Major League Baseball

Braves hire Weiss as manager to replace Snitker

The Braves on Monday named Walt Weiss, who has been Atlanta's bench coach since 2018, their new manager.

Bregman, Bellinger, Diaz opt for MLB free agency

Alex Bregman, Cody Bellinger and Edwin Diaz are among the more than 140 players so far to have opted out of their contracts and will become free agents.

Dodgers prance through parade, ponder three-peat

Back in Los Angeles after winning the World Series in Toronto on Saturday, the Dodgers celebrated their second straight championship with a downtown parade on Monday, a day that included a stop at Dodger Stadium with the Commissioner's Trophy in tow.

Delgado, Kent, Sheffield, Valenzuela to Hall ballot

Carlos Delgado, Jeff Kent, Gary Sheffield, Fernando Valenzuela, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Don Mattingly and Dale Murphy will be on the Hall of Fame contemporary era ballot.

Marlins name Kapler GM amid front office moves

The Miami Marlins have promoted Gabe Kapler to GM. Frankie Piliere was also promoted to VP of amateur forecasting and player evaluation, and Vinesh Kanthan moved to senior director of baseball operations.

Dodgers-Jays Game 7 most viewed since 2017

Nearly 26 million people watched the Dodgers' dramatic 5-4 Game 7 World Series win over the Blue Jays Saturday night, making it the most-watched Fall Classic game since 2017.

🏆A Will Smith wins WS for sixth straight year

The past six World Series champions have continued an unusual streak: all of them had at least one player named Will Smith.