5:40 PM ET The Chicago Cubs laid off about 25% of their business staff on Thursday because of a loss in revenue and in anticipation of an uncertain 2021, sources familiar with the situation told ESPN. The move follows a significant round of cuts on the baseball side in August. Based on advice from medical

5:23 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Right-hander Mike Clevinger of the playoff-bound San Diego Padres lasted only one inning in his start against the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday. The team said the right-hander’s departure was unplanned but didn’t provide any other information. Clevinger’s start had been pushed back from Saturday night because

12:30 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. BUFFALO, N.Y. — Luke Voit has had quite a journey: from a Missouri Valley Conference standout to a St. Louis Cardinals farmhand stuck without a spot in the majors to, as New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone likes to

2:26 PM ET ESPN News Services Major League Baseball is making the independent Atlantic League its first “partner league,” a distinction awarded as the expiration nears for MLB’s agreement with the affiliated National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues. On Wednesday, MLB said it will meet regularly with the Atlantic League to discuss joint marketing and

1:29 AM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Wrapping up an NL West title has become routine for the Los Angeles Dodgers, but in a year in which no one was sure three months ago if there would be a baseball season, manager Dave Roberts wanted his team to savor the moment. The Dodgers

10:32 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — With one sweet swing, Jose Ramirez pushed the Cleveland Indians into the playoffs and strengthened his case for the American League MVP award. Ramirez hit a three-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning, giving Cleveland a 5-3 win over the Chicago White Sox that clinched a

7:00 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Just like that, the fastest, weirdest, pandemickiest baseball season ever has come and gone. Mathematics holds that a 60-game schedule is shorter than the standard 162, but the 2020 season has whistled

7:45 AM ET A dear friend, a baseball purist in his late 70s, called recently. He was distressed. “For the first time in 70 years,” he said, “I don’t care about baseball.” He wasn’t angry. He was hurt and sad that the game he loves wasn’t delivering — it had somehow let him down. I

4:55 PM ET Kelly CohenESPN Attention New York Yankees fans. Attention Los Angeles Dodgers fans. Now that we have your attention, we have some really unfortunate news: If you wanted to get your hands on the latest collaboration between fashion line Kith and Major League Baseball … you are unfortunately out of luck. Unless you

7:00 AM ET Did you think we would get here? With one week remaining in this shortened, 60-game season, without the benefit of a bubble to keep the players completely isolated from the COVID-19 virus, the 30 teams and 1,295 different players who have worn a major league uniform in 2020 are going to make