Baseball News

A guide for how to watch and what to know about the 2021 World Series between the National League's Atlanta Braves and the American League's Houston Astros.

Houston Astros executive Ehsan Bokhari is the new assistant general manager of the Chicago Cubs. Bokhari, 38, oversaw all the Astros' research and development group projects.

Thanks to Martín Maldonado's guidance of a pitching staff in flux, his status as one of the game's worst hitters is irrelevant.

Houston and Atlanta have continuity to spare. The connections between this year's World Series teams are numerous, especially with their homegrown cores.

Chris Conroy will be behind the plate for Tuesday night's opener between Atlanta and Houston, one of three umpires working the World Series for the first time along with Dan Bellino and Mike Muchlinski.

"A Day in the Bleachers" recalled what he saw, heard and felt at the Polo Grounds during a 1954 World Series game in which Willie Mays made "the Catch."

"I'm extremely excited to continue working with this group and build on the systems and practices we've implemented," Hefner said in a statement released by the club.

Rojas is one of two candidates known to have interviewed for the San Diego opening.

Sometimes with such high expectations, it's hard to put into perspective the Bombers did have some successes despite the disappointment.

An unheralded pickup at the trading deadline, Rosario has been on a tear, powering Atlanta through the playoffs. Can the M.V.P. of the N.L.C.S. keep it going?

Seattle Mariners legend Ken Griffey Jr. is joining the team's ownership group. The team announced Griffey has purchased a stake in the club that drafted him in 1987 and watched him grow into a Hall of Famer.

Alex Cora would not commit when asked if shortstop Xander Bogaerts and third baseman Rafael Devers will stick to playing their current positions.

Houston Astros right-hander Lance McCullers Jr., 28, who left Game 4 of the ALDS against the Chicago White Sox with forearm tightness, will miss the World series as his teammates battle the Atlanta Braves, beginning Tues...