Author: Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY

CC Sabathia, for the first time since his arrival as a free agent in 2009, is not on the Yankees’ playoff roster because of a shoulder injury.

Losing is no longer accepted in Queens, so Mets manager Mickey Callaway had to be fired. Mets are taking Yankees’ mantra: World Series or bust.

St. Louis’ young right-hander put the team on his back in the second half, and will take center stage in his first postseason.

The Los Angeles Angels fired Brad Ausmus after one season, but Joe Maddon’s return to the franchise is not imminent with other jobs opening up.

The Cardinals had missed out on the postseason the past three years, but clinched the NL Central on the final day of the season.

In five years as the Cubs’ manager, Maddon reached the postseason four times and helped the club break a 108-year World Series drought.

Future Hall of Fame manager Bruce Bochy will walk away on Sunday. But Giants’ leader wonders whether he’ll have second thoughts down the road.

USA TODAY Sports’ Bob Nightengale makes his picks for the 2019 award winners.

Alex Bregman, not Mike Trout, is the AL MVP. Yet, despite the glossy resume, Trout is still expected to win the American League MVP in a landslide.

Running away with their seventh consecutive NL West crown, the Dodgers have yet another youngster making an instant impact.