From the Dodgers’ new pitching problem to a quartet of long playoff droughts, here’s what we’re watching as the baseball postseason gets underway The MLB playoffs are back. Say goodbye to the metronomic march of the regular season and hello to the pressure cooker of the postseason. To mark the occasion, our staff gathered to offer their favorite story lines …
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The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 MLB Wild Card playoffs. Baseball’s compressed Wild Card Series can get as unpredictable as its name suggests. The MLB playoff format was expanded to a best-of-three opening series in 2022. Since then, three wild-card teams charged into the World Series (the Philadelphia Phillies in 2022 and the Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks …
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MLBMLBNew York’s astonishing fall—from the best record in baseball to missing the playoffs entirely—may well mark the end of an era Getty Images/Ringer illustration By Katie BakerSept. 30, 6:02 pm UTC • 12 min On an otherwise lovely Sunday afternoon, in the fifth inning of the 162nd and final game of the 2025 MLB regular season, New York Mets first …
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Major League Baseball’s 2025 postseason is here. The playoffs get underway Tuesday with four Game 1s in the best-of-three Wild Card Series. Guardians vs. Tigers is the first game of the day as Detroit sends ace Tarik Skubal to the mound. The Tigers are hoping to get some revenge against Cleveland after coughing up the AL Central title in September. …
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The final month of the 2025 regular season saw spectacular performances from some of MLB’s biggest stars — hitters and pitchers alike — plus a standout showing from an unheralded rookie. Here are the Players of the Month presented by Chevrolet for September. Judge closed an incredible regular season strong, batting .370 with a 1.292 OPS in September — the …
Read More »2025 MLB Wild Card Series Exclusively on ESPN Networks Starts September 30 ESPN Press Room Welcome to the October without a superteam — and why it could make for the best MLB playoffs yet ESPN Analysis | The MLB playoffs start today. Here’s who has the most at stake. The Washington Post The best storylines for Game 1 of each Wild Card Series MLB.com …
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Catcher Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners had a historic year, becoming just the seventh player in baseball history to hit 60 home runs in a single season. His Mariners have never won a World Series. Steph Chambers/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Steph Chambers/Getty Images October baseball is here a day early, with Major League Baseball’s first postseason games …
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It’s that time of the year! Here are my thoughts on how each of the 12 teams in the postseason field stack up against each other. For reference, wRC+ is an all-encompassing offensive stat that weights things like park factor so you can measure a hitter who, for example, plays in an extremely pitcher-friendly park versus one who plays in …
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The Twins announced that they have fired manager Rocco Baldelli. “This game is ultimately measured by results, and over the past two seasons we did not reach the goals we set,” said president of baseball operations Derek Falvey, per Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic. “I take personal responsibility for that. After discussions with ownership, we determined this is the right …
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It would appear that none of these teams are actually going to win the World Series. The Dodgers look gassed, and their bullpen is a science experiment. The Yankees’ bullpen is also shaky, and so is the Blue Jays’. Upon closer inspection, almost all of these bullpens are shaky, though the Padres have a great one. That’s important because it …
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