Predictably, the Los Angeles Dodgers are 2025 World Series champions. Even if it felt inevitable, it’s the first time since the 1970s for a National League team

The Phillies have a handful of prominent free agents, also including the likes of Ranger Suarez and J.T. Realmuto. After not breaking through in the postseason, it'd make sense for Philadelphia to look for at least some kind of fresh start.

"It's all hands on deck [Sunday]," manager Carlos Mendoza said after the Mets' win on Saturday against the Marlins.

To slay the monster the Dodgers have built—and plan to keep feeding—the Mets can’t just follow the model. They must buy the mold. This article was originally published on risingapple.com as LA Dodgers World Series win reminds us what the NY Mets ...

More than 55,000 fans packed Shea Stadium on October 26, 2000, for the fifth game of the World Series. The “hometown” Mets trailed the reigning, defending, undisputed two-time World Series champion Yankees three games to one.

A sweep in Miami would send the Mets to the postseason regardless of what the Reds or Diamondbacks do this weekend.

Bregman is the right-handed presence the Mets will desperately need in the three hole if Alonso defects. He’s battle-tested, brings more leadership to the Mets’ clubhouse with pressure to win mounting and he’s a quality defender at the hot corner. Don’t forget that he has ties with new hitting coach Troy Snitker from their days together in Houston.