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Rhys Hoskins hit a massive home run for the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 3 of the NLDS on Friday, and he celebrated it with perhaps one of the most authoritative celebrations we will see in the postseason. With the Phillies up 1-0 in the third …
The New York Yankees’ defense fell apart in the 10th inning of their Game 2 ALDS loss to Cleveland on Friday. Jose Ramirez was facing Jameson Taillon to lead off the top of the 10th and blooped a popup to shallow left. Not only was Oswaldo …
Bob Costas had a bit of a slip of the tongue during Game 2 of the American League Division Series between the New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians. Costas, calling the series for TBS, was discussing Guardians pitcher Shane Bieber’s pitch …
Hosting a playoff game for the first time since 2006, the San Diego Padres are enlisting a notable member of that 2006 team for first-pitch duties. Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports this week that retired former Padres pitcher Jake …
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tony Gonsolin is getting the ball for Game 3 of the NLDS against the San Diego Padres, and he sounds ready for Padres fans to bring the energy. Gonsolin was asked about starting Game 3 at Petco Park in what will be the …
Yordan Alvarez on Thursday continued his hot hitting for the Houston Astros. Alvarez was batting with a man on and two outs in the bottom of the sixth of Game 2 with his Astros trailing the Seattle Mariners 2-1. The Astros slugger took a 0-1 fastball …
Longtime broadcaster Bob Costas is calling his first full playoff series since 2000 this year, as TBS handed him play-by-play duties on the ALDS between the Cleveland Guardians and New York Yankees. Costas is certainly a bit old-fashioned and has …
Game 2 of the NLDS between the Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves was delayed by nearly three hours due to bad weather. That was not all bad news for one of Atlanta’s key players, who made excellent use of the unexpected downtime. Braves …
Manny Machado was in full “Are you not entertained?” mode after Game 2 of the NLDS on Wednesday. Machado and the San Diego Padres evened their playoff series against the Los Angeles Dodgers with a crucial 5-3 victory at Dodger Stadium. …
The Atlanta Braves showed some great defense against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 2 of their NLDS on Wednesday night. In the sixth inning, Dansby Swanson made a great inning-ending catch on a ball hit by JT Realmuto to keep the game scoreless. …
Yu Darvish really got hosed by umpire Chris Segal on Wednesday night. Darvish was facing Max Muncy to start the bottom of the second inning of Game 2 of the NLDS between his San Diego Padres and Muncy’s Los Angeles Dodgers. Darvish got Muncy …
Dansby Swanson made a ridiculous defensive play during Game 2 of the NLDS Wednesday between his Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies. JT Realmuto was batting with the bases empty and two outs in the top of the sixth inning of a scoreless …
Josh Donaldson made an embarrassing mistake on the bases during Game 1 of the ALDS Tuesday night between his New York Yankees and Cleveland. Donaldson was batting in the bottom of the 5th inning against Cal Quantrill in a 1-1 game and hit a 1-0 pitch …
Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais got burned by a controversial move he made in the 9th inning on Tuesday. Servais’ Mariners blew a 7-3 lead in Game 1 of their ALDS with the Houston Astros. Andres Muñoz allowed a 2-run home run to Alex …
Yordan Alvarez is cementing himself as a legend in Houston. Alvarez won Game 1 of the ALDS for his Houston Astros against the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday with an enormous 3-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the 9th inning. Yordan rules. …
Aroldis Chapman was left off the New York Yankees’ ALDS roster, and now we have some more information about the matter. On Sunday, we learned that the Yankees had left Chapman off their roster because he missed a mandatory team workout. USA …
