It's official: Mets are eliminated from playoff contention  —  MILWAUKEE — The end the Mets long had feared arrived Saturday.  —  Before they lost to the Brewers, 2-1, they were mathematically eliminated from playoff eligibility by the Phillies' win over the Pirates, making official …

Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach: Josef Newgarden wins pole  —  Alex Palou still line to win the NTT IndyCar series championship Sunday even though he qualified 10th on Saturday  —  LONG BEACH — Josef Newgarden on Saturday won the pole for Sunday's Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach …

Mother and child die after fall at Petco Park before Padres game  —  San Diego police are investigating what appeared to be “suspicious” deaths but said it is too early to determine whether the incident was accidental or intentional  —  A woman and her 2-year-old son died late Saturday afternoon …

St. Louis Cardinals match team record with 14th straight win  —  CHICAGO — The St. Louis Cardinals matched a team record with their 14th straight win on Friday night after sweeping a doubleheader with the Cubs.  —  The streak broke a tie with the New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics …

DJ LeMahieu may be victim of new baseball, but he's not looking back  —  BOSTON — This is not the time for dissection.  DJ LeMahieu isn't looking backwards at least for the next few weeks.  There is no time for the infielder to review and reflect on what went wrong and right in 2021.

All-Latino baseball team: The best all-time lineup of players born in Dominican Republic  —  As part of Hispanic Heritage Month, USA TODAY Sports put together All-Latino baseball lineups from throughout Latin America.  —  The Dominican Republic has produced some of the greatest players …

Ricky Meinhold, Mets assistant pitching coach/minor league coordinator, leaves team for other opportunities: sources  —  Employees in the Mets front office are anxious about an offseason shakeup, which led to one coach leaving the club while he's getting interest.

Arizona Diamondbacks give manager Torey Lovullo one-year extension despite 104-loss season  —  PHOENIX — With a little over a week left in the season and his team with the worst record in the National League at 49-104, Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo was given a one-year contract extension through 2022.

MLB playoff race has brought ‘the joy back’ for the Los Angeles Dodgers' Albert Pujols  —  LOS ANGELES — A couple of months ago, with the season quickly advancing and clarity lagging behind it, Albert Pujols put it to a vote.  He gathered his wife and his five children and went around the room asking each of them the same question: