CHICAGO — One week before he delivered what some around the sport hailed as the most electrifying pitching performance they had ever watched, Mason Miller stood near the home dugout at Petco Park and reflected on a drastic change in scenery. He was leaning against a railing only yards away from the clubhouse where, just the previous night, he and …
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CHICAGO — The postseason comes at a team fast. It can go by quickly, too. Two days after completing a regular season that spans six months, four teams find themselves on the precipice of elimination. One of those teams is the Padres, who lost Game 1 of their National League Wild Card Series on Tuesday in the same way they …
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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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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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The 2025 regular season is in the books. Here are three things we’ll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world in the final day before the playoffs: 1. Teams gear up for the postseason: The 2025 playoff field is now set. The Reds squeaked into the NL’s final Wild Card spot over the Mets, while the Guardians’ late …
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Sep 29, 2025, 06:23 AM ET Wow, what an amazing finish to the MLB regular season! Now it’s your turn, October. The 2025 MLB playoffs start Tuesday (1 p.m. ET on ESPN), and we’re here to get you ready for what is setting up to be a thrilling postseason. Will Shohei Ohtani’s Los Angeles Dodgers meet Aaron Judge and the …
Read More »For the first time in nine years, the MLB postseason will not include the Houston Astros. The Astros were eliminated from postseason contention Saturday, the penultimate day of the regular season, when the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians both won. Their elimination officially sets the AL playoff field, with the AL Central duo each securing a playoff spot. Advertisement The …
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MINNEAPOLIS — There were three minutes and 19 seconds remaining when Athan Kaliakmanis got the ball and a chance at an unforgettable drive. As he had done on the game’s first three drives, the Rutgers quarterback moved his team down the field methodically, putting it in position to score a game-winning touchdown or force overtime with a field goal. Then …
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The Red Sox could meet any one of four opponents in the first round — including the Toronto Blue Jays, the team they just played in the second-to-last series of the year. (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images)Getty Images For the first time since 2021, the Red Sox are likely back in baseball’s postseason, headed for a Wild Card round matchup …
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