I feel obligated to report that Paul Toboni let slip today that people in Boston called him “T-Bone,” which I can confirm from having spoken to Boston people. Unfortunately, this means my shorthand idea — “POBOni” (President of Baseball Operations) — might not stick.

Seidler family announces they are exploring “strategic options” for the Padres, including a potential sale.

The GM Meetings are overlapping with BravoCon in Vegas this week. This is the exact geographic center of my Venn diagram.

There was a time when Paul DePodesta had the reputation as the kind of front office wunderkind who might, say, figure out how to win at Coors Field someday. But that was many jobs and an NFL jaunt ago. Can he really pull this off? www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

MLB announces that all authorized betting partners will now cap wagers on pitch-level bets at $200 and exclude them from parlays. Pitch-level bets, you may remember, are the kind Clase, Ortiz, and their co-conspirators allegedly exploited.

Emmanuel Clase’s attorney Michael Ferrara said the following: “Emmanuel Clase has devoted his life to baseball and doing everything in his power to help his team win. Emmanuel is innocent of all charges and looks forward to clearing his name in court.”

News regarding Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase, Luis Ortiz and the crazy, brazen pitch-rigging scheme alleged against them: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Luis Ortiz’s attorney, Chris Georgalis, says Ortiz is innocent and that payments to the DR that DOJ alleges were related to betting were for “lawful activities”

Good morning from Craig Albernaz’s introductory press conference. The man sitting in the front row, back of head to the camera in the beige suit, is Guardians manager Stephen Vogt, here to support his friend.

Now that the dust has settled on that crazy World Series, it still strikes me how unlikely it was that Max Scherzer got one (last?) October run. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

The Dodgers became baseball’s first repeat champions in 25 years. It took everything they had. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

After all these months and days and hours of baseball, the World Series is headed to Game 7 because of what happened after a ball got stuck under a wall. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

The Dodgers know they won’t win the World Series hitting like this. But even they don’t have an easy on switch: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

So anyway, after all that, turns out the Blue Jays were completely fine www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

The Blue Jays lose one of the most grueling games in World Series history, learn one of their best hitters will be out of the lineup… then beat the Dodgers 6-2 to even the series as if it were nothing. World Series is tied, and it’s going back to Toronto one way or the other.

That was incredible: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Put Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the list of all-time October greats (already). This is something we don’t see often from a pitcher the likes of which we haven’t seen before. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

In the three true outcomes era, might contact be king? The Blue Jays thought so. And they’re leading the World Series 1-0 because of it. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Blue Jays fans chanting to Ohtani: “We don’t need you.”

Blue Jays announced their World Series roster. Bo Bichette is on it.

Can the Blue Jays, runners up to the Dodgers in some key free agent moments, find a way to beat them now? www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

John Schneider said he hopes Ohtani brought back the Blue Jays hat and jacket for Decoy they gave him when courting him in free agency two years ago.

George Springer. What a moment. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

In six months, Trey Yesavage went from A-ball to Game 6. And Sunday night, he went from impressive rookie to Toronto legend: the Blue Jays are one win from the World Series. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

If that Dodgers/Brewers series was a referendum on baseball economics, well… www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Shohei Ohtani just played the greatest game in baseball history. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Shohei Ohtani is in a slump. The Dodgers are a win from the Workd Series anyway. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

On Blake Snell’s stubborn genius and his quest to make sure you see it. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Some big MLB games tonight, but the real event will be on your local ABC affiliate where my superstar brother, Spencer Janes, will be on Jeopardy! Tough MLB didn’t schedule NLDS around it, but I can only assume they’ll feel it in the ratings. Go Spence! t.co/jViJiPlVTD

Is this finally the Blue Jays’ moment? www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Aaron Judge, October legend: Only in hindsight will it seem like it was just a matter of time. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Interesting stat from the postgame notes: Only five teams have overcome a five-run deficit in a potential elimination game like the Yankees did Tuesday. The last team to do it? The 2012 St. Louis Cardinals against Drew Storen and the Washington Nationals.

For better or worse, nobody makes things happen on the bases quite like Victor Robles

The Phillies are built to win in October. How do they keep finding themselves here? www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Julio Rodriguez drove in the go-ahead run for the Mariners last night. He drove in both their runs in Game 1, too. Always seemed like if Seattle were going to soar, he’d help carry them. From August, on why he needed to learn to help himself fly first. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Did they confiscate the Yankees talent in customs?

For the first time in his MLB career, Shohei Ohtani, started a postseason game on the mound and in the lineup — which was kind of the whole point. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Harrison Bader: “I would never nudge another grown man to wear a crop top.”

The curse of Craig Counsell

What did we learn from the Wild Card round? Kind of a lot, actually… www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

It took four years, but a team that lost the first game of the wild card series finally won one. Those teams are now 1-15 all-time.

The Yankees are not ones for candor. Jazz Chisholm is not one for holding back. Maybe someday, the partnership will fall apart because of that. But the Yankees would not be playing Thursday night without him. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

It had been a bit since Yankees/Red Sox really mattered. But this year, Boston finally acquired the kind of players who can deliver an October punch. On a rivalry rejuvenated — and the difference an ace makes: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

In here, among other things, Toboni’s thoughts on the future of former interim GM Mike DeBartolo.

Who is Paul Toboni, the man the Washington Nationals will introduce as their head of baseball operations in a few hours? Asked him about that: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Rangers announce Bruce Bochy will not return as manager and say he has been offered a chance to return to organization in “advisory capacity.”

The playoff field is set. t.co/8SDniCOzrg

Robert Garcia just hit a batter with the bases loaded to give Cleveland a walk-off win that not only sends the Guardians to the postseason but ends the Astros run of eight straight postseason appearances. What!

Last weekend of the regular season. Last playoff spots up for grabs. This is the good stuff. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Challenge system is coming. The competition committee — the composition of which virtually guarantees MLB gets its way on such things — votes in favor. Two challenges, if you win one you keep it, only batter and pitcher and catcher can challenge. Add challenge per extra inning.