MLB announces the playoff schedule

By Craig CalcaterraSep 3, 2013, 3:15 PM EDT
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We knew it was all going down in October. Now we know specifically when. From MLB:

Tiebreakers and Wild Card Games:

  • Sunday, September 29: Last day of the regular season
  • Monday, September 30: any tiebreakers, if necessary
  • Tuesday, October 1: National League Wild Card Game
  • Wednesday, October 2: American League League Wild Card Game

Division Series:

    • Thursday, October 3: Both National League Division Series begins
    • Friday, October 4: Both American League Division Series begin, NLDS continues
    • Wednesday, October 9: Game Five of both NLDS, if necessary
    • Thursday, October 10: Game Five of both ALDS, if necessary

League Championship Series:

    • Friday, October 11: Game one of NLCS
    • Saturday, October 12: Game one of ALCS
    • Saturday, October 19: Gave Seven of NLCS, if necessary
    • Sunday, October 20: Game Seven of ALCS, if necessary

World Series:

  • Wednesday, October 23: Game one of the World Series in the American League city
  • Saturday, October 26: Game three of the World Series in the National League city
  • Thursday, October 31: Game seven of the World Series, if necessary

As for the broadcasts:

  • Tiebreakers, if necessary: TBS
  • NL Wild Card Game: TBS
  • AL Wild Card Game: TBS
  • ALDS and NLDS: All games except two on TBS, two games on MLB Network
  • NLCS: TBS
  • ALCS: Fox
  • World Series: Fox

After that you’re on your own until spring.

Blue Jays place Aaron Sanchez on 10-day disabled list

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By Ashley VarelaJun 23, 2018, 8:00 PM EDT
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The Blue Jays placed right-hander Aaron Sanchez on the 10-day disabled list with a contusion in his right index finger, per a team announcement on Saturday. The assignment is retroactive to Friday. In a corresponding move, righty Marcus Stroman was activated from the DL (right shoulder fatigue) and will take the mound for the Blue Jays at 9:07 PM ET tonight.

Sanchez, 25, is in his fifth season with the club. He hasn’t looked his sharpest so far this year, going 3-5 in 15 starts with a career-worst 4.52 ERA, 5.1 BB/9 and 7.6 SO/9 through 79 2/3 innings. It’s not yet clear how long he’ll be sidelined, though he could miss as little as one turn in the rotation before returning to the roster in the next week or two.

Sanchez isn’t the only struggling starter in Toronto’s rotation, either. Per MLB.com’s Gregor Chisholm, the team placed southpaw Jaime Garcia on the DL (right shoulder tenderness) as well, with lefty reliever Tim Mayza scheduled to take his spot on the roster. In 13 starts this season, Garcia carried a 2-6 record, 6.16 ERA, 4.5 BB/9 and 8.2 SO/9 over 61 1/3 innings. Any further decisions pertaining to the rotation — including Tuesday’s starter against the Astros — have yet to be publicly addressed.