In what has been a deflating year for the former MVP, Betts was still able to come through for his team when it needed him most.
Los Angeles Dodgers star shortstop Mookie Betts is coming off the worst offensive season of his 12-year career, hitting .258/.326/.406 with 20 home runs, posting career lows in all slash line metrics.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has shown an abundance of patience with outfielder Andy Pages. With the World Series now tied at two games apiece, Roberts might soon make a difficult choice regarding his struggling center fielder.
If MLB carved its own Mt. Rushmore of baseball greats, Shohei Ohtani’s face would be featured front and center. Of all his fellow superstars, past and present, there has been no player quite like Ohtani.
While the Game 2 win was encouraging, the Dodgers will need to grip the reality that all their starters will need to go deep against this dangerous Blue Jays team.
The rubber match between Los Angeles Dodgers veteran southpaw Blake Snell and Toronto Blue Jays phenom Trey Yesavage didn’t quite go as either team had planned.
On Wednesday, it was announced that Japanese star Kazuma Okamoto will be posted by the Yomiuri Giants of Japan’s NPB.
The days of George Steinbrenner seem like a distant memory in the Bronx. The New York Yankees last won the World Series in 2009, while he still stood at the helm.
Uncertainties raise the question of whether the Phillies missed their shot at a World Series championship.
For the second year in a row, the Los Angeles Dodgers are going to the World Series.
Let’s compare the two and review how each might fit the Yankees’ needs.
Bregman will likely be welcomed into a busy market with several suitors lining up to ask about him.
New York Yankees first baseman Ben Rice is coming off a promising sophomore campaign, showcasing how his intriguing left-handed power plays with the short, right porch in the Bronx.
For the four teams still in the World-Series chase, here are stars who have underperformed and could be crucial either in mounting comebacks or keeping the momentum.
Last offseason, New York Mets owner Steve Cohen paid $765 million for one of the game’s most prolific hitters in Juan Soto. But as it turns out, a postseason trip wasn’t included with his purchase. One move this offseason could put the Mets over the top.
With the offseason ahead, it’s time again to make tough decisions.
Sasaki had already been a hero this postseason, bringing stability to the closer’s role. But this time, he really outdid himself.
Although Yankees' pitching was woeful throughout the series, it was the Yankees offense that came under the spotlight. And as explosive as the batting order has been nearly all year, the Yankees' usual brand of inconsistency lost them the ALDS.
Reluctant to spend on free agents last offseason, Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer instead opted to make a blockbuster deal, sending Isaac Paredes, Cam Smith and Hayden Wesneski to the Houston Astros for what was – and still is – the last inexpensive year of Kyle Tucker’s career.
Down 0-2 in the best-of-five NLDS, the Philadelphia Phillies are on the ropes, outclassed by their fellow NL heavyweight Los Angeles Dodgers.
There are many reasons the New York Yankees are coming undone this postseason, varying around their inability to put the bat on the ball, unnerving managerial decisions, inconsistent rotation and an unreliable bullpen.
The New York Yankees’ loss to the Toronto Blue Jays in the first game of the ALDS was nothing short of humiliating. Here's how they can turn it around before it's too late.
If the Yankees are going to continue enjoying postseason success, giving Paul Goldschmidt every opportunity to capitalize on left-handed pitching might be a necessity.
The last time the New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox in a postseason series, Aaron Boone hit a towering home run to send the Bronx Bombers to the 2003 World Series.