Mets NLDS tickets are sold out while many remain for the Yankees wild card game  —  Good luck trying to get into Citi Field this month during the playoffs — but if you're going to Yankee Stadium, there seem to be plenty of open seats.  —  Ticketmaster sales showed Monday morning that seats …

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CC Sabathia Checks Into Alcohol Rehab  —  Yankees lefty CC Sabathia released a statement today announcing that he has checked himself into an alcohol rehabilitation program and will not be available for the postseason.  His statement, via Yankees press release, is as follows:

Nationals Fire Matt Williams, Coaching Staff  —  10:45am: The Nationals announced that not only has Williams been fired, but the entire coaching staff has been let go as well.  Bench coach Randy Knorr, pitching coach Steve McCatty, hitting coach Rick Schu, third base coach Bobby Henley …

Giants notes: Offseason starts with focus on pitching upgrades  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The theme of Monday's season-ending press conference was an obvious one, with Larry Baer, Bobby Evans and Bruce Bochy all hammering home the same point.  —  This team needs starting pitching.

Mets rookie Steven Matz gets last chance to prove he's ready to pitch in NLDS  —  Steven Matz might be pitching for his playoff spot on Thursday.  The Mets' lefty, who is dealing with tightness behind his right shoulder blade, is tentatively scheduled to throw long-toss on Monday and a bullpen on Tuesday.

2015 Eastern League Top 20 Prospects  —  EASTERN LEAGUE TOP 20 PROSPECTS  —  The Eastern League this year overflowed with talent.  Of the 20 players on this list, 16 were taken in the top two rounds of the draft.  Only one was selected later than the fifth round, and that guy …

Giants tight end Daniel Fells spent weekend in hospital, season likely over, source says  —  Tight end Daniel Fells' season is ending prematurely. … While the Giants were taking care of business in Buffalo, tight end Daniel Fells was hospitalized back home.

Average Time of 9-Inning MLB Game Drops 6 Minutes to 2:56  —  NEW YORK — Major League Baseball has managed to cut six minutes from the average time of a nine-inning game this season, when it adopted some speedup rules.  —  STATS said Monday that the season average ended at 2 hours, 56 minutes.

Bears center Will Montgomery out for season … The Chicago Bears will be without veteran center Will Montgomery for the remainder of the season after he suffered a fractured left tibia in Sunday's 22-20 victory over the Oakland Raiders at Soldier Field.  —  Montgomery was rolled up from behind …

Angels Hire Eppler As General Manager  —  The Angels late Sunday night made official the hiring of Billy Eppler as their general manager, succeeding Jerry Dipoto, who resigned July 1 and was hired as GM of the Mariners last week.  —  Eppler, 40, steps in for interim GM Bill Stoneman …