Trailblazing pitcher Valenzuela passes away

Plus: How do the World Series teams stack up?

Wednesday, October 23 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Trailblazing pitcher Valenzuela passes away   Fernando Valenzuela, the cultural hero and Dodgers icon whose journey from Mexico to MLB inspired the "Fernandomania" global phenomenon during a remarkable life in baseball, has died at the age of 63. Yankees-Dodgers position-by-position breakdown How would Judge describe Ohtani? 'The best player in the game' Freeman welcomes rest before Series: 'I will be in the lineup for Game 1' Cortes, Yanks 'have weighed consequences' of potential spot on WS roster Hometown kid Flaherty to start World Series Game 1 in LA Griffeys in the house to see LeBron, Bronny make history MORE TOP NEWS MLB MORNING LINEUP PODCAST PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY POSTSEASON BRACKET STAFF PICKS 10 reasons why the Yankees-Dodgers World Series is historic Five MVP winners in one Fall Classic? That's never happened before. A World Series between two players who each hit at least 50 homers in the regular season? That's also never happened before. And there's more! Remember when Ohtani's goals went viral? Let's check in on those ... With Shohei Ohtani primed to potentially complete two major life goals in 2024 -- ones he long ago anticipated checking off in the same year -- it seemed like a good time to revisit some of his other high school prognostications. How the World Series teams were built MLB Pipeline examines how the Yankees and Dodgers fared in the various aspects of player acquisition to build the rosters that got them to the World Series. Both World Series catchers will be on one knee. Here's why it's fine With Austin Wells and Will Smith setting up to receive pitches with one knee firmly planted on the ground, Mike Petriello takes a close look at this trend and how these two backstops have fared with this approach. Ranking World Series players based on prospect hype Twenty-six of the 52 players projected to make World Series rosters made MLB Pipeline's Top 100 at some point in their careers, including 14 former first-round selections. Who makes the all-time World Series MVP team? For some players, the spotlight of the Fall Classic just seems to enhance their already strong abilities. For others, it seems to up their game to levels previously unseen. MORE STORIES © 2024 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@marketing.mlbemail.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.