National League Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes lost four strikes to ABS challenges in his first spring training start.

Umpires Nate Tomlinson and Dan Merzel will make their postseason debuts in the Division Series, with Tomlinson working Seattle’s matchup against Detroit and Merzel assigned to Philadelphia’s meeting with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Yankees slugger Aaron Judge isn’t in the starting lineup for New York’s regular-season finale a day after his 62nd home run that broke Roger Maris’ 61-year-old American League single-season record.

San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin returned to the dugout after being sidelined by COVID protocols for 11 games.