Washington Nationals (0-0) vs St. Louis Cardinals (0-0) 8:08 PM EDT – Busch Stadium – TBS RHP Anibal Sanchez (11-8, 3.85) vs RHP Miles Mikolas (9-14, 4.16) Both the Nationals and Cardinals went the full five games in the division series to meet in the National League Championship Series. The Nationals are playing in the NLCS for the first time in franchise history. The Nationals...
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The New York Mets have had a plethora of players come through the system over the years; acquired in hopes of doing great things, trying to revitalize their careers, or to catch lightning in a bottle, all for it to fall by the wayside. Now, they live in obscurity . Speedster Jeff Duncan, Chris “The Animal” Carter, Rule 5 selection Brad Emaus, veteran Trot Nixon, and the great-named...
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Mets shortstop prospect Andres Gimenez turned 21 years old last month and posted a 105 wRC+ in Double-A this season while playing gold glove caliber defense, yet people have been writing him off. Well, Gimenez is trying to quiet that crowd in the Arizona Fall League. On Thursday night as the Scottsdale Scorpions leadoff hitter, he went 2-for-4 with a stolen base. The left-handed hitter is now...
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Baseball America started the revealing of their 2019 MLB award winners by naming Pete Alonso the Rookie of the Year in a unanimous decision. The 24-year-old hit .260/.358/.583 with 30 doubles, major-league leading 53 home runs, and 120 RBI. His 53 homers shattered the Mets previous single season franchise record of 41 and also broke Aaron Judge’s rookie record of 52. Alonso was an All-Star...
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Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports that Joe Girardi will interview next week for the Cubs managerial gig. Mark Loretta, Cubs bench coach, has already interview for the job. Along with Girardi, David Ross and Will Venable will interview next week. Girardi has been a hot name connected to the Mets opening for manager following the Thursday firing of Mickey Callaway. Given Girardi’s...
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