As Shohei Ohtani struggles, Dodgers will discuss benching superstar in Game 3  —  MILWAUKEE — Down 0-2 in the National League Championship Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers are going to consider the unfathomable ahead of their most important game of the season: benching superstar Shohei Ohtani.

Guards come up big late to rally past Rays in ALCS opener  —  ST. PETERSBURG - The Guardians have landed the first punch in the ALCS, stunning the widely favored Rays with a come-from-behind win in Game 1 at Tropicana Field on Monday night.  —  The Guardians' 7-3 win looked so much different …

Mariners considering Espada for manager vacancy (source)  —  After spending most of the past decade with the Astros, could Joe Espada be headed to one of Houston's American League West rivals?  —  According to a source, Espada will meet with the Mariners regarding Seattle's managerial vacancy.

After a season of loss and uncertainty, Nathaniel Lowe found his October moment  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — At some point this winter, Nathaniel Lowe will meet a peaceful moment.  He'll return home, to Keller, Texas.  Maybe his 1-year-old son will be napping.

MLB Gameday: Dodgers 4, Brewers 7 Final Score (10/12/2026)  —  Follow MLB results with FREE box scores, pitch-by-pitch strikezone info, and Statcast data for Dodgers vs. Brewers at American Family Field

5 biggest questions surrounding the Braves' offseason  —  This story was excerpted from Mark Bowman's Braves Beat newsletter.  To read the full newsletter, click here.  And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.  —  ATLANTA — It's been just five years since the Braves won the World Series.

Red Sox' Caleb Durbin has surgery to repair injured pinkie finger  —  Red Sox third baseman Caleb Durbin finally got his pinkie fixed.  —  The team announced Sunday morning that Durbin had surgery last week to reconstruct the middle knuckle/joint of his left fifth finger.

Marlins hire former Yankees hitting coach for same role.  And one staffer dropped  —  The Marlins moved quickly to fill their open hitting coach job on Tuesday, hiring former Yankees hitting coach Dillon Lawson to replace Pedro Guerrero, who was dismissed late last month.

Snapshots from the Guardians' October ride: Robots, beer showers and one happy baseball sicko  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — One week ago, the Cleveland Guardians were staring at a swift playoff exit while their manager was sitting at a table in an interview room with a smile on his face, like a true baseball sicko.