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Daniel Murphy commended David Wright on an outstanding career.
Jeff Wilpon criticized Sandy Alderson for the Mets’ lack of spending over the last decade. No, Alderson is not the issue; it’s clearly the ownership.
If it makes the Mets better, Mickey Callaway is on board for a new manager.
Jon Morosi of MLB.com speculated on the Mets’ GM search.
Steve Gelbs published his Rain Delay Theater with a special guest, David Wright.
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The Brewers defeated the Cubs 3-1 in a thrilling match up that determined the NL Central victor.
Later that night, the Dodgers scored early and often against Rockies starter German Marquez, claiming their sixth consecutive NL West title in the process.
Despite his struggles, Marquez made some baseball history last night when he struck out four Dodgers in the third inning, becoming the 90th pitcher ever to strike out four batters in an inning.
The Cubs and Rockies will face off tomorrow at 8 p.m. to determine the NL Wild Card winner. Jon Lester will pitch against Kyle Freeland.
On the AL side, the Yankees and Athletics will play Wednesday night for the AL Wild Card.
If you don’t have cable, you can visit this website to legally watch the MLB Postseason.
The Pirates dismissed their hitting coach Jeff Branson and their assistant hitting coach Jeff Livesey.
The Diamondbacks and hitting coach Dave Magadan also parted ways.
The Mariners’ pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre won’t be invited back to join the 2019 coaching staff.
Shohei Ohtani had a successful Tommy John surgery. Othani also earned the Rookie of the Month Award.
Salvador Perez faces surgery to fix a torn ligament in his thumb.
The Seibu Lions will post well-regarded southpaw Yusei Kikuchi this winter, per Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times.
Mike Trout and Christian Yelich were named the AL and NL Player of the Month award, respectively.
Travis Sawchik of FiveThirtyEight shared an interesting stat about relievers’ usage this season.
Latest NL East News
The Braves will have another day of rest before starting the NLDS on Thursday.
Talking Chop reviewed the Braves’ top outfield prospects.
Juan Soto was dubbed the NL Rookie of the Month.
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Connor O’Brien talked about the importance of having a classy player such as David Wright.
John Edwards analyzed Jacob deGrom‘s breakout 2018.
John Sheridan continued his 3 Up, 3 Down series.
Matt Musico found out why Jay Bruce posted big offensive numbers in the second half.
John Edwards can’t believe Fred Wilpon hasn’t realized he’s the virus plaguing the Mets. (And in this case, no, Jose Reyes is not the virus)
On This Date in Mets history
Mike Piazza played his final game in Mets uniform on this date in 2005.
Birthdays: Kevin Kobel (66), Scott Schoeneweis (46).
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