Yankees

Giancarlo Stanton hit a grand slam in the ninth inning for New York’s fourth home run of the game, and the Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9-3 in their ALDS opener at Petco Park.

The Yankees tied a major league record with five home runs in an inning and hit six overall in a 10-7 win over the Toronto Blue Jays that extended their winning streak to eight.

Forbes estimates the New York Yankees are baseball’s most valuable franchise at $5 billion. That is 47% more than the No. 2 Los Angeles Dodgers at $3.4 billion.

This might be the year the baseball needs to try out some creative ideas. Here's one of them: seven-inning doubleheaders. Those have long been a staple of baseball.

New York Yankees left-hander James Paxton has had back surgery and is expected to be sidelined until May or June. Dr. Andrew Dossett performed a microscopic lumbar discectomy.

Derek Jeter and Larry Walker will be giving speeches in Cooperstown, this summer. Jeter was a near-unanimous selection for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Gerrit Cole held the New York Yankees scoreless, Jose Altuve sparked Houston at the plate as the Astros locked down a 4-1 victory to take a 2-1 lead in the ALCS.

The Yankees and Astros plan all-bullpen games from the start in Game 4 of the AL Championship Series. Luis Severino faces off against Gerrit Cole. The series is tied 1-1.

Gerrit Cole pitched another playoff masterpiece and the Astros jumped to a quick lead, turning back the Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 in the deciding Game 5 of their ALDS.

Gleyber Torres hit his 13th home run in August, Mike Ford went deep twice and New York beat the Seattle Mariners 5-4 on Monday night.