Rays.

The players are about to take baseball's grandest stage. Yet this has somehow become a strange national ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Not long ago, the Baltimore Orioles faced the enviable problem of fitting all their promising young hitters into one lineup. Getting those hitters back on track has become a far more urgent concern.

That challenge awaits Jared Banner, Baltimore’s new general manager and formerly an assistant GM with the Chicago Cubs. He also ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — In the coming days, you will hear how this World Series is an epic clash between like-minded organizations.

That the Rays and Brewers are mirror images with nothing but zip codes separating one from the other.

This is simply not true.

When it comes to divining the good guys from the bad, there are clear choices to be made.

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CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox had a turnaround for the ages.

So what’s the next step for a franchise that went from three consecutive 100-plus-loss seasons between 2023-25 to the postseason in 2026?

General manager Chris Getz wants to “continue to focus on fueling the foundation” of the organization.

“This year’s success is a ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Yandy Diaz hit another one on the barrel.

The Tampa Bay Rays did win on Monday.

And now they’re going to the World Series, starting play Friday night in Milwaukee.

With Diaz declaring after Sunday’s win in Cleveland the Rays were going to wrap up the American League Championship Series on Monday, the Rays did so with a 7-3...Read more

NEW YORK — Aaron Boone is sticking around after another early playoff exit left New York Yankees fans agitated.

The club is bringing the manager back for the 2027 season, a source confirmed to the New York Daily News on Monday. Boone, 53, is entering the final year of a two-year extension that he signed two spring trainings ago and is owed $5...Read more

CHICAGO — Well, that was an unfortunate turn of events.

Instead of going down meekly to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Milwaukee Brewers swept the National League Championship Series and are headed to the World Series.

The Brew Crew will take on the winner of the ALCS between the Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians starting Friday night at ...Read more

CLEVELAND — After a couple of starts to incorporate some suggested adjustments following his Aug. 2 acquisition from the Mets, Freddy Peralta ended up pitching pretty well for the Rays, going 5-2 with a 3.25 ERA over 10 regular-season starts and getting better as he went.

But under the tilted roof of Tropicana Field, well, we’ll let fellow ...Read more

CLEVELAND — The Rays are coming home, and they’ll be ready to party.

After beating the Guardians 3-1 on Sunday evening, they hold a three-games-to-two lead in the American League Championship Series, and need one win to advance to the World Series for the third time in franchise history.

Even better for them, they’ll have two chances to ...Read more

NEW YORK — This will probably not sit particularly well with Rob Manfred’s new age analytics aficionados, let alone the army of management proponents for a salary cap, but a small market World Series — minus the Dodgers and all their gluttony and the Yankees with all their home run-or-bust tedium — is the best thing that could have ever ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — If you’re a Dave Dombrowski hater, no matter where you were or what you were doing, your blood ran cold Thursday morning. That was when the Phillies president of baseball operations, in his postseason news conference, blithely remarked:

“I plan on being here for a while. I enjoy it. I’m healthy. I have quality people ...Read more

CLEVELAND — The Rays are returning home to play at least Game 6 of the American League Championship Series on Monday night.

That’s the most important takeaway from their 7-3 victory over the Guardians in Game 4 Saturday night that evened the best-of-seven series at 2-2.

But there was more for them to be excited about, most notably much-...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The Los Angeles Dodgers were said to be an unslayable giant, a team so good all 29 other clubs were simply wasting their time playing out the 2026 season.

I guess the Milwaukee Brewers didn’t get the message.

On Thursday, the cream of the National League rose to the top. The Brewers swept the two-time defending World Series ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Three years ago, four friends celebrated the end of their first season as professional baseball players by getting together for a golf trip to Port Charlotte, Fla.

“We’re actually doing that this winter, too,” Aidan Miller said. “It’ll be fun to reunite with those guys.”

Imagine the new stories they could tell.

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