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MLB Playoffs 2022

Phil Maton talks with reporters

Astros reliever out for playoffs due to off-field injury

The Houston Astros will be without one of their relief pitchers for the entire postseason due to an off-field injury. Phil Maton fractured a bone in his throwing hand when punching his locker in disappointment on Wednesday. Astros RHP Phil Maton …

Dave Roberts in a Dodgers hat

Dodgers leave big name off NLDS roster

The Los Angeles Dodgers have made a rather bold decision as they set their roster for the National League Division Series. The Dodgers released their full 26-man roster for their series against the San Diego Padres. One notable name was missing in …

Freddie Freeman looking ahead

Freddie Freeman has trash talk for Padres ahead of playoff series

Despite it being just his first career season in the NL West, Freddie Freeman is fully embracing the intradivisional hatred. Addressing reporters on Monday, a day before the start of the NLDS, the Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Freeman was asked about …

Umpire grabs Joe Musgrove ear

Joe Musgrove addresses substance check

San Diego Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove dominated the New York Mets on Sunday night both before and after he was checked for foreign substances. Not only did the substance check not bother him, but Musgrove says it gave him some added motivation late …

Buck Showalter in the dugout

Mets announcer criticizes Buck Showalter over Musgrove substance check

Buck Showalter made the bold decision to initiate a substance check of San Diego Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove on Sunday night, and longtime New York Mets announcer Gary Cohen does not think it was the right move. Musgrove was dominant in Game 3 of the …

Mets mascot plays trumpet

Mets embarrassed themselves with Edwin Diaz trumpets move

Not only did the New York Mets lose to the San Diego Padres in their NL Wild Card Series, but they embarrassed themselves in the Game 3 loss on Sunday night. The Mets were shutout 6-0 and got just one hit in the game. Though they were facing an ace …

A look at Joe Musgrove ears

MLB player has theory about what was on Joe Musgrove’s ears

The New York Mets requested a foreign substance check on opposing pitcher Joe Musgrove on Sunday night, likely because they thought he had something on his ears. Their suspicion made sense. Musgrove’s ears were shiny while the San Diego Padres …

Umpire grabs Joe Musgrove ear

Joe Musgrove gets ears checked for foreign substances

The New York Mets initiated a foreign substance check of Joe Musgrove prior to the start of the bottom of the sixth inning of Game 3 of their NL Wild Card Series with the San Diego Padres on Sunday night. Musgrove had been pitching brilliantly for …

Aroldis Chapman in his Yankees cap

Yankees leave Aroldis Chapman off playoff roster as punishment

Aroldis Chapman continues to disappoint the New York Yankees in new ways. The Yankees left Chapman off their ALDS roster as punishment. Manager Aaron Boone said Sunday that Chapman missed a team workout and did not have an acceptable excuse. Aroldis …

The Seattle Mariners celebrating in a circle

Mariners had unlikely good luck charm to thank for historic comeback?

The Seattle Mariners pulled off the kind of comeback that you will tell your grandkids about some day, and they may have owed it all to one fan with a vision … as well as a shoe. Seattle stunned the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday with an …

Oscar Gonzalez circles bases

Oscar Gonzalez wins series for Cleveland on walk-off home run in 15th

Cleveland fans waited half a day to see whether their team could emerge with a victory over Tampa Bay. The long wait paid off. Cleveland and Tampa Bay played a scoreless game for 14 innings, but it looked like the Rays might break through in the top …

Cardinals fans leave for exits

Cardinals fans leave Game 1 early amid 9th-inning meltdown

St. Louis Cardinals fans are often dubbed “the best fans in baseball.” They didn’t come close to living up to that billing during Game 1 of their NL Wild Card Series with the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday. The Cardinals took a 2-0 …

Max Scherzer ducks down

Video: Max Scherzer booed off mound after awful Game 1 start

Max Scherzer had a brutal outing in Game 1 of his New York Mets’ NL Wild Card series against the San Diego Padres on Friday, and the team’s fans were not shy about letting him now what they thought of his performance. Scherzer was lifted …

Max Scherzer looking on

Max Scherzer achieves unwanted first in awful Wild Card start against Padres

Max Scherzer uncharacteristically got knocked around like a rag doll during his 2022 playoff debut on Friday. The New York Mets righty had a brutal outing against the San Diego Padres in Game 1 of their best-of-three Wild Card series. Drawing the …

Ryan Helsley during a game

Ryan Helsley dealt with notable issue during 9th inning meltdown

The St. Louis Cardinals suffered a stunning collapse during the ninth inning of Friday’s NL Wild Card Series opener against the Philadelphia Phillies, and reliever Ryan Helsley was largely to blame. After getting the final two outs in the …

Cardinals fan with a thing on his head

Cardinals melt down in ugly 9th inning against Phillies

The St. Louis Cardinals completely melted down during an ugly 9th inning that cost them Game 1 of their NL Wild Card Series with the Philadelphia Phillies. The Cardinals took a 2-0 lead in the game on a pinch-hit home run by Juan Yepez in the 7th …

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