Interim no more: Snitker gets Braves managerial job  —  Brian Snitker is an interim manager no more.  He's the Braves' new full-time manager, chosen from a field of candidates that included veteran managers Bud Black and Ron Washington and three members of the Braves coaching staff.

David Ortiz's career comes to an end after Indians sweep  —  BOSTON - With their season on the brink of baseball winter, trailing the Cleveland Indians 2-0 in the best-of-five ALDS, the Boston Red Sox once had again David Ortiz — savior of seasons and one of the best clutch hitters in baseball — right where they wanted him.

MLB head Rob Manfred confident no more can-throwing in Toronto  —  WASHINGTON — Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said he has “every confidence” there won't be another can-throwing episode during a game in Toronto during this postseason.  —  Manfred said Saturday that the sport …

Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2017  —  As explained here, Matt Swartz and MLB Trade Rumors have developed an accurate model to project arbitration salaries.  This is the sixth year we've done these projections, and I'm proud to present the results for 2017.

Panik, Giants Top Cubs 6-5 in 13 to Force Game 4 in NLDS  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSOCT. 11, 2016, 3:12 A.M. E.D.T.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — They piled on Joe Panik at home plate in celebration, and just as has been the case so many times before with everything on the line in October, San Francisco's season was extended another day.

Mets shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera avoids knee surgery after playing injured throughout season  —  Asdrubal Cabrera will not need surgery.  After meeting with doctors to evaluate the left knee tendon that plagued him most of the season, Cabrera was told he will not require the operation …

Former Yankee Andrew Miller: Don't worry about Dellin Betances  —  BOSTON — As the Yankees staggered to the finish line in 2016, so did their best reliever.  —  Dellin Betances went through the roughest period he's had since becoming a full-time reliever in 2014, allowing at least one run …

General manager Al Avila takes blame for Tigers' failed season  —  The story of this season's Tigers ended last Sunday in the visitor's clubhouse at Turner Field, in front of the television cameras as they said their good-byes to one another, their season officially cut one game short.

Diamondbacks Expected To Seek Permission To Interview Mike Rizzo  —  The Diamonbacks intend to ask the Nationals for permission to speak with executive Mike Rizzo about their open front office position, according to ESPN.com's Jim Bowden.  Any request, it seems, would come after the Nats' postseason run wraps up.

Brandon Marshall: Last-place Jets are in ‘perfect position’  —  More On:  —  PITTSBURGH — If you listened to Jets receiver Brandon Marshall after Sunday's 31-13 loss to the Steelers at Heinz Field, you got the impression the Jets are on the verge of big things.

Arizona Diamondbacks staying quiet in hunt for new general manager  —  Former Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos declined to speak with the Diamondbacks, according to a report.