Ace Tarik Skubal and the Tigers learned their wild-card destination on Sunday night, and it’s a familiar one, as Detroit will travel to face the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field in a best-of-three series that opens on Tuesday afternoon.
Category: Baseball
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Turner wins NL batting title with record-low .304
The Phillies’ Trea Turner won his second NL batting title with a record-low .304 average, and the Yankees’ Aaron Judge earned his first AL championship by leading the major leagues at .331.
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‘They can’t kill us’: Reds clinch final wild card
The Reds are back in the playoffs for the first time since 2020, clinching a wild-card berth after the Mets completed a months-long collapse with a loss to the Marlins.
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Mets fumble final shot at October: ‘It’s a failure’
The Mets, who entered the season with a $322.6 million payroll and huge expectations, completed their months-long collapse Sunday with a loss to Miami.
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‘4 more years’: Retirement not on Jansen’s radar
Angels closer Kenley Jansen, who turns 38 on Tuesday and has pitched for 16 seasons, has no intention of slowing, let alone retiring.
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Jays clinch East, home field through AL playoffs
Alejandro Kirk hit two home runs, including his first career grand slam, and the Toronto Blue Jays clinched their first American League East title in a decade by routing the Tampa Bay Rays 13-4 in their regular-season finale Sunday.
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NL kings: Phils’ Turner (BA), Schwarber (HR, RBI)
The Phillies’ Trea Turner won his second career National League batting title, while teammate Kyle Schwarber led the league with 56 homers and 132 RBIs.
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The only MLB playoff preview you need: World Series odds, likely MVPs and how far all 12 teams will go
Have Fall Classic or bust hopes for the postseason? Here’s why your squad could be playing deep into October … or get sent home early.
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Kershaw wins in finale, left off wild-card roster
Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw, the 11-time All-Star and 2014 NL MVP, started — and won — Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Seattle Mariners, but will be left off manager Dave Roberts’ roster for the NL wild-card series.
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Ohtani hits 55th HR, breaks own Dodgers record
On the final day of the regular season, Los Angeles superstar Shohei Ohtani set a career high with his 55th home run of the year Sunday afternoon, breaking his own franchise record, as the Dodgers defeated the Seattle Mariners, 6-1, at T-Mobile Park.