6:26 PM ET NEW YORK — With the benefit of hindsight, New York Yankees first-year manager Aaron Boone admitted Friday that he left starting pitcher Luis Severino in Monday’s Game 3 of the American League Division Series too long. That decision and another similar one may have cost his team a chance at winning the
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8:00 AM ET Let’s go already! It seems like it has been weeks since we’ve seen the Brewers and Dodgers play. (Actually Milwaukee has been idle since completing its sweep of the Rockies on Sunday, and L.A. has been off since eliminating the Braves on Monday.) So both teams will be rested and ready to
10:23 PM ET MILWAUKEE — The Los Angeles Dodgers will start left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu in Game 2, righty Walker Buehler in Game 3 and lefty Rich Hill in Game 4 of their National League Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers. There was some thought to potentially going with Ryu in Game 3 because his numbers
7:52 PM ET Officially, Christian Yelich finished the season with 36 bombs. But if you count the F-bombs that he helped way back in January, it was closer to 40. The date was Jan. 25, to be exact. Milwaukee Brewers general manager David Stearns was in his office, waiting breathlessly for a phone call from
8:30 AM ET The big story of the National League Division Series — and what could soon be the big story of the National League Championship Series — was the Milwaukee Brewers‘ bullpen. Their starting rotation contributed just 29 outs over three games; the other 55 outs were converted by six members of the bullpen,
9:01 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Major League Baseball and the casino industry are entrenched in their views on a league proposal to get a cut from wagers placed on the sport following the repeal of a federal ban on sports betting earlier this year. Representatives from both industries vigorously defended their believed
7:08 PM ET Here’s one way it could have gone differently: Eduardo Nunez was playing 115 feet from home plate. The average third baseman this year, with two strikes on Gleyber Torres, played 117 feet deep. What if Eduardo Nunez was playing 117 feet from home plate? What if he’d been playing even 116 feet
12:23 PM ET A Wisconsin restaurant chain is gearing up for a big giveaway if the Milwaukee Brewers can open the National League Championship Series with another win. If the Brewers win Game 1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, they would complete a 12-game winning streak that the George Webb restaurants would honor by giving
3:50 AM ET NEW YORK — As he stood in the middle of the New York Yankees’ clubhouse, a glossy-eyed Brett Gardner summed up the feelings that lingered in the dry air late Tuesday night. “It’s just tough right now,” the 35-year-old outfielder said, pausing. “I didn’t expect for things to end this way. I
8:03 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Alex Bregman is getting his wish — the Houston Astros are headed for prime time. Alex Bregman didn’t like that the Astros had to play three day games in the ALDS, saying, “Does Floyd Mayweather fight the first fight … does Tiger Woods tee off at 8