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Christian Yelich’s first season with the Milwaukee Brewers was far and away his best in the major leagues, and he is likely going to be named National League MVP. In fact, even another candidate for the award thinks Yelich deserves to win it. …
The Oakland A’s returned to the postseason this year despite having one of the lowest payrolls in baseball, but Wednesday night’s loss was all too familiar for the team and its fans. As Jane Lee of MLB.com pointed out, Oakland’s …
Luke Voit delivered arguably the biggest hit of the night for the New York Yankees, and he took some grief for it. Voit hit a 2-run triple off Oakland A’s star reliever Blake Treinen in the bottom of the sixth inning of Wednesday night’s …
Giancarlo Stanton put the cherry on top of an AL Wild Card Game that really could not have gone much better for the New York Yankees on Wednesday night. Stanton took Oakland A’s closer Blake Treinen deep for a solo home run to lead off the 8th …
New York Yankees fans were already looking ahead to the ALDS against the Boston Red Sox during their elimination game against the Oakland A’s on Wednesday. As the Yankees broke open their game with the A’s thanks to a four-run sixth …
Yasiel Puig is expecting his Los Angeles Dodgers to have success in the playoffs, and he has a pretty funny reason why. Puig said on Wednesday that the reason he likes the Dodgers’ postseason chances is because they have a lot of handsome guys. …
The Oakland A’s strategy to begin the AL Wild Card Game with a reliever did not work out well. Reliever Liam Hendriks began the game against the New York Yankees, allowing a walk and then a 2-run home by Aaron Judge over the first two batters. …
The Baltimore Orioles are cleaning house. According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Orioles are expected to part ways with general manager and executive VP Dan Duquette, ensuring a clean break in pretty much all aspects of baseball operations. …
Cole Hamels proved to be a huge addition for the Chicago Cubs down the stretch, and they’d like to keep him in the organization. Cubs president Theo Epstein said in his end-of-season press conference Wednesday that the team loved having Hamels …
The Milwaukee Brewers will be the first team to bring bullpenning to the division series. According to manager Craig Counsell, the Brewers are planning a bullpen day for Thursday’s NLDS opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers, with no word on …
Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell has been suspended 40 games for violating MLB’s domestic violence policy. Commissioner Rob Manfred announced the suspension Wednesday. It is retroactive to Sept. 21, when Russell was placed on …
Noah Syndergaard has become known as much for his long, flowing locks as he has for his devastating fastball, and he gave fans a scare on Wednesday when he shared a photo on social media that showed him in a barber’s chair. Syndergaard shared a …
The future of Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon looks murky. Maddon will enter the final season of his four-year deal with the Cubs in 2019, and according to MLB.com’s Jon Morosi, there are currently no plans to try to extend his contract. Maddon …
The Baltimore Orioles are coming off one of the worst seasons for any team in MLB history, so it would have been a pretty big surprise if they decided to keep their manager going forward. As expected, they will not. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic …
Joe Maddon has enjoyed tremendous success in his four seasons as manager of the Chicago Cubs, but there has been some talk about his World Series championship and NL Manager of the Year Award not being enough for him to keep his job next year. At …
The Chicago Cubs saw their season end in heartbreaking fashion on Tuesday night with a 13-inning loss in the NL Wild Card Game, but Jon Lester feels they will be better for it in the long run. Lester, who struck out nine and allowed just one earned …
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