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Heading into tonight’s matchup against the Miami Marlins, the Philadelphia Phillies had lost three in a row. That included a series-opening defeat to the Marlins, currently in last place in the NL East. The Phillies have clinched the NL East crown, so they are now playing for the NL’s top playoff seed. Fortunately, the Phils’ […]

The National League MVP conversation has changed multiple times throughout the season. However, one thing has stayed consistent; Shohei Ohtani is the front runner by a mile. The Los Angeles Dodgers clinched their spot in the playoffs, using a late push to run away with the NL West. Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber has put […]

Evidently, Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has a chip on his shoulder. The Blue Jays have already made the playoffs, but he wants to finish the regular season on a positive note without incident.  However, that promise wasn’t kept on Wednesday night. Against the Boston Red Sox, Guerrero complained with the umpire over […]

The Philadelphia Phillies made franchise history Wednesday night, with Edmundo Sosa’s three home runs leading the charge. In a dominant 11-1 win over the Miami Marlins at Citizens Bank Park, the team launched eight homers, setting a new franchise record for home runs in a single game. Sosa, fresh off a 12-day stint on the […]

The New York Mets kicked off the middle game of a three-game set against the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. Edwin Diaz put together a two inning save to help New York get a big win on Tuesday. However, Mets center fielder Tyrone Taylor made a great play in the outfield to one up his teammate. […]

Aaron Judge has had an eventful 24 hours. The American League MVP candidate scored the run that clinched a playoff berth for the New York Yankees on Tuesday night. One day later, New York’s captain hit his 50th home run of the season against the Chicago White Sox. His three-run shot scored Anthony Volpe and […]

Going into the 2025 season, big things were expected of the Baltimore Orioles. For the past few seasons, the Orioles were in the thick of postseason contention. However, injuries, ineffectiveness, and regression have doomed Baltimore to the basement of the AL East. As the campaign draws to a close, interim manager Tony Mansolino ranted about […]

On July 8, the Detroit Tigers were rolling, holding a 14-game lead in the AL Central. Now, they’re clinging to a tie atop the standings with the Cleveland Guardians, deep in the midst of a potentially historic collapse. In Tuesday’s Game 1 loss of a three-game set between the Guardians and the Tigers, the focus […]

When Tanner Scott blew his MLB-leading 10th save on the way to a Los Angeles Dodgers loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night, it sent fans into a panic. How could a team with one of the best starting rotations in baseball, featuring at least six pitchers who would start for the vast majority […]

There might not be a nightmare scenario for the 2025 MLB playoffs that the 81-76 New York Mets have to account for if they slip up in the coming games. On Tuesday, the Mets at least put themselves back in control of a playoff spot with a 9-7 win over a Chicago Cubs team that […]

The MVP race in the American League has been a two-player competition for months. New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge and Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh are neck-and-neck as candidates. However, both players have five games left to make their case for the award. Despite how historic Raleigh’s season has been, Judge is the clear-cut […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have five games remaining before the postseason begins. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts saw his bullpen surrender a tough loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night. That performance introduces a lot of questions about Los Angeles’ effectiveness in tight playoff games. However, Tanner Scott could get some key assistance from Roki […]

The Detroit Tigers are 1-9 over their last ten games. After dropping their season opener to the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday, the Tigers are in a tie of the top spot in the American League Central. Detroit manager AJ Hinch saw his ace, Tarik Skubal, suffer a crazy inning in what became a 5-2 loss. […]

Mike Trout hit his 400th home run this season, but the milestone could not mask the bigger picture for the Los Angeles Angels. According to Jeff Fletcher of the SoCal News Group, the Angels have now played 122 games in which they had at least as many strikeouts as hits. That number is the most […]

After locking in the NL Central crown, the Milwaukee Brewers have hit a bit of a rough patch. Tuesday night’s 7-0 loss to the San Diego Padres was the Brewers’ fourth defeat in the last five games. It also ruled out a 100-win season for Milwaukee at a time when they are still chasing the […]

The Washington Nationals made some tough organizational decisions during the season, firing president of baseball operations Mike Rizzo after not having much success in recent years. The team has now found his successor, who is the former Boston Red Sox assistant general manager, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. “BREAKING: The Washington Nationals are finalizing a […]

The Cleveland Guardians’ matchup with the Detroit Tigers turned frightening when David Fry went down after a pitch from Tarik Skubal struck him in the face. The Guardians designated hitter left the game immediately as trainers rushed to his aid. Fans inside Progressive Field watched in silence, and players from both sides paused in shock. […]

The Detroit Tigers battled the Cleveland Guardians in a tense contest, but the spotlight shifted when a 99 mph pitch from Tarik Skubal struck David Fry in the face. The Guardians designated hitter left the game and doctors later diagnosed him with a broken nose and facial fractures. Skubal started for the Tigers, and after […]

Five games remain! The Cincinnati Reds are one game out of a playoff spot in the National League. Nobody saw this coming, but this team has a good shot to find their way in as they own the tiebreaker over the New York Mets. Reds’ ace Hunter Greene has been a big factor in putting […]

The Detroit Tigers dropped a 5-2 game to the Cleveland Guardians, and the defeat pushed their AL Central collapse even further. Reigning Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal failed to stop the skid and instead delivered an inning that will be remembered for the wrong reasons. He committed an error, threw a wild pitch, and balked, […]

The St. Louis Cardinals’ chances of earning a National League Wild Card spot remain slim. St. Louis sits 3.5 games out of an NL Wild Card spot with only four games remaining this season. However, their 9-8 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday kept their playoff hopes alive. Star third baseman Nolan Arenado […]

The New York Mets have battled through a rollercoaster season in the NL East, and even Juan Soto’s star power has not prevented long slumps. The Mets dropped seven straight games in June, another seven in August, and eight more in September. Despite the setbacks, the Mets still cling to playoff hopes. What makes this […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers entered the season with high hopes of running away with the NL West, but one stat has held them back all year. According to NBC LA’s Michael J. Duarte, the Dodgers bullpen has racked up 26 blown saves, and each one has chipped away at their position in the standings. Even […]

The Detroit Tigers turned to Tarik Skubal on Wednesday night, and the ace delivered six solid innings. However, the result was another setback, a 5-2 loss to the Guardians that stretched the Tigers’ skid to seven games. Now, the Tigers face Thursday with no announced starter, a detail first reported by MLB Network’s Jon Morosi, […]

What are the Toronto Blue Jays’ chances of actually winning the World Series after being the first American League team to clinch a spot in the postseason? The Blue Jays have been the most surprising team in the majors this season, but things haven’t been looking as positive over the past two weeks. The concerns […]

The Seattle Mariners have fought through heartbreak, and now they triumph by turning pain into purpose. Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh admitted the sting of missing the playoffs in recent years has never gone away. Moreover, Raleigh said the weight of those failures shaped him and his teammates. That journey, filled with long seasons and disappointment, […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers watched another late lead slip away, and Tanner Scott once again stood at the center of it. The Dodgers bullpen faltered in the ninth inning of their matchup with the Diamondbacks, turning a 4-0 advantage into a crushing 5-4 defeat. For Los Angeles, the loss not only stung in the standings […]

The New York Mets are fighting hard to clinch the final Wild Card spot in the National League. On Tuesday night, that dream became a bit more realistic as the Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs, 9-7. Over the last couple of months, they have dropped from a playoff team to a borderline Wild Card team, […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers face an unusual situation as the regular season winds down. The Dodgers bullpen faltered badly and blew a 4-0 lead despite six strong innings from Shohei Ohtani. Now, the Dodgers may ask Clayton Kershaw to pitch in relief when they play their second game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday. The […]

Less than a week ago, the Chicago Cubs clinched a playoff berth and looked like they were going to cruise to the top NL Wild Card spot. Five straight losses later, the Cubs are just 1.5 games ahead of the San Diego Padres and are dealing with multiple health issues, with Rookie of the Year […]

After breaking their dreadful playoff drought back in 2022, the Seattle Mariners thankfully don’t have to wait another 20 years for a shot at the World Series. After a close win against the Colorado Rockies, Seattle has officially clinched their spot in the 2025 postseason. After struggling to make it back to the postseason, the […]

It’s all going downhill in a hurry for the Detroit Tigers, the team that has led the AL Central since the 23rd of April. Entering their all-important clash against the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday, the Tigers had gone 5-13 in the month of September all while the Guardians had gone 16-5. This has helped Cleveland […]

On Tuesday night, the New York Yankees finally secured their spot in the 2025 MLB postseason with a dramatic, come from behind 3-2 win against the Chicago White Sox that required some heroics from trade deadline acquisition Jose Caballero. Caballero hit a single to center field to score Aaron Judge to give the Yankees their […]

For a long time, many people had been under the impression that if the Los Angeles Dodgers’ stars are healthy for the playoffs, the franchise will win its second straight championship. But an incomplete bullpen cannot withstand the perils of October. The same is true in September, as LA’s shorthanded and underachieving relief unit once […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers (88-69) should be vying for the No. 1 seed in the National League right now, but instead, they are only one and a half games ahead of the San Diego padres in the NL West. An unstable bullpen has prevented the reigning World Series champions from building the kind of momentum […]

The Philadelphia Phillies may have lost 6-5 to the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night, but they avoided a much more damaging setback. Veteran catcher JT Realmuto exited early with a finger injury, sparking brief concern inside the clubhouse. Fortunately for the Phillies, postgame tests brought the best possible news—with the MLB postseason quickly approaching. In […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers may be locked in a tight NL divisional race, but Clayton Kershaw received a moment that went beyond the standings. In what was likely his final appearance at Chase Field, the Arizona Diamondbacks honored the future Hall of Famer with a heartfelt retirement tribute. Although Kershaw did not pitch Tuesday, his […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are officially in the playoffs, even if their exact seeding remains up in the air. Soon, fans will find out whether the best team money – and Andrew Friedman – could assemble will be able to make good on their sky-high potential, or if they will go down as one of […]

Shohei Ohtani has been the National League MVP favorite for a while now, but he is marching closer toward the most complete version of himself. That is a potentially terrifying thought for any team that may face the two-way superstar and the Los Angeles Dodgers this postseason. Ohtani accomplished something he had not done since […]