Austin Riley delivered the first clutch moment of Major League Baseball's playoffs on Tuesday, hitting a go-ahead three-run homer in the eighth inning that pushed the Atlanta Braves over the Philadelphia Phillies for a 5-3 win. It was an electric scene for fans at Truist Park — at least for ...

NEW YORK — Having bashed Boston without Aaron Judge, the New York Yankees face a far different task when they face the pesky Tampa Bay Rays in an AL Division Series starting Saturday, Riding powerful pitching led by Cam Schlitter and Max Fried, Yankees batters broke though just enough ...

PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks are bringing back manager Torey Lovullo for his 11th season with the franchise, a person with direct knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Thursday. The person said Lovullo's deal is for two years. The person spoke on condition of anonymity ...

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball attendance rose for the fourth straight year to 71.75 million, reaching its highest total since 2017, with a boost from the Tampa Bay Rays' return to Tropicana Field. Teams averaged 29,589 for 2,425 dates, a 0.4% increase from the average of 29,471 last year, ...

NEW YORK — Ben Rice's route to stardom with the New York Yankees was anything but routine, even though he is a creature of habit. A rare Ivy League graduate playing big league baseball, the baby-faced 27-year-old has filled the offensive void created by Aaron Judge's injury-filled season. ...

NEW YORK — It was a roller coaster regular season for the New York Liberty, who finished as the eighth-seed in the playoffs. That didn't matter to them as they knew that the playoffs were a whole new affair. New York pulled off a historic upset, becoming the first No. 8 seed to eliminate a ...