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AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD
Red Sox (5) at Yankees (4)
Game 1: 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, NBC & Peacock
Game 2: 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, NBC & Peacock
Game 3 (if necessary): Thursday on NBC/Peacock/NBCSNWhite Sox (6) at Astros (3)
Game 1: 5 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Peacock & NBCSN
Game 2: 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Peacock & NBCSN
Game 3 (if necessary): Thursday on NBC/Peacock/NBCSNNATIONAL LEAGUE WILD CARD
Cubs (5) at Padres (4)
Game 1: 10 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Peacock & NBCSN
Game 2: 10 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Peacock & NBCSN
Game 3 (if necessary): Thursday on NBC/Peacock/NBCSNPhillies (6) at Braves (3)
Game 1: 2 p.m. ET on Tuesday, NBC & Peacock
Game 2: 2 p.m. ET on Wednesday, NBC & Peacock
Game 3 (if necessary): Thursday on NBC/Peacock/NBCSNAL Division Series: Oct. 3-10
NL Division Series: Oct. 3-9AL Championship Series: Oct. 12-Oct. 20
NL Championship Series: Oct. 11-Oct. 19World Series: Oct. 23-Oct. 31
Seems only fair since they gave the Cubs PCA, who will probably tear up the division for at least five years more.
Not only is #stlcards infield prospect Jesus Baez one of just 33 minor leaguers to hit 40 home runs in a season since 1963, but he is also a rarity due to his age, position, low K rate and high HR rate. https://t.co/IICWfL0eEp pic.twitter.com/WuswkepPpG
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) September 27, 2026
Two ways to improve. The one covered here is via additions. The other is improvement from the players already there.
Despite all three games at home, the Memphis Redbirds fell in the International League Championship Series. #stlcards C Jimmy Crooks continued his red-hot hitting, batting .500 with two home runs, seven RBI and an OPS of 1.715 in the three games. https://t.co/E4zbQvtqik pic.twitter.com/DgESBmuICw
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) September 26, 2026
May is in a terrible stretch. Pulled after two innings last time out. 2-2, 5.61 in nine starts for the Brewers. So, he’ll probably throw a complete game shutout!
ZTR said:
I will expect them to at least make the playoffs next season – may be yet another real short stay but I do expect them to get in.
The word “expect” in relation to 2027 feels strong to me. Going by 2026, it is taking 87-88 wins to get the last wild card. Ten wins of improvement would be a lot YTY. Not impossible, but not expected from me.
Defensively, Church is fine. Offensively, though, he was 11% below league average. That is a major improvement over Scott, but wouldn’t be starting numbers on a playoff club. Church deserves to be on the team, but seems like a good fourth or fifth outfielder, IMO.
Bernie Miklasz coined the phrase with regard to the Cardinals, as I recall. In that context, both he and the late Joe Strauss wanted the Cardinals to trade prospects for proven veterans, as Walt Jocketty had done very successfully.
Double-A Springfield swept the Division Series but lost the last two games of the Finals at home to miss their second consecutive Texas League title. In the five games, #stlcards OF prospect Tai Peete hit .364 with two HRs, five runs scored and six RBI. https://t.co/QM5pQqjYNW pic.twitter.com/yntkJMmqYv
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) September 25, 2026
Too many prospects? I see how one might worry about that, but does it matter?
Too many standout Major Leaguers? That is another question entirely and has yet to be proven. The talent pyramid continues to narrow, even at the very top. The challenge shifts to sorting through and finding the keepers. With a new regime, hopefully they won’t be scared to make mistakes.
The #stlcards 2026 minor league season ended with Memphis’ loss on Thursday. The Cardinal Nation’s Player of the Day Zach Levenson homered. Other standouts: Bligh Madris, Ramon Mendoza and Sandro Santana. https://t.co/NNTDB69b4x pic.twitter.com/PO3pcbSl9L
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) September 25, 2026
Ian Happ is an absolute legend….dude playing possibly his last game at Wrigley tossed a ball to the bleachers with $300 cash to buy fans beers pic.twitter.com/dZxVsO16Gg
— Wu Tang is for the Children (@WUTangKids) September 24, 2026
watching Cooper Hjerpe…felt like a good time to check in on the most unique release points in MLB
via Baseball Savant, highlighted a handful of notable outliers (min. 150 total pitches thrown): pic.twitter.com/3XMOdnM8h2
— Céspedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) September 24, 2026
I hope you understand…
I need these highlighted words by @ByMcCullough printed out on little cards that I can hand to everybody in the baseball industry for the next however many months. pic.twitter.com/GGg6UQrOAq
— Jared Diamond (@jareddiamond) September 24, 2026
ONE. MORE. WIN.
LET’S BRING IT HOME, BOYS!!Tonight’s @NobodyTrashesTN Clean Up Hitter of the game is Bligh Madris! pic.twitter.com/2Uatq2W39P
— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) September 24, 2026
Hjerpe is being optioned out so they can add a fresh arm for the final series. Likely candidates are Fernandez or Svanson.
Because the Brewers will skip the wild card round, they won’t play again for six days, until the following Saturday, October 3. So, maybe he throws a few innings here?
Yes, he did.
Bob and Phil Castellini issued a joint statement to The Athletic after a report that Bob has repeatedly blocked the Reds’ front office from trading players at peak value.
The report also states the Castellini family has no plans to sell the team.
Full (free) article 🔽 pic.twitter.com/wVzviww8R8
— Chatterbox Sports (@CBoxSports) September 24, 2026
FYI, here, I remove IL designations when I post the off-season matrix. This way, we can always look back and see who ended the season on the IL. Yes, I missed that 8/6 move with Jake. Thanks.