Angels hire former catcher Kurt Suzuki as new manager  —  The Los Angeles Angels have hired Kurt Suzuki as their new manager, turning to the longtime major league catcher with no professional coaching experience to help turn around a franchise navigating the longest playoff drought in the major leagues.

3 D-backs All-Stars Named Silver Slugger Finalists  —  Three of the Arizona Diamondbacks' hottest hitters are finalists for the Silver Slugger Award.  —  On Wednesday, Major League Baseball announced the National League finalists for the positional Silver Slugger Award …

D-Backs' Amiel Sawdaye, Guardians' Matt Forman are finalists for Rockies GM  —  The Colorado Rockies have begun to pare down their list for the next head of baseball operations, with Arizona's Amiel Sawdaye and Cleveland's Matt Forman two of the finalists for the job, league sources told The Athletic on Wednesday.

Grading Out Rangers Impressive Defense that Set Major League Record  —  The Texas Rangers were unable to make the playoffs in 2024, but one can't blame the defense for that failure.  —  The Texas Rangers have taken quite a bit of heat for their offensive issues in 2025.

Snell gets Game 1, Yamamoto Game 2 for Dodgers in Toronto  —  LOS ANGELES — Blake Snell will start Game 1 of the World Series on Friday and Yoshinobu Yamamoto will follow in Game 2 for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Toronto Blue Jays, manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday.

Braves' next manager just might be occupied at World Series  —  ATLANTA — Now that the Angels have hired Kurt Suzuki as their next skipper, it would make sense for the Braves to name Tyler Flowers as their new manager.  —  Now, that I've got your attention with an opening paragraph featuring …

'Mistake that I've learned from' |  Pacers rookie apologizes after brief police chase and arrest in Indianapolis  —  Kam Jones was drafted this year.  He was arrested after a chase on I-65 that ended near the Fletcher Avenue exit in Fountain Square.

Guerrero hits 6th postseason homer and Blue Jays beat Mariners 6-2 to force Game 7 of ALCS  —  TORONTO — Look dad, Game 7!  —  Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his sixth home run this postseason, rookie Trey Yesavage struck out seven in 5 2/3 innings and the Toronto Blue Jays pushed …

Sources: Tennessee's Tony Vitello favorite to land Giants job  —  University of Tennessee baseball coach Tony Vitello has emerged as a front-runner for the San Francisco Giants' managerial job, and a resolution on a potential deal is expected in the next 24 to 72 hours, sources told ESPN on Saturday, confirming multiple reports.

Mookie Betts's stellar play at shortstop another part of his game that escaped the Red Sox  —  Mookie Betts ranged to his right, reached across his body to backhand a ground ball, leaped off his left foot, and fired a one-hop strike across the diamond for an out in the ninth inning of Game 3 of the NLCS.