• Indians turning ballpark into winter playhouse: The Cleveland Indians will turn Progressive Field into an offseason winter wonderland. The team announced plans Thursday to bring in up to 150 tons of snow each day for fans to frolic in while counting down the days until spring. The “Snow Days” will run from Nov. 26 to Jan. 2 and feature ice skating, tubing and a walking trail with holiday lights. General admission will be $5, and it will cost $20 for two hours on the “Batterhorn,” a 10-lane snow tubing hill to be built on top of the left-field bleachers.

• Nationals president leaving club: Stan Kasten is leaving the Washington Nationals after 4 1/2 years as team president, announcing Thursday that he will resign at the end of the season. Kasten did not explain in detail exactly why he decided to depart. “It’s just time to be doing something else,” Kasten said. The Nationals are headed toward a third consecutive last-place finish in the NL East, and their attendance is 14th in the 16-team league. Washington’s game against Houston on Monday drew an announced paid attendance of 10,999, its smallest at Nationals Park since baseball returned to the nation’s capital in 2005.