LOS ANGELES -- In retrospect, Mike Hazen took away all his leverage right from the start, but in the end it didn't matter. The general manager and the D-backs both got what they wanted. Hazen got a contract extension through 2028 with a club option for 2029, and the D-backs

PHILADELPHIA -- Minutes after their 2023 season ended on Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park, the Marlins looked on from the dugout railing as the Phillies celebrated their National League Wild Card Series sweep. It took 20 years for the Marlins to return to the postseason during a 162-game season.

MILWAUKEE -- Down a game in this best-of-three National League Wild Card Series and down one of their “Big Three” starting pitchers, the Brewers needed the very best of Freddy Peralta in Game 2. For four innings, they got it. And then, it got away. For Milwaukee, that’s a familiar

MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers’ season was not 20 minutes in the rear view mirror before Craig Counsell was asked the question that will dominate the coming weeks. Is there any sort of timeline on your decision for your future? “That ain't for tonight, man,” Counsell said. Counsell had hoped to

PHILADELPHIA -- There’s a new standard for Marlins baseball, so how does the organization go about exceeding it? Not long after the Marlins’ 7-1 loss to the Phillies in Game 2 of the National League Wild Card Series on Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park, manager Skip Schumaker and his

MILWAUKEE -- After getting through one of his most challenging first innings this season, D-backs ace Zac Gallen’s confidence remained steadfast. “He walked by me right there, and he said, ‘I got seven [innings] today,’” D-backs manager Torey Lovullo said. “‘Just give me 110 pitches. I’ve got seven innings for

Some very bright minds have been rendered ridiculous when trying to surmise anything of substance from small numbers of baseball games. The stakes might be immense within the pulse of the postseason, but, when you get right down to it, these are still short series, which is to say anything

PHILADELPHIA -- Bryson Stott leaned back and watched. He said he never pimps home runs because he never hits them far enough, but he could not help but admire the one he hit Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park. Stott's sixth-inning grand slam locked up a 7-1 victory over Miami

MILWAUKEE -- As he paced in the visitor’s dugout at American Family Field late in Wednesday night’s game against the Brewers, D-backs manager Torey Lovullo couldn’t help but think back to two years ago. It was 2021 and Arizona was en route to a 110-loss season. Lovullo just watched his

MILWAUKEE -- The D-backs are continuing to evaluate catcher Gabriel Moreno after a scary moment forced him to exit Game 2 of the National League Wild Card Series on Wednesday. Moreno was struck on the top of his helmet on a backswing by Brewers second baseman Brice Turang in the

PHILADELPHIA -- With the Marlins’ 2023 season on the line, it won’t be reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcantara, rookie phenom Eury Pérez or high-octane lefty Jesús Luzardo on the mound.

MILWAUKEE -- Known more for their speed than their power, the D-backs showed they can slug too as they hit three homers to beat the Brewers, 6-3, in Game 1 of the National League Wild Card Series on Tuesday night at American Family Field. The win puts the D-backs in

MILWAUKEE -- One of the biggest questions entering the National League Wild Card Series between the Brewers and D-backs was how much experience matters in the postseason. In Game 1, a young Arizona team let its bats do the talking. Rookie outfielder Corbin Carroll and second-year catcher Gabriel Moreno homered

MILWAUKEE -- The script has flipped in the National League Wild Card Series. The Brewers began the week with their “Big Three” starters all lined up, while the D-backs had to wait to deploy their co-aces. A day later, Arizona had a Game 1 win in the bank and Zac

PHILADELPHIA -- Let’s start with this: Nick Castellanos unconditionally loves his Phillies teammates. So, no, Castellanos was not giving his friends the one-bird salute after he dropped a double down the right-field line in the fourth inning of Tuesday night’s 4-1 victory over Miami in Game 1 of the NL

MILWAUKEE -- D-backs manager Torey Lovullo was asked before his team's 6-3 victory in Game 1 of the National League Wild Card Series on Tuesday night why he chose veteran Evan Longoria to start at third base. “I just like the stability of the human being and the stability of

MILWAUKEE -- In the 11 years since the Brewers made him a second-round Draft pick, Tyrone Taylor has gone from top prospect to hearing whispers about being a bust to a big league role player to a must-start in the postseason. When he smashed a two-run home run in the

The best part of the MLB playoffs is how much one day can change everything. Yesterday, we were talking about how the Rays had been rolling the final week of the season, how well the Brewers were set up for October, and how the Twins seemingly were never going to

PHILADELPHIA -- The 2023 Marlins have defied the odds all season long. They will need to do so again in their National League Wild Card Series against the reigning NL champion Phillies. Miami left-hander Jesús Luzardo gave up three runs on eight hits over four innings, while the bats fell

PHILADELPHIA -- Zack Wheeler popped out of the Phillies' clubhouse late Tuesday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park to watch batting practice and chat. He perched on the top step of the dugout and leaned against the railing for at least a half hour before Game 1 of the NL Wild

MILWAUKEE -- While Wisconsin lawmakers continue negotiating mechanisms to fund the future of American Family Field, this week’s National League Wild Card Series offers the Brewers an opportunity to showcase the ballpark at its best. “Playing postseason games helps a lot,” president of business operations Rick Schlesinger said as the

MILWAUKEE -- So much changed so quickly for the Brewers. On Monday morning, they appeared from the outside to be healthy, rested and ready to attempt a long postseason run with arguably the deepest pitching in the field. By Tuesday night, the pitching was frayed and the Brewers’ season was

PHILADELPHIA -- With the way his season started, it would have been hard to envision Brandon Marsh being left out of the Phillies' starting lineup for a postseason game.

Nothing -- and no one, for that matter -- was stopping Bryce Harper from scoring a pivotal insurance run on Tuesday night. Not even Phillies third-base coach Dusty Wathan.

MILWAUKEE -- The D-backs made a last-minute injury substitution to their roster for the National League Wild Card Series, replacing outfielder Jake McCarthy with third baseman Jace Peterson. McCarthy suffered a right oblique strain while taking batting practice and Dr. Gary Green, Major League Baseball’s medical director, confirmed the injury