ARLINGTON, TX – SEPTEMBER 29: Daniel Norris #44 of the Detroit Tigers reacts after giving up two runs against the Texas Rangers in the bottom of the first inning at Globe Life Park in Arlington on September 29, 2015 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Tigers’ Daniel Norris announces he has thyroid cancer, will undergo surgery

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Detroit Tigers pitcher Daniel Norris has certainly had a season to remember, though not necessarily for the best reasons. The 22-year-old left-hander announced via Instagram on Monday that he has thyroid cancer. However, the malignant growth is operable and he will undergo surgery to have it removed. “A few months ago, after I was optioned […]

NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 18: Daniel Murphy #28 of the New York Mets hits a two run home run in the first inning against Jake Arrieta #49 of the Chicago Cubs during game two of the 2015 MLB National League Championship Series at Citi Field on October 18, 2015 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Daniel Murphy’s Postseason shouldn’t alter expectations

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Daniel Murphy is doing his best Bryce Harper impression for the Mets in the playoffs. He has always been a reliable player at second and third base. But he’s playing at another level when the Mets need him the most. That’s endearing him to a lot of people and rightfully so. But the idea that he’s […]

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Blue Jays ban beer cans from upper deck level after Game 5 fiasco

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Toronto Blue Jays fans embarrassed themselves at the Rogers Centre when they littered the field with beer cans and garbage following a call that didn’t go their way in Game 5 against the Texas Rangers. The game was delayed, a baby was sprayed by an errant beer can, and the Blue Jays had to issue a […]

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – OCTOBER 4: Three of the San Francisco Giants World Series trophies sit on display during a retirement ceremony for pitcher Jeremy Affeldt #41 before a game against the Colorado Rockies at AT&T Park on October 4, 2015 in San Francisco, California, during the final day of the regular season. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)

Life isn’t fair: a look into pennant disparity

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As baseball fans, we have been graced to have four teams in the League Championship round who are not perennial powerhouses. This is the first year since 2011 that we didn’t have at least two of the Giants, Cardinals, Red Sox, and Yankees and the first year since 1997 that none of those four made […]

TORONTO, ON – OCTOBER 14: Marcus Stroman #6 of the Toronto Blue Jays reacts in the sixth inning while taking on the Texas Rangers in game five of the American League Division Series at Rogers Centre on October 14, 2015 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)

Three keys for Toronto to get back into the series

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The Toronto Blue Jays find themselves in another hole after losing their second straight game to start the ALCS against the Kansas City Royals. The Blue Jays came back down 0-2 against the Texas Rangers, but doing so versus the Royals will be no easy task. So what needs to happen for that to happen? Here’s […]

NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 18: Jeurys Familia #27 of the New York Mets celebrates the final out with Daniel Murphy #28 after defeating the Chicago Cubs in game two of the 2015 MLB National League Championship Series at Citi Field on October 18, 2015 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. The Mets defeated the Cubs with a score of 4 to 1. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Mets take 2-0 NLCS lead with 4-1 victory over Cubs

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Pitching was expected to be a big factor in the New York Mets advancing in the postseason. As expected, those young arms are why the Mets have a 2-0 lead in the NLCS after beating the Chicago Cubs 4-1 on Sunday night. Noah Syndergaard racked up nine strikeouts in 5.2 innings, allowing one run and […]

NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 18: Curtis Granderson #3 of the New York Mets catches a pop up fly hit by Chris Coghlan #8 of the Chicago Cubs in the second inning against Noah Syndergaard #34 of the New York Mets during game two of the 2015 MLB National League Championship Series at Citi Field on October 18, 2015 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Curtis Granderson robs Chris Coghlan of home run early in NLCS Game 2

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Everything is coming up Mets early on in Game 2 of the NLCS. Cubs starting pitcher Jake Arrieta looked surprisingly mortal in the first inning, giving up a Curtis Granderson single, David Wright double and Daniel Murphy home run (yes, he did it again!) to open the home half of the frame and give the Mets […]

NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 17: Matt Harvey #33 of the New York Mets reacts after closing out the top of the seventh inning against the Chicago Cubs during game one of the 2015 MLB National League Championship Series at Citi Field on October 17, 2015 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Matt Harvey, Daniel Murphy lead Mets to 4-2 win over Cubs, 1-0 NLCS lead

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Remember when the question of whether or not Matt Harvey would pitch for the New York Mets in September and October was a thing? The Chicago Cubs are probably wishing Harvey stuck to the innings limit that his agent, Scott Boras, wanted. Coming off a shaky start in Game 3 of the NLDS, Harvey got […]

NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 17: Starlin Castro #13 of the Chicago Cubs gets tagged out at home plate by Travis d’Arnaud #7 of the New York Mets after a single hit by Javier Baez #9 of the Chicago Cubs in the fifth inning during game one of the 2015 MLB National League Championship Series at Citi Field on October 17, 2015 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Yoenis Cespedes nails Starlin Castro with rocket throw to home

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By now, you would think MLB teams have enough video evidence and scouting reports to know that trying to score a run when Yoenis Cespedes fields a ball is probably a bad idea. The dude has a cannon for a right arm that will gun baserunners down. The latest example of that happened in the […]

in game two of the American League Championship Series at Kauffman Stadium on October 17, 2015 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Royals rally late to beat Blue Jays 6-3, take 2-0 ALCS lead

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David Price was a freight train that couldn’t be stopped through the first six innings of Saturday’s ALCS Game 2. After allowing a single to Alcides Escobar to lead off the game, Price didn’t allow a baserunner over the next six innings. 18 Royals came to the plate after Escobar’s single, and all 18 of […]

during game three of the National League Division Series at Wrigley Field on October 12, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois.

Five questions about the Cubs-Mets NLCS

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The National League Championship Series starts tonight, pitting two equally excellent teams who haven’t won the big one in a long, long time against one another. The Mets and the Cubs both come into this series after emotional wins in the first round: the Cubs vanquished their longtime rival the Cardinals, while the upstart Mets […]

KANSAS CITY, MO – OCTOBER 16: Edinson Volquez #36 of the Kansas City Royals walks off the field after the second inning against the Toronto Blue Jays during game one of the American League Championship Series at Kauffman Stadium on October 16, 2015 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Royals overwhelm Blue Jays 5-0, take 1-0 ALCS lead

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The Kansas City Royals drew first blood in their ALCS matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays, wearing down the Jays and earning a 5-0 win. The Royals now have a 1-0 lead in the series. The two teams felt each other out in the early going. The Jays couldn’t make anything of a two-out walk […]

KANSAS CITY, MO – OCTOBER 14: Johnny Cueto #47 of the Kansas City Royals reacts after retiring the side to end the seventh inning against the Houston Astros during game five of the American League Divison Series at Kauffman Stadium on October 14, 2015 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Five questions about the Blue Jays-Royals ALCS

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After many home runs and a few other fireworks, the two teams from Texas have been eliminated, each in five game series. Now we have the scrappy bunch from Kansas City, who use Gold Glove defense and an incredible bullpen to keep their opponents from scoring and the upgraded Blue Jays who prefer to keep […]

LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 09: Clayton Kershaw #22 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts in the dugout after being taken out of the game in the seventh inning against the New York Mets in game one of the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium on October 9, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

End of season post-mortem: 2015 Los Angeles Dodgers

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Year one of the Andrew Friedman era in Los Angeles didn’t go as planned. The Dodgers didn’t dominate the National League as expected, despite holding at least a share of the NL West lead since the tenth game of the season for all but one day. They didn’t blow the rest of the division away, however […]

The 1985 ALCS – A Retrospective

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In 1985, Ronald Reagan was president, McGyver was dismantling bombs, and Rocky was battling Ivan Drago.  In the midst of this strange decade there was some good baseball going on as well. The only team to win the World Series multiple times in the decade was the Dodgers (1981 and 1988) and epic moments flooded […]

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