Astros fan battling leukemia wishes to meet George Springer

Avery, who was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, is one of Springer's biggest fans. According to her mother Cheri, she will be in the hospital for quite some time and hasn't been feeling well.

Brothers sue Dodgers over alleged security assaults, ejections from stadium

Two sets of brothers who allege they were wrongfully attacked by security team members at Dodger Stadium and ejected fromthe venue on multiple dates in April have filed lawsuits against the National League franchise.

Base stolen in World Series earns fans free tacos

Any time a player steals a base in a World Series game, Taco Bell gives away its namesake, signature item.

World Series a pricey experience, costs some up to nearly $10,000

Expect ticket brokers to pick up the slack with premium pricing. Just before Game 1, the best price for standing-room-only was running $433 a ticket, while the best seat in the house exceeded $10,000.

World Series Game 1: Nationals look to make history against returning champions, Astros

The Houston Astros will host Washington Nationals for the first game of the 115th World Series Tuesday night at Minute Maid Park amid high hopes of winning their second title.

Astros executive apologizes over taunts in front of female reporters, MLB to conduct interviews

The assistant general manager of the Houston Astros apologized Tuesday for using "inappropriate language" after a Sports Illustrated report said he repeatedly yelled toward a group of female reporters about closer Roberto Osuna during a clubhouse celebration.

World Series Game 1 tickets selling for more than $10,000

Tickets on StubHub are selling for as much as $10,500 with low-end tickets selling for as cheap as $369. Those $369 tickets are standing-room-only!

Yankees need ace like Gerrit Cole as they pivot toward 2020

Gerrit Cole could be seeing a lot more of the New York Yankees real soon. While there was no Game 7 for the Astros' ace to face the Yankees in the AL Championship Series, could he start New York's opener at Baltimore on March 26?

Altuve's HR in 9th sends Astros to World Series over Yankees

Jose Altuve, the 5-foot-6 driving force of Houston, delivered a swing that will play in Astros' highlights forever. Altuve homered off Aroldis Chapman with two outs in the ninth inning and Houston outlasted the New York Yankees 6-4 Saturday night to advance to the World Series for the second time in three years.

LeMahieu, Hicks lift Yanks over Astros, close to 3-2 in ALCS

DJ LeMahieu drove Justin Verlander's second pitch over the wall, then Aaron Hicks sent the fans at Yankee Stadium into a frenzy with a three-run homer off the foul pole later in the first inning.

Sabathia dislocated shoulder, big league career over

CC Sabathia's major league career is over. The 39-year-old left-hander was dropped from the Yankees' AL Championship Series roster on Friday, a day after he dislocated a joint in his pitching shoulder during the eighth inning of New York's Game 4 loss to Houston.

The bat Babe Ruth used for his for 500th homer hits auction block

The bat used by Babe Ruth to slug his 500th career home run in 1929 is going up for auction, nearly 75 years after he gave it to a friend whose family has kept it ever since.

Astros push Yankees to edge of elimination

They have the pitching, and they don't need the pitches. Certainly, the Houston Astros have confidence for good reason on the brink of another World Series.

Yankees- Astros ALCS Game 4 postponed

Game 4 of the AL Championship Series scheduled for Wednesday night has been postponed because of rain in the forecast.

Nationals sweep Cardinals; DC in World Series for 1st time since '33

As the Washington Nationals moved a party 86 years in the making from their ballpark's infield to a booze-filled clubhouse, manager Dave Martinez paused near the dugout and thrust the silver NL Championship Series trophy overhead, to the delight of loud, delirious fans still in the stands.

Cole pitches Astros past Yankees 4-1 for 2-1 lead in ALCS

A gritty Gerrit Cole held the New York Yankees scoreless without his sharpest stuff, Jose Altuve sparked Houston at the plate and the Astros locked down a 4-1 victory Tuesday to take a 2-1 lead in the AL Championship Series.