Among the many highlights of the Mets’ unlikely 2024 postseason run was winning Game 2 of the NLCS, when New York outslugged the Dodgers on this day in beisbol, October 14, 2024. Down one game to none and desperately needing a shift in momentum and a win on the road, the Mets got it quickly
Carlos Correa’s walk-off homer in the 11th inning of Game 2 of the ALCS gave the Astros a dramatic 3-2 win over the Yankees on this day in baseball, Oct. 13, 2019. The no-doubt dinger by the Houston shortstop tied the series at one game apiece and negated a big two-run homer by Aaron Judge
A pinch hitter stepping up to the plate to bat for Alex Rodriguez was about as rare as a perfect game. But on this day in beisbol, October 10, 2012, Yankees manager Joe Girardi had no choice but to bring in a substitute for his struggling star, egos be damned. The 2012 ALDS against the
Yankees centerfielder Bernie Williams slammed an 11th-inning walk-off homer to win Game 1 of the ALCS against the Orioles on this day in beisbol, October 9, 1996. But it’s Derek Jeter’s game-tying dinger in the 8th inning that everybody was buzzing about. The rookie shortstop’s “home run” was actually a deep fly ball that died
On this day in beisbol, October 8, 2024, Teoscar Hernandez of the Dodgers hit a grand slam in Game 3 of the NLDS after the San Diego Padres had taken an early 6-0 lead. The clutch based-loaded jack off of Pods starter Michael King makes the score 6-5 in favor of San Diego, but it
Few players get to make a milestone home run cause for a double celebration, but Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor made the most of his walk-off blast against the St. Louis Cardinals a couple of weeks into the 2025 season. The upper-deck dinger on April 18 not only gave the Mets a dramatic 5-4 win, it
