American MLB club in Queens, NL East
The San Diego Padres have swept the Chicago Cubs in the wild-card series, holding Chicago to just one run across two games. The Padres now face the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLDS as they seek to maintain their hot streak and push toward a first World Series since 1998.
The baseball winter meetings have begun with executives gathering in Las Vegas as a looming lockout has many teams finalizing groundwork. Key players include Tarik Skubal, a two-time Cy Young winner, and Corey Seager as teams weigh short- and long-term deals amid the specter of a Dec. 1 work stoppage.