Cinderella Snakes alive, on to World Series!

Plus: Ketel keeps hitting, snags NLCS MVP

Wednesday, October 25 View In Browser Good morning! World Series matchup a tale of the turnarounds. TOP NEWS Cinderella Snakes alive and on their way to the World Series!   The D-backs stunned the Phillies, 4-2, in NLCS Game 7, stealing a second straight game in one of the most hostile road environments and securing their first NL pennant since 2001. Marte keeps hit streak going, named NLCS MVP Ketel Marte's 16-game hitting streak is the longest by any player to start his postseason career in MLB history. Arizona's second baseman hit .387/.406/.581 with five extra-base hits to take home the NLCS MVP Award. 7 reasons the D-backs are the unlikeliest World Series team There's a real argument to be made that this D-backs club is the most shocking pennant winner in MLB history. Carroll brings the chaos and keeps carrying underdogs Corbin Carroll is emerging as a superstar before our very eyes, and his team is in the World Series after one of the best Game 7 performances by a rookie in baseball history. World Series Game 1: D-backs at Rangers, Friday, 8 ET on FOX Two years removed from triple-digit losses, mere weeks removed from midseason messes and having overcome unsightly seeding and last year's pennant winners, Arizona and Texas now meet in a World Series showdown that is as exciting as it was unlikely. Just how close did Phillies come to the key hit? 'A tenth of a second' Bryce Harper estimates that he missed turning around Game 7 by a fraction of a second. Instead, he and his teammates head off to an uncertain offseason. MORE TOP NEWS TOP PERFORMANCES Corbin Carroll: 3-for-4, 2 R, 2 RBIs, 2 SB 3 hits tied for most by a rookie in winner-take-all playoff game Gabriel Moreno: 2-for-4, RBI 3rd multihit game of the postseason Brandon Pfaadt: 4 IP, 2 R, 7 K's 2nd pitcher with 5+ K's, no BBs in 1st 3 innings of a Game 7 Kevin Ginkel: 1.2 IP, 3 K's Has not allowed a run in 8 appearances this postseason Ryan Thompson: 1.1 IP, 0 R Needed only 10 pitches to record 4 outs MORE STATS PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MUST-SEE PLAY Ketel Marte takes away hits, too. STAFF PICKS 3 early storylines to watch in the World Series In a World Series no one could have seen coming back in March -- heck, a World Series no one could have seen coming a week ago -- the Texas Rangers are going to play the Arizona Diamondbacks. It's a most unusual World Series matchup, but that doesn't make it any less compelling. Just goes to show, a whole lot can change in two years In 2021, the D-backs lost 110 games. The Rangers lost 102. Nobody expected them to sniff the Fall Classic anytime soon. Yet here they are, with a chance to be on top of the baseball world. Here's what to watch until the World Series starts There's plenty of top-notch prospect action in the Arizona Fall League and LIDOM taking place over these next two days. MLB Network has the World Series covered Tune in throughout the week for complete coverage leading into Friday night's D-backs-Rangers World Series Game 1 presented by Capital One. MORE STORIES © 2023 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.