Wednesday, January 15

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NL wild-card stories: Aces down, underdogs up and playoff drama starts

NL wild-card stories: Aces down, underdogs up and playoff drama starts

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October has actually gotten here, and with it comes the excitement of postseason baseball. As the very first pitch techniques, these stories set the phase for what guarantees to be an electrifying National League postseason.Hangover or momentum for Braves and Mets?Monday's historical doubleheader left the baseball world buzzing. The Mets clinched an awesome success in the opener, while the Braves protected their postseason berth in the nightcap, leaving the Diamondbacks as the odd group out. Both groups cleared their benches throughout 18 grueling innings. Now, they deal with a sixty-four-thousand-dollar question: Can they harness this momentum like in 2015's Rangers, or will tiredness hinder their champion goals?The Mets and Brewers start the action at 5:30 p.m. ET,...
AL East Notes: Yankees, Montgomery, Red Sox, Clevinger, Shenton

AL East Notes: Yankees, Montgomery, Red Sox, Clevinger, Shenton

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Prior to the southpaw finalizing with the Diamondbacks last night on a 1 year offer that ensures him $25MM, the Yankees were amongst the groups most often linked to Jordan Montgomery this winter season as the 31-year-old's previous club checked prospective rotation upgrades in totally free firm. Reporting linked the sides throughout the offseason and while preliminary reports suggested that New York was more concentrated on Blake Snell and Montgomery chose a go back to the Rangers, the sides apparently resumed settlements on a theoretical reunion recently. Per Jon Heyman of the New York Post, nevertheless, the sides never ever got especially near to an offer before the southpaw landed in Arizona. Heyman composes that the Yankees stayed in talks with Montgomery's representative, Scott Boras...