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Jacob Misiorowski closed a Cy Young season by leading all of baseball in ERA (1.80), strikeouts (252), WHIP (0.80) and opponent batting average (.157) - the lowest ERA by a Brewers starter in franchise history. Yordan Alvarez is in line for AL MVP, Alec Burleson finished as the majors' RBI leader, and the Angels dropped their 100th game for the first time ever. That's a wrap on 2026 - thank you for reading all season.
Read article →Justin Verlander threw 5⅓ innings on 91 pitches with six strikeouts in the final start of a 21-year Hall of Fame career, walking off with his 7-year-old daughter Genevieve after she sprinted to the mound to take him out - Detroit rallied for a 4-3 walk-off win on Eduardo Valencia's two-run homer. Aaron Judge is eligible to return today but the Yankees are planning for the Wild Card round without him, and Casey Mize is done for the year with an ankle sprain.
Read article →Pete Alonso hit his 42nd and 43rd home runs - including a 471-foot drive, the fourth-longest in the majors this season - to take sole possession of the AL lead as Baltimore routed the Yankees 10-2 in a doubleheader opener. Josh Jung fractured his fifth metacarpal on a 94.6 mph Joe Ryan fastball, and Corbin Burnes is seeking a second opinion on right shoulder inflammation that puts his postseason availability in genuine doubt.
Read article →Lucas Spence became the third player in MLB history to hit his first three career home runs in the same game, driving in five as Houston outlasted the Athletics 7-5 to stay tied with Texas atop the AL West with three to play. Hurston Waldrep underwent Tommy John surgery and lands on the 60-day IL, and Luis Arraez left Thursday's game with a left ankle sprain after appearing unable to put weight on it - X-rays were negative.
Read article →Aaron Boone said the Yankees are planning for Aaron Judge to miss the Wild Card Series with a moderate-grade right calf strain, after Judge received a platelet-poor plasma injection Monday and was told to avoid activity for a couple of days. Dylan Cease has been shut down for the year with right shoulder inflammation, and Cristian Javier's groin issue was confirmed as a Grade 2 strain that ends his regular season.
Read article →Drew Rasmussen took a no-hitter into the seventh and struck out 11 as Tampa Bay beat the Yankees 6-1 to clinch its fifth AL East title and home-field advantage throughout the American League playoffs. Shohei Ohtani is eligible to be activated today in the second game of the Dodgers' series against San Diego, and Andrés Muñoz was removed from Seattle's game against Colorado with a knee injury that puts his season in question.
Read article →Trey Yesavage was activated as Toronto optioned Spencer Arrighetti and designated Joe Mantiply for assignment, while center fielder Brett Bateman left Monday's game against Baltimore with right hip discomfort after a sliding catch - X-rays were negative. River Ryan threw three scoreless innings in his Tigers debut, averaging 96.5 mph, as Detroit's rotation lost Troy Melton to the IL with arm fatigue.
Read article →The Reds shut down Chase Burns with a right groin strain, ending a breakout All-Star season at 15-3 with a 2.86 ERA and 185 strikeouts. Toronto says Dylan Cease may be finished with a shoulder issue as the Blue Jays chase a wild card, and Alex Bregman was taken to the hospital for X-rays and a CT scan after a foul ball struck him in the face while he stood in the on-deck circle.
Read article →Dave Roberts said there's a "good chance" Shohei Ohtani is activated Wednesday or Thursday against the Padres after he took 30-40 swings off the Trajekt machine and ran the bases Saturday — he returns as a DH only, with pitching shut down, and would get four or five games before the postseason. Jackson Jobe struck out nine over six innings for a career high in his third straight start, and Cal Quantrill left with right lat tightness a week after a back issue.
Read article →Aaron Judge goes on the 10-day IL with a right calf strain retroactive to Thursday, making Sept. 27 — the regular season's final game — his earliest return. He'll miss this weekend in Arizona and next week's four-game showdown with the Rays, with Heliot Ramos taking over in right. Justin Verlander throws a simulated game in Chicago today after a 20-pitch live bullpen, and Connor Prielipp struck out eight over seven scoreless innings.
Read article →Mets first baseman Jared Young was knocked unconscious and carted off Thursday when teammate Nolan McLean's knee struck his head as both converged on a slow grounder — a CT scan came back negative but Young has concussion symptoms. Walbert Ureña threw seven shutout innings with nine strikeouts and no walks in the Angels' 5-4 win in 10, and Aroldis Chapman was unavailable with lat tightness, with no IL move announced.
Read article →Aaron Judge left Wednesday's 5-4, 13-inning loss in Minnesota with right lower leg tightness after feeling something in the first inning, though he says he doesn't anticipate further testing. Sandy Alcantara made his first relief appearance since 2017 — snapping a 201-start streak — and picked up the first save of his career for Miami, and Blake Snell was pulled after one inning with left groin tightness, an issue he's dealt with in three prior seasons.
Read article →The Phillies placed Jesús Luzardo on the 15-day IL with left shoulder inflammation, retroactive to Saturday, making him eligible only on Sept. 27 — the last day of the regular season — though Don Mattingly hasn't ruled out a postseason start. Pete Fairbanks' third nerve episode of the year likely ends his season, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto walked the first two hitters he faced before retiring 21 of the last 22 in a one-hit shutout of Cincinnati.
Read article →Pete Fairbanks was removed mid-game with what Clayton McCullough described as a sensation "similar to what he had previously" — the third nerve episode of his season, tied to a Raynaud's syndrome diagnosis, and likely the end of his year. Reid Detmers extended his quality-start streak to seven and sits one strikeout from 200, a mark no Angels left-hander has reached since Chuck Finley in 1999, and Tarik Skubal threw seven shutout innings with nine strikeouts against the Reds.
Read article →The Giants placed Rafael Devers on the 60-day IL with a core muscle injury he'd played through all year, ending his season 13 games short and killing a 40-homer bid — he finishes at .258/.340/.525 with 37 homers, 98 RBI and a major-league-leading 36 doubles. He sees Dr. William Meyers in Philadelphia today with surgery expected Tuesday. Scott Bandura was selected from Triple-A Sacramento and debuted in his place, and Jackson Jobe struck out eight over 6⅓ innings against Colorado.
Read article →Francisco Lindor opened with a leadoff homer off Gerrit Cole and closed with a grand slam in the eighth as the Mets hit six home runs in a 12-2 rout at Yankee Stadium — Cole has now allowed seven homers across his last two starts. Jesús Luzardo's MRI showed inflammation only with no structural damage and no injection needed, putting him on track to return next week, and Ian Seymour struck out 10 over six innings in Tampa Bay's 3-2 win over Houston.
Read article →Josue De Paula went 0-for-3 with a walk as the designated hitter in his major league debut at loanDepot Park, drawing full counts in his first two at-bats at 21 years and 110 days — the youngest Dodger since Alex Verdugo in 2017. Kyle Tucker broke the game open with a seventh-inning grand slam behind 5⅔ strong innings from Blake Snell, and Yordan Alvarez sat out against Tampa Bay after twisting his right ankle running the bases in Philadelphia.
Read article →Anthony Volpe hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high five runs in his first game back from Triple-A, powering the Yankees past Colorado 10-3 for a sweep. Jared Jones took a no-hit bid into the seventh at Guaranteed Rate Field, finishing with one-hit ball over seven innings and eight strikeouts as Pittsburgh blanked the White Sox 2-0 and climbed above .500 for the first time since July. Corbin Carroll's MRI came back clean and he's expected back today.
Read article →The Dodgers are calling up Josue De Paula straight from Double-A Tulsa, the first position player promoted directly from that level in Andrew Friedman's 12-year tenure, and he'll join the club Friday in Miami after slashing .303/.401/.547 with 27 homers and 31 steals. He replaces Shohei Ohtani, who lands on the 15-day IL with knee, biceps and neck issues and can't return until Sept. 23. Jazz Chisholm Jr. sprained his thumb sliding into second, prompting the Yankees to recall Anthony Volpe.
Read article →Reid Detmers struck out nine over six one-hit shutout innings at Fenway to become the first pitcher in Angels history with six straight starts of six-plus innings and one run or fewer, lowering his post-All-Star ERA to a major-league-best 1.37. Bubba Chandler struck out eight in a 9-3 Pirates rout, and Corbin Burnes threw three scoreless innings in his season debut — his first big-league pitch in 424 days.
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