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Friday, September 9

• These are the 6 most compelling playoff races

• Molina delivers in milestone start for Yadi-Waino battery

• Postseason watch: Brewers gain ground in Wild Card race

• Correa’s signature moment? HR sends Twins to rare win in NY

• A masterful 14-K outing: ‘That’s Corbin Burnes’

• Even when he’s off, Sandy still leads Cy pack

• A 478-foot HR was NOT the longest in this MiLB game

• Moncada delivers 5 hits as White Sox erupt for 14 runs

• Why World Series title would be unprecedented for Yanks

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Favorites emerge in Rookie of the Year race for stretch run

The young stars in Seattle and Atlanta aren’t going anywhere — with a month to go in the regular season, Julio Rodríguez and Spencer Strider are the strong Rookie of the Year favorites.

J-Rod and Strider have a commanding lead in the MLB.com Rookie of the Year poll for the fourth straight time, with Rodríguez receiving nearly all the first-place votes in the American League and Strider receiving the majority in the National League.

The Mariners and Braves are also the only teams with a pair of rookies in the top five in each league, with Rodríguez’s teammate George Kirby joining him at No. 5 in the AL and Strider’s teammate Michael Harris II joining him at No. 2 in the NL.

VOTE for Roberto Clemente Award

One nominee from each team for the 2022 Roberto Clemente Award presented by Capital One has been announced, and you can cast your vote for the prestigious honor through Oct. 5.

New faces in Hitter Power Rankings

There isn’t much of a surprise atop the latest Hitter Power Rankings (hint: he has 55 home runs), but there are four new names and plenty of other movement up and down the charts.

Blue Jays sluggers’ bond runs deep

Enter the Blue Jays’ clubhouse and you might just find Teoscar Hernández and Vlad Guerrero Jr. on a couch in front of their lockers. “It’s like we were born to have this friendship,” said Hernández.

MiLB’s hottest pitching prospects

Many Minor League pitchers are pushing the limits of their career-high workloads, but here is one player in each organization who seems to be hitting his stride as the season winds down.

Play Ball on Clemente Day and Hispanic Heritage Month

Roberto Clemente Day leads off Hispanic Heritage Month on Sept. 15. Host AJ Andrews looks ahead on Play Ball, the baseball show for kids, Saturday at 10 a.m. ET.

Today’s Trivia Question

Who was the last White Sox player to collect six hits in a nine-inning game?

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