The final week of the regular season is shaping up to be a wild ride, as the Guardians have just tied the Tigers for first place in the AL Central, and there are several other nail-biting races to keep things interesting right through to Sunday. While many of the postseason teams have already long-clinched their places, it seems like we’re not going to know what the final picture for October will look like right up until the very last day. It’s safe to say no one thought the picture would look this
way even as recently as July.
Must-win baseball can create some truly remarkable games, so this should be a really fun week to watch baseball.
MLB also made a big announcement that could make major changes for how the game is played in 2026, more on that below.
- Well, the biggest news of the week is actually about something that won’t happen until next year, but it looks like robo umpires and the ABS system are officially headed to the majors. This is one of the biggest changes implemented at the major league level since the pitch clock, so J.J. Cooper helps break down what to expect from the new systems next year.
- Sonja Chen reports that the Dodgers expect to have Roki Sasaki back as a bullpen arm tonight.
- Big year for the Dodgers.
- Alex Simon shares how everything went wrong for the A’s in Sacramento.
- Jay Jaffe looks at some second-half home run droughts.
- Tim Stebbins shares a scary moment from Tuesday’s Tigers/Guardians game when David Fry took a ball to the face.
- Andy Nesbitt looks at the unbelievably bad calls made by an ump in a single game.
- Familiar faces on the MVP leaderboards.
- Jay Jaffe breaks down the tightest races in the final week of the season.
- Kiri Oler focused specifically on the wacky situation unfolding in the AL Central.
- Tim Stebbins looks at how the Guardians defied the odds and are now tied for first in the AL Central.
- Karl Rasmussen reports that the Blue Jays have parted ways with former All-Star Alex Manoah.
- Bradford Doolittle shares that Mets’ pitcher Tylor Megill has had Tommy John surgery.
- Kyle Schwarber still having one heck of a year.
And tomorrow will be a better day than today, Buster. Make it so.
