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• Judge slugs oppo homer in simulated game September 18, 2018
  The threat of rain pushed the start time for the Red Sox-Yankees series opener back six hours, so the batter's box at Yankee Stadium belonged to Aaron Judge on Tuesday morning.
  Bryan Hoch
• MVP candidate Cain stars in directional OF metric September 18, 2018
  Who's great at going back to make catches in the outfield, or coming in? What about going to the left or right? With an update to a key Statcast metric, now you can find out.
  Mike Petriello
• San Antonio becomes Brewers' Triple-A affiliate September 18, 2018
  The Milwaukee Brewers have announced a player development contract with Triple-A San Antonio of the Pacific Coast League. The two-year contract will run through the 2020 season. The announcement was made by Brewers general manager David Stearns.
  Adam McCalvy
• Astros part ways with 4 Minor League coaches September 18, 2018
  Rodney Linares, who guided Fresno to a division title in his first season managing at Triple-A this year, is one of four Minor League coaches who won't return to the Astros next season, president of baseball operations and general manager Jeff Luhnow said Tuesday.
  Brian McTaggart
• Ranking the rookies by their long-term potential September 18, 2018
  Starting with Ronald Acuna and Juan Soto, who's in the midst of a historic season, Jim Callis ranks the top rookie players under 25.
  Jim Callis
• Postseason Picture: Where we are right now September 18, 2018
  Here is a division-by-division breakdown of the playoff picture, recapping the latest action and taking a look at where each contender stands heading into the next games.
  Andrew Simon, Do-Hyoung Park, Manny Randhawa and Matt Kelly
• This is MLB's best team (it's not the Red Sox) September 18, 2018
  The Astros won't have home field advantage in the playoffs because they won't win as many games as the Red Sox, but that might not matter. Once again, the road to the World Series runs through Houston, where the defending champs are baseball's best team.
  Mike Petriello
• No change in Cy races, but debate rages on September 18, 2018
  National League voters may end up having it easy compared to what's happening in the American League. At least in the NL, the issue is fairly straightforward.
  Richard Justice
• Yanks host Red Sox live on Facebook tonight September 18, 2018
  One of sports' most storied rivalries is coming to Facebook. Tonight's Yankees-Red Sox tilt at Yankee Stadium -- rescheduled for 7:05 p.m. ET due to a forecast of inclement weather -- will stream live on Facebook presented by Snapple in addition to New York and Boston local broadcasts and MLB Network for out-of-market viewers.
  Chad Thornburg
• Story (elbow) to undergo tests after early exit September 18, 2018
  Rockies shortstop Trevor Story departed Monday night's 8-2 loss to the Dodgers in the fourth inning with right elbow soreness.
  Katie Woo
• Gray can't contain LA as Rox fall out of first September 18, 2018
  With two weeks left in the regular season, the first-place Rockies arrived at Dodger Stadium Monday looking to pounce on the team that has won the National League West for the last five seasons. But all of the pouncing belonged to the Dodgers, as Colorado dropped the first of a three-game series, 8-2, and slipped […]
  Katie Woo
• Crawford, Longo homer to back Suarez in win September 18, 2018
  Brandon Crawford and Evan Longoria each clobbered home runs in the Giants' 4-2 win over the Padres at Petco Park on Monday. A quartet of rookies also made an impact. Left-hander Andrew Suarez pitched into the eighth inning for the first time in his career, holding San Diego to two runs and four hits in […]
  Chris Haft