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The Chicago White Sox received a letter from Pope Leo XIV on the same day of their playoff opener against the Houston Astros.

The crowd at Daikin Park was surprisingly sparse as the Houston Astros - baseball's first division winner with a .500 or worse record - opened their Wild Card Series against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.

Austin Riley hit a three-run homer off All-Star closer Jhoan Duran in the eighth inning and the Atlanta Braves rallied past the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 on Tuesday in the opener of a best-of-three National League Wild Card Series.

Austin Riley hit a three-run homer off All-Star closer Jhoan Duran in the eighth inning and the Atlanta Braves rallied past the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 on Tuesday in the opener of a best-of-three National League Wild Card Series.

Buster Posey said Tuesday that the San Francisco Giants must learn from their handling of the club's annual Pride Night in June, when several players added Bible verses to their rainbow-themed caps.

Major League Baseball has reached out to the federal government about the possibility of one day staging a game in western Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park, an idea quickly met with resistance from environmental groups and others.

Major League Baseball has approached the federal government about potentially staging a regular-season game at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, an idea that has already drawn opposition from environmental advocates and a local lawmaker.

Aaron Judge hopes to talk his way onto the New York Yankees roster for the AL Wild Card Series and into the starting lineup against the Boston Red Sox.

Jordan Baker, Bill Miller, Alan Porter and Mark Wegner will be the umpire crew chiefs for this week's Wild Card Series.

Days before the start of what could be Major League Baseball's last postseason for a while, Carlos Rodon was prepared for a long lockout if owners keep their salary cap proposal on the bargaining table.