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These are the 12 newcomers to the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot. Here’s our salute to each one Alex Gordon, Matt Kemp, Ryan Braun and Cole Hamels are among the dozen new players up for consideration in Cooperstown.

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Why the Dodgers and Blue Jays just played the greatest Game 7 in World Series history What made it so compelling was not a standout moment or singular performance but a confluence of chaos.

The case for 2025: Why the Dodgers and Blue Jays just played the greatest Game 7 in World Series history www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...

Gangster. Gutsy. Greatness. Yoshinobu Yamamoto authors a World Series for the ages The Dodger pitcher's three-win MVP effort left his teammates astounded.

Gangster. Gutsy. Greatness. Yoshinobu Yamamoto authors a World Series for the ages

After missing their Joe Carter moment, these Blue Jays are set for a Game 7 classic all their own

After missing their Joe Carter moment, these Blue Jays are set for a Game 7 classic www.nytimes.com/athletic/676...

After dominant Game 5, the Blue Jays head home for a moment 32 years in the making Nobody in the Blue Jays’ lineup for Game 5 of the World Series, an emphatic 6-1 thumping of the Dodgers, was alive in 1993.

After dominant Game 5, the Blue Jays head home for a moment 32 years in the making

A Game 4 loss leaves the Dodgers no choice: As usual, they’ll have to clinch a title on the road The Dodgers may still celebrate again this postseason, but it'll have to be at Rogers Centre this weekend.

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Will Klein, the Dodgers’ last resort, is their latest World Series hero

Will Klein, the Dodgers’ last resort, is their latest World Series hero

In a star-studded Dodgers lineup, ‘silent assassin’ Will Smith quietly gets the job done Smith, the 32nd pick in the 2016 draft, has provided almost three times as much value as any other first-rounder in his class.

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Toronto’s Daulton Varsho tries to hit grounders to the pitcher. The Dodgers wish he would The Blue Jays outfielder tied Game 1 with a 109-mph missile over the center-field fence, much higher and farther than its intended target.

Toronto’s Daulton Varsho tries to hit grounders to the pitcher. The Dodgers wish he would.

Blue Jays' Don Mattingly, a superstar servant to the players, finally gets his World Series moment

Blue Jays’ Don Mattingly, a superstar servant to the players, finally gets his World Series moment

How the World Series complete game went missing for a decade – and why the Dodgers might revive it

How the World Series complete game went missing for a decade – and why the Dodgers might revive it www.nytimes.com/athletic/674...

After reaching new peak, the Mariners find new depth of agony as a pennant slips away

After reaching new peak, the Mariners find new depth of agony as a pennant slips away www.nytimes.com/athletic/673...

World Series opportunity knocks, but Mariners can’t break down the door in Game 6 The Mariners now get one final chance this season to advance to win the first American League pennant in World Series history.

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Eugenio Suárez’s ‘Grand salami’ puts Mariners one win from World Series Eugenio Suárez made everyone in the Seattle area a little more hungry in Game 5 of the ALCS.

Grand slams always have special resonance in Seattle. When Geno Suarez connected in Game 5, there was only one place to be — with the great Rick Rizzs, the trident and the fans. On a team that’s one win from the World Series: www.nytimes.com/athletic/672...

A ‘cruel’ homecoming for the Mariners, whose pitchers are meeting their match The Mariners’ vaunted rotation has an 8.04 ERA because the aggressive Blue Jays are pouring it on in the ALCS.

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Smacked down in Seattle, the Mariners reinforce an October truth: There’s no place like road

Smacked down in Seattle, the Mariners reinforce an October truth: There’s no place like road

Mr. October? Maybe not. But the Mariners’ Jorge Polanco is Mr. Go-Ahead Hit

Mr. October? Maybe not. But the Mariners’ Jorge Polanco is Mr. Go-Ahead Hit

For Mariners, a fresh Miller is plenty filling in Game 1 After giving up a home run on the first pitch he threw, Miller gave up just one more hit in his six innings of work.

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Party like it’s 1977! For the Blue Jays and Mariners, an ALCS meeting is finally in the cards When the expansion rosters were announced before the first year of each team's existence, Topps had to get creative with their cards.

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‘It just continues’: A new generation of Mariners heroes craft a baseball classic in Seattle Still seeking the first pennant in team history, the Mariners are headed to the ALCS for the first time since 2001.

‘It just continues’: A new generation of Mariners heroes craft a baseball classic in Seattle

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Ghosts of bullpens past haunt the Mariners, who missed an anniversary but still have life

Ghosts of bullpens past haunt the Mariners, who missed an anniversary but still have life www.nytimes.com/athletic/670...

How J.P. Crawford, and a dose of reality, brought the Mariners to the verge of the ALCS

How J.P. Crawford, and a dose of reality, brought the Mariners to the verge of the ALCS www.nytimes.com/athletic/669...

For Mariners, September sprint hits an October obstacle The Mariners, the team with the most one-run wins in the majors this season, lost by that margin in their first game of the playoffs.

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With pitching and power, the pennant-less Mariners are dreaming big

With pitching and power, the pennant-less Mariners are dreaming big www.nytimes.com/athletic/668...

Presenting the MLB Postseason All-Quarter Century Team — just in time for October To finish off our season-long All-Quarter Century Team series, here are our picks for the best postseason performers since 2000.

Had fun on this one with @jaysonst.bsky.social — Presenting the All-Quarter Century Postseason Team!

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Today the mayor of Ambler proclaimed it Bobby Shantz day. I believe your article served as source material. He’s such a great guy.

On MLB’s final weekend, it's all chaos and confusion until the playoff field is set

An ode to the pennant race, and a look at what's at stake on the final weekend -- with 11 games today having a possible impact on the playoff field or matchups! www.nytimes.com/athletic/666...

Sliders: As Tigers stumble down the stretch, a carat flop from their last title still lingers

The final Sliders of 2025 takes a look at a 'carat flop' that haunts the Tigers, another fashion fail by MLB, postseason matchup mania, Bobby Witt (Sr!) -- and our annual send-off from the legendary
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At 222-96, Clayton Kershaw will finish his career as the first pitcher with 200 wins and fewer than 100 losses since Al Spalding and Bob Caruthers – two guys who never even pitched off a mound.