A highlight for all MLB fans is the MLB postseason and this year is an interesting one. There are lots of results coming out of the postseason that have people watching.
This year there are not a lot of surprises with rankings within the American League and the National League. The #1 ranked teams consist of the New York Yankees for the American League and the Los Angeles Dodgers for the National League. Currently those two teams are projected to meet in the coveted World Series. Both are off to a great start to reach that marker the Yankees currently are 1-1 in the postseason, and the Dodgers are 1-1.
There are however some head turners so far this postseason, such as the Tigers star Kerry Carpenter hitting a 3 run home run in the top of the 9th against the Guardians to help secure a win and tie the series 1-1. There have been some disappointed fans because if you are a member of the Braves, Brewers, Orioles, or Astros then you’re gonna need to wait till next year to have hopes for your team. All of those teams were eliminated in the first round of the postseason.
The first entrants in the semifinals or the ALCS and the NLCS were set on 10/9 for the New York Mets and on 10/10 was the New York Yankees. Neither team new to the playoffs, the Yankees are a whopping 27 time World Series champions and the Mets are two time World Series Champions.
Over the season there have been some memorable moments such as Shohei Ohtani having a 50/50 season, this means a player has 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in one season. That milestone has never been achieved before. Another interesting occurrence was on April 22, the game had just started and Aaron Boone had said something to the umpire and the umpire wasn’t having it. Boone was warned and he stopped to explain more. But then Boone was ejected from the game because a fan had yelled out to the umpire that something was wrong. The ump thought it was Boone;Boone went ballistic and rightfully so. explain
While this season has been amazing to see for so many people in the world, it’s not over yet.We still have one of the most prestigious games in the world, the coveted World Series. We will see the New York Yankees taking on the Los Angeles Dodgers in the coveted World Series.
In game 1 of the World Series First Baseball and Silver Slugger Freddie Freeman hit a grand slam to secure the win for the Dodgers in game 1 6-3. In game 2 there were many eye catching moments with a total of 4 home runs in the game but during this game former MVP Shohei Ohtani stole second but when he slid he dislocated his shoulder. That was the worst scenario for all Dodger fans but the Dodgers would win 4-2. Game 3 saw the relief of Dodgers fans because Shohei Ohtani was cleared to play in the game. The Dodgers won this game 4-2 taking a 3-0 lead in the series. Now game 4 is where it got interesting where we saw Anthony Volpe hitting a grand slam and Gleyber Torres hitting a 3-run shot as well for the Yankees. The Yankees would win this game 11-4. This saved the Yankees from a 4-0 sweep. Who will be the 2024 World Series Champion?
