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Playoff longshots that can shock the world 2:47 AM UTC MLB.com / Yahoo Sports Share share-square-348603 The story below is a collaboration between writers from MLB.com and Yahoo Sports, who are joining forces this season to cover topics from around baseball. The season’s stretch run tends to have a surprise or two up its sleeve.

Historic HRs, a no-no (and a no-no that almost was) among top stats of the week 3:27 AM UTC Sarah Langs @SlangsOnSports Share share-square-43422 Here’s our weekly look at 10 mind-blowing notes from the last week in baseball (Aug. 2-8). Ring my bell: In his first game with the Diamondbacks on Friday, Josh Bell crushed

Halos' youth goes wild in series finale win vs. Yanks Schanuel, Neto, Adell each provide big hits in blowout over New York 3:10 AM UTC Rhett Bollinger @RhettBollinger Share share-square-315420 NEW YORK -- The kids came to play at Yankee Stadium. Nolan Schanuel sparked it with a leadoff homer, Jo Adell ripped a three-run double

Rangers' visit to White House as champions gets Creed treatment August 8th, 2024 Kennedi Landry @kennlandry Share share-square-643894 WASHINGTON -- A little over 50 years ago, the Washington Senators relocated to Arlington, Texas, and became the Texas Rangers. On Thursday afternoon, the Rangers returned to the nation’s capital for a day, this time to celebrate

Orioles' ninth-inning rally 'too little, too late' 4:50 AM UTC Julia Kreuz @juliackreuz Share share-square-2080 TORONTO -- The middle innings dragged on, and that flight to Florida couldn’t come fast enough. Then came a four-run ninth, nearly extending the Orioles’ last visit to Rogers Centre this season. “A little bit too little, too late there,”

Haniger the hero! Veteran outfielder becomes Mariners' walk-off king 5:52 AM UTC Daniel Kramer @DKramer_ Share share-square-43930 SEATTLE -- Mitch Haniger has become synonymous with walk-off wins during his six seasons in Seattle, and on Tuesday night, he moved into the record books with the franchise-best eighth of his career. Yet his latest was arguably

'Fortunate to have him': B. Lowe reverses Rays' fortunes with clutch blast 3:59 AM UTC Mark Saxon Share share-square-314692 ST. LOUIS -- If you’re somehow stumped when people say a player is carrying his team, check out what Brandon Lowe is doing for the Rays of late. With Tampa Bay stuck in a clutch-hitting drought

5 fascinating storylines in baseball right now 4:31 AM UTC Will Leitch @williamfleitch Share share-square-43508 There’s always something fascinating going on in the world of baseball -- and there’s always something new. Every Friday morning throughout the season, heading into the weekend, inspired by Zach Lowe’s terrific “10 Things I Like” NBA column for ESPN

Realmuto has memorable night to mark milestone Three-time All-Star catcher reaches 10 years of service time 6:12 AM UTC Patrick Brown Share share-square-43648 PHOENIX -- Now that’s how you celebrate a major milestone. J.T. Realmuto homered and doubled on the same day he marked 10 years of MLB service time, Trea Turner notched two RBIs