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The San Diego Padres have collapsed in 2023 Finally after decades of disappointment, the Padres had a team of significance the past two seasons. This team was supposed to be one of the best teams in the league this season and challenge for the World Series. Everyone from predictors, to fans, to the front office […]

Evan Longoria of the Diamondbacks diving in with the winning run against the Chicago Cubs

Diamondbacks Stun Cubs in See-Saw Extra-Inning Thriller

Diamondbacks 7, Cubs 6 (13 innings) PHOENIX, Sep. 16 — Two teams thick in the hunt for the NL Wild Card. An apparent go-ahead home run correctly overturned by replay. Twenty-six position players and fifteen pitchers used. Seven runs scored in extra innings. A spectator arrested for running onto the field. The tying run scoring […]

Gabi Moreno and Alek Thomas of the Diamondbacks celebrating Thomas' three-run homer against the Cubs

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Diamondbacks Hang on, Net Crucial Victory over Cubs

Diamondbacks 6, Cubs 4 PHOENIX, Sep. 15 — The Arizona Diamondbacks hit two three-run home runs off NL Cy Young candidate Justin Steele, taking a 6–0 lead into the top of the ninth and hanging on for a crucial 6–4 victory over the Chicago Cubs Friday night in a matchup of NL Wild Card contenders. […]

Ryan Thompson, a key addition to the Diamondbacks bullpen, the best in the NL for the month of September so far.

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The Arizona Diamondbacks Bullpen Has Been Tops in the NL in September

Arizona Diamondbacks

Arizona Diamondbacks: The NL’s Best Bullpen in September For several years, the Arizona Diamondbacks’ most glaring weakness has been relief pitching. While improved in 2023, they still were in the bottom ten in the majors and bottom five in the NL for most of the season. September, however, has been a different story, as the […]

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Shea Langeliers’ Hot Summer Continues

Oakland Athletics

With the dog days of summer winding down, the Oakland Athletics youth movement has come to the fore front. There have been great performances this season from young talent like Zack Gelof, Esteury Ruiz, and Lawrence Butler offensively. Those have been matched by impressive progression from JP Sears, Ken Waldichuk, and Mason Miller on the […]

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Max Scherzer to Miss Remainder of Season

Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers have made the difficult decision to shut down right-hander Max Scherzer for the rest of the season. The team made the announcement on Wednesday afternoon, and it was first reported by Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News. Rangers general manager Chris Young said that it is unlikely Scherzer will be able to […]

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Luis Robert Jr, a Shining Star on a Diminishing Team

Chicago White Sox

Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert Jr. is having a monstrous 2023 campaign, which has flown under the radar of many baseball fans due to the unfortunate record of the White Sox. Currently fourth in the AL Central, the White Sox have massively underperformed the hopeful Wild Card push they achieved two seasons ago. In 2022, […]

Jordan Romano celebrating with Alejandro Kirk. Their Toronto Blue Jays are second in the AL and third overall in Week 23's bullpen/reliever/relief corps rankings

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Reliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza — Week 23 (Sep 11 to Sep 17) Team Rankings

Reliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza — 9/11–9/17 Team Rankings We are beginning the 23rd week of the season. Here are the team bullpen/reliever/relief corps rankings as we enter the final three weeks of the season. The leader has remained the same since these rankings first ran, but another team almost passed them. An AL Wild […]