The American League Championship Series was the only game action on Thursday with the Houston Astros winning Game 2 to take a 2-0 lead over the New York Yankees. Astros’ third baseman Alex Bregman hit a three-run homer in the third inning that the Houston pitching staff made hold up in the 3-2 win. Framber Valdez allowed only two unearned runs over seven innings and struck out nine. Padres...
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Rawlings announced the 2022 Gold Glove finalists on Thursday afternoon with shocking snubs all around. None of Francisco Lindor, Brandon Nimmo, Jeff McNeil, or Luis Guillorme were finalists for Gold Glove awards. It appears that Guillorme was not eligible because of the requirements listed by Rawlings: All infielders & outfielders must have played in the field for at least 698 total innings...
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Mets closer Edwin Díaz is set to become a free agent this offseason as the clear top choice among relievers coming off a huge season year. The 28-year-old started the season as still more of a reminder of a bad trade and now could receive a record-breaking contract. Díaz did that by striking out more than half of the batters he faced (50.2%), posting a 1.31 ERA, and simply dominating for a large...
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Two Championship Series games took place on Wednesday with the home team winning both games. The San Diego Padres came back from an early 4-0 deficit to the Phillies to win 8-5 behind home runs from Brandon Drury, Josh Bell, and Manny Machado. The Astros won 4-2 behind a gem from 39-year-old Justin Verlander. Yankees vs Astros (Lead 1-0), 7:37 p.m. ET, TBS – Game 2 Astros’ starter Justin...
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Former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz told Pat Ragazzo of SI FanNation that he believes pending free agent Aaron Judge would be a “perfect” fit for the Mets. Ortiz, known as Big Papi, is currently working as a Major League Baseball studio analyst for Fox Sports. “I think the Mets should approach (Judge),” Ortiz said. “If I’m the Mets, I would give him $50...
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