Danny Salazar not ready to pitch in ALCS for Cleveland Indians … CLEVELAND — Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Danny Salazar is making progress with his strained right forearm at the team's Spring Training facility in Goodyear, Arizona, but it very well might not be fast enough for him to pitch …

Nationals Ninth  —  Trea Turner, Bryce Harper, and Jayson Werth are scheduled to bat for the Nationals in the ninth.  Will Kenley Jansen or Clayton Kershaw pitch for the Dodgers?  —  Update: Jansen is on to start the inning.  —  Update: Turner falls behind 1-2.  He strikes out 2-3.  One down.

Former scouting director's faith in Javier Baez pays off for Chicago Cubs  —  Tim Wilken never had a doubt  —  The conversation took place more than five years ago.  Yet, both men remember it vividly.  —  Jason McLeod, then the Padres' scouting director, coveted Francisco Lindor with the 10th pick of the 2011 draft.

Two Women Say Donald Trump Touched Them Inappropriately  —  Donald J. Trump was emphatic in the second presidential debate: Yes, he had boasted about kissing women without permission and grabbing their genitals.  But he had never actually done those things, he said.

Rangers report card: Who aced, who slid by, who's on probation  —  The 2016 season has ended for the Texas Rangers, far sooner than they expected after piling up 95 wins.  —  That means final grades are due.  —  Forget the American League Division Series, where only a select few players carried their weight.

28 years ago today, Kirk Gibson hit his iconic World Series home run  —  The Dodgers' slugger hobbled to the plate and took a historic swing.  —  October.  Los Angeles Dodgers.  Postseason baseball.  Ninth inning.  Injured superstar.  —  2016, right?  Not quite.

Surgery is costly for Cardinals reliever Duke  —  St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Zach Duke pitches in the ninth inning during a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.  Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com

Could Votto to the Blue Jays be rekindled?  —  There were definitely real trade talks last July between the Toronto Blue Jays and Cincinnati Reds about Joey Votto, and while there haven't been talks lately, it still might be something to keep an eye on.  —  While some saw the Votto talks …

Terry Collins says 2017 may be last season as Mets manager  —  Terry Collins said 2017 may be his final year as manager of the New York Mets, but he will wait until after that season to gauge how he feels physically before deciding.  —  “I just need to re-evaluate at the end of this coming year what's …

Cards drop reliever Harris, two catchers from 40-man roster  —  The Cardinals did some housecleaning on their 40-man roster Thursday by outrighting righthanded pitcher Mitch Harris and catchers Alberto Rosario and Mike Ohlman to Class AAA Memphis.  —  Harris, who became just the second Naval …

Pirates Re-Sign Casey Sadler and Angel Sanchez  —  Pirates Prospects has learned that the Pittsburgh Pirates have re-signed right-handed pitchers Casey Sadler and Angel Sanchez to a minor league contracts.  Both missed all of 2016 while recovering from Tommy John surgery.