The height of the postseason is in full swing this week, with the League Championship Series getting started this week. The Dodgers and Brewers started things off on Sunday night, while the Guardians and Rays will kick off their series on Monday. The winner of both of the series will square off in the World Series, which begins on Friday October 23. Brewers Take Tightly-Contested NLCS Game 1 vs...
Mets first base prospect (No. 13 prospect) Cole Mathis hit a game-tying solo homer in the eighth inning on Sunday during the Surprise Saguaros’ 5-4 win over the Glendale Desert Dogs. (Box score) Mathis, whom the Mets acquired in June from the Cubs for David Peterson, went 1-for-4 and is 2-for-15 in four AFL games. The homer was his first since joining the organization. The 2024...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Brewers won Game 1 of the NLCS, defeating the Dodgers 2-1 on Sunday. Andy Pages gave Los Angeles an early lead with an RBI single in the second inning, but Brice Turang would tie the game with a solo home run in the fourth. Dodgers eight hitter Luis Lara knocked in the go-ahead run in the fifth with a single off of Tarik Skubal. Milwaukee’s bullpen shut down...
Nate Lavender Age: 26 (1/20/2000) B/T: L/L Traditional Stats: 1-0, 1.66 ERA, 0.74 WHIP, 26 SO, 4 BB, HR, 21 2/3 IP, 21 G Advanced Stats: 248 ERA+, 32.9 K%, 5.1 BB%, 2.16 xERA, 1.85 FIP, 2.93 xFIP, .229 BABIP, 0.9 fWAR, 0.9 bWAR 2026 salary: $780,000 Grade: A 2026 Review Five years and a month after he was drafted in the 14th round out of the University of Illinois, Nate Lavender was summoned to...
Good morning, Mets fans! Mark Feinsand of MLB.com mentioned the Mets as a potential suitor for Alec Bohm, who will enter free agency after seven seasons with the Phillies. Bohm hit .249/.315/.383 in 2026. The Mets will still have Jorge Polanco and potentially Bo Bichette on the roster next season. Read more from Feinsand here. Latest MLB News Per Jeff Passan of ESPN, Sam Fuld declined taking the...
Chicago White Sox (2-2) @ Cleveland Guardians (2-2) 8:00 PM, Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH RHP Sean Burke (1-0, 3.86 ERA) vs. RHP Gavin Williams (1-1, 3.00 ERA) Life comes at you fast. The White Sox stunned the Guardians with two wins in Cleveland, taking a 2-0 series lead and pushing the series back to Chicago. But with their backs against the wall, the Guardians then dominated the...
Kodai Senga Age: 33 (1/30/93) B/T: L/R Traditional Stats: 0-9, 7.34 ERA, 1.65 WHIP, 61 1/3 IP, 75 SO, 41 BB, 14 HR, 8 GS, 8 SV, 1 BSV, 31 G Advanced Stats: 55 ERA+, 26.5 K%, 14.5 BB%, 5.34 xERA, 5.82 FIP, 4.80 xFIP, .309 BABIP, -0.6 fWAR, -1.7 bWAR 2027 salary: $15 million Grade: D 2026 Review “In this industry, it’s either you do or you don’t,” Kodai Senga said through...
Looking to find the form that prompted Baseball America to label him the Met prospect with the “best control” in January, Irving Cota struck out six and walked one in two scoreless innings Friday in the Surprise Saguaros’ 10-4 loss to the Peoria Javelinas in the Arizona Fall League. (Box score) Cota, 22, of Mexico had an excellent start to the season at High-A Brooklyn,...
Good morning, Mets fans! The White Sox and Guardians are set to square off in a winner-take-all ALDS Game 5 Saturday night, with first pitch set for 8:00 p.m. ET. Cleveland has won two straight after falling behind 2-0, and now has a chance to clinch at home. Sean Burke is set to start against Gavin Williams. Latest MLB News Rangers shortstop Corey Seager underwent surgery on his right elbow....
Good morning, Mets fans! It’s going down to the wire, as the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Chicago White Sox 9-5 in Game 4 of the ALDS, overcoming a 4-3 deficit with a six-run sixth inning to force a winner-take-all Game 5 on Saturday. Travis Bazzana sparked the rally with an RBI double, followed by key hits from Patrick Bailey, José Ramírez, Chase DeLauter and Jo Adell. Cleveland has...
Major League Baseball sent a 34-page memo on October 1 to owners and high-ranking officials to prepare them for team and player relations after the owners lock out the players upon the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement on December 2. Evan Drellich of the Athletic broke down what was in that memo. In the memo, Dan Halem, second-in-command to commissioner Rob Manfred, did state...
Nolan McLean, SP Player Data: Age: 25 (07/24/2001) B/T: R/R 2026 Traditional Stats: 31 G (31 starts), 179 2/3 IP, 3.16 ERA, 12-10, 194 K, 70 BB 2026 Advanced Stats: 128 ERA+, 26% K%, 9.4% BB%, 3.61 xERA, 3.59 FIP, 3.5 fWAR, 3.0 bWAR 2027 Salary: Pre-arbitration Grade: A- 2026 Review Coming off an incredible debut in 2025, Nolan McLean entered 2026 with sky-high expectations. He began his season...
