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The Rangers could find affordable help in free agency with Austin Hays, Tyrone Taylor and Tyler Alexander among their potential 2027 targets.
Texas Rangers
2nd In AL West
The logic may have seemed sound in the moment, but these decisions came back to haunt the 10 eliminated playoff teams.
Milwaukee’s pitching staff has allowed just one run from the seventh inning onward in their eight postseason games.
Tampa Bay won the American League pennant by shutting down the Guardians’ offense and exposing the weaknesses that plagued them all season.
No matter which teams wins the American League pennant, the 2026 World Series matchup proves that speed and fundamentals are once again paramount to success.
Tampa Bay’s ace is being trusted to push beyond the modern boundaries of postseason pitcher usage that his own franchise popularized.
Tampa Bay got contributions from across the roster in a 7–3 Game 4 win over the Cleveland, evening the ALCS and reclaiming home-field advantage.
Now that MLB’s modern dynasty has been eliminated from the postseason, it’s time to look ahead.
Money can’t always buy championships.
Milwaukee embodied manager Pat Murphy’s old-school, relentless approach en route to a shocking sweep of the juggernaut Dodgers.
The Dodgers were built to make history. They wound up falling short in embarrassing fashion as the Brewers swept them out of the NLCS.
The trio of Junior Caminero, Jonathan Aranda and Yandy Díaz have been held at bay during the ALCS, which has played a big role in the Guardians taking a 2–1 lead.
Milwaukee is one win away from sweeping Los Angeles to reach the World Series.
