Both LCS MVPs are facing their former team in the World Series!
Jake Bauers debuted with the Rays but was dealt to Cleveland in a three-team trade in December 2018.
Freddy Peralta pitched each of his first eight seasons with Milwaukee before being traded to the Mets in January and then dealt to Tampa Bay at the trade deadline.
ALT Jake Bauers holds the NLCS MVP trophy while wearing a NLCS championship shirt and hat.
ALT Freddy Peralta holds the ALCS MVP trophy while wearing a ALCS championship shirt and backwards hat.
Chandler Simpson's got super speed 💨
(MLBStats x @GoogleCloud)
ALT Chandler Simpson, 3.78 seconds
Fastest home-to-first time on a Postseason base hit since the start of 2023
(Via Sarah Langs)
Postseason 2026
Statcast via Google Cloud
José Ramírez has reached safely in 14 of his last 26 plate appearances this #Postseason
He is slashing .340/.463/.604 (18-for-53) during a 15-game Postseason on-base streak
In all best-of-seven #Postseason series, teams with a 3-0 lead have gone on to win the series 41 of 42 times (98%), with 32 of those series ending as sweeps.
Only the 2004 Red Sox in the ALCS have come all the way back to win!
🔵 Jackson Chourio: 3rd career leadoff Postseason HR
🟡 Jake Bauers: 11-pitch HR
🔵 Garrett Mitchell: 3rd back-to-back HR in franchise Postseason history
The @Brewers are 1 win away from a World Series appearance!
ALT Final Score Graphic, NLCS Game 3
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
MIL Leads Series 3-0
Pictured: Garrett Mitchell yells in celebration after hitting a home run at Dodger Stadium. He wears a blue Brewers uniform with yellow accents.
William Contreras in 18 career Postseason games entering 2026: 2 HR, 5 RBI
William Contreras in 6 games during the 2026 Postseason: 3 HR, 5 RBI
ALT William Contreras shouts in celebration after a go-ahead single in Game 2 of the 2026 NLCS. He is wearing a cream-colored Milwaukee Brewers jersey and a dark blue batting helmet.
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Postseason 2026
José Ramírez - Cleveland Guardians
Lowest Pitch Hit For A Postseason HR
0.74 FT Above Ground
(In Pitch Tracking Era - 2008)
H/T @SlangsOnSports
Pictured: Two cutouts of José Ramírez in a red Guardians uniform and dark blue batting helmet. He screams in excitement in one and swings his bat in the other.
José Ramírez!!
This pitch was 0.74 ft above the ground
That is:
-lowest pitch he’s homered on in his career, including playoffs
-lowest pitch for a postseason homer in MLB under tracking (2008)