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morning everyone and happy Friday!
We had a thrilling postseason game between Cleveland and Chicago last night. Let’s get to all of that and more as we head into the weekend.
MLB Postseason scores…
- José Ramírez led the Guardians’ bats for the second game in a row in a 9-5 win-or-die victory against the White Sox. The two teams are set for a deciding Game 5 tomorrow.
In Mariners news…
- Nick, John, and Ezra gathered together to debate whether baseball needs to fix the hitter/pitcher balance.
- Shannon Drayer shared her personal shortlist of Mariners managerial candidates.
Around the league…
- Major League Baseball sent a new collective bargaining proposal to the MLBPA, which included several changes such as a slightly shortened regular season, longer Division Series, and top seeds getting to choose their own opponents in the postseason.
- Ronald Acuña Jr. became the first MLB player to officially partner with the betting platform Kalshi.
- The 39-year-old Paul Goldschmidt is planning to continue playing in 2027.
- The Premier12 Qualifiers begin tomorrow, which will determine two of the last three spots for the 2028 Summer Olympics. The U.S., Venezuela, and Dominican Republic are all qualified for the games already.
Anders’ pick…
- The Big Ten Conference has named the Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year Award in honor of the late University of Washington goalkeeper Mia Hamant, who died from an extremely rare form of kidney cancer last November.
