MLB great details where Yankees have advantage over Dodgers in World Series
MLB great John Smoltz explains why the New York Yankees have an advantage in one aspect of their World Series matchup, on OutKick's "Don't @ Me with Dan Dakich."
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Will Yankees-Dodgers break record for most Hall of Famers in a World Series?
Stars will be all over the diamond when the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers meet up in the World Series.
NLCS history: Winners, key stats on the MLB playoff series - ESPN
MLB altered its playoff structure in 1969 and established the League Championship Series. The LCS is a showdown between the winners of the division series to determine which team will represent its respective league — American League and National League — in the World Series. Baseball expanded both the ALCS and NLCS in 1985, from a best-of-five to a best-of-seven series.
Why the Mets now have the upper hand vs. the Dodgers in the NLCS, per John Smoltz
As the National League Championship Series shifts to New York, so does MLB on FOX analyst John Smoltz, who'll be in Queens to continue covering an even series between the Dodgers and Mets.
Sale or Skubal in a Game 7? Ohtani's 50/50 or Acuña's 40/70? Smoltz weighs in
Paul Skenes or Jackson Merrill for National League Rookie of the Year? Shohei Ohtani's historic 2024 or Ronald Acuña's 2023?
Why the Dodgers shouldn't pitch Shohei Ohtani in the playoffs, per John Smoltz
It's one thing to intentionally walk a batter with a strong track record against a certain pitcher. It's another to do it with no one on base.
Why Orioles won the trade deadline and should be World Series favorites, per John Smoltz
The deadline came and went, and most of the difference-making names being discussed ended up staying put. That's the case with Tarik Skubal in Detroit, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette in Toronto, Mason Miller and Brent Rooker in Oakland and Luis Robert Jr. and Garrett Crochet in Chicago. That last name was especially interesting.
Pirates All-Star rookie Paul Skenes' incredible first half by the numbers
Pittsburgh Pirates starter Paul Skenes entered Major League Baseball two months ago with a mountain of hype, less than a year removed from getting picked first overall in the 2023 MLB Draft. All the 22-year-old fireballer has done since then is live up to — if not exceed — that hype en route to making the 2024 MLB All-Star game despite spending the first month of the season in the minors.