The Los Angeles Dodgers are headed back to the National League Division Series. Led by a strong performance from Mookie Betts, the Dodgers swept the Cincinnati Reds in their NL Wild Card Series matchup with an impressive 8-4 win in Game 2 on Wednesday night. Betts finished 4-for-5 with three RBI in the victory. Los...
The 2025 MLB division series matchups are starting to take shape after the Los Angeles Dodgers became the first team to advance out of the wild-card round. L.A.’s sweep sets up a division series showdown with the Philadelphia Phillies starting Saturday in Philadelphia. What have we learned about each team so far? What does each...
The Seattle Mariners were joined by a franchise legend as the team prepared for its upcoming 2025 American League Division Series appearance. Ichiro Suzuki returned to play right field for the Mariners during their intra-squad scrimmage at T-Mobile Park on Wednesday. Ichiro didn’t take any at-bats, per MLB.com’s Daniel Kramer. Still, the 10-time All-Star took...
David SchoenfieldSep 30, 2025, 06:23 AM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 It started with Babe Ruth. Or maybe with Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams. It increased in ferocity with Thurman Munson and Carlton Fisk and reached its apex with Derek Jeter and David...
Sep 29, 2025, 06:23 AM ET Wow, what an amazing finish to the MLB regular season! Now it’s your turn, October. The 2025 MLB playoffs start Tuesday (1 p.m. ET on ESPN), and we’re here to get you ready for what is setting up to be a thrilling postseason. Will Shohei Ohtani’s Los Angeles Dodgers...
Sep 28, 2025, 07:28 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Chase Elliott somehow stole Sunday’s race at Kansas Speedway, where he drove from eighth to the checkered flag during a two-lap overtime sprint to earn a spot in the third round of NASCAR’s playoffs. It was a wild ending to a race that probably should...
Clayton Kershaw is the starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers’ for Sunday’s finale against the Seattle Mariners, but it might be his final appearance of the season. Manager Dave Roberts is leaving Kershaw off the roster for the team’s Wild Card Round series this week, per the Associated Press. This article will be updated...
Sep 25, 2025, 07:00 AM ET We’re down to the final days of the 2025 regular season and in for some exciting baseball, as there are still quite a number of teams that have something to play for — including a few who are fighting tooth and nail for their postseason lives. The Tigers, Guardians,...