Four teams are one step closer to October glory. Four teams are already heading home. After each Wild Card series ended in a sweep, we can gather some conclusions about these teams. There’s nothing like playoff baseball and it’s just getting started. Five Notes from the Wild Card Round Twins’ Historic Victory The Minnesota Twins
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This is the first article in a series that looks at the five best players at each position for the Kansas City Royals. In this installment are catchers and managers. The Kanas City Royals began play in 1969, but had their origins two years earlier, when the Athletics left town and went to Oakland. Facing pressure from
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This is the fifth and final article in a series that looks at the five best players at each position for the Houston Astros. In this installment are the right- and left-handed starters as well as the relief pitchers. The Houston Astros have a wealth of power pitchers among their right-handed starters, and many played
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The playoffs are finally here! The formidable test of a 162-game season has finally whittled down the field of contenders to just twelve teams. Every team will be eager to prove itself among the very best. As the Wild Card round gets started, here are five players to watch as they make an impact in
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This is the third article in a series that looks at the five best players at each position for the Houston Astros. In this installment are second basemen and shortstops. The middle infield spots for the Astros are littered with players from the teams’ World Series appearances. Shortstop may have the better overall depth, but
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As breakout stars Corbin Carroll (Arizona Diamondbacks) and Gunnar Henderson (Baltimore Orioles) emerge as Rookie of the Year favorites, other players like Miguel Cabrera and Adam Wainwright are wrapping up final seasons of illustrious careers. While Cabrera (40) and Wainwright (42) are the two highest-profile impending retirees, they are not the only well-known players who
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This is the first article in a series that looks at the five best players at each position for the Houston Astros. In this installment are catchers and managers The Houston Astros started as the Colt .45s when the National League announced their 1962 expansion plans two years prior. Originally slated to be part of
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This is the fifth and final article in a series that looks at the five best players at each position for the Detroit Tigers. In this installment are right- and left-handed starters as well as relief pitchers. The Tigers have a shortage of Hall of Famers on their pitching staff, but they have plenty of
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While the 2023 Oakland Athletics are doomed to their second straight season of over 100 losses, numerous players who once donned the Green and Gold are shining for Major League Baseball playoff contenders. 10 Former Oakland A’s Starring Elsewhere in MLB A Brief History Since the franchise moved from Kansas City to Oakland in 1968,
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This is the second article in a series that looks at the five best players at each position for the Detroit Tigers. In this installment are first and third basemen as well as designated hitters. The Detroit Tigers have seen some of the greatest power hitters in Major League history don their uniforms and trot
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