Dodgers outfielder Scott Van Slyke said he won’t be active for the National League Division Series because of an injured right wrist, probably opening a spot for Yasiel Puig.

John Gibbons has been waiting for this moment his entire career, but as one can imagine with an odyssey that spans more than 35 years, it has been a long and difficult path to success.

The Cardinals have hoped for weeks that they’d be at their healthiest come the start of the postseason. And given the developments over the past week, they seem poised to hit that mark ahead of Friday’s National League Division Series Game 1 (5:30 p.m. CT, TBS).

Royals right-hander Yordano Ventura went through the full gamut of emotions in 2015.

Astros manager A.J. Hinch tabbed left-hander Scott Kazmir to start Game 2 of the American League Division Series against the Royals on Friday. Kazmir is 7-11 with a 3.10 ERA in 31 starts this year, but he’s 2-6 with a 4.17 ERA in 13 starts since coming to the Astros in a July trade with Oakland.

It was not until late in the summer of 2012 that Jacob deGrom made what baseball development professionals consider one of a prospect’s most significant leaps, the move from Class A to Class A Advanced. The last of a sizeable group of future Mets to reach that level, deGrom was a ninth-round pick with an improving fastball and a telltale scar on his right elbow, resting perpetually near the fringes of prospect radar screens.

Toronto led the Major Leagues with 891 runs scored — 127 more than the next-highest team (the Yankees with 764) — and averaged 5.5 runs per game. The Blue Jays scored 10 or more runs in a club-record 26 games, the most by any team in a season since St. Louis and Atlanta in 2003.

Per Major League Baseball policy, the decision on whether the roof at Rogers Centre will be open or closed for Games 1 and 2 of the American League Division Series between the Blue Jays and Rangers will be made by the Commissioner’s office.

At 10 a.m. ET on the dot Wednesday, Matt Harvey emerged from the Mets’ clubhouse at Citi Field, hopped up a few steps to the field and began working out with his teammates.

As 10 teams prepare to embark on the road to the 111th World Series, a collection of MLB.com analysts, columnists and reporters shared their thoughts on who will come out on top. First up: Predictions for tonight’s 8 ET American League Wild Card Game presented by Budweiser, pitting the Astros against the Yankees in New York and airing on ESPN.

Though it may not be difficult to pinpoint the strengths and weaknesses of each of this year’s postseason clubs, Statcast provides the ability to do so unlike ever before. While both the Astros and Yankees leaned heavily on the home run ball, the AL Wild Card Game likely won’t be a simple slugfest.

Once again, Jessica Mendoza is making baseball and broadcasting history. And once again, she’s concentrating more on the work she’s doing than the ground she’s breaking.

It took until the final day of the regular season, but we finally have a matchup and a venue for the American League Wild Card Game presented by Budweiser. The Yankees will host the Astros this evening at 7 CT on ESPN with both clubs appearing in a Wild Card Game for the first time.

Postseason baseball returns to the Bronx after a two-year absence tonight at 8 p.m. ET when the Yankees host the Astros, the American League’s other Wild Card club, on ESPN.

Astros center fielder Carlos Gomez said Monday he plans to start tonight’s Wild Card game against the Yankees at Yankee Stadium.

Those who saw the talent early on in Carlos Correa as a young player coming up in Puerto Rico wanted him to move to the United States so he would have a better chance at getting drafted. Correa wanted none of it. He’s extremely proud of his roots and wanted to show everyone stardom can be reached from the island.

As the Yankees have learned firsthand over the course of 16 commanding scoreless innings this season, facing Keuchel is no picnic in any area code, but he has been more hittable on the road. They hope that fact, as well as taking the mound on three days’ rest, will prompt Keuchel to finally appear human in their eyes.