The Texas Rangers spoiled home field advantage for the Baltimore Orioles. The Rangers exploded for 11 runs to beat the Os 11-8 to gain a commanding 2-0 lead in the best-of-five American League Division Series headed to Texas. Early Offense The Batting order for the Texas Rangers spent the season …
Read More »Rays and Rangers Set to Open MLB Playoffs
The Tampa Bay Rays and the Texas Rangers are set to open the 2023 MLB playoffs with game one of the American League Wild Card Series. The three-game series will start Tuesday, October 3, at Tropicana Field. The Rays hold the higher seed over the Rangers in the playoffs, allowing …
Read More »Former UF Standouts Dunning, Puk Make MLB Playoffs
The 2023 Major League Baseball Postseason is underway, and two former Gators will be taking the mound this year: Pitchers Dane Dunning for the Texas Rangers and AJ Puk for the Miami Marlins. Dunning and Puk will be on separate sides of the MLB playoff bracket, but these former Florida …
Read More »MLB Playoff Preview: American League
The MLB playoff bracket is officially set. The American League side features some familiar faces and some old friends. The Astros, Rays, and Blue Jays all return to the postseason after making it last year. Meanwhile, the Orioles and Rangers are back for the first time since 2016, and the …
Read More »AL Pennant Races Could Result in Chaos
The 2023 season has been one of the most exciting for baseball largely because the teams making it to the playoffs aren’t necessarily the ones that were expected to succeed. While the New York Yankees and the Mets, two of the highest payrolls in baseball, are excluded from this narrative, …
Read More »Rays Begin Crucial Series with Angels
The Tampa Bay Rays kick off a three-game series at home against the Los Angeles Angels at 6:40 p.m. Starting pitcher Taj Bradley will face off against Angels’ pitcher Patrick Sandoval. The Rays (92-59) sit 2.5 games behind the Baltimore Orioles (94-56) for the American League East division lead. Aaron …
Read More »Tampa Bay Rays Reach MLB Playoffs for 5th Year in a Row
On Sunday night, the Tampa Bay Rays clinched a playoff berth after the Texas Rangers fell to the Cleveland Guardians. The Baltimore Orioles and the Tampa Bay Rays will finish No. 1 and No. 2 in the American League East for the first time since the “Devil Rays” debuted in …
Read More »Former UF Standout Wyatt Langford Excelling in Minor Leagues
Wyatt Langford was selected fourth overall by the Texas Rangers in the 2023 MLB Draft. The former UF star is excelling in the minors with multiple promotions over the past few months. https://twitter.com/RidersBaseball/status/1698833002694885577 Florida Standout Langford is one of the best hitters Florida baseball has produced. Langford was the third …
Read More »American League Taking Shape as October Nears
The MLB postseason draws nearer every day as October is under two months away. This is the time where teams typically carve themselves out as division leaders, wild card factors or done for the year. This year is different for the American League. Each division leader is on pace for …
Read More »Verlander and Scherzer Adjusting to New Homes
On paper, the New York Mets looked to be one of the favorites to win it all this year. Going into the season, the team total salary was roughly 384 million dollars, well over the tax threshold. The owner was committed to buying a team rather than building up from …
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