There are few things as fun in baseball as when a player comes essentially out of nowhere to end up on your favorite team and makes a great first impression by lighting the world on fire for weeks or months on end.
Through 127 turns at the plate, he has logged a tepid .250/.291/.283 slash that more closely resembles his career .245/.305/.360 output in 1169 plate appearances.
The stars were out in full force during the 2025 World Series. From Max Scherzer in Toronto to Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, and of course, Shohei Ohtani, in Los Angeles, there was no shortage of the game's best under the brightest lights.
The Arizona Diamondbacks‘ Cinderella run in the 2023 MLB postseason was one of the most improbable and exciting postseason storylines in recent memory.