Former MLB pitcher Roy Halladay killed in Gulf of Mexico plane crash … HOLIDAY, Fla. - Eight-time MLB All-Star and two-time Cy Young award winner Roy Halladay died Tuesday after his plane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico.  He was 40.  —  Halladay's ICON A5 light sport aircraft crashed 10 miles west …

Detroit Tigers' Ian Kinsler bested by Brian Dozier for Gold Glove Award  —  Ian Kinsler fell short of a second consecutive Gold Glove.  —  Kinsler, the Detroit Tigers' second baseman whose numbers ranked among the best second baseman in the American League, lost the award to Minnesota's Brian Dozier.

Series a winner for Fox, but doesn't match last year  —  NEW YORK (AP) The Houston Astros may not have the drawing power of the Chicago Cubs, but Fox isn't about to complain.  —  The network was blessed with a seven-game World Series for the second straight year, which is ideal for business.

Defeated Dodgers motivated to make another World Series run  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — After falling one victory short of winning the World Series, the Dodgers front office is motivated to tweak a roster that it expects will remain mostly intact next season.  —  Andrew Friedman …

Rays make qualifying offer to free agent RHP Alex Cobb  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) The Tampa Bay Rays have extended a one-year, $17.4 million qualifying offer to free agent pitcher Alex Cobb.  —  The 30-year-old right-hander posted career highs for wins, games started and innings pitched …

Next Slide  —  Baseball's Hall of Fame has as part of its unique justice system a kind of appeals panel designed to correct earlier ballot mistakes and ensure no worthy player misses a Cooperstown plaque.  —  The problem, as most detected Monday when old Detroit Tigers artist Lou Whitaker …

Japanese star Shohei Ohtani reportedly chooses CAA Sports to represent him in the U.S., a sign he's ready to play in the majors  —  Japan's Shohei Otani (16) pitches during the WBSC Premier 12 semifinal game against South Korea at the Tokyo Dome on Nov. 19, 2015.  (Getty Images)

Lincoln library asks for stories on Cubs-Cardinals rivalry  —  Photos from the Cubs-Cardinals game at Busch Stadium on Sept. 27, 2017.  The Cubs clinched the NL Central with a 5-1 win.  —  The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum in Illinois wants people to share their stories about baseball.

Keeping Rosenthal was less attractive to Cardinals than opening a roster spot  —  Before making their moves toward a new look for their late-inning relief, the Cardinals gave former All-Star closer Trevor Rosenthal his release and, in the process, began fine-tuning the 40-man roster.

Aaron Judge ‘surprised’ that Joe Girardi was ousted as Yankees manager  —  Aaron Judge echoed his former manager's sentiment, saying he was “surprised” that Joe Girardi was ousted by the Yankees.  —  “Joe was there for 10 years, had a winning season every year, and he was my first manager,” Judge said Tuesday morning on ESPN.