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Astros and Rangers lined up for the National Anthem prior to Game 1 of the 2023 ALCS
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2023 ALCS Game One Manager Pregame Notes — Rangers at Astros, Jordan Montgomery v. Justin Verlander

2023 ALCS Game One — Rangers, Astros Pregame Manager Notes HOUSTON, Oct. 15 — The Texas Rangers and Houston Astros are facing one another Sunday night in Game One of the ALCS. This is the first time in LCS history that both teams are from the same state. Prior to the game, Rangers manager Bruce […]

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Cody Bradford throwing a pitch. His Texas Rangers open the ALDS Saturday against the Baltimore Orioles, a matchup of teams near the bottom of the bullpen rankings.
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Reliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza — Orioles vs Rangers Comparison

Reliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza — Orioles vs Rangers Comparison Welcome to the Division Series! Here is the bullpen/reliever/relief corps comparison for the AL Division Series between the AL East Champion Baltimore Orioles and Wild Card Texas Rangers, based on recent form. For this edition, we’ve used stats from September 1 onward. Statistics are for […]

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Diamondbacks closer Paul Sewald celebrating their Wild Card series win over the Milwaukee Brewers. The Diamondbacks face the Dodgers next in the NLDS.
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Diamondbacks: Relievers Continue September Momentum in Wild Card Victory over Brewers, Form Must Continue against Dodgers

Diamondbacks: Relief Pitching Key in Wild Card Victory over Brewers, Form Must Continue against Dodgers For much of the season, the Arizona Diamondbacks’ Achilles heel was relief pitching, especially the back end. Even trading for elite closer Paul Sewald on July 31 seemed to merely be a drop in the bucket, for the Diamondbacks had […]

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Phillies-Braves Series Preview

Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves Square Off in the National League Division Series for the Second Straight Season   The Philadelphia Phillies took care of business against the Miami Marlins, sweeping the Wild Card series while taking command of both games and winning comfortably. Meanwhile, the Atlanta Braves take their NL/AL best 104 wins […]

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Tanner Scott entering a game to close it out. His Miami Marlins lead the playoff bullpen/reliever/relief corps rankings.
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Reliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza — Playoff Team Rankings

Reliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza — Playoff Team Rankings (Current Form) Welcome to the playoffs! Here are the team bullpen/reliever/relief corps rankings for the playoff teams, based on recent form. For this edition, we’ve used stats from September 1 onward. Statistics are for September and October only and, excluding position pitchers, include every player to […]

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Arizona Fall League Set to Get Under Way

The Arizona Fall League is set to begin its 30th season on Monday October 2. This league is an opportunity for top prospects to continue their growth and play with, and against, other rising stars. Most Fall League players are from Double-A and Triple-A. The games are played in front of major and minor league […]

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The Top Relievers in each category of the Week 26 Reliever Rankings.
Photo: Allan Dranberg/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 18: Chris Martin #55 of the Boston Red Sox in action against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on August 18, 2023 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Red Sox defeated the Yankees 8-3. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 17: Alex Lange #55 of the Detroit Tigers celebrates after the final out in a 5-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on September 17, 2023 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images) Bottom Row, L to R: PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - SEPTEMBER 26: Jeff Hoffman #68 of the Philadelphia Phillies reacts during the tenth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Citizens Bank Park on September 26, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images) MIAMI, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 19: Andrew Nardi #43 of the Miami Marlins pitches against the New York Mets during the eighth inning at loanDepot park on September 19, 2023 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images). MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - SEPTEMBER 15: Devin Williams #38 of the Milwaukee Brewers celebrates striking out a batter during the ninth inning against the Washington Nationals at American Family Field on September 15, 2023 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Kayla Wolf/Getty Images).

Reliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza — Week 26 Individual Rankings

Reliever Roundup & Bullpen Bonanza — Week 26 Individual Rankings We are in Week 26, the final week of the regular season. Here are the top ten individual relievers in each league. But these rankings take it to a different level than the other reliever rankings you’ve seen. We will separate our rankings by closers, […]

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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 […]

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