Shohei Ohtani and the MLB playoffs, a pairing the world will experience for the 1st time
Shohei Ohtani spent the last six years going home in OctoberSEPTEMBER 30•ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rangers' road back to World Series contention requires more than just spending moneyThere was nothing championship-like about this Rangers season despite so many of the same hitters and pitchers being in place.
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Giants hire former catcher Buster Posey as president of baseball operations, replacing Farhan Zaidi
The San Francisco Giants have hired former All-Star catcher Buster Posey as their president of baseball operations and fired Farhan ZaidiSEPTEMBER 30•ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nathaniel Lowe - Homers in winLowe went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, a double, two runs scored and a walk in Sunday's win over the Angels.
ImpactLowe doubled and scored the game's first run in the fourth inning before ripping a two-run shot in the eighth. It was his second straight game with a double and a home run after producing just one extra-base hit in his previous 13 contests. Lowe wrapped up the 2024 season with a .265/.361/.401 slash line and 33 extra-base hits through 565 plate appearances.
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Dustin Harris - Breaks out against AngelsHarris went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double and three RBI in Sunday's win over the Angels.
ImpactHarris' first career MLB hit was a two-run double in the seventh inning. He then belted his first homer in the ninth inning. It was Harris' second MLB appearance after going 0-for-2 with a walk Saturday. Before the late-September promotion, he spent the entire 2024 season with Triple-A Round Rock, posting a .749 OPS through 131 games.
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Jack Kochanowicz - Loses despite quality startKochanowicz (2-6) yielded three runs on six hits and a walk over seven innings Sunday, striking out one and taking a loss against Texas.
ImpactKochanowicz gave up just one run through six frames before the Rangers tallied a pair in the seventh inning. He closed his season with three straight seven-inning performances, earning a quality start in each. Kochanowicz posted a solid 3.99 ERA through 65.1 innings as a rookie but his 25:10 K:BB didn't provide much fantasy upside. He posted a 2.77 ERA over his last nine starts of the year.
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Nathan Eovaldi - Tosses seven shutout inningsEovaldi (12-8) allowed four hits and a walk over seven scoreless innings Sunday, striking out five and earning a win over the Angels.
ImpactEovaldi escaped a bases-loaded jam in the first inning but didn't face much danger otherwise. He had been tagged for 14 runs over 16.2 innings in his previous three outings before closing out his 2024 season with a terrific outing Sunday. It was the fourth time this season he threw at least seven innings without allowing a run. Eovaldi finishes the season with a 3.80 ERA and a 166:42 K:BB through 170.2 innings. He's finished each of the five seasons with an ERA between 3.63 and 3.87.
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