David Ortiz claims both Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter have issues with the way they've been treated by the New York Yankees.

“Things didn’t end up the way things should be,” Ortiz told Sports Illustrated of the end of Rodriguez's tenure.

“To be honest with you, there’s a problem between that organization and its players, I believe. I don’t even think Jeter is happy with them, you know what I’m saying?”

Jeter retired in 2014 and recently became a part owner of the Miami Marlins.

“Now you would be like, ‘Hold on, Derek Jeter is not happy with the Yankees? What’s going on?’” Ortiz said. “Somebody needs to figure out what’s going on. I’ve been thinking: ‘Wait a minute, how come the legends are not happy once they get out of town?’ I don’t know. But I’m happy with the Red Sox. I’ll tell you that.”

The Baltimore Orioles have reached out to impending free agents Chris Tillman and Wade Miley to explore retaining them on incentive-laden one-year contracts.

Such an agreement with Miley seems unlikely. The Orioles have a $12 million club option on his contract, but they are expected to pay him a $500,000 buyout instead.

The Miami Marlins have a plan to bring their payroll down to $90 million for next season.

According to a report by Barry Jackson and Clark Spencer, the Marlins would like to trade Giancarlo Stanton, Dee Gordon and Martin Prado.

The trio will earn nearly $50 million combined in 2018.

After searching for at least a month, the Philadelphia Phillies have found their new manager in Gabe Kapler.

"I'm equal parts honored, humbled and excited by the opportunity with the Phillies, an elite franchise in a city rich in history, tradition, sports excellence and with amazingly passionate fans," Kapler said in a statement. "I believe there is no better place to build a winning environment, and I take that task very seriously."

Kapler most recently served as the director of player development for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Kapler beat out John Farrell, who was fired by the Boston Red Sox this month, and Triple-A manager Dusty Wathan for the job.

Kapler batted .268 with 82 homers and 386 RBIs over 12 seasons with six teams between 1998-2010. He had no previous ties to the Phillies.

"Gabe has a track record of leadership, winning, progressive thinking and working with young players, and we fully believe that he is the right person to guide this organization into the future," Matt Klentak said.

Mark Teixeira, who played under Joe Girardi for eight seasons, believes the New York Yankees need a manager that is a "better communicator" than the recently let-go skipper.

"We all know why Joe Girardi is not coming back," Teixeira told The New York Post. "We all know it's because of the communication and the intensity was a little bit too much. [General manager Brian Cashman] did an amazing job rebuilding this roster. He just wanted a different voice."

Teixeira and Girardi won a World Series together in 2009.

"Everyone loves Joe, everyone respects Joe, he is a good manager, he is a good man," the former first baseman said. "But with baseball the way it is played today and the need for a manager to be a better communicator and communicate with the front office the reasoning for doing things and to be a little bit more relaxed — especially in a place like New York, where the pressure is everywhere. He just wasn't the best man for the job anymore."

The San Francisco Giants don't have a hitting coach, assistant hitting coach or pitching coach, but those jobs will be filled after the World Series.

The club continues to interview candidates and they are expected to hire coaches with Major League experience. They are not inclined to give a Minor League coach his first big league job.

Greg Holland was a vital part of the Colorado Rockies' success this season, but there are no guarantees he'll be back.

Holland hasn't officially rejected his $15 million player option, but is expected to do so so he can become a free agent.

The Rockies will make a play to re-sign Holland, but they would have serious competition.

The Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers set a number of records during Sunday night's 10-inning, 13-12 victory in Game 5 of the World Series.

The Astros became the first club to have five different players hit a home run in the Fall Classic.

The two teams also set a record for the most home runs in a World Series with 22. They also pushed the total number of homers hit in the postseason at 101 -- the most in a single postseason.

"I think it's crazy, man," Carlos Correa said. "To just be part of it is such a blessing. These games are hard on me. I feel like I'm going to have a heart attack out there every single time."

Gabe Kapler has emerged as the front-runner to become the Phillies' next manager, a baseball source said Sunday.

Kapler, the Dodgers' director of player development, was one of three finalists for the position, along with former Red Sox manager John Farrell and Dusty Wathan, the manager of Philadelphia's Triple-A affiliate, Lehigh Valley.

The never-say-die Astros -- facing a four-run deficit in a pivotal Game 5 of the World Series with Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw on the mound -- pulled off the unthinkable in an epic game in an unforgettable Fall Classic.

Alex Bregman shot a walk-off single into left field off Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen in the 10th inning to score pinch-runner Derek Fisher from second base and put an end to the second-longest World Series game in history, sending the Astros to a dramatic 13-12 victory on a Sunday night that drifted into Monday morning at Minute Maid Park.