12:30 AM ET Jose Altuve‘s walkoff home run sent the Houston Astros to the World Series on Saturday night and also clinched the AL Championship Series MVP for the veteran second baseman. Altuve’s two-run shot with two outs in the ninth inning off New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman gave the Astros a 6-4 Game

4:43 PM ET ESPN News Services The Astros will open Game 6 of the AL Championship Series with right-hander Brad Peacock on the mound Saturday night, while the New York Yankees will counter with righty Chad Green in a matchup of bullpens in Houston. The Astros lead the best-of-seven series, 3-2. Giancarlo Stanton is not

2:34 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” NEW YORK — It’s just like any other day, and it’s nothing like any other day. As the New York Yankees and Houston Astros packed their gear and headed to the airport

11:25 PM ET NEW YORK — Houston Astros manager AJ Hinch had not formulated his full pitching plan for Game 6 of the American League Championship Series when he sat at the podium for his postgame news conference on Friday. But he did shed light on the pitcher everyone was wondering about: Astros ace Gerrit

3:21 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. NEW YORK — The Yankees have Giancarlo Stanton back in the lineup for what could be their final game of the postseason. Stanton is the team’s starting designated hitter and will hit cleanup in Game 5 of the American

7:24 AM ET The 2019 World Series matchup could be determined Friday night, as the New York Yankees face the prospect of being eliminated from the playoffs with their third straight loss at their home park at the hands of the Houston Astros. What’s on tap Friday’s schedule 7:08 p.m. ET: Astros at Yankees, ALCS

9:08 PM ET Dusty Baker and the Philadelphia Phillies reportedly met for a second time Thursday as the team continues to search for a new manager. Baker initially interviewed for the job Wednesday, then had a second round of interviews Thursday, according to multiple reports. “They got a good team, great city, I’ve been coming

12:38 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” NEW YORK — The biggest story this year in Major League Baseball wasn’t a player, a manager, a general manager, an incredible play or a historic game. It was a five-ounce-heavy, nine-inch-round

7:30 AM ET After an unexpected day off, the American League Championship Series resumes in New York with the Houston Astros looking to take a commanding 3-1 lead and the Yankees hoping to even the series and reduce it to a best-of-three. What’s on tap Thursday’s schedule 8:08 p.m. ET: Astros at Yankees, ALCS Game

5:09 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The bat used by Babe Ruth to slug his 500th career home run in 1929 is going up for auction, nearly 75 years after he gave it to a friend whose family has kept it ever since. Ruth became the first player to reach the coveted plateau