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Buster Olney retweeted
THE END OF AN ERA
@Buster_ESPN, @JesseRogersESPN, & David Schoenfield on Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer
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Payton Tolle will be 23 years and 332 days tomorrow
He will be the 3rd-youngest pitcher in Red Sox history to start the first game of a playoff run, behind only:
1912 WS G1 Smoky Joe Wood 22y 349d
1918 WS G1 Babe Ruth 23y 211d
Our Game 1 guy.
ALT TEXT: Starter Payton Tolle Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees NBC, Peacock 8:00 pm Admit One IMAGE: Red Sox AL Wild Card Game 1 starter announce graphic featuring Payton Tolle. The design features a cutout of Payton pitching on top of a black and white portrait. There are vintage baseball ticker elements throughout with black and red text. The American League Wild Card Logo and our white “Punch Back” logo is found in the top left corner.
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Buster Olney retweeted
The Dodgers spent these last couple weeks checking off boxes ahead of October, but they’re still vulnerable.
A look at the main concerns as they attempt to become the first NL team to ever three-peat …
espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/5002…
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Hitters are (obviously) exposed to better pitching in the postseason, so I researched how each lineup handles “premium stuff.”
There’s no perfect threshold, so any is arbitrary, but I tested a bunch and landed on these ⬇️
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These guys played in every one of their team's games this season! 💪
ALT Players who have appeared in every game Ozzie Albies, Braves Pete Alonso, Orioles Junior Caminero, Rays Pete Crow-Armstrong, Cubs Bryce Harper, Phillies Matt Olson, Braves Bryan Reynolds, Pirates Sal Stewart, Reds Pictured: Pete Alonso, Junior Caminero, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Bryce Harper in various action poses
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Buster Olney retweeted
Most 100+ MPH Pitches By MLB Starters This Year:
Jacob Misiorowski, 1,115 🔥⛽️🔥⛽️🔥
Bubba Chandler, 155
Walbert Ureña, 126
Cam Schlittler, 69
Jared Jones, 60
Eury Pérez, 51
Roki Sasaki, 49
Shohei Ohtani, 47
Chase Burns, 29
Gavin Williams, 28
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Pete Crow-Armstrong praised Craig Counsell's impact on him after he reached the 40/40 milestone.
"He’s changed the way that I operate off the field a lot this year," PCA says.
"He’s just encouraged me to find a lot of enjoyment outside of coming to the field every day."
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Parker Messick finishes the 2026 regular season with a 2.56 ERA & 193 SO. The only rookie P with better numbers in a season since 1901 are:
• 1901 Christy Mathewson (2.41 ERA, 221 SO)
• 1910 Russ Ford (1.65, 209)
• 1995 Hideo Nomo (2.54, 236)
#GuardsBall | #StandGuard
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Jacob Misiorowski led MLB in strikeouts (252) and led all qualifiers in ERA (1.80) and opponent batting average (.157)
He’s the 4th pitcher since 1950 to lead MLB in all 3 of those for a season, joining:
1986 Mike Scott
1979 J.R. Richard
1965 Sandy Koufax
h/t @EliasSports
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So Pete Alonso finishes as the AL leader in both homers (43) and RBIs (113).
He becomes first-ever MLB player to lead the AL and NL in separate years of course, in RBIs.
His second HR title (led NL with 53 in 2019). His 149 OPS+ this year was a career-best.
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Most strikeouts all-time:
1. Nolan Ryan: 5,714
2. Randy Johnson: 4,875
3. Roger Clemens: 4,672
4. Steve Carlton: 4,136
5. Bert Blyleven: 3,701
6. Tom Seaver: 3,640
7. Don Sutton: 3,574
8. Justin Verlander: 3,560
9. Max Scherzer: 3,557
10. Gaylord Perry: 3,534
Max Scherzer leaves the mound to a standing ovation for what could be the final time in his legendary career 👏
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Jacob Misiorowski gets his moment to finish his regular season. Standing ovation and tipped his hat to the fans walking to the dugout.
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Tony Vitello has been ejected after arguing this check-swing call 🤬
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Francisco Lindor is the 5th player to have played at least 50% of his games at SS at the time of their 300th HR (in fact all were over 90% at SS), joining:
Ernie Banks
Cal Ripken Jr.
Alex Rodriguez
Miguel Tejada
h/t @EliasSports
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That's a wrap on the traded starting pitchers in 2026. Tyler Mahle takes the gold.
1st: ERA, BB%
T-1st: Quality starts
3rd: BAA
T-3rd: IP
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Justin Verlander's 1st MLB Strikeout vs. Final MLB Strikeout.
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