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Tommy Pham and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit back-to-back homers and Merrill Kelly struck out eight to help the Arizona Diamondbacks force Game 7 of the NL Championship Series with a 5-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night.

Bryce Harper smashed the first pitch he saw into the seats, Kyle Schwarber hit his first homer of the postseason and Nick Castellanos also went deep again to power the Philadelphia Phillies past the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 in Game 1 of the NLCS.

After all four Wild Card Series ended in two-game sweeps Wednesday, the eight remaining playoff teams are prepping for best-of-five Division Series that begin Saturday.

Two and done. Across the board: Texas, Minnesota, Arizona and Philadelphia finished off postseason sweeps Wednesday as all four best-of-three Wild Card Series ended in two games.

The average time of a nine-inning major league game dropped to 2 hours, 40 minutes in the first year of the pitch clock.

The Red Sox announced his death in a statement Sunday.

Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson, whose deft glovework and folksy manner made him one of the most beloved and accomplished athletes in Baltimore history, has died.

After continued discussions over the future of the franchise, the Tampa Bay Rays are expected to announce a deal for a new stadium in St. Pete that will open in 2028.

The young fan was moved to a different section in Chase Field.

The Tampa Bay Rays' star shortstop Wander Franco will find out his status Monday as Major League Baseball investigates allegations that he had an inappropriate relationship with a minor. 

Tampa Bay Rays star Wander Franco is under investigation in the Dominican Republic over an alleged relationship with a minor, officials in the country said Monday.

President Joe Biden congratulated the Houston Astros on their 2022 World Series win during the team’s visit to the White House on Tuesday.

The Angels are pulling Shohei Ohtani off the trade market, according to a report from SI's Tom Verducci.

Major League Baseball had a night of offense not seen in 129 years, with 12 teams scoring double-digit runs.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. set a final round record for homers to top Pete Alonso’s 23 two years ago. Vladimir Sr. won the 2007 Home Run Derby.

The New York Yankees’ Gerrit Cole will start Tuesday night’s All-Star Game for the American League and Arizona’s Zac Gallen will open on the mound for the NL. Cole will start for the first time in his sixth All-Star nod.

Major League Baseball has made the games faster, the bases bigger and defense a little bit harder. Now, if it could only do something about those stubborn strikeouts.

FOX Sports betting analyst Sam Panayotovich shares his betting insight for the 2023 MLB season and gives his picks for Tuesday's $25,000 All-Star FOX Bet Super 6 contest.