Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani says composure will be key when he makes his long anticipated Major League Baseball postseason pitching debut on Saturday in the Los Angeles Dodgers' series opener against the Philadelphia Phillies.

The average time of a nine-inning major league baseball game has increased by 2 minutes this season, reaching 2 hours and 38 minutes.

The Boston Red Sox are back in the MLB playoffs and will renew their historic rivalry with the New York Yankees in the American League Wild Card round.

Ryan Walker is currently atop the closer depth chart, which might be why Posey is searching for bullpen help. After losing the job to Doval, Walker continued to scuffle as the stopper following Rodriguez’s injury, blowing two saves and losing another game in September.

The Detroit Tigers are currently headed to Seattle to play in the ALDS after defeating the Cleveland Guardians in three games to take the AL Wild Card Series. A

Mason Miller took throwing heat to another level. The Padres reliever threw the fastest recorded pitch in the postseason in Statcast history during San Diego’s 3-0 win over the Cubs in Game 2 of the National League Wild Card Series.