2:06 PM ET The Pittsburgh Pirates fired manager Clint Hurdle on Sunday. The NL Central-worst Pirates fired the 62-year-old Hurdle after a 69-92 record, the franchise’s worst since 2010 (57-105). Hurdle had two years remaining on his contract. He had been the third-longest-tenured manager in the majors, behind only the retiring Bruce Bochy of the
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11:51 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Milwaukee closer Josh Hader gave up a tying home run with two outs in the ninth inning and the Brewers lost to Colorado 3-2 in the 10th Saturday night, preventing them from catching St. Louis atop the NL Central. The Brewers will go into Sunday’s regular-season finale one
10:29 PM ET ESPN News Services Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander reached a pair of milestones Saturday night, becoming the 18th major league pitcher to reach 3,000 career strikeouts and the 19th in the modern era (since 1900) to record 300 strikeouts in a season. Verlander, 36, entered Saturday night’s game against the Los Angeles
Sep 25, 2019 It is officially clinching season across MLB as baseball’s best teams vie to lock up division titles, and wild-card hopefuls look to earn a place in October. As the race to the finish heats up and magic numbers shrink, we’ve got you covered with everything you need to know about which teams
11:25 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Minnesota Twins became the record fourth team in the major leagues to win 100 games this season, beating the Kansas City Royals 6-2 Friday night behind two-run homers from Miguel Sano and Ryan LaMarre in a game shortened to 6 1/2 innings because of rain.
10:37 PM ET The Tampa Bay Rays and Oakland Athletics both clinched playoff berths as the American League wild cards on Friday, leaving the Cleveland Indians on the outside looking in. The A’s locked up their spot first when the Indians lost 8-2 on the road to the Nationals, before the Rays joined Oakland with
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10:53 PM ET ESPN News Services Felix Hernandez took the mound for his last start of the season on Thursday, and likely his last start for the Seattle Mariners, serenaded by tens of thousands of yellow-shirted fans chanting his name. His teammates stayed in the dugout, so King Felix was alone on the mound, raising
10:53 PM ET ESPN News Services SEATTLE — When the time finally arrived for Felix Hernandez to say goodbye to Seattle and all the history of 15 seasons with one franchise, his manager had a message as he walked off the mound. “You will always be the king in this town,” Scott Servais said to
1:56 PM ET Associated Press CINCINNATI — And this one belongs to Marty Brennaman. With fans applauding his every mention, the Hall of Fame broadcaster called his final Cincinnati Reds game Thursday, ending a 46-year career that has featured so many big stars and historic moments — Hank Aaron, the Big Red Machine, Pete Rose