The MLB playoffs have already delivered some memorable moments over the last few days, and there’s also been some manager movement since the end of the regular season.
Wild Card Games: Nationals advance past the Brewers in the National League; Rays beat the A’s on the road in the American League.
Juan Soto decimated @Twitter so you can't watch video of his game-winning hit.
(But trust us, it was incredible.)#CLINCHED // #STAYINTHEFIGHT pic.twitter.com/jWVglVbUoy
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) October 2, 2019
For the 5th time in 8 seasons, your Washington Nationals are headed to the NLDS.#CLINCHED // #STAYINTHEFIGHT pic.twitter.com/tDbhMUpPR6
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) October 2, 2019
Your Rays are heading to the ALDS!#StayHungry pic.twitter.com/qivnWLT3ZL
— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) October 3, 2019
The Cardinals clinched the NL Central for the first time since 2015.
It took 162 games. But the NL Central belongs to the @Cardinals. #CLINCHED pic.twitter.com/DBhcVyTo7S
— MLB (@MLB) September 30, 2019
#TimeToFly into October.
For the 1st time since 2015, the @Cardinals are NL Central champs! #CLINCHED pic.twitter.com/xtq7W3ytX2
— MLB (@MLB) September 29, 2019
Mets star Pete Alonso sets the rookie record for most home runs in a season (53). Alonso also won the Home Run Derby earlier this year.
The most homers EVER by a rookie.
Take it all in, @Pete_Alonso20. pic.twitter.com/mfVA5UESx9
— MLB (@MLB) September 29, 2019
.@Pete_Alonso20 has hit more HR (53) than any rookie in @MLB history. pic.twitter.com/54JyBrzMIz
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) September 29, 2019
Cubs part ways with manager Joe Maddon after five seasons. Maddon helped the Cubs break their 108-year World Series curse and won the title in 2017.
Thank you for everything, Joe. pic.twitter.com/nl6av8Xkhi
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) September 29, 2019
471-339
19 postseason wins
1 World SeriesYour fingerprints are all over the Cubs organization and we are grateful for the winning culture you brought to Chicago.
Thank you for changing this franchise forever. pic.twitter.com/cA1B0xQrog
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) October 3, 2019
Mets fire manager Mickey Callaway; Angels fire manager Brad Ausmus after one season. The Angels are expected to go after Joe Maddon for the position.
Mickey Callaway has been relieved of his duties. #Mets
📝: https://t.co/ZXOBnKyOXS pic.twitter.com/WOhmu2moPK
— New York Mets (@Mets) October 3, 2019
Mets relieve Mickey Callaway of his duties after two seasons managing the team. https://t.co/hziPfSiUP4 pic.twitter.com/z4QfEyCy7R
— MLB (@MLB) October 3, 2019
The Angels have fired Brad Ausmus.
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) September 30, 2019
Today, the Los Angeles Angels announced that Brad Ausmus will not return as manager in 2020. pic.twitter.com/XDGVCiG1gx
— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) September 30, 2019
Brad Ausmus' firing by the Los Angeles Angels, as @Buster_ESPN first reported, clears the way for Joe Maddon to return to the Angels, the team for whom he worked for 30 years. While it's not a fait accompli, a number of sources believe Maddon to the Angels is likely to happen.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) September 30, 2019