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Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer has been left off the Toronto Blue Jays' roster for their AL Division Series against the New York Yankees. Scherzer struggled in his last six starts, going 1-3 with a 9.00 ERA. Shortstop Bo Bichette and right-hander Chris Bassitt are also out due to injuries. Toronto has included 13 pitchers, with a focus on left-handers to counter … [Read more...] about Scherzer, Bichette, Bassitt are out for Blue Jays and Mariners without Woo in Division Series

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Umpires Nate Tomlinson and Dan Merzel will make their postseason debuts in the Division Series, with Tomlinson working Seattle’s matchup against Detroit and Merzel assigned to Philadelphia’s meeting with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Tomlinson, 35, worked his first big league game in 2020 and was hired as a fulltime member of the major league staff in June 2024. Merzel, 38, also … [Read more...] about Umpires Nate Tomlinson and Dan Merzel to make postseason debuts in the Division Series

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Now that the season is over, we’ll start seeing several players choose to become minor league free agents.  Major League free agents (i.e. players with six-plus years of big league service time) will hit the open market five days after the end of the World Series, but eligible minor leaguers can already start electing free agency. To qualify, these players must have been all … [Read more...] about 14 Players Elect Free Agency