Source - Diamondbacks to retain Torey Lovullo as manager - ESPN
The Arizona Diamondbacks are bringing back Torey Lovullo, the winningest manager in franchise history, a source told ESPN's Alden Gonzalez on Thursday.
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2026 MLB playoffs: Schedule, postseason bracket, standings - ESPN
The 2026 MLB playoffs have arrived!
Riley's homer rallies Braves past Phillies in wild-card opener - ESPN
ATLANTA — Powered by Austin Riley's two-out, three-run, go-ahead homer in the eighth inning, the Braves scored a dramatic 5-3 win in Game 1 of a NL Wild Card Series contest over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday.
Mattingly's call to Duran in 7th backfires in Phillies' loss - ESPN
ATLANTA — Interim manager Don Mattingly wanted the Philadelphia Phillies' best reliever on the mound as early as possible in a tight opening game of a best-of-three National League Wild Card Series against the Atlanta Braves.
MLB playoffs 2026: Could Dodgers be more vulnerable than you think? - ESPN
To the Los Angeles Dodgers, the bye used to be an obstacle. In 2022 and 2023, they won enough games to skip the wild-card round, only to be on their heels against inferior division series opponents who easily dispatched them. The break, in their minds, helped trigger an early exit. And yet, it remains the overwhelming preference.
MLB Wild Card Round odds: The favorites for every series - ESPN
The MLB Wild Card Round begins on Tuesday, Sept. 29 with a quartet of Game 1's.
Zack Wheeler fans 7 straight to open Phillies win over Brewers - ESPN
Zack Wheeler struck out 11, including seven in a row to start the game, and Bryson Stott hit a tiebreaking single with two outs in the eighth inning as the Philadelphia Phillies inched closer to clinching a playoff spot with a 6-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night.
MLB execs, insiders on 2026 playoff favorites, biggest threats - ESPN
As the 2026 MLB regular season winds down and reaches its conclusion, it's anyone's guess as to which teams will emerge as participants in this year's World Series. Each league has its own version of parity, though the National League clearly possesses a better group of teams this season than the American League. Of course, that won't matter in the playoffs until the leagues face off in the Fall Classic.