Hudson's season ends with forearm injury, additional visits with doctor scheduled  —  KANSAS CITY — Although starter Dakota Hudson has yet to meet with the Cardinals' head physician has planned for Tuesday, the team elected to place him on the 45-day injury list and bring an end to his season.

Detroit Tigers squander lead twice, lose 5-4 heartbreaker to Minnesota Twins in 10th  —  Detroit Tigers closer Bryan Garcia took the ball in the bottom of the 10th with plans of giving his team a victory over the Minnesota Twins.  —  The Twins had other plans.

Inside a final week like MLB has never seen before  —  Just like that, the fastest, weirdest, pandemickiest baseball season ever has come and gone.  Mathematics holds that a 60-game schedule is shorter than the standard 162, but the 2020 season has whistled by so quickly that in a way it feels more like it should be June than October.

The Unbridled Joy of Being—and Watching—Fernando Tatis Jr.  —  No one is bringing more fun to Major League Baseball in 2020 than the Padres' 21-year-old star.  —  This has not been a particularly fun baseball season.  —  Start at the macro level: playing through a pandemic in a nation engaged in a social reckoning.

Trevor Bauer wanted to pitch on short rest.  Cincinnati Reds think it's worth the risk.  —  Trevor Bauer has lobbied for years to pitch every fourth day, instead of the typical every fifth day, because he felt his body could handle it and it would benefit his team.

Rob Manfred exclusive: Commissioner says MLB plans to have fans at NLCS, World Series  —  There were exasperating and infuriating moments, and times when it looked like the entire thing may crumble, but with commissioner Rob Manfred knocking on his wood desk Tuesday morning for good luck …

Mets get some redemption from Pete Alonso, Seth Lugo in win over Rays  —  Maybe some small slice of redemption can still exist in a year like this.  Even when your team is almost completely eliminated from the postseason, and even when exactly nothing has gone right for you in a fairly long time.

Jacob deGrom strikes out 14 against Rays in penultimate start of season, keeping Cy Young dream alive  —  As the Mets continued wasting opportunities in their disheartening season, the attention turned to Jacob deGrom and whether the righthander could still accomplish the unimaginable this year.

Stassi, Canning lead Angels over playoff-bound Padres 4-2  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Max Stassi had two impressive home runs among his four hits,  —  Griffin Canning struck out 10 in six crafty innings and the  —  Los Angeles Angels beat the punchless playoff-bound

Diamondbacks' bats come alive in romping win over Rangers  —  Carson Kelly had a three-run homer, Caleb Smith and Riley Smith combined to throw a six-hitter and the Arizona Diamondbacks rolled to a 7-0 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.  —  David Peralta had three hits, including a double.

Maldonado, Valdez push Astros past Mariners 6-1  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … SEATTLE (AP) — Martin Maldonado hit a three-run home run,  —  Framber Valdez struck out eight to set career highs for wins and strikeouts, and the  —  Seattle Mariners 6-1 on Tuesday night …

Blue Jays bats boom to get them on the right end of a blowout with the Bronx Bombers  —  TRENDING  —  BUFFALO - On a six-day trip through Philadelphia and the Bronx the past week, the Blue Jays seemingly were treating the magic number for playoff participation like a crushable fastball easing over the plate.

Giants catch break, won't face Nolan Arenado in key series vs. Rockies  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … With a banged-up rotation, lack of depth in the outfield and their best player sidelined, the Giants can use any break they can get this week.