MLB teams committed to an unprecedented $1.4 billion in salaries Wednesday, hours before the league locked out players following the 11:59 p.m. expiration of the sport's CBA.
The Kansas City Royals and Baltimore Orioles each swept their respective American League Division Series on Sunday to advance to the American League Championship Series.
Reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer of the Tigers pitches for the first time this season as Detroit entertains Kansas City this afternoon.