An investigation found that Lori A. Maricle, 31, locked the 6-year-old girl inside a closet and pushed a heavy wooden dresser in front of the door so she couldn't get out, police said. Maricle left the home for about an hour, leaving the girl confined in the dark closet. She also left two other children - a 2-year-old and a 7-month-old - unsupervised in the home, police said.
The Mariners and the Tigers played the longest MLB playoff winner take all game in history as they went 15 innings before someone finally decided they actually wanted to win. Seattle came out on top with a 3-2 victory and their prize is getting on a plane early Saturday morning and heading three hours east to prepare for their ALCS showdown against Toronto.
The Los Angeles Dodgers lost Game 3 of the National League Division Series to the Philadelphia Phillies, 8-2, on Wednesday night. The Dodgers will get another chance to punch their tickets to the NL Championship Series on Thursday with Tyler Glasnow set to take to take the hill. In other news, manager Dave Roberts revealed postgame that reliever Tanner Scott was away from the team due to personal reasons. In a game that got away from the Dodgers in the eighth inning, having another southpaw reliever certainly would have been helpful, especially after Clayton Kershaw's apparent struggles.
Rehabbing New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole threw off flat ground in the outfield on Wednesday afternoon, prior to Game 4 of the ALDS at Yankee Stadium against the Toronto Blue Jays. He threw from roughly 60 feet out and with considerable velocity, though nowhere near 100%. Gerrit Cole does a throwing session today at Yankee Stadium pic.twitter.com/8t5hvkQu7y Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) October 8, 2025 The right-hander began his throwing program back in August, roughly five months after undergoing Tommy John surgery to repair the UCL in his right elbow.
If there's ever a time for Louis Varland to play the part of hero, it is now. The Toronto Blue Jays have their backs against the wall, or rather against the Bronx. Tuesday was honestly supposed to be their day, but they got served a 9-6 loss. Jays fans might not have noticed, but the Yankees lost Game 2, but also showed signs of coming alive.
On the MLB Trade Rumors podcast, we regularly answer questions from our readers and listeners. With the next episode set for Wednesday, we're looking for MLBTR's audience to submit their questions and we'll pick a few to answer. The 2025 regular season is now over and the playoffs are in full swing. Do you have a question about the season which just ended? The postseason? The upcoming offseason? If you have
Aaron Boone's big-game and postseason ledger is expansive between his game-winning home run in Game 7 of the ALCS against the Boston Red Sox in 2003, playing in that ensuring World Series against the Florida Marlins, and then navigating the Yankees through six previous postseason appearances with an American League pennant to show for it last year.