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With the MLB postseason set to begin next Tuesday, teams that have clinched a playoff berth or are on the verge of doing so have some crucial decisions to make regarding their 25-man roster, whittling down from the 40-man rosters afforded in September. Here’s a look at how those decisions could shape up between now and next week.
Javier Baez was not in the Cubs’ starting lineup on Tuesday because of soreness in his right knee suffered when he fouled a pitch off his leg in the eighth inning on Monday night vs. the Cardinals.
The Nationals are getting one of the game’s best sluggers back, as Bryce Harper was officially reinstated from the 10-day disabled list Tuesday.
Cleveland has won 29 of its last 31 games. Clearly, there’s enough depth on the expanded roster to still win games over the final week even if a key starter takes a day off here and there.
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Charlie Blackmon has heard the murmurs relating to the beard that cloaks nearly his entire face, and the mullet that has morphed with it. He’s been called a lumberjack lookalike and confused for an extra on Sons of Anarchy, among other far-flung comparisons.
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With the Red Sox’s loss to the Blue Jays on Monday, the Indians have clinched home-field advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
Step aside, Mark McGwire. Aaron Judge belted his 49th and 50th home runs of the season in Monday’s 11-3 win over the Royals, breaking McGwire’s rookie mark set in 1987.
