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TORONTO (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts doesn’t think Shohei Ohtani heard fans in Toronto taunting him during Game 1 of the World Series on Friday night, and he doesn’t think the Japanese two-way sensation is bothered much by boos anyway. Upset that Ohtani spurned the Blue Jays to sign a $700 million contract with the Dodgers in …

Blue Jays drop slugger from roster for rest of ALCS vs Mariners  Seattle Sports Jays’ Santander (back) out for rest of playoffs  ESPN Santander out for rest of postseason; Loperfido replaces him on roster  MLB.com Blue Jays remove Anthony Santander from ALCS roster with injury, will be ineligible for World Series  CBS Sports Blue Jays pull Anthony Santander from playoff roster, bringing early end …

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Max Muncy was inches away from hitting a grand slam for the Los Angeles Dodgers to open the scoring in the National League Championship Series. Little did he know his 404-foot drive instead would end the top of the fourth inning Monday night in one of the most incredible plays of this or any postseason. “It’s definitely …

TORONTO — The ballots were cast before the playoffs started. Nothing Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh does in the postseason will influence the American League MVP voting. The same was true of Aaron Judge before the New York Yankees were eliminated. But man, if ever there was a game to show why Raleigh would be a deserving winner, it was …

SEATTLE (AP) — Cal Raleigh’s 60th home run put the Mariners’ All-Star catcher into one of the most exclusive clubs in baseball. It also made for a memorable moment in the outfield stands at T-Mobile Park. During Wednesday night’s 9-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies, which gave Seattle its first AL West title in 24 years, the fan who caught …

TEAM WORLD’S FONSECA A SLUGGER ON ALL ACCOUNTS  lavercup.com Joao Fonseca, with a big Davis Cup win and a Laver Cup debut, smells like team spirit  Tennis.com Fonseca meets Federer for the first time at Laver Cup  ATP Tour Laver Cup Inside View: Roddick Live as Fan Zone Goes Wild for Agassi  lavercup.com Laver Cup 2025: Joao Fonseca, the Brazilian phenom, reflects on his …

Aug 28, 2025, 08:59 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber homered in four of his first five at-bats, pushing his season total to 49, in Philadelphia’s 19-4 win over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night. Schwarber is the fourth Phillies player to hit four homers in a game and the first since Mike Schmidt against the Chicago Cubs …

BOSTON — The Red Sox are close to adding a veteran first baseman for the home stretch. Boston is finalizing a contract with Nathaniel Lowe and could have him in the lineup before Monday’s game against the Orioles, according to major league sources. Lowe, a former Silver Slugger and Gold Glove winner, could be active as soon as Monday, though …

One of the more coveted power bats on the free-agent market has found a new home. Baltimore Orioles slugger Ryan O’Hearn was dealt to the San Diego Padres, along with outfielder Ramon Laureano, per multiple reports. The full return for Baltimore is not yet clear, though MASN’s Roch Kubatko reports that six prospects are potentially being sent in exchange for …

The Seattle Mariners are finalizing a deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks to land Eugenio Suárez, whose offensive renaissance made him one of the most coveted targets of this year’s trade deadline market, a source confirmed on Wednesday night to The Athletic. Under the agreement, Suárez’s right-handed power bat returns to Seattle, where he hit 53 home runs for the Mariners …