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Pete Rose still isn't going into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

NEW YORK (AP) — Luke Weaver walked onto the Wrigley Field mound last month for his big league closing debut and was far from stoic. “I couldn’t see straight. I was blacked out for the most part.

MIAMI (AP) — The claim to Shohei Ohtani's potentially lucrative 50th home run ball grew more complicated this week, with a second fan filing a lawsuit asserting he had possession of the historic baseball.

TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays are moving Don Mattingly back to the position of full-time bench coach after the six-time All-Star also spent the 2024 season as the team’s offensive coordinator.

NEW YORK (AP) — Teams increased their success rate on video reviews to 53.7% this season, led by the Boston Red Sox at 67.9%. The percentage of successful team-initiated reviews was up from 48.5% last year and 50.2% in 2022.

New York Mets (89-73, third in the NL East during the regular season) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (93-69, first in the NL Central during the regular season) Milwaukee; Wednesday, 7:38 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Sean Manaea (12-6, 3.47 ERA, 1.

Kansas City Royals (86-76, second in the AL Central during the regular season) vs. Baltimore Orioles (91-71, second in the AL East during the regular season) Baltimore; Wednesday, 4:38 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Seth Lugo (16-9, 3.

Atlanta Braves (89-73, second in the NL East during the regular season) vs. San Diego Padres (93-69, second in the NL West during the regular season) San Diego; Wednesday, 8:38 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Max Fried (11-10, 3.25 ERA, 1.

Detroit Tigers (86-76, third in the AL Central during the regular season) vs. Houston Astros (88-73, first in the AL West during the regular season) Houston; Wednesday, 2:32 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Tyler Holton (7-2, 2.19 ERA, 0.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr.