#Mariano Rivera

After signing with the Atlanta Braves as a free agent 13 years ago, Billy Wagner heard from pitching coach Roger McDowell, who mentioned a young, power-armed reliever with whom team officials were enamored. "You're going to think he's your twin," McDowell said. A few weeks later, Wagner met Craig Kimbrel and saw what the Braves saw. Wagner is…

The 1998 Yankees are almost certainly the most dominant Yankees team that most of us will see in our lifetimes. Considering that most of us have also seen several other World Series -winning teams, and hopefully will again sometime soon, it's remarkable that they're so clearly ahead. Even as late as June and July, the 2022 Yankees were off to a…

It was a season to remember for the Cleveland Guardians. In a year that preseason projections were not kind to them, the Guardians defied the odds, overcame the Minnesota Twins and the Chicago White Sox in the AL Central, and clinched their first division title since 2018. Their success was due in large part to the emergence of several young…

Postseason baseball will return to Seattle on Saturday. The Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros continue their ALDS matchup with Game 3 at T-Mobile Park. The Astros won Games 1 and 2 and hold a commanding 2-0 series lead. One more win and Houston will return to the ALCS for the sixth consecutive season. The last postseason game in Seattle was Game…

Welcome to Underdog Friday, in which scrappy, 80-something-win teams pose existential threats to 100+ win teams. The Guardians/Yankees series doesn't quite count because that's a 92-win team against a 99-win team, but the Astros are probably pretty glad they didn't play on Friday night. Here be upsets. In 2057, Eno Sarris, Jr. is going to write an…

The path to the 2022 World Series couldn't have been more different for the powerhouse Houston Astros and upstart Philadelphia Phillies. But the two teams will meet with the championship on the line. The best-of-7 meeting begins with Game 1 on Friday at Minute Maid Park in Houston. The Astros were the No. 1 team in the American League when were…

The 2022 Major League Baseball regular season provided a never-ending list of milestones moments. Miguel Cabrera recorded his 3000th career hit. Albert Pujols became the fourth member of the 700 home run club. Aaron Judge broke Roger Maris' American League home run record with just one day remaining in the season. Baseball fans were spoiled…

Believe it or not, the Detroit Lions' 29-0 loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday actually lessened their chances of ending the season with a historically inept defense. Prior to Sunday, the Lions were averaging 35.25 points allowed per game but have since dropped that number to 34 - and still, that would be an NFL record, if the season ended…

The 2022 MLB playoff bracket probably won't be set in stone until the final day of the regular season (Wednesday, Oct. 5), but we're already coming in hot with seven bold predictions on how the postseason will play out. There are no internal contradictions with these predictions, so it is possible for all of them to come true. And with all seven,…

If a Yankees team bet isn't your style, dig into the player futures at DraftKings Sportsbook. From Aaron Judge's AL MVP odds to Gerrit Cole's AL Cy Young chances, there's plenty to choose from. 1. Mike Trout+225 T-2. Alex Bregman+1200 T-2. Aaron Judge+1200 T-2. Jose Ramirez+1200 T-5. Matt Chapman+1500 T-5. Anthony Rendon+1500 7. Shohei…