Weird move. Left fielder Matt Holliday was more than a few feet behind him; Kozma “swore I heard him” amid the screams of 52,631. The ball fell. The crowd erupted. The bases were fixing to be loaded, with one out.

Aaron Judge preferred to think ahead about the Yankees’ Wild Card Series against Boston and not dwell on any of the losses that cost New York a second straight AL East title.

October baseball doesn’t need extra fuel, but the Red Sox and Yankees in the Bronx? That’s gasoline on an open flame. The sport’s fiercest rivalry will write its latest chapter this week as the Yankees and Red Sox meet in the American League Wild Card Series.

Clayton Kershaw will not be on the Los Angeles Dodgers’ roster for the National League Wild Card Series, manager Dave Roberts said Sunday, a day that also marked the end of the veteran left-hander’s 18-year regular-season career.

The wild-card series matchups were finalized after the Cleveland Guardians clinched the AL Central and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays to win their first AL East title since 2015.

The Dodgers are auditioning pitchers for bullpen roles as the team prepares for the Wild Card series starting Tuesday.

Fans showed their hope in the Toronto Blue Jays securing a spot in the American League Division Series when playoff tickets went on sale Thursday.