Author: Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY

Up to 43 clubs will lose their coveted affiliations with major league franchises, and some towns may lose minor-league ball altogether.

Five minor-league franchises that are losing their affiliation with Major League Baseball clubs will comprise a “draft league” for amateur players.

Jose Abreu drove in an AL-best 60 runs in 60 games and also led the league in hits (76), slugging (.617) and total bases (148).

Tony La Russa says he has changed and can fit in with today’s players, but his second DUI arrest questions about his fitness to manage the White Sox.

The Rays manager pulled his ace with one out in the sixth, and the Dodgers promptly scored two runs to take the lead.

A pair of lefties will make the first World Series starts of their careers when the Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays match up on Saturday.

The Dodgers have rewritten their recent October narratives of flailing. Game 3 showed they have a collection of elite offensive performers.

“There’s a lot of things that came from this season we might not have had the opportunity to do otherwise,” says Rays infielder Joey Wendle.

Dodgers starter Tony Gonsolin only 1.1 innings in Game 2, leaving six Los Angeles relievers responsible for getting 23 outs.