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He played in the World Series with the 1978 Yankees and the 1981 Dodgers, but he was best known for his imaginative stunts. He died of Covid-19 complications.

The stage seemed set for Minnesota to break its streak of postseason losses. But sure enough, a late collapse delivered a 17th consecutive playoff defeat.

The expanded postseason format for 2020 produced an unprecedented schedule of games on Wednesday: Eight games, four of them with a team in danger of elimination.

"It's going to be mad," Astros Manager Dusty Baker said of an unprecedented playoff marathon on Wednesday.

The Brewers, still scrambling after the sudden loss of ace Corbin Burnes to an oblique strain, will start left-hander Brent Suter in Game 1 of the team's wild-card series against the Dodgers on Wednesday night.

Video reviews overturned 42.4% of calls checked during the regular season, with the Red Sox the most successful team.

With a Wild Card Series-opening loss to the Astros, Minnesota continued years of futility. Here's a game-by-game recap of how the Twins got here.

Byron Buxton is not in the Twins' starting lineup because he is not 100%.

Pablo Sandoval, who was released by the Giants a couple of weeks ago, is on the Braves' roster for the NL wild-card series against the Reds.