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Playoff baseball is nearing.

A commercial affiliate of the Major League Baseball Players Association sued DraftKings and bet365 on Monday, alleging unauthorized use of player names and images. The suit, filed by MLB Players Inc. against Draftkings Inc. and Bet365 Group Ltd. in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia, claims the companies engaged in illegal “use of MLB player images on their sportsbook betting platforms”...

Jose Altuve removed his cleat and sock to protest a call in the Astros’ wacky win over the Padres Tuesday night.

The lawsuit claims the companies engaged in illegal “use of MLB player images on their sportsbook betting platforms.”

The 2024 MLB playoffs begin on Tuesday, Oct. 1, with four games in the Wild Card series. Here is how the MLB playoff format works and other key postseason dates.

Tennis legend Billie Jean King is set to be an executive producer for the documentary “See Her Be Her,” which covers women’s baseball around the world. 

Brewer Hicklen became one of the few players in Major League Baseball history whose first name matched the nickname of the team he played for.

As the 2024 MLB postseason picture becomes clearer, here’s a look at the most intriguing division and wild card race.

Will the Chicago White Sox break the modern-era loss record held by the 1962 New York Mets? Fanatics Ariel Epstein weighs in.

Aaron Judge is hitting home runs at a historic rate, but he is still a long way from the MLB single-season record. Here’s a look at the history he’s chasing in 2024.

Decoy, Shohei Ohtani’s dog, threw out the first pitch Wednesday when the Los Angeles Dodgers hosted the Baltimore Orioles.

Fanatics’ Ariel Epstein discusses how Yankees slugger Aaron Judge entered the conversation of being one of the best hitters of all time with Giants legend Barry Bonds.

The Los Angeles Dodgers star could hit and run his way into baseball’s history books this season.

NBC Sports’ Vaughn Dalzell explains why Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani can become the first player in MLB history to have 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single season.

The White Sox are in the midst of a historically bad season. Could it go down as the single worst in MLB history? Here’s what to know.

Red Sox catcher Danny Jansen became the answer to a unique trivia question when Boston resumed its suspended game against the Blue Jays on Monday.

Judge also had 50-plus homer seasons in 2017 and 2022.

The jersey Babe Ruth wore when he called his shot during the 1932 World Series sold at auction early Sunday for over $24 million.

Servais was let go in the midst of his ninth season in charge of the Mariners, but only after the team had squandered a 10-game lead in the AL West.

Here’s how the return of two key players increases Houston’s chances of making an eighth straight ALCS.