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morning friends and happy Friday!
Yesterday brought plenty of MLB postseason excitement. Let’s get to all of that and more.
MLB Postseason scores…
- The extraordinary happened: The Dodgers were swept at the hands of the Brewers in a 6-4 comeback victory. The Brew Crew advances to their first World Series in 44 years where they hope to capture their first-ever pennant.
- Rookie outfielder Petey Halpin was the hero for the Guardians in yesterday’s 3-2 win over the Rays, hitting the go-ahead homer with a bat flip to match. The Guards lead the series 2-1.
In Mariners news…
- Adam Jude at The Seattle Times wonders how the Mariners will replace the stellar production they got from outfielder Randy Arozarena.
- Eric Sanford posed an interesting hypothetical: if the Mariners had made the playoffs, how far would they have gone?
Around the league…
- Following the Dodgers’ elimination, infielder Miguel Rojas announced his retirement from the sport.
- Orioles left-hander Cade Povich underwent elbow surgery. He is expected to be back in time for spring training.
- The Rockies fired pitching coach Alon Leichman after just one season on the job.
- Michael Clair previewed this winter’s NPB-to-MLB class, which features four stars.
- The Phillies reportedly reached out to former stars Chase Utley and Raúl Ibañez about their managerial opening, but both players declined to be interviewed for the role.
- Joey Votto and Alex Bregman broke down why hitting has been a challenge in this postseason.
- Mikhail Klimentox at Readergrev reported on Polymarket’s paid quote-tweet esports program, which is more sophisticated than you may think at first glance.
