Playoff baseball is back after a two-day hiatus with only four teams remaining. In the National League, the Philadelphia Phillies look poised to return to the World Series for the second-straight season with only the Arizona Diamondbacks standing in their way. In the American League, the Houston Astros look to continue their campaign for a second-straight World Series title, but first must make...
The 2023 baseball season saw several new wrinkles. For the first time, there was a pitch clock and a limit on infield shifts. The bases were bigger, and pitchers were limited to two disengagements from the pitching rubber per at-bat when runners were on base. The results are in, and while it’s not possible to link all the positives from the 2023 season to the rule changes, it’s...
The Texas Rangers became the first team to advance to the League Championship Series on Tuesday night after they swept the Baltimore Orioles. As many as two other teams can punch their tickets tonight, with a pair of pivotal game threes in the NL and a must-win game for the Twins in the AL. GAME 3: (1) Atlanta Braves vs. (4) Philadelphia Phillies, 5:07 PM ET (TBS) Series tied, 1-1 Pitching...
The MLB Division Series gets underway today with eight teams and four series. Three of them will be intra-division series. While sadly the Mets are not playing, we’ll still be following along with the action here at MMO. Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves, 1:07 P.M. The two remaining NL East teams–just as we thought–are facing off in the first game of the day. Max Fried...
Citi Field was jam packed for a third-straight night as fans congregated in Flushing to support the Mets in Game 3 against the Padres in the National Wild Card Series. With Chris Bassitt on the mound, and a rejuvenated offense in Game 2, the Mets were in a prime position to win the series in front of their fans. Scripts don’t always play out in baseball and the home team doesn’t...
Happy Postseason Day! The 2022 MLB Playoffs begin tonight and the New York Mets have been handed a sizeable boost ahead of Game 1 of the National League Wild Card against the San Diego Padres. Veteran outfielder Starling Marte is on the postseason roster, as is rookie phenom Francisco Àlvarez. You can see the full roster here. Marte’s return was first reported by Andy Martino of SNY. ...
Thanks to their victory Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, the New York Mets are one win over the Milwaukee Brewers away from clinching a playoff berth. Clinching a playoff spot would see the Mets return to the postseason for the first time in six years (2016). This all made possible thanks to the Mets’ 7-3 victory over Pittsburgh, and the Brewers 12-8 defeat at the hands of the New...
The playoff pool has become a central discussion point in MLB and the MLBPA’s collective bargaining agreement debates. From the owners’ side of things, expanding the playoff pool to 14 teams is all about money. The more playoff games, the more national revenue the owners rake in. For the players, keeping the playoffs at 12 teams is all about making sure the grind of 162 games and...
As collective bargaining agreement talks look to start back up on Sunday, one of the topics that will be at the forefront of discussions is the number of teams in the playoff pool. In the talks that occurred before MLB canceled games, it seems both sides came to an agreement to increase the teams that make the playoffs from 10 t0 12. That felt inevitable at the beginning of the offseason, but...
