World Series 2022: What Top Players Are Saying amid MLB Playoffs
Bryce Harper and Harrison Bader are the stars of the 2022 MLB playoffs. Philadelphia Phillies won the National League Championship Series 3-1 over the Atlanta Braves. New York Yankees center fielder Harrison bader hopes to lift his team past Cleveland and into the American League Championships Series against Houston.
Harrison Bader homered in Game 4 of the ALDS, extending the Yankees' lead to 3-0 and a series-evening win over the Cleveland Guardians. Baders joined the team in August after five-and-a-half seasons in St. Louis. He has been the best player on the Yanks this postseason. The team needs to win one more game to advance to the ALCS. They will play Houston. The Yankees are aiming to play their first World Series since 2009. Aaron Judge had a historic 62-home run season. New York has a winning culture and high expectations.
The San Diego Padres advanced to the NLCS with a 3-1 series win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. They will play the Philadelphia Phillies in the next two games. The last time Joe Musgrove pitched in a high-stakes game he shut out the New York Mets and eliminated them from the postseason. The Padres will have to overcome the team they beat to advance to World Series. It's the same team that they had to beat. This team is the Dodgers, who they sent home. Their manager Bob Melvin said they would have had a tough time beating them.
Bryce Harper has been an unstoppable force at the plate this offseason. He has won the MVP twice and is a better hitter now. Harper is the leader of the Philadelphia Phillies. The team is three wins away from their first World Series since 2009. Harper feels he plays for a city that holds the team accountable and wants them to play hard. Jayson Werth said there's nothing like Philly when it's winning. Bryce Harper only wants to talk about the game. His former team won World Championship in 2008. They are playing the San Diego Padres in the World Cup. It's their third straight NLDS. Their last one ended in a loss.
