Diamondbacks relieve Brent Strom of his duties
(Arizona Sports) D-backs pitching coaches Brent Strom, Dan Carlson and Mike Fetters will not return
The Arizona Diamondbacks are moving on from three coaches with ties to their pitching department, including pitching coach Brent Strom, reported MLB.com’s Steve Gilbert.
D-backs assistant pitching coach Dan Carlson and bullpen coach Mike Fetters will also not return in their current roles, Arizona Sports’ John Gambadoro confirmed. Gambadoro added that the team is not expected to make any other changes to its coaching staff.
(SI.com) Diamondbacks Pitching Coach Brent Strom Reacts to Being Fired
Speaking exclusively with Brent Strom, he said he was caught off guard by the firing. He said he still had one more year left on his contract, and was already preparing for next season. He was preparing to discuss those matters when Torey Lovullo called him to break the news.
(NY Post) Jose Quintana’s gem kept Mets afloat until their late heroics
But Quintana excelled to close the season — posting a 0.74 ERA in his final six regular season starts — to elevate his standing and get the ball in the year’s most important game.
And Quintana matched the moment.
He consistently pitched around traffic, recording just one 1-2-3 inning, but kept the Brewers scoreless for six impeccable, scoreless frames in which he allowed four hits and walked one.
Three outs away from exorcising the postseason demons that have been haunting them since 2018, they instead had their hopes crushed with Devin Williams on the mound to close out Game 3 of the teams’ National League wild-card series.
The right-hander allowed a pair of baserunners to reach with one out in the ninth inning to bring slugger Pete Alonso to the plate. Silent to that point in the series, he stunned the sellout crowd of 41,594 at American Family Field by lining a three-run home run to right.
LDS
(MLB.com) Previewing the Division Series matchups
With the Wild Card Series in the books, the MLB Postseason will move to the next phase Saturday as all four Division Series matchups get underway.
In the American League, the Yankees are set to face the Royals, while the Guardians take on the Tigers. And in the National League, the Dodgers will square off with the Padres, while the Phillies go head to head with the Mets.
(ESPN) 2024 MLB playoffs: World Series odds, division series preview
Will Shohei Ohtani’s first playoff appearance begin with the Los Angeles Dodgers getting past the San Diego Padres in the National League Division Series? Will the Philadelphia Phillies take down the NL East rival New York Mets? Will the New York Yankees go from the American League’s No. 1 seed to the World Series — or will the Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Royals or Detroit Tigers get in their way?