MLB 2023

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If you are in the Emerald City, I hope have your glove.  The MLB Home Run Derby is on as Mets first baseman Pete Alonso is trying to become a three-time champion as baseball’s best sluggers put on a show in Seattle.  Updates to come.

Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. beat Rays left fielder Randy Arozarena in the finals, 25-23.

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So much for the biggest Opening Day payroll in MLB history.  According to ESPN and multiple reports, the Mets traded three-time Cy Young winner Max Scherzer to the Rangers.  Updates to come.

The Mets lost to the Nationals, 11-6.
The Rangers lost to the Padres, 4-0.

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I'm pretty sure anybody who bleeds orange and blue is grumbling about the owner previously saying there wouldn't be a fire sale.  According to Jeff Passan, the Astros have a deal in place to acquire Justin Verlander from the Mets.  Updates to come.

UPDATE:  Today is a really good day to be a baseball fan in Houston.  The Astros’ Framber Valdez threw his first-career no-hitter in a 2-0 shutout victory over the Guardians.

The Mets lost to the Royals, 7-6, in 10 innings.  (What a thriller tonight in Kansas City!)

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Get that man some ice!  MLB stars were fighting as the Guardians' José Ramírez sent the White Sox's Tim Anderson to the ground with a punch to the jaw, sparking a massive brawl in a 7-4 White Sox win.

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I am so livid the Tigers traded this guy for next to nothing!  Michael Lorenzen threw the 14th no-hitter in Phillies history and first since 2015 in a 7-0 win over the Nationals.

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This team is doomed despite all their big moves.  The Angels’ Shohei Ohtani won’t pitch for the rest of the season because of a ligament tear in his right elbow.  This comes as the Angels lost to the Reds in both games of a doubleheader, 9-4 and 7-3, respectively.

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The only words I can use to describe this are “classless” and “brainless.”  The Braves’ Ronald Acuña Jr. was confronted and knocked down by two fans in right field during a game at Coors Field.  He did not appear to be injured.  The Braves beat the Rockies, 14-4.

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We are finally into fall!  The MLB wild-card games start today.  The Rangers are playing the Rays now.  The Blue Jays will play the Twins at 4:30 p.m.  There will be two games later tonight.  Updates to come.

The Rangers beat the Rays, 4-0.
The Twins beat the Blue Jays, 3-1.
The Diamondbacks beat the Brewers, 6-3.
The Phillies beat the NL East rival Marlins, 4-1.

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Who will survive and who will go home?  The MLB Wild Card Game 2 are on.  The Rangers are playing the Rays now.  The Rangers will go to the ALDS with a win.  The Blue Jays will play the Twins at 4:30 p.m.  There will be two games later tonight.

The Rangers beat the Rays, 7-1, to advance to play the Orioles beginning on Saturday in Baltimore.
The Twins beat the Blue Jays, 2-0, to advance to play the Astros beginning on Saturday in Houston.
The Diamondbacks beat the Brewers, 5-2, to advance to play the NL West rival Dodgers beginning on Saturday in Los Angeles.
The Phillies beat the Marlins, 7-1, to advance to play the NL East rival Braves beginning on Saturday in Atlanta.

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You’re going to see this on the highlight reels for years.  Michael Harris II got an amazing snag at the wall to start a game-ending double play in the Braves’ 5-4 win over the Phillies to even the series.

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Not this close to the World Series, guys!  Tensions exploded in the ALCS when the Rangers’ Adolis García was hit by a pitch that the umpires deemed intentional, leading to the benches clearing and three ejections.  The Rangers lost to the AL West rival Astros, 5-4.

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I would have never expected such a brutal beating like this.  The Rangers booked a World Series berth by blowing out the defending-champion Astros, 11-4, in Game 7 of the ALCS to improve to 8-0 on the road this postseason.

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And then there were two.  The Diamondbacks completed the comeback, winning the final two games in Philadelphia and taking Game 7 from the Phillies, 4-2, to secure the franchise’s second World Series appearance.  The Diamondbacks will play the Rangers beginning on Friday in Arlington, Texas.

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What a thriller tonight in Arlington!  Adolis García called game and sent the first World Series walk-off home run since 2018 into the seats in the 11th inning to win Game 1 for the Rangers, 6-5, over the Diamondbacks.

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Somebody play “Higher” by Creed!  The Rangers secured their first World Series title with a 5-0 Game 5 win against the Diamondbacks.  The Rangers finished 11-0 on the road in the playoffs.