The last ticket to the World Series was on the line on Monday, with the Mariners and Blue Jays clashing in a Game 7 that promised to cap off a thrilling ALCS. After dropping the first two games, Toronto rallied to even up the series before Seattle moved closer to the Fall Classic than they’ve […]
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The World Series matchup is now set. The Blue Jays edged out the Yankees for the AL East crown and then sent them packing for 2025 in a four-game ALDS. Now, they’re on their way to the Fall Classic for the first time in 32 years, as they came back from down 3-1 in the […]
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The Athletic | Chris Kirschner ($): Kirschner takes a look ahead at the 2026 projected payroll taking into account money coming off of the books and looming arbitration and option decisions. He calculates that $69.5 million is coming off the books including Cody Bellinger, Paul Goldschmidt, Aaron Hicks (!), Devin Williams, Trent Grisham, and others. […]
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The Yankees once again fell short of the ultimate prize in 2025, bowing out to the Blue Jays in the ALDS one day after an incredible Aaron Judge homer that could’ve been one for the books had it not just ultimately been a stay of execution of sorts. But they were still a 94-win ballclub—matching […]
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The Bronx. Manhattan. Brooklyn. Queens. Staten Island. New York’s five boroughs permeate the story of baseball, from its humble beginnings as a working class bat and ball sport in the mid-19th century, to its explosion in popularity and commercialization in the late 1800s, through its emergence as the nation’s great pastime throughout the 20th century. […]
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The National League side of the postseason bracket is set, with the Dodgers making easy work of the Brewers in the NLCS, leaving only the ALCS to decide who else heads to the 2025 Fall Classic. The two championship series could not be any more different, as in the American League the Blue Jays and […]
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The Blue Jays have clawed back, erasing 2-0 and 3-2 deficits to force a winner-take-all Game 7 in Toronto tonight. It’ll likely be a Johnny Wholestaff situation for both sides tonight, though Shane Bieber and George Kirby are technically lined up to start. Is the fact that this series is going the distance setting things […]
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New York Post| Dan Martin: As the Yankees chased down a Wild Card spot and went through their fruitless postseason run, Jasson Domínguez found himself the fourth, fifth or sixth option for Aaron Boone, getting just one at-bat across two series. That at-bat did lead to a 112 mph double, but it was clear the […]
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It’s Sunday, and you know what that means — it’s time for our weekly social media roundup! This past week was the first full week that the Yankees have been home, after their elimination in the ALDS more than a week and a half ago. Just as we have here at Pinstripe Alley, the players […]
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It breaks our hearts to pass along the news of a tragedy in the New York Yankees’ family on this sunny Sunday. Jesús Montero was one of the best prospects in baseball in the early 2010s and debuted with the Yankees in September 2011 at age-21. He really shined in his first cup of coffee […]
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The Seattle Mariners lead the ALCS three games to two over Toronto. They’ve also out-homered the Blue Jays 11-7 so far in the series. A total of 18 balls have left the field in five games, but you wouldn’t really know that if you listened to the broadcast. It seems the only thing the Jays […]
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We could have our World Series matchup by the end of the night. After the Dodgers punched their ticket to the Fall Classic on Friday, the spotlight shifted over to the ALCS, where the Mariners have made it farther than they ever have in franchise history by going up 3-2 on the Blue Jays. Saturday […]
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NJ.com | Adam Zagoria: In case you were in a coma Friday night or decided to do an ayahuasca retreat or were for some other reason not watching the Dodgers game, Shohei Ohtani went nuts. Three montstrous home runs and 10 strikeouts over six innings. It’s inarguably on the short list for the greatest single-game […]
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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across Major League Baseball. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Yankees fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. After the stress in recent offseasons of having to worry about the future of superstars […]
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The Dodgers are going back to the World Series to defend their crown, sweeping the Brewers in the most one-sided series of this postseason and indeed the last few. About 1,000 miles north, the Mariners snagged a win at home to put them one victory away from their first World Series appearance in franchise history. […]
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It was a spectacular day of baseball yesterday, Seattle and Toronto kicking things off with a thriller, and Shohei Ohtani putting on a Friday night show to cinch their second-consecutive pennant. After a long year of ups and downs, it’s once again the Dodgers who capture the pennant, and they’ll await a winner from the […]
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The Athletic | Chris Kirschner: (subscription required) Between the post-mortem press conferences on Thursday and Brian Cashman’s visit to WFAN yesterday, we’ve gotten some insight into the Yankees’ plans as they look back on the 2025 season and ahead to the offseason. Judging from these comments, it seems that the team will look to prioritize […]
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Good afternoon everyone, it’s time to dive back into the mailbag and answer some of your questions. The season is unfortunately over, which means we’ll be rolling the mailbag back to bi-weekly shortly, but for now we’ll remain at our current pace to go over the postmortem. Remember to send in your questions for our […]
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