Much has been made out of the fact that Mike Trout — probably the best baseball player of the last decade — has never won a postseason game. But at least Trout has reached the postseason.
Some of the more impressive players in baseball have never even made it that far. Some legends have put together terrific careers without ever reaching the postseason at all.
However, for some current players, that drought may end this year. There are more than a dozen veterans who have been fantastic players but have never had a chance to play meaningful October games before — and all have a chance to do so this year.
After hitting his 57th home run of the season on Tuesday at Fenway Park, Aaron Judge didn’t just celebrate with his teammates — he high-fived a fan next to the dugout.
With their victory over the D-backs on Tuesday, the Dodgers took the NL West title with plenty of time to spare. It’s their ninth division title in the last 10 seasons.
Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina are set to make history tonight at Busch Stadium, where Wainwright will take the ball for first-place St. Louis against NL Central-rival Milwaukee. It will be their 325th regular-season start together, establishing a new AL/NL record for a battery.
Best friends and former teammates Hunter Harvey and Ryan Mountcastle met for dinner on Monday night — before Mountcastle took his former roommate deep.
Ken Griffey Jr. and Ken Griffey Sr. hit 782 home runs between them in their careers. But the two that came on this date in 1990 produced one of the most special moments in MLB history.
PIT 6 @ CIN 1
PIT 1 @ CIN 0
TB 4 @ TOR 2
TB 2 @ TOR 7
ANA 1 @ CLE 3
HOU 6 @ DET 3
PHI 2 @ MIA 1
BAL 4 @ WAS 3
CHC 4 @ NYM 1
NYY 7 @ BOS 6
KC 3 @ MIN 6
MIL 8 @ STL 4
OAK 7 @ TEX 8
COL 2 @ CWS 4
LA 4 @ ARI 0
SD 2 @ SEA 0
ATL 5 @ SF 1
Today’s Trivia Question
Who was the last pitcher before Sandy Alcantara to reach 200 innings in a season in fewer than 30 starts?