Dodgers weigh Shohei Ohtani's playoff role, balancing starter duties with a potential bullpen boost in a short wild-card round. Management stresses his long-term innings management and the risk of overloading him, while mulling whether relief work could fit his routine. Ohtani remains open to staying in the lineup, even if it means outfield duties after a relief appearance, amid the complication of the two-way rule and DH. Closing in October is on the table if the bullpen stays strained.

The New York Mets shattered MLB’s pitcher-use record in 2025, deploying 46 pitchers and signaling a season derailed by injuries, misfit gambles, and a scrambling front office. Dom Hamel’s debut offered a glimmer, but the rotation meltdown — Senga to Triple-A, Canning’s Achilles, Manaea’s bullpen shift, Montas’ UCL — left Stearns chasing innings. Youth stepped in—Nolan McLean, Brandon Sproat, Jonah Tong—yet the club remains in a tight wild-card chase two games back of Arizona and Cincy. Offseason work looms large.

Brewers celebrate a postseason push with a new Breaking T shirt, Power of Friendship, mirroring Milwaukee’s momentum into October. The piece links the merch drop to a strong run led by Freddy Peralta and rising talent Caleb Durbin, while the club’s clubhouse energy underscoring the win over the Angels reinforces Milwaukee’s playoff outlook and fan engagement.

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Cal Raleigh sparks late history as he climbs toward 60 homers, already tying Griffey for Seattle’s single-season mark after a 56th homer. Aaron Judge sits on 48, eyeing a fourth 50-homer season and a potential 60-homer chase. Shohei Ohtani remains the near-unavoidable NL MVP favorite with a 50/50 season, while four players could join 50-HR club this year. Mets’ Soto and Alonso spark a 40/40 possibility, and no-hitters dodge the headlines again. Trout, Stanton, Scherzer and Schwarber shape late-season fantasy tides.