The Atlanta Braves of the National League and Houston Astros of the American League are set to face off in the 2021 World Series
MLB playoff chase: Who’s hot, who’s not
Counting all the division leaders and teams still in legitimate playoff contention, 17 of Major League Baseball’s 30 teams continue to hold World Series aspirations with under 20 games to play.
MLB flashback: Dennis Eckersley
Dennis Eckersley won 197 games and saved 390 over 24 seasons. The righty pitched in 1,071 games and threw 3,285.2 innings with 2,401 strikeouts. At the time of his retirement, Eck had appeared in more games than any pitcher in MLB history.
MLB Power Ranking: Independence Day
With these latest rankings there is not only a new team on top, but new teams ranking at the top of both the National and American Leagues. A pair of perennial contenders in each league, the NL's Saint Louis Cardinals and AL's New York Yankees, have each collapsed from fringe contention to a scramble now trying to save their seasons.
MLB flashback: Paul Molitor
In 1999, The Sporting News ranked Molitor at #99 on its list of 100 Greatest Baseball Players. In June of that year, Milwaukee retired his uniform number 4, and five years later Molitor joined Yount as the only two players sporting the Brewers cap on their Hall of Fame plaques.
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