Morning Briefing: Playoff Baseball Galore

Good Morning, Mets fans! Playoff baseball is in full swing as we had the privilege of watching eight different games on Wednesday.

On top of this, Major League Baseball announced they will be making 11,500 tickets available for the LCS and World Series at Globe Life Field in Texas.

And on that note, let’s check out what went on around the league yesterday!

Latest Mets News

Mike Puma of The New York Post dissects Brodie Van Wagenen’s tenure as general manager and opens the debate of whether the new regime should keep him or show him the door.

Danny Abriano of SNY put together what he believes should be the five biggest items on the Mets to do list this offseason.

Latest MLB News

The Yankees and Indians played a wild back-and-forth game full of rain delays and blown leads that ended in a New York victory to take the series.

The Minnesota Twins suffered their 18th straight postseason loss as they were eliminated via sweep by the sub .500 Houston Astros.

The number one seeded Tampa Bay Rays swept the Toronto Blue Jays two-games-to-none, as well.

The Brewers suffered a huge blow as they were forced to leave dominant reliever Devin Williams off their Wild Card roster due to shoulder soreness, per ESPN.

San Diego Padres’ starter Mike Clevinger is unlikely to pitch in the Wild Card series, which puts his postseason hopes in jeopardy, per ESPN‘s Jeff Passan and Jesse Rogers.

The Cubs added catcher Josh Phegley and designated left-handed pitcher Josh Osich for assignment for their Wild Card series, per club announcement.

Bob Nightengale of USA TODAY writes about the St. Louis Cardinals and their return to normalcy as they enter the postseason.