The 2026 postseason was full of memorable plays -- dominant aces doing their thing, superstar hitters launching clutch home runs, even one of the very best mano-a-mano showdowns we've ever seen. We're here to bring you all the cool numbers behind those moments, thanks to Statcast powered by Google Cloud.

Congratulations to the Milwaukee Brewers, who, as you may have heard, just won their first World Series championship. The win was glorious for a cavalcade of reasons, one of which is that the title gets them off the list of franchises that have never won a World Series, which now

Four members of the Brewers formally became free agents before the 2026 champs even had their World Series parade. That’s how fast the necessary business of the offseason comes at you.

Baseball season has ended. Qualifying offer season is just getting started. A refresher, for those who haven’t joined us on this journey every year at this time: Each offseason, one of the first orders of business is for teams to decide which impending free agents should be extended a qualifying

MILWAUKEE -- To understand the joyous bedlam that engulfed downtown Milwaukee on Friday, you have to know the story of the last time this city staged a World Series parade. The 1982 Brewers made it to the Fall Classic with a club that was better than the sum of its

If you've been on social media over the last few days, and your algorithm is tuned into baseball or the World Series or just heartwarming videos that'll make you feel a certain kind of way, you've probably seen it. An older Milwaukee Brewers fan sitting in his living room armchair

Nippon Professional Baseball’s 2026 ERA leader is heading to MLB. The Saitama Seibu Lions announced they will approve the posting of ace right-hander Kaima Taira. After pitching successfully out of the bullpen since 2024, Taira moved back into the rotation this season and recorded a 1.36 ERA and 0.96 WHIP

The best team in the Majors throughout the regular season, the Brewers continued their dominance in the postseason, going 11-2 against the Padres, Dodgers and Rays. With a 4-1 win over Tampa Bay on Wednesday in Game 5 of the World Series, Milwaukee clinched the first Fall Classic title in

NEW YORK -- Spencer Jones vividly remembers where he was while Cam Schlittler dominated the Red Sox to end last year’s American League Wild Card Series: somewhere on a 13-hour highway trek between Scranton, Pa., and his home in Nashville, Tenn., watching the action on an iPad. “My girlfriend and

DETROIT -- The Tigers opened their offseason dealings on Friday with a minor trade, acquiring middle infielder Tsung-Che Cheng from the Red Sox for cash considerations. It’s the kind of smaller, on-the-margins addition that has become a regular part of offseason transactions under president of baseball operations Scott Harris and

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays declined their mutual options with starter Nick Martinez and center fielder Cedric Mullins, as expected, on Friday afternoon. Both veterans are now free agents. These moves were anticipated because mutual options are rarely, if ever, exercised by both sides. They are typically included in contracts

CHICAGO – This current era of Cubs baseball has defense as a calling card. Chicago believes its defensive unit is a true piece to the team’s identity and an element that can be a constant amid other peaks and valleys. “Just as a whole group now in 2026,” Cubs shortstop

HOUSTON -- Jim Crane’s first general manager hire after purchasing the Astros 15 years ago was an executive from the Cardinals, which couldn’t have turned out any better. Crane, who grew up in St. Louis and parked cars at old Busch Stadium, plucked Jeff Luhnow away from the Cardinals’ front

"Lately it occurs to me, what a long, strange trip it’s been." The Grateful Dead weren’t singing about Dustin May’s World Series journey in the song “Truckin,’” but they might as well have been. Every season and championship run has its share of twists and turns, but May just pulled

MIAMI -- The Marlins exercised ace Sandy Alcantara's $21 million team option for 2027 on Friday. There was a $2 million buyout if Miami chose not to bring Alcantara back.

The two things arguably most synonymous with October are the MLB postseason and Halloween, in that order -- for our purposes at least. And there have been quite a few instances where these beloved fall staples align. In the spirit of spooky season, we've put together the best World Series

The deadline for players and teams to make 2027 option decisions is Monday, Nov. 2. This included opt-outs, player options, club options and mutual options.

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LOS ANGELES -- A new champion has been crowned. The offseason, which began for the Dodgers far earlier than they would have liked, is here for every big league team. Even with nine players departing in free agency -- chief among them left-hander Tarik Skubal -- the Dodgers' roster is

ARLINGTON -- The MLB offseason is officially underway. According to sources, the mutual options for three Rangers -- designated hitter Joc Pederson, catcher Kyle Higashioka and reliever Jakob Junis -- were not exercised on Friday. ESPN was first on the Pederson news, while the Dallas Morning News was first on

Now that the World Series is over, what’s a baseball fan to do? Check out your team’s -- and the game’s -- best prospects and what they’re up to, of course! Most of that action is still going on in the Arizona Fall League, which doesn’t wrap up until Nov.

BALTIMORE -- As expected, Zach Eflin is heading to free agency for the second straight offseason. On Friday, the Orioles declined Eflin's mutual option for the 2027 season that would have been worth $25 million. The 32-year-old right-hander will instead receive a $2 million buyout. Eflin signed a one-year, $10

The postseason is momentous. It is a collection of stories and stats and, most of all, snapshots. After the long, slow grind of the regular season, these great teams and elite athletes have to summon something extra within themselves to come through in the clutch while the rest of us

SURPRISE, Ariz. – Hours before the Surprise Saguaros take the field during Arizona Fall League action, the club often takes batting practice and goes through infield and outfield drills. You most certainly hear when Sebastian Walcott is up, the thundering impact of the ball coming off his bat. And for

PHILADELPHIA -- After the Red Sox dismissed Peter Fatse in April, he joined the Rays as a hitting consultant. For months, he worked closely with the American League’s best team. This postseason, he watched the Brewers put on a hitting clinic against San Diego, Los Angeles and Tampa Bay, clinching

The 2026 postseason is in the books, and it ended in a way we’d never seen before. The Brewers laid waste to the baseball landscape and romped to the first World Series title in franchise history. Milwaukee closed out the Tampa Bay Rays with a 4-1 win in Game 5