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NEW YORK — Welcome to one of the strangest postseason series ever played. Can we just call it The Blowout ...

In an era of short starts, the bullpen is running out in MLB’s League Championship Series

CLEVELAND — For a generation, he was as much a part of October as fun-size Snickers bars and pumpkin-spice lattes. ...

Pete Alonso, Mets torch Dodgers early to stay alive in NLCS: Takeaways

NEW YORK — The New York Mets aren’t dead yet.They used an early offensive explosion against Los Angeles Dodgers starter ...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 18: Freddie Freeman #5 of the Los Angeles Dodgers tosses his helmet.

Shaikin: Freddie Freeman is hurting, and the Dodgers need to keep him on the bench

Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman tosses his helmet after striking out in the fourth inning of a 12-6 loss to ...

Clayton Kershaw paid respect to Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman when talking about great duos at the top of the lineup. But he still holds a grudge. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw still holds grudge against Astros for stealing signs

The Los Angeles Dodgers' 1-2 punch at the top of their batting order was exactly that in Game 4 of ...

As Mets show fatigue in NLCS, time could be ticking on their magical season

October 18, 2024

NEW YORK — When Francisco Lindor led off the bottom of the seventh inning, reality reduced Citi Field’s a cappella ...

The top 40 MLB players who could hit free agency this offseason

October 17, 2024

The top 40 MLB players who could hit free agency this offseason originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaA wild ...

Mets’ offense was brutal NLCS Game 3 tease vs. Dodgers

In the first five innings, four Mets at-bats powered an estimated 1,460 feet of deep flies. They added up to ...

Dodgers vs. Mets score, live updates: NLCS heads to New York for Game 3 with series tied 1-1

The New York Mets are headed home with momentum in the 2024 National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles ...

MLB free agent rankings: Top 10 right-handed hitters

MLB free agent rankings: Top 10 right-handed hitters originally appeared on NBC Sports BostonThe Boston Red Sox have two glaring ...

Los Angeles, CA - October 14: Pete Alonso #20 of the New York Mets high fives teammates after scoring on a RBI double by teammate Starling Marte (not pictured) of the New York Mets against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the ninth inning of game 2 of a National League Championship Series playoff baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Monday, October 14, 2024. (Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)

Mets vs. Dodgers Game 3: How to watch the MLB NLCS tonight

The New York Mets will play the Los Angeles Dodgers for Game 3 of the NLCS on Wednesday. (Keith Birmingham/MediaNews ...

When MLB playoffs arrive, sidelined local broadcasters ache as they listen to the national call

October 15, 2024

It was the ninth inning of Mets-Brewers Game 3, a winner-take-all matchup to advance to the National League Division Series. ...

Behind Mark Vientos and Francisco Lindor, the Mets punch back to even the NLCS

October 15, 2024

LOS ANGELES — It happened in a literal blink, a quiver of Mark Vientos’ eyebrow under his sunglasses when he ...

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 14: Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts.

Hernández: Shohei Ohtani is the Dodgers’ best player, and they need him to play like it

October 15, 2024

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani walks back to the dugout after striking out in the first inning of a 7-3 loss ...

What we’ve learned about MLB’s playoff format: Would changes make it more ‘fair’?

October 14, 2024

NEW YORK — It all looked kinda familiar, almost as if we’d seen it before …There they were, that where’d-they-come-from wild-card team ...

Can Mets follow Padres’ blueprint to neutralize Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani?

October 13, 2024

LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani bounded through the puddles of Budweiser and the plumes of cigar smoke polluting the Dodgers ...

Expect more history in Mets-Dodgers NLCS

October 13, 2024

The people began to line up outside the crumbling old baseball basilica around 7 in the morning, even if they ...

Ranking the 4 remaining possible World Series matchups, from least to most interesting

October 12, 2024

We’re two rounds into this captivating postseason, with dreams dashed, legacies smashed and a bunch of did-he-really-do-that?!?! home runs bashed. ...

Dodgers vs. Mets 2024 NLCS preview: Predictions, pitching matchups and more

October 12, 2024