Rays-Astros division series tickets go on sale today at 4 p.m.  —  Games 3 and 4 will be played at Tropicana Field.  —  Updated  —  Tickets to Games 3 and 4 of the American League Division series between the Rays and Houston Astros will go on sale today, beginning at 4 p.m.

Brodie Van Wagenen, Mickey Callaway to speak ahead of Mets resolution  —  Brodie Van Wagenen was scheduled to talk to Mickey Callaway on Thursday, with the plan to resolve the Mets managing situation no later than Friday, sources told The Post.  —  The Mets have yet to publicly indicate whether …

Joe Girardi Confirms Interest In Cubs' Managerial Job  —  “There are a lot of pieces in place there,” Girardi says.  —  (670 The Score) A day after the Cubs revealed that three internal candidates are under consideration for their managerial vacancy, an outsider expressed his interest in the job.

Plácido Domingo resigns from L.A. Opera ‘with a heavy heart’ amid harassment inquiry  —  Plácido Domingo, the 78-year-old opera legend who has watched the legacy of his six-decade career darkened by allegations of sexual harassment, announced Wednesday that he is resigning …

Cardinals, Braves face off in NLDS Game 1  —  On paper this may be the most evenly-matched of the four Division Series, so it's definitely got that going for it.  No alpha teams like the Dodgers or Astros, no historical yips like the Twins have with the Yankees.

Antonetti: Indians Intend To Exercise Kluber's Option, Decline Options On Kipnis, Otero  —  Indians president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti announced at the beginning of today's meeting with the media that the team intends to exercise its $17.5MM club option on right-hander Corey Kluber …

Cincinnati Reds expected to raise payroll for the 2020 season, be active in the offseason  —  The Reds felt like they made progress during the 2019 season, but they didn't meet their expectations with a 75-87 record and their sixth consecutive losing season.  —  Starting pitching became a strength.

Two major accretion epochs in M31 from two distinct populations of globular clusters  —  Subjects  —  Abstract  —  Large galaxies grow through the accumulation of dwarf galaxies1,2.  In principle it is possible to trace this growth history via the properties of a galaxy's stellar halo3,4,5.

South Atlantic League Top 20 Prospects For 2019  —  Hickory catcher Sam Huff finished tied for eighth in the South Atlantic League with 15 home runs.  That's remarkable because Huff was promoted out of the league on May 8.  In just 30 games, Huff set the league on fire, impressing with his power and solid work behind the plate.

Pete Alonso of Mets donates commemorative 9/11 cleats to museum  —  Pete Alonso is a born-again New Yorker.  —  A Tampa, Florida, native, Alonso became a face of the Mets during his historic rookie season.  He plans to live in his Upper East Side apartment for parts of the offseason.

Watch Jasson Dominguez Homer For The First Time In New York Yankees Uniform  —  BOCA CHICA, Dominican Republic—Jasson Dominguez only needed one at-bat to make a loud impression.  —  With rain pouring Wednesday as the Yankees played the Giants in a Dominican instructional league game …