MLB Articles - Page 402

To the surprise of many, the Arizona Diamondbacks pulled out the brooms against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Division Series, and now head into their first NLCS since 2007 as they prepare to face the Philadelphia Phillies. Of course, there have been naysayers who claim the D-Backs didn’t even deserve to be in the […]

The Texas Rangers are gearing up for their most important postseason series in over a decade. That type of pressure, coupled with the chance to finally dethrone the Houston Astros, makes it extremely difficult to relax. Max Scherzer, however, seems to be having no problem staying loose. The 39-year-old ace’s playing status has not yet […]

Oh, how times have changed. The Boston Red Sox are in the midst of their search for a new general manager after dismissing Chaim Bloom in mid-September. But things are not going nearly as smoothly as ownership likely anticipated. The Sox have been turned down by multiple candidates, according to Sean McAdam of MassLive.com. Ouch! […]

The St. Louis Cardinals plummeted into vastly unfamiliar territory in 2023, finishing in last place in the National League Central and being relegated to trade deadline sellers for the first time in ages. They did not commit to a full rebuild, though, and hung on to stars like Nolan Arenado and Paul Goldschmidt. Now, the […]

The bad news is already here for the Milwaukee Brewers at the start of the offseason. On Friday, it was reported that top pitcher Brandon Woodruff will likely miss the entire 2024 season after having surgery on his right shoulder, per Adam McCalvy of MLB.com ‘News from the Brewers: RHP Brandon Woodruff underwent surgery today […]

The Chicago White Sox entered the 2023 MLB season with hopes of winning the AL Central division and making a run in the postseason, but the year ended up being far from those aspirations. The talent was there for the White Sox this year which is why many people picked them to win their division, […]

After a 92-win season and an NL Central title, the Brewers were unable to advance in the postseason once again, losing their fifth straight playoff series. This defeat was especially frustrating, as the Wild Card series gave them home-field advantage for every game against the Arizona Diamondbacks — a team that went 84-78 during the […]

After winning 104 games in the regular season and finishing with the best record in the MLB, the Atlanta Braves had their sights set on winning another World Series ring. However, it seems like they might’ve been overlooking the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLDS a little bit. After earning the #1 seed in the National […]

After the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves in four games in the NL Divisional Series, star Bryce Harper gave his props to the rival after the game, according to MLB.com’s Mark Bowman. “That’s a really good team over there,” Harper said. “They had such a great year this year. I have so much respect […]

Not much went right for the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2023 MLB campaign, and early on in the offseason, it looks like the team has more bad news to deal with. Reports have begun to filter in saying that the Cardinals baseball academy in the Dominican Republic was the subject of an armed robbery, […]

Baseball fans, do you find it unfair that the teams with the best records get to rest up for the opening round of the playoffs? If you do, consider changing your stance. Some key members of the Atlanta Braves don’t agree with you. Ahead of the 2022 season, MLB added an additional Wild Card team […]

Nobody in baseball history had ever hit multiple home runs in back-to-back postseason games before Nick Castellanos did it in Games 3 and 4 of the NLDS. The Philadelphia Phillies right fielder slugged four homers across two games to help lift the Phillies past the mighty Atlanta Braves in the MLB playoffs once again. After […]

The Atlanta Braves were the best team in the MLB for pretty much the entire 2023 campaign. Unfortunately, that didn’t serve them much good in the postseason, where they were eliminated by the Philadelphia Phillies in four games in their NLDS series. For the second straight year, a season full of so much potential will […]

The Atlanta Braves, for the second consecutive season, have fallen to the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLDS despite a stellar regular season in which they won 100+ games. The Braves, despite their regular season excellence, simply could not come up with any answers on how to slow down a Phillies team that thrives in the […]

The Baltimore Orioles look like an MLB dynasty in the making. Although their 101-win season ended abruptly as they got demolished by the Texas Rangers in the ALDS, they have a young core that has the potential to be special. The Orioles are stacked with young talents like All-Star catcher Adley Rutschman and AL Rookie […]

The American League Championship Series is set. Per usual, the Houston Astros have again advanced to the ALCS. The Astros will take on one of the MLB playoff’s biggest surprises, the Texas Rangers. The team is a 5-seed that has made a deep run without losing a game yet. This article will explain everything that […]

The Atlanta Braves were the best team in the MLB for much of the 2023 campaign, but they once again ran into the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLDS, and ended up getting ousted in disappointing fashion. For all the talent the Braves have, they collectively failed to show up in this series, and star first […]

The Philadelphia Phillies own the Atlanta Braves. For the second straight year in a row, they knocked out their division rivals in the Divisional Series to make it to the Championship Series. While it wasn’t a sweep like last season, a 3-1 win where Philly was firmly in control for most of the series is […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are dancing on their own after beating the Atlanta Braves in the NLDS again. The whiny, 104-win squad fell to the Phillies in four games in their opening playoff series for the second straight season, this time with Nick Castellanos submitting a historic performance. While Bryce Harper’s massive home runs/clapback against Orlando […]

The AL Central was up for grabs. At the time of the trade deadline, no one had really distanced themselves from each other in that division. The Kansas City Royals and Chicago White Sox had already thrown in the white flag by then- and they had begun trading contributors for prospects. The Detroit Tigers were […]

What makes the MLB playoffs such an enthralling thing to watch for fans is that anything can happen once the festivities begin. More than any other professional sport in North America, the MLB postseason is a crapshoot, with regular season win totals becoming nothing but a thing of the past. But for teams that experience […]

It’s tempting to think that, when circumstances don’t go the way we intend them to, everything that preceded it becomes all for naught. That, of course, isn’t the case, as Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley can attest to. But for now, those words ring hollow, especially in the immediate aftermath of their crushing defeat […]

In professional sports, when has it ever been a good idea to poke the bear? Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies sure showed Orlando Arcia and the Atlanta Braves that they better be more mindful of the words that come out of their mouth, lest the opposition use it as bulletin board material. And on […]

The Philadelphia Phillies appear to be at their most comfortable and dangerous when they are underdogs. Especially where the Atlanta Braves are concerned. Despite a big disparity between the two clubs in the regular season, 2023 ends with the Fightin Phils on top of their National league East foe. Once again. “Last season, Philly had […]

Bryce Harper, for the second consecutive postseason, has been a thorn in the side of the Atlanta Braves in the NLDS. Philadelphia Phillies fan will forever be grateful for Harper’s playoff contributions, none bigger than his epic Game 3 to give the Phillies a chance to seal the series in Game 4. Thus, Phillies fans […]

They say that lightning never strikes twice, but in the Philadelphia Phillies’ case, they appear to have caught lightning in a bottle for the second consecutive season. Facing an Atlanta Braves team that looked unassailable during the 2023 regular season, the Phillies took on the challenge and came away victorious, sealing a 3-1 series victory […]

Although neither team finished with the best record in the American League, or second best for that matter, the pennant felt destined to run through the Lone Star State when the 2023 MLB playoffs began. From a roster standpoint, they both packed the right amount of punch in their lineups and on the mound to […]

This week, Atlanta Braves shortstop Orlando Arcia has found himself in some controversy during his team’s NLDS series against the Philadelphia Phillies. Arcia reportedly mocked Phillies star Bryce Harper after the Braves’ Game 2 win, which opened the door for Harper to stare down Arcia after hitting two home runs in Game 3. During Game […]

The Texas Rangers ended the regular season with a 90-72 record, tied atop the AL West division standings with the Houston Astros. Houston ended up getting the tiebreaker to earn a bye in the first round of the playoffs, but the Rangers still got into the postseason via the Wild Card. However, the road that […]

For the first time in history, the Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers find themselves locked in a postseason battle, marking what looks to be an epic, Texas-sized showdown in the American League Championship Series (ALCS). Reflecting on their regular-season encounters, the Astros and the Rangers engaged in a fierce struggle for AL West supremacy […]

Managers Bruce Bochy and Dusty Baker have a lot in common. They both won the World Series, surpassed 2,000 career wins and are surely headed to Cooperstown. The former has helped the reloaded Texas Rangers immediately fulfill their potential, while the latter stabilized a Houston Astros team mired in negativity and scandal. When the American […]

The Houston Astros have leapt over the Atlanta Braves as favorites to win the World Series after they beat the Minnesota Twins in the American League Divisional Series, per FanDuel Sportsbook. Led by hitters Yordan Alvarez, Jose Altuve and pitcher Justin Verlander, the Astros are predicted to run it back after winning it all last […]

The Houston Astros and Texas Rangers were about as neck and neck as it gets through the entire MLB season. Both teams ended up finishing the year 90-72 and tied atop the AL West standings, but the Astros got the nod as division champs to get a bye in the first round of the playoffs. […]

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno should be available for the rest of the playoffs after suffering a hand injury, the team announced on Thursday. The Diamondbacks’ social media post included a quote from Moreno himself indicating his hand is fine and that he’ll be ready to face off against the Philadelphia Phillies or Atlanta Braves in […]

Old friendships die hard in baseball, especially when the manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers made the pivotal play in Boston Red Sox history. .@DavidOrtiz says the Dodgers moving on from Dave Roberts would not be the right move. pic.twitter.com/wUmlogl7Dw — Jim Rome (@jimrome) October 12, 2023 Legendary slugger David Ortiz has thrown his support […]

For the second straight year, the Toronto Blue Jays were swept out of the postseason in the Wild Card round. Toronto president Mark Shapiro understands why Blue Jays fans are disappointed and is devising a plan to help the team endure a longer playoff run. The Blue Jays snuck into the postseason as the No. […]

The MLB postseason is certainly drawing a ton of headlines with too many storylines to count. The Philadelphia Phillies Game 3 NLDS victory over the Atlanta Braves put them one win away from heading to the NLCS and facing the Arizona Diamondbacks. Bryce Harper’s two-homer heroics, and his viral stare after the comments made by […]

On Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Dodgers and manager Dave Roberts were once again sent home with an early exit from the MLB Playoffs after failing to secure a single victory in the NLDS against the Arizona Diamondbacks. That’s right; not a single postseason win for the Dodgers, despite an impressive 100 regular season victories. […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks hit four home runs in the third inning off of Lance Lynn in their win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 of the NLDS, and Tommy Pham had a hilarious description of his reaction to each of the blasts. “Domo got one and I was like, ‘Hell yeah,’” Tommy Pham […]