6:30 AM ET It’s time for the offseason! Which means it’s time for our annual way-too-early 2023 power rankings. The 2022 season came to an end on Saturday night in Houston, as the Astros won their second World Series title since 2017 after defeating the Phillies in Game 6. What do the next few months
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11:17 PM ET HOUSTON — The orange-clad spectators beneath the roof of Minute Maid Park were blaring. The train above the Crawford Boxes was whistling. Around the infield, a small horde of jubilant players turned into a writhing pile of celebration. For the second time in franchise history, the Houston Astros are World Series champs.
12:17 AM ET HOUSTON — Over the course of one amazing rookie season, Houston Astros shortstop Jeremy Pena has moved beyond his spring training status as Carlos Correa‘s successor. At this point, it might be more accurate to say that Correa, Houston’s longtime All-Star shortstop who departed via free agency this spring, is Pena’s predecessor.
1:21 AM ET HOUSTON — Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler was surprised he was pulled in a critical moment in the sixth inning of his team’s World Series-ending 4-1 loss to the Houston Astros on Saturday. “It caught me off guard a little bit,” Wheeler said after the Astros clinched the title. “It’s win or
11:19 PM ET HOUSTON — What will they say now? If there was a theme — a predominant question — in the wake of the Houston Astros‘ title-clinching victory over the Philadelphia Phillies, that was it. The Astros had secured their first World Series championship since the tainted one from 2017, punctuating a dominant six-year
5:42 PM ET ESPN staff A series that’s featured huge home runs, incredible defense and one combined no-hitter could all come to an end Saturday night. 2 Related The Philadelphia Phillies travel to Texas to take on the Houston Astros in Game 6 of the 2022 World Series, on the heels of a Game 5
4:55 PM ET HOUSTON — Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel was removed from the World Series roster after suffering a knee injury in the team’s Game 5 win on Thursday. Gurriel, 38, hurt his right knee during a rundown in the seventh inning, forcing him to leave the game. “He wasn’t crying, but he had
7:15 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — The baseball gods wasted no time in giving Philadelphia Phillies boss Rob Thomson his first big managerial moment in the Fall Classic. Five months after taking over from the fired Joe Girardi, Thomson had already navigated the Phillies’ underwhelming end to the regular season and three challenging rounds of the
9:18 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge was voted player of the year and the American League outstanding player by fellow major leaguers in the annual Players Choice Awards from the Major League Baseball Players Association. Judge set an AL record with 62 homers, breaking the previous mark of 61
8:53 PM ET HOUSTON — Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson said he plans to have Ranger Suarez available out of the bullpen in relief of Zack Wheeler in Saturday’s Game 6, a must-win game given the Houston Astros‘ 3-2 advantage in this World Series. Wheeler experienced a slight dip in fastball velocity during his Game