Major League Baseball pennant races are part of the excitement of baseball season after season.
Amsterdam News has been reporting the news of the day from a Black perspective for 113 years. Donors who choose to give monthly or annually will receive Amsterdam News’ Weekly E-Edition and acclaimed weekday newsletter Editorially Black to their inbox!Los Angeles Dodgers star infielder Mookie Betts suffered a broken hand on Sunday facing the Kansas City Royals after being hit by a pitch as manager Dave Roberts looks on.
Major League Baseball pennant races, with teams jockeying for first place and a spot in the postseason, are part of the excitement of baseball season after season. The daily changes of teams at the top of the standings keep fans interested in closely following the sport. The wild card provides an opportunity for some of those teams to reach the postseason. The Mets, which had won eight of their previous nine games before facing the Texas Rangers on the road last night, were still two games below .500 at 35-37 and 13.5 games behind the first place Philadelphia Phillies in the NL East. But they were just one-half game out of a wild card spot.
Injuries always play a part in division races. The Phillies lost catcher J.T. Realmuto to knee surgery on June 1. He’ll be out for a month. On Father’s Day Sunday, Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Mookie Betts, one of the NL’s top MVP candidates, suffered a broken hand after being hit by a pitch. His loss could impact the Dodgers maintaining what was a comfortable nine game midweek advantage over the second place Arizona Diamondbacks in the NL West.
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