Mike Petriello

When we learned that the Yankees and Royals would be facing off in the best-of-five American League Division Series, we were excited to see some of the most high-powered sluggers alive – like, of course, Aaron Judge, Bobby Witt Jr. and Juan Soto – get a chance to hit in one of the American League's best hitters' parks.

The Dodgers and Yankees each made it to their respective League Championship Series, and they combined to win three of the first four games of those series, and yet they each had a similar question to answer: Why have our biggest hitting superstars not done a whole lot so far?

In an October version of baseball that i s increasingly ruled by how often you can roll out your filthiest relievers – where “starters” very much means only that – there's an unexpected yet fascinating question to be asked:

“The catching fundamentals are terrible,” said the longtime catcher and manager. "They changed catching, but not for the best," he continued, talking about some of the best catchers of the previous decade. "Catching today," he added," is a disaster." If that sounds like it could have been spoken by any

The 2024 World Series has no shortage of offensive firepower, obviously; each team might have three Hall of Fame bats apiece hitting in their top four, and it's that offense that's a large part of why the Dodgers (.854 OPS in the NLCS) and Yankees (.809) are here. So: how

Why a light-hitting shortstop is a World Series X-factor Volpe is chasing less, swinging harder and making better contact in October

Sometimes, it's not quite obvious what the story of an upcoming game or matchup is going to be. Sometimes, it's one good team against another, without a clear “what to watch for” hook beyond that.

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It's been barely a week since the Dodgers held their World Series parade, but realize this truth: Walker Buehler isn't a Dodger, nor is Blake Treinen, nor Teoscar Hernández. Juan Soto isn't a Yankee, just like Clay Holmes, just like Alex Verdugo. They are members of no organization right now.

When the results of the NL Cy Young Award balloting are released on Wednesday, Philadelphia’s Zack Wheeler is highly likely to find himself with a top-two finish. Regardless of whether he wins, take a moment to ask yourself a surprising, big-picture question: Might Wheeler be a future Hall of Famer?