ATLANTA -- As his team was concluding the National League Championship Series with a 4-2 win in Game 6 on Saturday night at Truist Park, Braves president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos was in manager Brian Snitker’s office, nervously organizing old media guides while watching the television broadcast. “When we

ATLANTA -- Eddie Rosario’s son, Lucas, bounded back and forth between the front edge of the podium and the spot where his father was standing a few feet away. Lucas wore a blue-and-red jacket over a blue-and-red T-shirt, and he clutched a pop-it toy in one hand. He looked around

ATLANTA -- Tyler Matzek was electrically charged, the moment coursing through him. For all of three steps he held it inside, held it together, as the third-largest crowd in Truist Park history roared around him. Then, the 31-year-old clenched his left fist and screamed, disburdening himself of emotion. Matzek leaped

ATLANTA -- How else to settle a series like this one? In the batter’s box for the Braves was Eddie Rosario, the out-of-nowhere hero who wouldn’t be denied, especially not in a moment this big. On the mound for the Dodgers was Walker Buehler, one of three Los Angeles aces

ATLANTA -- When the Dodgers arrived at Camelback Ranch in February, everyone looked at the collection of talent inside the room and had a clear vision of how they thought their season would end. That image included a massive dogpile on the mound after the final out of the season.

ATLANTA -- One aggressive pitching decision led to another. And then another. And another. And suddenly, with their season on the line in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series, the Dodgers could not turn to Max Scherzer. They could only ask a fatigued Walker Buehler to gut his

The Braves and Astros are set to meet in the World Series for the first time, beginning with Game 1 on Tuesday night in Houston. But this is not the teams’ first postseason clash. In fact, for a short time in a previous era, the two became frequent foes in

You just knew. That was the thing. You knew even before he came to bat. It could be the 10th inning, and Albert Pujols would be slated to hit in the 11th, and you still knew he was ending the game. If Pujols is done, that should be his legacy

Regular-season showings affect the seedings for the postseason. But once you cross that threshold into October baseball, you’re on your own. In a short series, anything can happen -- and quite often does. One can never be sure which players will run hot or cold and which surprise stars seize

After the unusual circumstances of the coronavirus pandemic created a once-in-a-lifetime situation in 2020, home-field advantage rules for the World Series are back to its recent status quo. Hosting privileges for the 2021 Fall Classic will go to the team with the best regular-season winning percentage. That means the American

This will be a fascinating winter in the baseball business world, as the expiration of the Collective Bargaining Agreement just so happens to coincide with one of the deepest and most talented free agent classes in years. It is anybody’s guess as to how this will all play out --

The 2021 MLB postseason began with the Red Sox and Dodgers winning the AL and NL Wild Card Games, respectively. In the League Championship Series, the Astros defeated the Red Sox in six games for the AL pennant and the Braves vanquished the Dodgers in six games in the NL.

ATLANTA -- Having been on the COVID-19 injured list for the decisive game of the National League Division Series and a majority of the NL Championship Series, Jorge Soler wishes he had been vaccinated. “I feel way different now,” Soler said with Braves special representative Eddie Perez serving as his

Winning the World Series once is a difficult enough task. But to repeat? That’s a hill no team has been able to climb for quite some time. With the Braves taking down the Dodgers in the 2021 National League Championship Series, that made it 21 consecutive seasons in which MLB

ATLANTA -- As the Dodgers attempted to stay alive and force a Game 7 in the National League Championship Series against the Braves, they needed one ace to come up big in the absence of another. The Dodgers scratched Max Scherzer from his Game 6 start on Saturday because of

HOUSTON -- The Astros had just suffered a blowout loss to the Red Sox in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series in Boston, putting their season in peril. Boston had outplayed them every way possible for two consecutive games, crushing three grand slams and feasting on a short-handed

It took both great talent and resilience for the Braves and Astros to reach the 2021 World Series, which begins on Tuesday night with Game 1 at Minute Maid Park.

HOUSTON -- At this time last year, Yordan Alvarez was building back his strength from surgery on not one, but both of his knees. Because of health and safety protocols, he couldn’t even be with the Astros as they marched their way through the American League playoffs, falling one win

Ron Washington went viral once again this week. The former Rangers manager and current Braves third-base and infield coach has always been a player and fan favorite for his gregarious and laid back nature, hilarious quotes -- both in "Moneyball" and in life -- and enthusiasm for the sport. He's

He’s back, at long last. Nineteen years after Dusty Baker guided the Giants to a World Series berth in 2002, the storied manager is finally back in the Fall Classic, this time with the Astros.

HOUSTON -- One heave from home plate Friday night made up for everything catcher Martín Maldonado had struggled through in the American League Championship Series to that point, and his epic throw essentially ended the Red Sox’s season. The Astros clung to a two-run lead in the seventh inning of

A little heavenly intervention never hurts in search of a World Series berth. Before Game 6 of the American League Championship Series, Sister Mary Catherine of the so-called “Rally Nuns” -- a group of Houston nuns who cheered on the Astros in Game 1 -- threw out the first pitch

HOUSTON -- The same bats that rocketed the Red Sox through most of their postseason run went stone cold at the most inopportune time, and that is the main reason why manager Alex Cora's team was stopped two wins short of the World Series. In Game 6 of the American

HOUSTON -- Dusty Baker was doubtful of his chances of getting another shot. Four years ago, after a deflating and disappointing early postseason exit with the Nationals, the longtime skipper was let go in a move that was criticized by many at the time, yet it still sent him into