With the 2024 season nearing its conclusion, listed below are three issues for MLBTR readers to keep watch over at this time:
1. Dodgers go for the sweep:
Sport 3 of the World Sequence at Yankee Stadium final evening ended a lot the identical as Video games 1 and a couple of did in L.A. over the weekend — with a Dodgers victory. In a recreation the place struggling right-hander Walker Buehler delivered 5 scoreless innings for the Dodgers, the Yankees have been unable to attain till they already had two outs within the ninth inning. They now enter Sport 4 in want of the primary 0-3 World Sequence comeback in historical past to win their first World Sequence since 2009.
At present is scheduled to be a bullpen recreation for the Dodgers, a actuality that theoretically might create a bonus for the Yankees as they ship proficient righty Luis Gil (3.50 ERA) to the mound. This will probably be solely Gil’s second look within the postseason after he began towards the Guardians and surrendered two runs in 4 innings whereas placing out three. The Yankees want a robust begin from the rookie right-hander and/or a wake-up name for his or her dormant offense with the intention to keep alive and cross the ball again to Gerrit Cole in Sport 5.
2. Marlins managerial search heating up?
After the weekend caused some buzz concerning the managerial emptiness within the White Sox dugout, yesterday noticed the rumor mill kick into gear with reviews in regards to the different ongoing managerial search being performed in Miami. The Marlins are seemingly all the way down to two finalists for the position: Guardians bench coach Craig Albernaz and Rangers affiliate supervisor Will Venable. Each have acquired curiosity from the White Sox as nicely, with Venable having already interviewed for that place and seemingly remaining within the combine in Chicago. Whereas it’s unlikely that Miami will formally announce something whereas the World Sequence is ongoing, information concerning their determination seems to be on the horizon.
3. MLBTR Chat this afternoon:
With the World Sequence on the point of an early conclusion, the 2024-25 offseason is now nearer to getting underway than ever. When you’ve got any questions in regards to the upcoming winter, your workforce’s path, or the continued World Sequence that would finish as quickly as tonight, MLBTR’s Steve Adams is holding a dwell chat with readers at 3pm CT at this time. You possibly can click on right here to ask a query upfront, take part dwell as soon as the chat begins, or learn the transcript as soon as the chat is full.
