Red Sox manager Alex Cora, who was banished in 2020 for his involvement in the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal, faces his former team in the ALCS.
Author: Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY
Early exit stings Rays after 100-win year: ‘I truly believed we were going to win the World Series’
Are the Tampa Bay Rays simply not built to bang with the big boys once the MLB playoffs come around? You’ll definitely get some pushback on that.
‘It is for real’: Joc Pederson’s latest posteason homer shows ‘Joctober’ isn’t mere legend
The Braves hold a 2-1 lead over the Brewers in their NLDS because Pederson was summoned from the bench in the bottom of the fifth inning.
MLB playoff takeaways: Max Muncy’s absence sinking Dodgers; Tanner Houck’s emergence saving Red Sox
Over 10 hours and four games, the arc of MLB’s playoffs were vastly altered Friday, when every Division Series in both leagues were in action.
Rays’ Randy Arozarena makes history in spectacular fashion – first to steal home, homer in playoff game
Rays rookie Randy Arozarena made history Thursday by hitting a home run and stealing home in Game 1 of their ALDS against the Red Sox.
‘Like stacking pennies’: Astros old and new do the little things, dominate White Sox in ALDS Game 1
The Astros, as dominant as they are reviled over the past five seasons, continued their dominance of October’s early rounds with a 6-1 victory.
‘We just did something pretty spectacular’: After electric win, Red Sox might have swagger back
After a dominant and at times electric AL wild-card triumph over the rival Yankees, the Red Sox are pondering something besides their own validity.
Red Sox chase Gerrit Cole early, beat Yankees in winner-take-all AL wild-card game
The Red Sox slugged two homers off Cole, who exited in the third, en route to a 6-2 win over the Yankees. They face the Rays in the Division Series.
Red Sox-Yankees peaked 17 years ago. Can a winner-take-all AL wild-card game jolt the rivalry?
The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees will face off to determine who will make the MLB playoffs.
Lost games, lost money and other ways COVID-19 impacted MLB season
A confluence of factors this MLB season, most notably vaccine hesitancy and the delta variant cost several teams and many players more than others.