MLB News

Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched a three-hitter for the first postseason complete game in eight years as the Dodgers beat Milwaukee 5-1 on Tuesday night to extend their lead in the National League Championship Series.

Alex Bregman plans to opt out of his contract with the Red Sox, the New York Post first reported Tuesday night.

A lawyer for Tyler Skaggs' family argued the Angels should be held responsible for his drug overdose death, while a team attorney said they were not aware of Skaggs' drug issues.

Dodgers slugger Max Muncy's 14th career postseason home run Tuesday night broke a tie with Justin Turner and Corey Seager for the most in franchise history.

The Mets are naming Kai Correa the team's new bench coach and moving director of hitter development Jeff Albert over to become the lead hitting coach, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan.

Shohei Ohtani's first National League Championship Series mound appearance for the Dodgers won't come until Game 4 in Los Angeles on Friday. Tyler Glasnow will start Game 3 on Thursday.

Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer will start Game 4 of the ALCS for the Blue Jays against the Mariners. He will be making his 26th postseason start.

Major League Baseball postseason viewership is averaging 4.33 million through the division series, a 30% increase over last year and the best since 2010.
The big-money Dodgers and small-market Brewers exemplify two sides of the MLB payroll divide -- a fact no one will forget next spring.