Well, friends, we are entering the final two weeks of the season and teams are slowly beginning to clinch their postseason berths. The Phillies and Brewers are headed to October, and over the coming weeks we will start to see which teams will be joining them.
In the meantime, as we wait to see how the postseason will shape up, we’re also seeing prospects start to shake things up with their clubs, plus veteran players are making last-ditch pushes to wrap up their seasons on a high (and for some, to possibly
boost their offseason free agency value).
So let’s get right into today’s news!
- Jay Jaffe looks at how Mookie Betts might salvage his best season yet.
- A quick update on the postseason bracket if the season were to end today. (MLB)
- Patrick Andres shares good news for the Tigers as Tarik Skubal avoids injury and is poised to make his next start.
- Ryan Phillips looks at surprising second-half trends.
- Ken Rosenthal shares that Bryce Harper doesn’t care if he’s the big star or a supporting player as long as he’s helping his team win. (The Athletic subscription required.)
- Let the postseason clinching begin.
- Davy Andrews looks at the slim difference between the WAR leaders.
- Paul Casella looks at the Phillies’ postseason clinch, but how they missed winning the division at home.
- Blake Silverman shares a hilarious moment at Friday’s Marlins game where broadcasters offered up free hot dogs for anyone who could name a Marlin.
- Shohei Ohtani’s lawyers move to dismiss the real estate suit against him. (AP)
- Aaron Judge has passed Joe DiMaggio on the Yankees’ all-time home run list. Story by Chris Kirschner.
- Cal Raleigh is having a season for the record books.
- Daimon Eklund looks at the Mariners’ rise to first in the AL West, and Cal Raleigh’s home run push.
- Mark Feinsand tries to determine what Kyle Schwarber’s pending free agency might look like.
- Blake Silverman shared how Astros’ prospect Zach Cole’s family went wild for his first career home run.
- Which teams are poised to clinch a playoff berth next?
- An old friend is having one heck of a year.
And tomorrow will be a better day than today, Buster. Make it so.
