American professional baseball team in MLB, based in Los Angeles
The ABS challenge system has been used to overturn a close ball/strike call in the Phillies-Braves wild-card game, delivering a 4-3 win for Philadelphia. Realmuto challenged a ball that replays showed clipped the zone; the ruling change preserves the Phillies’ season. The moment marks ABS’s first playoff-game use to end a game.
The San Diego Padres have swept the Chicago Cubs in the wild-card series, holding Chicago to just one run across two games. The Padres now face the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLDS as they seek to maintain their hot streak and push toward a first World Series since 1998.
The Rays and Brewers meet in the World Series, the first title clash of two pennant winners with low payrolls. Jacob Misiorowski headlines Milwaukee’s rotation, while Junior Caminero anchors Tampa Bay’s lineup. The series marks a rare, indoor-series setting with historic implications for teams chasing their first title.
The Tampa Bay Rays have defeated the Cleveland Guardians in six games to advance to the World Series, facing the Milwaukee Brewers. Junior Caminero and Yandy Díaz delivered key homers as Freddy Peralta and the Rays’ pitching staff secured a 7-3 victory in Game 6. The World Series will open Friday in Milwaukee, pitting two title-less teams in a historic matchup.
Teruaki Sato has expressed his intent to pursue a move to Major League Baseball via posting, after winning the Central League Triple Crown with a .306 average, 39 homers and 106 RBIs. Matsui has replaced Hashigami as Tigers’ manager after the interim spell.