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Vin Scully has one of the most familiar voices in sports, but it won't be heard in the 2016 MLB postseason.

The Pittsburgh Pirates made a move to bolster their pitching rotation on Tuesday as they cling to their fading postseason hopes.

The team announced it acquired left-handed pitcher Wade LeBlanc in a trade with the Seattle Mariners. Seattle received cash considerations or a player to be named later in exchange for the southpaw.

With the Pittsburgh Pirates' playoff hopes fading fast, right-handed pitcher Gerrit Cole will not pitch again in 2016. 

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Cole Shut Down for Rest of Season

Tuesday, Sept. 13

Per Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune, the Pirates shut down Cole for the rest of the season. 

We're midway through the final month of the 2016 MLB season and by all accounts, there are still five postseason spots up for grabs.

On the National League side, the Chicago Cubs and Washington Nationals look like locks to win the Central and East Divisions, respectively, and the Los Angeles Dodgers, who are leading the NL West by four games, are a safe bet to reach the postseason in some capacity.

That leaves the San Francisco Giants, New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals fighting for the two remaining spots.

With the exception of the Rookie of the Year Award in each league, here's hoping that those voting for MLB's biggest individual honors in 2016 have been filling out their ballots in pencil and not pen.

The races for Comeback Player of the Year, Manager of the Year, Cy Young Award and MVP in the American League and National League remain volatile, with hot-and-cold streaks shuffling the odds and, even this late in the season, adding and subtracting contenders from the field.

The Boston Red Sox gave David Price ace money over the winter.

Now, finally, after months of wobbling and hand-wringing, he's giving them ace results.

Kyle Hendricks didn't make history Monday night at Busch Stadium. But he did make his National League Cy Young Award case loud and clear.

Hendricks came within three outs of becoming just the second Chicago Cubs pitcher to throw a no-hitter against the hated-rival St. Louis Cardinals. He carried a no-no through eight innings before Jeremy Hazelbaker ended it with a solo home run to lead off the ninth.

The Detroit Tigers announced outfielder Justin Upton left Monday's game against the Minnesota Twins with a left calf strain.

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Baltimore Orioles star outfielder Adam Jones told Bob Nightengale of USA Today the reason MLB players haven't protested police brutality and the unfair treatment of African-Americans during the national anthem—a trend started by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who sa

Just three weeks remain in the 2016 MLB regular season, and while a handful of teams appear to be locks for the postseason, there are still a number of playoff spots up for grabs.

The Chicago Cubs and Washington Nationals both look like safe bets to win their respective divisions, while the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants will duke it out in the NL West and the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets will fight for an NL wild-card spot.