11:11 AM ET The Pittsburgh Pirates have parted ways with longtime team president Frank Coonelly, who said that “change was necessary” after the team’s second-half swoon this season. The Pirates announced the decision Wednesday, saying that Coonelly’s replacement will be introduced next Monday. “Frank and I both agreed that it was clear a change in

2:25 AM ET HOUSTON — Max Scherzer threw 112 pitches in five innings. The only inning he threw fewer than 20 was his final one. Tanner Rainey came out of the bullpen, served up a home run and walked two batters while recording just one out. Daniel Hudson got four outs, but gave up three

3:55 PM ET HOUSTON — Major League Baseball said in a statement Tuesday that the league will interview relevant parties regarding allegations published Monday night in a Sports Illustrated article. According to the report by SI’s Stephanie Apstein, during the celebration in the Houston Astros clubhouse after the team’s 6-4 win over the New York

9:50 AM ET The Houston Astros had baseball’s best record (107-55) and are looking for their second title in three years. The Washington Nationals rebounded from 12 games under .500 in late May and will try to win the first title for a Washington baseball team since 1924 when they were the Senators and played

11:18 PM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Astros issued a statement late Monday denying a Sports Illustrated report regarding the behavior of a team executive in the aftermath of the club’s pennant-clinching win in the ALCS on Saturday. According to the report, during the postgame celebration in the Houston clubhouse after the Astros’ 6-4 win

6:08 PM ET ESPN News Services Max Scherzer will start the World Series opener for the Washington Nationals against the Astros‘ Gerrit Cole in Houston on Tuesday night. Scherzer is undefeated in three starts (2-0) and has a 1.80 ERA with 27 strikeouts in this postseason. Over 15 innings in his last two starts, Scherzer

7:55 AM ET It is a sporting event so wonderful it requires two names: The World Series. The Fall Classic. The Houston Astros got here in dramatic fashion on Jose Altuve‘s walk-off home run to knock out the Yankees in the American League Championship Series. The Washington Nationals have had some high drama of their

4:11 PM ET Major League umpire Eric Cooper has died at the age of 52, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announced in a statement on Sunday. “This is a very sad day across Major League Baseball,” Manfred said in the statement. “Eric Cooper was a highly respected umpire, a hard worker on the field and a

9:06 AM ET The Houston Astros have been installed as the favorites over the Washington Nationals in the World Series. Caesars Sportsbook on Sunday opened the Astros as -235 favorites to beat the Nationals in the best-of-seven series. The Nationals are listed as +195 underdogs. Game 1 is Tuesday in Houston. At -235, the Astros

8:00 AM ET The demise of the New York Yankees can be traced to a conference room at the old Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee, where baseball’s barons met in 2011 to realign divisions, expand the postseason and approve the $615 million sale of the Houston Astros to Jim Crane, who was awarded the club, at