The St. Louis Cardinals third baseman was not among the three finalists announced Wednesday. Pittsburgh’s Ke’Bryan Hayes, Colorado’s Ryan McMahon and Atlanta’s Austin Riley are contending for the award, which will be announced Nov. 5. Players who won last year and are among the 2023 finalists are Cleveland second baseman Andrés Giménez and left fielder […]
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Continue readingBuxton, 29, who has spent the season as a designated hitter after roaming center field over his first eight seasons, is batting .207/.294/.438 with 17 home runs over 347 plate appearances this season. He is not in the lineup for Minnesota’s must-win Game 4 of the American League Division Series against Houston, which leads the […]
Continue readingOne team down, three to go. The day after the Texas Rangers moved on to the American League Championship Series by sweeping the Baltimore Orioles, the 2023 MLB playoffs continue with the three remaining division series matchups. Two teams face potential elimination today. In the AL, a home loss by the Minnesota Twins to the […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Jose Abreu hits 2 home runs 440-plus feet to the upper deck as the Astros beat the Twins in Game 3. (0:43) The six remaining division series teams take the field on Wednesday, so it’s a perfect time to take stock of what we’ve seen so far — and where the […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Justin Verlander strikes out six batters, tossing six scoreless innings in the Astros’ Game 1 win. (0:50) HOUSTON — Justin Verlander was wearing a New York Mets uniform when the season began. But on Saturday night, he was right back where he has been so many times before, on the mound […]
Continue readingIt’s Super Saturday in the 2023 MLB playoffs. After four wild-card sweeps on Wednesday, all eight remaining teams are in action today, starting with Game 1 of the American League Division Series. The Texas Rangers visit the Baltimore Orioles (in a rain delay, first pitch now scheduled for 2:15 p.m. ET, FS1), followed by the […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Carlos Correa hits a single through the infield to give the Twins a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning. (0:36) Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider said it’s fair to second guess the decision to remove Jose Berrios amid a scoreless start in Wednesday’s Game 2 against the Minnesota Twins. Berrios […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Jhoan Duran strikes out Daulton Varsho to secure the first playoff series win for the Twins since 2002. (0:28) MINNEAPOLIS — Caleb Thielbar was 22, freshly drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers but still a devoted follower of his hometown Minnesota Twins, when the most painful memory of his baseball fandom took […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Royce Lewis crushes two home runs vs. the Blue Jays in Game 1 of the AL Wild Card as the Twins end their record postseason losing streak. (0:51) MINNEAPOLIS — It spanned 19 years and 18 games, three different managers and a handful of local icons, from Torii Hunter to Joe […]
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