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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Tuesday was a bizarre today that included a game from the American League Division Series and a game from the National League Championship Series. The New York Yankees bested the Cleveland Guardians with a 5-1 win to move on to the AL Championship Series. The Yankees two big-time sluggers, Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge, both homered early in the game to support starter Nester Cortes. Lefty...
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Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that the qualifying offer for this offseason has been set at $19.65 million. The qualifying offer is a one-year contract with a salary figure determined by averaging the top 125 salaries of all MLB players. During the most recent collective bargaining talks, MLB and MLBPA decided to postpone their decision on the International Draft and set a July...
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