Major League Baseball

Phillies exhale, top Rays to secure NL's final wild-card berth

The Phillies defeated the Rays 7-3 on Sunday and untangled a few thousand knots inside the stomachs of their fans, clinching the final National League wild-card spot on the final day of the regular season.

Mariners fire manager Wilson as 'very difficult' season ends

Dan Wilson, 57, who led the Seattle Mariners to the ALCS last year, will not return as manager next year, he told reporters on Sunday, adding that "this season has been very difficult, and of course the results have not been what any of us had expected."

Astros clinch AL West, finish season with 81-81 record

The Astros won their fifth AL West title in six years despite finishing with the worst record for a first-place team, beating the Athletics 9-0 Sunday behind Lucas Spence's two-run triple to finish at 81-81.

Scherzer strikes out 7 on short rest as Blue Jays win season finale

Pitching on three days of rest, 42-year-old Max Scherzer struck out seven over seven-plus innings to earn the 225th victory of his career as the Blue Jays won 5-1 over the Reds.

Montgomery focus on 'positives', not breaking strikeout record

Colson Montgomery wants to focus on the "positives" from his second year in the majors, not the single season strikeout record he broke on Friday.

Schlittler gets Game 1 nod against Red Sox, with Fried and Cole to follow

American League Cy Young Award favorite Cam Schlittler will start for the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the best-of-three wild-card series Tuesday against the Boston Red Sox.

MLB asks White House about holding game within national park

The White House said in a statement that MLB asked the administration about hosting a game at a national park, adding that the National Park Service has not granted a permit to do so.

💯 Regular-season grades for all 30 teams

Whether your team is headed to October or packing its bags for the offseason, how did 2026 measure up to expectations?