After an exciting first day of action, the MLB playoffs are back in full force Wednesday. Eight teams once again take the field, with four fighting to remain in contention for a World Series title. If Wednesday's first game was any indication, fans are in for a fantastic day of baseball.

The Tigers had a 2-1 lead over the Guardians in the 2024 AL Division Series, only for Cleveland to win Game 4 in Detroit then defeat Tigers ace Tarik Skubal in Game 5. The Tigers led the AL Central by 15.5 games on July 6. The Guardians then authored the biggest division race comeback in MLB history.

David Ross, who served as the Cubs' skipper from 2020 to 2023, was fired in November of the latter year when Chicago stole Craig Counsell from the division-rival Milwaukee Brewers. In two offseasons since, Ross has been passed over by teams looking for new skippers, and his third attempt to find work is about to commence.

Against surprise 2025 standout Matthew Boyd on the mound for the Cubbies, San Diego took an early lead in this game when Xander Bogaerts rocketed a ball into the left-center gap for an RBI double. After gaining that lead in the top half of the second, Nick Pivetta and the Dads kept Chicago scoreless through their first four chances on offense.

The All-MLB started back in 2019 and looks at athletes all around baseball at their respected positions. The regular season is all that voters are looking at fo

Two years after the Cubs fired him to hire Craig Counsell, Ross "badly" wants to manage again. "It’s an itch that hasn’t gone away."