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October matters. Even when it is preceded by no games in April, May, June and most of July. Even in a season of seven-inning doubleheaders, tricked-out extra innings and a schedule made and remade in real time. For teams like the Dodgers and Yankees, the playoffs are nearly birthright. They have a magic number when …

The San Diego Padres are going all in. After already making several big trades, the Padres acquired right-hander Mike Clevinger from the Cleveland Indians, The Post’s Joel Sherman confirmed. The Padres are reportedly sending Cleveland RHP Cal Quantrill, catcher Austin Hedges and outfielder Josh Naylor. They also acquired three minor leaguers — pitcher Joey Cantillo …

The ears of Giants players must have been ringing throughout their day off. As players enjoyed their mandatory weekly time away from the facility Saturday, Giants coaches and personnel evaluators gathered for a six-hour discussion of the roster — an extended version of a weekly conversation. There is one more scrimmage scheduled for Thursday before …

A little earlier today, President Trump announced that he would visit Kenosha, WI; a city ravaged by Antifa rioters. This is from by colleague, Nick Arama’s Trump Is Going to Kenosha, Liberals Are Having a Meltdown: There’s a reason that President Donald Trump is president and Hillary Clinton isn’t. Because he doesn’t run what he does …

Kendall Jenner and Devin Booker “are just having fun with each other,” as romance rumors continue to run rampant. The pair — who have been spotted out and about in recent months — is said to be “seeing each other, but aren’t serious,” a source recently told Us Weekly. Jenner, the former girlfriend of Philadelphia …

David Blaine has seen the future. “When [my daughter] was 5, I noticed her taking the coldest showers,” he told The Post of Dessa, 9. “Now she jumps into the freezing ocean ahead of me. She’s rising to challenges that go beyond what I did at her age. That makes me nervous.” After all, Blaine’s …

You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of regularly published mailbags. In today’s installment: the Yankees. Given that Aaron Boone’s contract is up at the end of the year, what are the chances …

The village on fire that is the Yankees received a helicopter bucket Saturday in the form of their 2-1 victory over the Mets, courtesy of an old-school bottom of the ninth inning that featured a Clint Frazier walk, a Jordy Mercer hit-and-run single and Erik Kratz’s safety squeeze attempt that sure seemed to compel old …

A day after the Yankees suffered a walk-off loss to the Mets in their own stadium, they ended a seven-game losing streak when they won it in the bottom of the ninth. Even in victory, they needed a gift from ex-Yankee Dellin Betances, as the right-hander’s wild pitch with one out allowed Clint Frazier to …

Think of buying a sports team like purchasing art. It is an analogy offered to me by a few folks involved with Major League Baseball. The value is essentially a moving target, often fueled by rarity. If there are just two available Rembrandts, that is it, and it is not like he is going to …