We have a TIE atop the NL East

View in browser  Wednesday, September 7 • For 1st time in '22, Braves have share of 1st • Yelich hits the longest home run of the year • O's 'pen leads way in benches-clearing fray, fiery win • Padres erase 5-run deficit, cap Wild night with walk-off win • Be wary of these 5 potential spoiler teams • Segura flips bat (and jersey) into orbit after walk-off • Cruz HR reaches Allegheny, and he was surprised it took this long • Big boppers inch Dodgers closer to clinching • Postseason watch: Braves finally catch up to Mets • Plagued by migraines, Rizzo heading to IL More top news > 5 things we've learned since Trade Deadline The Trade Deadline was over a month ago, and our heads are still spinning. Every deal felt huge. Juan Soto to the Padres! Josh Hader to the Padres! Luis Castillo to the Mariners! An out-of-nowhere Yankees-Cardinals swap!   But now that it's September, teams have settled into who they are, and we're all strapping in for the final stretch. So, what have we learned since Aug. 2? Well for one, sometimes a trade works out for neither team. But that's not all! Ohtani signs ball used to K him As if striking out Shohei Ohtani for your first career K isn't cool enough, Kody Clemens even got Ohtani to autograph the ball with a "What a nasty pitch!" message as a bonus. J-Rod tops final Rookie Rankings Adley Rutschman and Michael Harris II (among others) have been impressive, but the J-Rod Show has been the blockbuster hit of the season.  The evolution of the postseason With the postseason format having been altered to a 12-team field for the '22 season, it's a good time to look back from the earliest playoff series all the way up to today's expanded Wild Card. The longest homers since 2015 Christian Yelich's 499-foot blast last night was mighty impressive -- and the longest of the season. But it didn't top No. 1 since Statcast began tracking. Trumpets will sound at WBC Mets closer Edwin Díaz, who's been a sensation this season, has committed to representing Puerto Rico at next March's World Baseball Classic. The wildest triple play ever? Triple plays are always awesome. But we're not sure if you can top the one from 1935 that was not only a walk-off, it started with a liner straight off the third baseman's head. NYM 2 @ PIT 8 BOS 4 @ TB 8 MIA 2 @ PHI 3 TOR 6 @ BAL 9 CIN 3 @ CHC 9 WAS 1 @ STL 4 CLE 4 @ KC 1 TEX 4 @ HOU 3 MIL 7 @ COL 10 DET 4 @ ANA 5 ARI 5 @ SD 6 ATL 10 @ OAK 9 CWS 0 @ SEA 3 SF 3 @ LA 6 Today's Trivia Question Christian Yelich's 499-foot HR was the second-longest hit at Coors Field since 2015. Which one of his former teammates hit the longest? Answer » © 2022 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. MLB trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball. Visit MLB.com. Any other marks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Please review our Privacy Policy. You (gahleexholly.hdhask@blogger.com) received this message because you registered to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com. Please add info@mail.mlblists.com to your address book to ensure our messages reach your inbox. If you no longer wish to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com, please unsubscribe or log in and manage your email subscriptions. Postal Address: MLB.com, c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.