The Yankees’ ice cold autumn will now give way to a winter of uncertainty, as their season concluded on Thursday with an 8-1 loss to the Tigers in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series at Comerica Park.

The Blue Jays picked up right-hander Tyson Brummett off waivers from the Phillies after claiming Marlins outfielder Scott Cousins and Yankees reliever Cory Wade earlier in the week.

While DeMarlo Hale became the fourth candidate to interview with the club on Thursday, the Red Sox have also engaged in preliminary talks with the Blue Jays on compensation for John Farrell, a source confirmed.

Angels first baseman Albert Pujols had minor surgery in St. Louis last week in order to clean up his right knee.

Texas has produced some of the Major Leagues’ most productive pitchers over the years. Chase Anderson isn’t there quite yet, but someday he would like to join a list that includes two of his favorites — Nolan Ryan and Josh Beckett.

Marlins president David Samson on Thursday said nothing is in the works regarding a possible trade with the Yankees for Alex Rodriguez.

R.A. Dickey underwent surgery in Philadelphia to repair a lower abdominal muscle tear, which he described in a tweet Wednesday as a “small surgery” that “should be no big deal.”

The Mariners desperately need Justin Smoak to play the way he did during the last month of the season, but can they go into 2013 believing that the big switch-hitter finally flipped the switch to “on” with a change in his swing?

The Twins will not change the outfield dimensions at Target Field or the batter’s eye in center field before next season, club president Dave St. Peter said Thursday.

Buster Posey was recognized Friday for his arduous yet fulfilling journey following extensive left-leg injuries when he was named the National League’s Comeback Player of the Year by a landslide margin.

In helping lift the Cardinals past the Giants in Game 3 of the NLCS on Wednesday, Kyle Lohse became the 20th pitcher in postseason history to win a start in which he allowed an average of more than two baserunners per inning.

Fernando Rodney, who set a relief record with a 0.60 ERA while saving 48 games for the Rays, was named American League Comeback Player of the Year and Delivery Man of the Year on Friday.

Jason Motte got loose, drove himself crazy for 30 minutes, pacing around the room, and then went out and did what he does best. That it was over so quickly ought not taint our perception of the degree of difficulty. With those six outs, Motte was the embodiment of all the Cardinals ask and expect of their players.

Jim Leyland knows that players take their cues from their manager. If he’s stressed out about a situation, they’re more likely to be stressed out. But when it comes to the possible effects the postponement of Game 4 will have on the rest of the ALCS, the veteran skipper knows there’s no worrying about things he can’t control.

Once again, Mike Matheny’s Cardinals, who are struggling mightily at the plate, found a way to win as they dodged Giants’ hits, raindrops and lightning that delayed the Game 3 and overcame an injury to Carlos Beltran to take a 2-1 NLCS lead.

It wasn’t that the Tigers completed an ALCS upset with an 8-1 win over the Yankees in Game 4 on Thursday. It’s the way they dominated the series that was the shocker.

A man who not that long ago was baseball’s biggest superstar has now been essentially reduced to — at most — the role of a platoon third baseman.