Defending World Series champion Dodgers survive NL wild-card vs. Cardinals with walk-off win  —  LOS ANGELES - Come on, it's Hollywood.  —  It's the drama everyone wants to see.  —  It's the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants, one of the fiercest rivals in all of sports.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone ‘at peace’ with future up in air as New York's season ends  —  BOSTON — As the New York Yankees' season came to an end at the hands of the Boston Red Sox in Tuesday night's American League Wild Card Game, the spotlight shifted to manager Aaron Boone's contract situation and his future with the club.

MLB plans COVID-19 vaccine mandate for minor-league players in 2022  —  Major League Baseball is finalizing a policy that would require all minor-league players to be vaccinated before the 2022 season, Yahoo Sports has learned.  It'll be the latest in a series of vaccine mandates that MLB …

Matt Vasgersian leaving ESPN's ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ booth  —  Play-by-player Matt Vasgersian informed ESPN executives that he is leaving his position on “Sunday Night Baseball,” The Post has learned.  —  After four years teamed with Alex Rodriguez, Vasgersian wants to focus on new …

A fan's guide to abiding the LOL Mets  —  IN THE HEARTS and minds of Mets fans, every baseball season ends twice.  There's the moment when it's officially over — mathematical elimination — and the moment when, in retrospect, we should've known it was.  On paper, the 2021 Mets weren't eliminated …

Breaking down Padres roster — how players fared in 2021 and what's ahead  —  Manager, coaches could benefit from some better players in addition to improvement from current players  —  Whoever the Padres manager is in 2021, there is one small detail to consider.  —  He won't throw a pitch or make one plate appearance.

Sources: Colorado Rockies pitcher Antonio Senzatela agrees to five-year, $50.5 million extension  —  Right-hander Antonio Senzatela and the Colorado Rockies are in agreement on a five-year, $50.5 million contract extension, sources told ESPN, tying the right-handed control artist to the organization through at least 2026.

Tony La Russa vs. Dusty Baker: ALDS is new chapter for heated rivalry between MLB's oldest managers  —  It is the dugout version of Magic Johnson vs. Larry Bird.  —  It is cool and hip vs. stoic and curmudgeonly.  —  It's one hopeful Hall of Famer vs. a Hall of Famer coming out of retirement.

Record-breaking umpire Joe West to retire after postseason  —  Umpire Joe West has officially informed Major League Baseball he will retire after the postseason.  —  West, 68, broke the record for most games umpired, held by Bill Klem, when he was behind the plate for No. 5,376 in May.

Bobby Witt Jr.: 2021 Minor League Player Of The Year  —  When Royals director of hitting performance Alec Zumwalt first saw Bobby Witt Jr. in person, what stood out to him immediately was his personality.  —  Whether Witt was in the lineup or slotted in at DH or taking a day off, he was always smiling.