The Padres named Nick Pivetta their Game 1 starter against the Cubs in the Wild Card series, setting the stage for a tightly matched playoff showdown. The San Diego Padres wrapped up their 2025 regular season with a 90-72 record. With a playoff spot clinched, they play the Chicago Cubs in the Wild Card round.

The end of a marathon 162-game major-league season brings us a final wild week of games in which heroes and goats are waiting to emerge.

Last year's World Series participants, the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees, find themselves in the extra round of games for the first time. The Yankees host the Boston Red Sox in the Bronx, the latest postseason meeting in baseball's most storied rivalry.

Javier Assad, RHP vs. Kyle Leahy, RHP Javier Assad last pitched eight days ago against the Reds, a four-inning outing in which he threw 74 pitches. If the Cubs want him available at all during the Wild Card Series,

Chicago Cubs President of Baseball Operations and general manager Jed Hoyer explains what led to Cade Horton being placed on the IL.

The Chicago Cubs hosted their annual Hispanic and Latino Heritage Celebration Thursday night. It was is part of a bigger effort from Major League Baseball to embrace its Hispanic and Latino fans.

The Milwaukee Brewers know the day that they'll open the 2025 MLB playoffs, but the time of the game and opponent are still to be determined. The Brewers are the top seed in the National League and as the team with the best record in baseball they have home-field advantage throughout the postseason.