The Los Angeles Dodgers announced Tuesday they omitted right-hander Craig Kimbrel from their National League Division Series roster.
The eight-time All-Star posted a 3.75 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, and 22 saves over 63 appearances in his first campaign with the Dodgers. However, he lost his closing job in September.
Atlanta Braves ace left-hander Max Fried failed to make it through the fourth inning of his Game 1 matchup against the Philadelphia Phillies and took accountability for the rough outing.
"I'm not going to make any excuses," the NL Cy Young hopeful said after coughing up six runs - four earned - over 3 1/3 innings. "I took the ball today and put us in a big hole right away."
Houston Astros ace Justin Verlandersurrendered six earned runs on 10 hits across four innings in one of the worst playoff starts of his career in Game 1 of the ALDS against the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday.
Verlander's six earned runs tied a career high for a postseason start, the last time being Game 1 of the 2006 World Series. The 10 hits were also a playoff high for his 17-year career.
The 39-year-old right-hander also allowed 10 hits - a regular-season high - against the Mariners during a May 27 outing.
Hockey Canada announced Tuesday that CEO Scott Smith has departed and the entire board of directors agreed to step down.
The board will name an interim management committee before a new slate of directors is chosen by mid-December.
Hockey Canada has been under intense scrutiny for months over a sexual assault lawsuit settled in May. In the lawsuit, a woman said eight unnamed CHL players, including members of Canada's 2018 world junior team, sexually assaulted her in June of that year.
Reliever Scott Effross was left off the New York Yankees' roster for their American League Division Series against the Cleveland Guardians and requires Tommy John surgery, according to YES Network's Jack Curry.
New York acquired Effross from the Chicago Cubs at the trade deadline. The 28-year-old missed one month with a shoulder issue but returned at the end of September for five relief appearances.
The Philadelphia Phillies will be without a key cog in the bullpen for their National League Division Series with the Atlanta Braves.
Reliever David Robertson isn't on the roster for the series after straining his calf while jumping in celebration following Bryce Harper's home run in Game 2 of the wild-card series against the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Kansas City Chiefs headed off to the locker room facing a big hole against the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday night, everything from the big plays to the officiating calls going the way of their longtime AFC West rivals.
One call in particular lit a fire under them.
It was a dubious penalty on Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones for roughing Raiders quarterback Derek Carr, and nobody in the Kansas City locker room could believe it. But rather than stew over it, or lament their 10-point deficit, Patrick Mahomes and the rest of the Chiefs used it as motivation to storm from behind for the 30-29 victory.
The Atlanta Braves and rookie Spencer Strider agreed to a six-year, $75-million contract that keeps the right-hander with the franchise through at least the 2028 season.
The deal also includes a $22-million club option for the 2029 campaign with a $5-million buyout.
Strider will earn $1 million per season in 2023 and 2024, $4 million in 2025, $20 million in 2026, and $22 million in the 2027 and 2028 campaigns.
New York Mets manager Buck Showalter asked umpires to check if San Diego Padres right-hander Joe Musgrove was using a foreign substance during Game 3 of the wild-card series Sunday.
The umps examined Musgrove's glove, hat, and ears in the sixth inning but didn't find anything illegal.
The Philadelphia Phillies removed the interim tag from manager Rob Thomson and signed him to a two-year contract through the 2024 season, the club announced Monday.
Thomson took over after the Phillies fired Joe Girardi on June 3 following a 22-29 start to the season. Philadelphia proceeded to win 14 of 16 games after Thomson took over.
Thomson finished his first season at the helm with a 65-46 record and helped lead the Phillies to an upset victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League wild-card series.