In Game 1 of the American League Championship Series on Sunday night at Petco Park in San Diego, the Rays coaxed five innings out of a shaky Blake Snell, then turned it over to their bullpen. Not the top of their bullpen, by the way; manager Kevin Cash was clearly...

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Rays hitting coach Chad Mottola had seen enough of Randy Arozarena during Spring Training to know that the young outfielder had elite bat speed. But there was one specific moment in which Mottola knew the Rays had a rising star on their hands....

Hitting is tougher than ever in October. Teams deploy their best pitchers, and the pressure on every pitch ramps up to max intensity. But that hasn't stopped baseball's biggest sluggers from crushing some monster postseason home runs -- and few plays match the adrenaline rush of a grandiose homer in...

In the fourth inning of Wednesday evening's Yankees-Rays Game 3, Kevin Kiermaier stepped to the plate with the score tied 1-1, after the first two Tampa Bay hitters of the inning had reached. Briefly, the television broadcast noted that the sacrifice bunt had fallen out of favor, but that this...

Last week, in Game 2 of the Dodgers-Brewers National League Wild Card Series, Clayton Kershaw put up one of his best postseason performances \-\- one of the best, really, in Dodgers history. Kershaw carved up the Brewers offense, striking out 13 over eight scoreless innings while walking only one and...

Giancarlo Stanton allowed himself to enjoy his ninth-inning grand slam for just a few moments after the Yankees’ victory in Game 1 of the American League Division Series on Monday night before switching his focus to Game 2, saying, “I’ve got more to do tomorrow.” He wasted no time backing...

This week, there will be playoff baseball in Dodger Stadium and Petco Park, and also the Dodgers and Padres will face off in the National League Division Series. These are two entirely and completely unrelated statements. 2020 strikes again. Thanks to the neutral-field bubble setup, the Dodgers and Padres will...

ATLANTA -- Freddie Freeman completed construction of his National League MVP Award resume, and Marcell Ozuna solidified his spot as the NL leader in home runs as the Braves concluded the regular season with a 9-1 loss to the Red Sox on Sunday afternoon at Truist Park. This was a...

No matter how many home runs Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. hits in his career, he’s unlikely to forget the one he boomed out of Truist Park in the bottom of the first inning of Friday night's 8-7 win in 11 innings against the Red Sox. Jaw-dropping? Yes, that’s one...