I HAVE NO WORDS ONLY TEARS thanks SO MUCH to @PitchingNinja, @RotoWear & @MandyBell02 and whoever else i should be thanking... 💕⚾️ Baseball is the best.

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Gigantes with 9 runs in the top of the 8th Only higher-scoring innings in LIDOM since start of 2006-07 season: 12/17/24 Licey, 8th: 12 11/21/08 Gigantes, 6th: 12 10/31/08 Escogido, 7th: 12 10/21/08 Licey, 7th: 11

Licey!! The 12th no-hitter in LIDOM history First since Estrellas against Licey on Nov 7, 2023 5th by Licey

Teams to out-homer opponents are 22-4 this postseason The Rays are 51-2 this season, including playoffs, when out-homering their opponents. That’s the best record when doing so in a season since at least 1900, including postseason (min 20 games)

Daily Statcast leaders for Day 18 (October 19) of the postseason: Exit velocity Distance Pitch velocity Swings & misses 🔥 💪 ⭐️

There are 3 players to appear for MIL & TB this postseason who have appeared in a World Series game: Yandy Díaz, Dustin May & Steven Matz Not counting 1st WS (1903), 3 would tie 2017 (Beltrán, JV, Utley) for 3rd-fewest players to appear in a WS who had prior WS experience, behind 1906 1 (Patsy Dougherty) 1905 0 @EliasSports

this is the 15th World Series between teams with the best record in their leagues in the Divisional Era (1969):   1969: Orioles/Mets 1970: Orioles/Reds 1971: Orioles/Pirates 1976: Yankees/Reds 1978: Yankees/Dodgers 1979: Orioles/Pirates 1982: Brewers/Cardinals 1986: Red Sox/Mets 1992: Blue Jays (same record as A's)/Braves 1995: Cleveland/Braves 1999: Yankees/Braves 2013: Red Sox/Cardinals 2020: Rays/Dodgers  2024: Yankees/Dodgers

This will be the 4th time in the last 10 seasons we see a franchise win its first World Series (2023 TEX, 2019 WSH, 2017 HOU) Only other 10-World Series spans since 1920 with 4+ first-time champions: 2002 ANA, 2001 ARI, 1997 FLA, 1992 TOR 1926 STL, 1924 WSN, 1923 NYY, 1920 CLE @EliasSports

this is the 6th World Series between teams with the best record in their leagues in the Wild Card era, joining:   2024: Yankees/Dodgers 2020: Rays/Dodgers 2013: Red Sox/Cardinals 1999: Yankees/Braves 1995: Cleveland/Braves

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The team with the better record has won each series so far this postseason Since playoffs expanded to multiple rounds in 1969, just 4 years have featured the higher win pct (when applicable) winning each series: 1986, ‘78, ‘76, ‘70 Those each were just 3 series, though. In Wild Card era, this is first time it’s even happened in each pre-WS series

Oh my goodness his little mini me 😭😭😭😭

Jackson Chourio, William Contreras and Antonio Senzatela started their year with a WBC title They have a chance to end it with a World Series title There are just two players to win the WBC & WS in the same year: 2017 Alex Bregman & Luke Gregerson For now