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The first playoffs expansion since 2012 will see 16 teams qualifying for the postseason and the introduction of a three-game first round to replace the single-game wild-card format. “This season will be a sprint to a new format that will allow more fans to experience playoff baseball,” commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement. “We look forward to a memorable postseason concluding a year like no other.” The MLB had first floated the proposal as it negotiated with the MLBPA the details of a shortened season to cope with the novel coronavirus pandemic, which forced the league to postpone Opening Day by four months....

Beltre will be evaluated further, but with Friday’s game set for 12:37 p.m. ET, it will be a tough turnaround. Texas took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five series with a 5-3 victory in which Beltre helped set the tone with an RBI single. “The availability as we know it right now is that I have no information on that,” Texas manager Jeff Banister said. MORE: Every MLB team’s most devastating postseason moment...

The Indians pitcher needed stitches to close a laceration on his pinky finger, the team announced Friday — while neglecting to mention how he suffered the injury. MORE: Each MLB team’s worst postseason memory Turns out, Bauer cut his finger while attempting to repair a drone, Indians president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti told WTAM. The Indians had been set to start Bauer against the Blue Jays in Game 2 on Saturday afternoon, but he’ll get the ball Monday night in Game 3 instead....

The expanded and revamped postseason begins on Tuesday, with a field consisting of 16 teams as opposed to the usual 10, with the brand new Wild Card Series replacing the one-off Wild Card game and no byes for any of the teams that have qualified for the playoffs. Here’s all you need to know as the race for the World Series begins this week. When does the MLB postseason start?...

RELATED: MLB The Show 22: Best Shortstops But there are other MLB The Show 22 players that embrace this idea. They enjoy being that unexpected pop at the plate. And who says the right and center fielders get to have all of the fun in the outfield? Don’t sleep on the arm of a left fielder or prepare to get gunned down on the basepath. Updated on July 13th, 2022 by Hodey Johns: This list first came out before the season started....

RELATED: MLB The Show 22 Offering Exclusive Early Access Bundle to Xbox Game Pass Subscribers Some will simply pick up a controller and play, slowly increasing their overall rating game-after-game. But there is a cap on this experience and it is well below what it takes to even get a scent of the big leagues. To truly compete, gamers will need to boost their player at every turn that MLB The Show 22 has to offer....

In a tweet released by the official MLB The Show account, a new Legends roster member will be making their way to the game, and an official announcement will come this upcoming Thursday. Baseball fans anticipating the game’s release are already chiming in to make their guesses as to whom it will be or who they’d like to see. RELATED: How MLB The Show is Breaking Down the Barrier Between PlayStation and Xbox...

For the first time ever, MLB The Show is available on three different platforms. For years, it was only offered as a PlayStation exclusive but in 2021 it was also offered on Day One on Xbox Game Pass. This year, it’s available on Game Pass again but it’s also playable on the Switch this time around. RELATED: Xbox Game Pass Adds 2 New Games To Kick Off April As more and more people are getting their hands on the game, there have been more and more reports of glitches and bugs cropping up in MLB The Show 22....

Earlier this week, the team announced fixes and patches to the game in order to help correct ongoing problems within several modes. After MLB The Show 22’s Game Update 4 launched, San Diego Studio shifted gears to focus on some new content hitting the market at the end of its stream. RELATED: MLB The Show 22 Teases New Conquest Map, Five Bosses in Spring Cleanup Challenge The Spring Cleanup Event is now live and features five legendary bosses to take down to obtain amazing rewards....

As the 16:00 local time (20:00 GMT) deadline approached on Wednesday, Madison Bumgarner had not moved, Edwin Diaz was staying put and the New York Yankees had done nothing. Then 16:05 local time (20:05 GMT) arrived and all hell broke loose. The Houston Astros made three trades, the Chicago Cubs added a big bat and the Arizona Diamondbacks came out with a big load. Which moves were the best? Which ones were the worst?...

But we’re going to pick winners and losers from the trade deadline anyway. We’re considering everything that happened from the All-Star Game through the 4 p.m. ET deadline on July 31. Not every team that made a deal is listed below. TRADE TRACKER: SN analyzes the deadline season moves Let’s get started. Winners Los Angeles Dodgers Why they’re here: Feels like they traded for Manny Machado months ago, but since we’re counting everything that has happened since the All-Star Game, that deal counts....

Josh Byrnes is out as general manager after being fired on Sunday, replaced on an interim basis by three men who will share the duties of running the team: A.J. Hinch, Omar Minaya, and Fred Uhlman. Does having three people share the general manager’s job mean that the Padres will be quiet at the trade deadline, or does it mean that San Diego has triple the phone-working power of the rest of the teams in baseball?...

THE RUMOR: The Angels plan to discuss a contract extension with closer Huston Street during spring training. MORE: New faces, new places | Jays latest to pursue Papelbon? | Brewers eyeing reunion with K-Rod | Orioles acquire Snider from Pirates REPORTED BY: Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com THE DETAILS: The Angels exercised their $7 million club option on Street early in the offseason and would like to lock up the 31-year-old right-hander before he hits the free-agent market next winter....

THE RUMOR: The Phillies are high on a pair of catching prospects for any potential deal involving Cole Hamels. Two in particular are Red Sox prospect Blake Swihart and the Padres’ Austin Hedges. REPORTED BY: Jim Salisbury of CSN Philly THE DETAILS: Hamels has been available since last summer and Phillies know they need to rebuild and would like to do so with a young catcher or two to replace 36-year-old Carlos Ruiz behind the plate....

For some clubs, that means adding a closer. For some, it’s adding a lefty. For some, it’s adding a second closer-type for late innings in the postseason (think Royals in 2015 and Cleveland last year). MORE: What will the Cardinals do at the deadline? It’s complicated We’ve already seen plenty of movement on this front in 2017. The Nationals traded for A’s relievers Sean Doolittle and Ryan Madson. The Yankees picked up David Robertson and Tommy Kahnle from the White Sox....

The MLBUA used its verified Twitter account to tweet out a statement, and in the process used 12 different hashtags to get the point across. Hashtags such as “temper tantrum,” “violence” and “make an example of.” MORE: Watch ‘ChangeUp,’ a new MLB live whiparound show on DAZN The statement in full: Now, Machado could have behaved in a more professional manner. But the MLBUA’s statement would have you believe Machado is a madman....

Certainly not a must-win situation, because this is only the middle of June, but an important game to be sure. Enter Nolan Arenado. The Rockies’ perennial All-Star third baseman delivered the way he always seems to deliver in clutch situations. The Rockies star opened the scoring with a two-run home run in the first and added an RBI double in the sixth to power the Rockies (38-34) to an 8-1 victory....

Forget the fact that Houston came into its 2-1 loss to the Tigers as minus-500 favorites to win, which was the largest line in 15 years, according to ESPN. Ignore that they wasted a complete-game, two-hit, two-run performance from Justin Verlander in which he became just the fifth pitcher in MLB history to record at least 10 strikeouts in seven straight games. Because the story of this game came in the eighth and ninth innings when the Astros ran into the final out at third base twice....

Modern social science studies make it clear that intimidation and violence generally aren’t effective in changing a person’s internalized norms about racial equality, or other things, but in fact commonly have the opposite effect. The findings are common sense. By intimidation, such as public shaming, one might get a person to mouth the answer one wants, but not necessarily get the person to internalize the position as his/her own. Indeed, the intimidation may create a resentment that makes true conversion less likely....

The home of the NFL’s Chicago Bears, the Chicago Fire played their home games at the stadium from their debut in MLS in 1998 through 2001, then again from 2003-2005. “The Chicago Fire is honored to join Major League Soccer and the City of Chicago in hosting the 2017 All-Star Game presented by Target," Chicago Fire owner Andrew Hauptman said at a media conference. “The game is a great opportunity to bring international attention to our city, league and soccer club and we are excited for the spotlight to be on historic Soldier Field this August for an amazing match between MLS’s best players and a prestigious international club....