Brewers manager Pat Murphy and Rays manager Kevin Cash will lead their squads through the 2026 World Series beginning Friday, with both teams vying for the first title in their franchise’s history. But did you know these two skippers have actually faced off in the World Series once already?

From heartwarming messages on his glove to in-game push-ups, an immaculate inning and, of course, an easily recognizable mustache, Red Sox lefty Payton Tolle put together a truly unforgettable rookie season. Beyond his one-of-a-kind personality, Tolle pitched awfully well, too. He recorded a 3.03 ERA across 26 starts in his

Hideki Matsui, the two-time MLB All-Star and 2009 World Series MVP with the Yankees, has been introduced as the new manager of Nippon Professional Baseball’s Yomiuri Giants. Matsui, 52, played all 10 of his NPB seasons with the Giants, Japan’s most iconic franchise. The Tokyo-based club has won a league-high

The Brewers and the Rays. The best teams in the National League and the American League all season, respectively. A rare meeting between the No. 1 seeds from each league in the World Series. And one of them will take home the first Commissioner’s Trophy in their franchise’s history. Both

It takes a special performance, one that a fan base will likely remember forever, to take home the Most Valuable Player Award in the World Series. It would take a particularly special player (and situation) to see someone win back-to-back World Series MVPs. While that hasn’t happened yet, there have

After playing 10 seasons in the Major Leagues, Mitch Garver has retired, Garver told MLB.com’s Daniel Kramer via text message on Thursday. Garver, 35, has called it a career with a World Series ring and a Silver Slugger Award under his belt. The catcher and designated hitter was a key

We have asked how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop. We have asked how many Jose Altuves tall Aaron Judge is. Now, we ask how many Chandler Simpson bunt singles you can fit into a Junior Caminero home run trot. In the Rays’

The Brewers or Rays are going to take home the first World Series title in their franchise’s history to wrap up a thrilling 2026 postseason. But that means there are 10 other MLB teams that were good enough to make it beyond the regular season, yet not quite good enough

The 2026 World Series will feature a rare matchup between each league’s top regular-season team, just the sixth time that has happened in the Wild Card Era (1995). Both the Brewers (103-59) and Rays (98-64) will be in line for their franchise’s first World Series title, too, if they raise

One of the biggest dominoes of the impending MLB offseason has fallen, adding a massive free agent bat to a pool that is relatively light on them. The Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball announced that they will approve the posting of superstar infielder Teruaki Sato to MLB this offseason.

If the Dodgers are going to book their third consecutive trip to the World Series, it’s going to take a comeback of historic proportions. Los Angeles trails the Brewers, three games to none, after a 6-2 loss Wednesday night. Among 42 best-of-seven postseason series to see one team take a

Rookies winning a Gold Glove has become a somewhat common occurrence since 2022, when three first-year names -- Steven Kwan, Jeremy Peña and Brendan Donovan -- added a gold plate to their leather. At least one rookie has won each year since, and the 2026 rookie class has a strong

After setting a franchise record with an MLB-best 103 wins in the 2026 regular season, the Brewers are vying for their first World Series appearance since 1982, which remains the only trip to the fall classic in franchise history. Milwaukee’s big boppers at the plate -- Jackson Chourio and William

The Cubs finished the 2026 regular season with perhaps the greatest team defense we’ve ever seen. Led by National League MVP favorite Pete Crow-Armstrong, the Chicago defense put together 73 total Fielding Run Value this past season -- more than any other team since FRV debuted in 2018. The Cubs’

Brice Turang has quietly blossomed into one of the game’s most valuable all-around players on a team that had the most wins in MLB during the regular season. His tying home run in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series was just the latest example, helping the Brewers take

After falling to an 0-2 deficit, the Guardians rallied in historic fashion to overcome the White Sox in five games in the American League Division Series. Their reward? A date with the top-seeded Rays in the AL Championship Series, who not only won five of six head-to-head games in the

What do you get when you cross a two-time reigning American League Cy Young Award winner with the pitcher who is a shoo-in to win it in the National League this year? You get what’s shaping up to be pretty much the best pitching matchup you could ask for in

Sonny Gray isn’t quite ready to hang ‘em up. After indicating he was at least contemplating retirement after the Red Sox were eliminated from the American League Wild Card Series, Gray intends to return to the mound in 2027, according to a report from The Boston Globe (subscription required). Gray,

The White Sox took a commanding 2-0 lead in the ALDS against the division-rival Guardians on Monday, via a 4-3 win that followed a tightly contested 3-0 Game 1 on Saturday. Game 2 might have gone differently had it been played in Chicago instead of Cleveland. Jo Adell hit a

October is a time for baseball’s biggest stars to shine the brightest. In Tuesday’s NLDS Game 3 between the Braves and Dodgers in Atlanta, we’ll be spoiled with what is arguably the best pitching matchup thus far in the 2026 postseason. Reigning World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto will toe the

Dodgers hitters in the 2026 regular season rated as fine or even good in most measures of the ABS challenge system. They were 10th in overturns vs. expected (8.4), tied for eighth in success rate (51%) and tied for 13th in runs vs. expected (0.1). Those numbers came as the

Before the Yankees walloped the rival Red Sox in consecutive games to sweep the American League Wild Card Series, manager Aaron Boone seemed to face a dilemma. The Red Sox’s pitching staff was historically left-handed, and the Yankees -- without Aaron Judge -- had platoon options galore for Boone to

Fernando Tatis Jr. jumped all over the first pitch Cubs starter Matthew Boyd threw on Tuesday night, sending Petco Park into an absolute frenzy with a home run to center field. It was the first leadoff homer in Padres postseason history. And yet, it might not have been the most

Sonny Gray didn’t mince words when he joined the Red Sox via trade this past offseason. Needing to waive a no-trade clause for the deal to go through, Gray said one factor in the decision was that it felt good to “go to a place now where it’s easy to

The postseason is finally here, with the AL and NL Wild Card Series getting underway on Tuesday. But much still hangs in the balance as it pertains to who will take the field for the eight teams playing this week -- and just how effective they’ll be. Several of MLB’s