If the Astros win tomorrow, they'll start the World Series next week after having played 7 games in a span of 24 days.

The Rays are the youngest franchise in Major League Baseball but they also have the most perfect games pitched against them in baseball history

Only 1 of the last 50 no-hitters has occurred on a Monday.

55.56% of World Series winning teams in the Wild Card era (1995-) have been managed by a guy whose name starts with 'J' or 'B'

Combined ages of the 2 World Series teams' managers

2021 137 years
2020 90 years
2019 99 years
2018 88 years
2017 88 years
2016 119 years
2015 126 years
2014 118 years
2013 92 years
2012 124 years

Every series from the 2022 MLB season.

Green series win
Red series loss
Yellow series split

Juan Soto in his career has 300 games in left field and 301 games in right field.

Since 2019, most games scoring over 120 points

Bucks 107
Suns 75
Hawks 73
Grizzlies 72
Jazz 71
Nuggets 71
Blazers 71
...
Magic 26
Pistons 26
Cavs 24

Alex Bregman hit a 360 foot home run tonight on a ball he hit 91.8 mph @ 36° launch angle.

Prior to tonight, balls hit 91-92 mph @ 36° had a ~1% chance of leaving the ballpark and resulted in flyouts 97% of the time.

The Astros lead off hitter is 0-for-23 and they are still undefeated (5-0) this postseason.

24 different Mikes have hit postseason home runs. 18 Joes. 26 Jims.

This is a chart of all the names in which more than 1 player w/ that 1st name has homered in the playoffs.

Most 30 HR/100 RBI seasons in White Sox history

Frank Thomas 8
Jose Abreu 5
Paul Konerko 5
Magglio Ordonez 4
Albert Belle 2
8 others 1

Most hits in 1st 5 career postseason games

13: Tim Anderson

12: Edgar Martinez
Ichiro Suzuki
Carlos Gonzalez
Marquis Grissom
Pepper Martin

11: Derek Jeter
Jay Buhner
Mark Grace
Chris Chambliss
Monte Irvin

Since 2016, the team that eliminates the Dodgers in the playoffs has won the World Series.

Matt Carpenter's postseason

0-for-6, 6 strikeouts, 8 LOB

Players batting 1st in the lineup so far this postseason

All 38-for-215 (.177)
AL* 17-for-112 (.152)
NL 21-for-103 (.204)

* Kwan: 9-for-30 (.300)
Others: 8-for-82 (.098)

The last time the taller manager won the World Series was 2015, when Ned Yost's (6'-1') Royals beat Terry Collins's (5'-9') Mets.

Players who played for all 4 of the remaining playoff teams

- Jim Deshaies
- Chad Qualls
- Cody Ransom

Most HRs in 1st 6 playoff games with the Yankees

Harrison Bader (2022) 4
Raul Ibanez (2012) 3
Paul O'Neill (1995-96) 3
Charlie Keller (1939-41) 3