Meet the Mets
The Athletic’s Will Sammon and Tim Britton reviewed the 10 most difficult losses of the Mets’ season.
The New York Post’s Joel Sherman previewed the roster construction puzzle which David Stearns will attempt to solve this offseason.
SNY’s Danny Abriano weighed the cases for and against the Mets keeping Pete Alonso in Queens.
Glenn Sherlock, the Mets’ catching instructor and former bench coach, announced his retirement.
Around the National League East
The Atlanta Braves announced that Brian Snitker will transition to an advisory role
with the organization next season, after serving as the team’s manager since 2016.
MLB.com’s Brian Murphy provided a look into Kyle Schwarber’s mentality ahead of the NLDS.
Around Major League Baseball
The Dodgers made easy work of the Reds for a second consecutive night, cruising past Cincinnati 8-4 to take the Wild Card Series. Mookie Betts went 4-for-5 with 3 RBI, while starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out nine using a career-high 113 pitches. The Dodgers will now advance to face the Phillies in the NLDS, with Shohei Ohtani set to make his postseason pitching debut in Game 1 against Cristopher Sánchez.
A Jackson Merrill sacrifice fly and Manny Machado two-run home run is all the offense San Diego needed for a 3-0 win at Wrigley, with four Padres pitchers combining to allow four hits and strike out eleven Cubs. Yu Darvish and Jameson Taillon are expected to be the starters for Game 3 at 5:08 PM EDT.
Boston tied the game after being down 2-0 and 3-2, but the Yankees ultimately hung on to win a 4-3 nail-biter and live to fight another day. Devin Williams earned the win for the Bombers, perhaps exorcising his past Wild Card demons. Rookies Connelly Early and Cam Schlittler are set to start in Game 3 at 8:08 PM EDT, marking the third-youngest pitching matchup in a win-or-go-home game.
A five-run eighth inning propelled the Guardians over the Tigers 6-1, forcing one final showdown between the two A.L. Central rivals who finished just a game apart in the regular season standings. The small-ball Guardians won via the long ball, with home runs from George Valera, Brayan Rocchio, and Bo Naylor driving in five of Cleveland’s six runs. Jack Flaherty and Slade Cecconi are slated to start in Game 3 at 3:08 PM EDT.
Albert Pujols is rumored to be the leading candidate for the Angels’ managerial job.
The Rockies announced that general manager Bill Schmidt is stepping down, and that the organization is commencing a search for Schmidt’s successor. The Athletic’s Andy McCullough examined what league executives believe building a winning team might entail in Colorado.
The Mariners’ scrimmage at T-Mobile Park included Ichiro Suzuki, who started in right field and played the entire six-inning game.
The Athletic’s Dennis Lin did a deep dive into Mason Miller’s mind-boggling outing against the Cubs on Wednesday, which featured the fastest recorded pitch in postseason history.
The Athletic’s Zack Meisel explored the Guardians’ playoff phenomenon known as “Rocctober.”
Yesterday at Amazin’ Avenue
Allison McCague released position player and pitcher performance meters for the final week of the regular season.
This Date in Mets History
Mike Piazza played his final game as a Met on this date in 2005.
