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@JeffPassan Avatar @JeffPassan Jeff Passan

Jeff Passan is reporting on the latest developments in Major League Baseball, including the implementation of a challenge system for balls and strikes starting in the 2026 season. The system, which will be introduced after a vote by the league's competition committee, will give teams two challenges to dispute calls by the home-plate umpire. This move is seen as a step towards "robot umpiring" and is expected to change the way the game is officiated.

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Social topic influence blue jays #19, toronto #368, alcs #5, postseason #17, phillies #60, new york mets #1, nlcs #11, mlb #205, headed #77, los angeles #80

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"FINAL: Red Sox X Yankees X The Yankees loaded the bases with no outs in the ninth. Aroldis Chapman managed to hold them scoreless and backed up a brilliant X 2/3 innings of 11-strikeout no-walk ball from Garrett Crochet. That was one whale of a ballgame. Game X tomorrow"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-01T01:13Z 1.3M followers, 528.8K engagements

"What a brutal way to end a season. Youve got to feel for the Phillies. The Dodgers meanwhile survive advance and have three days off to set their rotation for the NLCS"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-10T02:04Z 1.3M followers, 1.9M engagements

"The Blue Jays are getting after Logan Gilbert. He made XX starts this season and allowed fewer than five hits in XX of them. Today he's got five outs and has yielded five hits. After Nathan Lukes' second hit of the day an RBI single to right-center it's 3-3 and Vlad Jr. is up"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-13T21:51Z 1.3M followers, 296.2K engagements

"The Mariners take relentless at-bats. They're the best kinds of pests. Jorge Polanco the walk-off hero of Game X of the ALDS just knocked in his second run of the night. It's the eighth Seattle leads 3-1 and the Mariners continue to threaten in Game X of the ALCS"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-13T02:25Z 1.3M followers, 355.1K engagements

"Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto just threw the first complete game in the postseason in eight years. The last one: Justin Verlander on this very day in 2017 in Game X of the ALCS. After a leadoff home run Yamamoto was near-perfect and the Dodgers now lead the NLCS 2-0"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-15T03:05Z 1.3M followers, 331.8K engagements

"Your starting-pitching matchup in Game X between the Cubs and Brewers: Drew Pomeranz vs. Trevor Megill. Leverage reliever vs. leverage reliever in a series that has seen XX runs scored in the first inning. Its going to be a festival of bullpenning to see who faces the Dodgers"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-11T19:04Z 1.3M followers, 507.8K engagements

"The Mariners are boat-racing the Blue Jays. After Josh Naylor's two-run homer in the seventh Seattle leads 9-3. The Rogers Centre crowd that was so hot at the beginning of the game has gone silent. An ignominious way to start the ALCS"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-13T23:28Z 1.3M followers, 684.3K engagements

"The Phillies got bounced from the postseason last year because of a bullpen that couldn't hold leads. Matt Strahm just surrendered a three-run opposite-field home run to Teoscar Hernndez and the Dodgers now lead 5-3 in the top of the seventh"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-05T00:50Z 1.3M followers, 911.5K engagements

"The New York Yankees are finalizing a trade to acquire closer David Bednar from the Pittsburgh Pirates sources tell ESPN. Deal is pending medical review"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-07-31T18:45Z 1.3M followers, 3.8M engagements

"Theres no such thing as a perfect throw. Cal Raleigh:"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-11T01:13Z 1.3M followers, 3.8M engagements

"Over his last two playoff starts Blake Snell has thrown XX innings allowed two hits and struck out XX. He made the Phillies (eighth in MLB in runs scored) and Brewers (third) look positively feckless. When Snell is on there are few better. A tremendous performance in Game 1"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-14T02:29Z 1.3M followers, 408.1K engagements

"FINAL: Mariners X Tigers X The Seattle Mariners are headed to the ALCS for the first time since 2001 and will face Toronto after Jorge Polanco walked off Detroit in the 15th inning. It was the longest winner-takes-all playoff game in MLB history. Amazing night amazing series"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-11T05:08Z 1.3M followers, 682.8K engagements

"The baseball is good tonight"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-11T02:21Z 1.3M followers, 651.5K engagements

"The Boston Red Sox are acquiring right-hander Dustin May from the Los Angeles Dodgers sources tell ESPN"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-07-31T21:48Z 1.3M followers, 4.1M engagements

"The NLCS begins tonight. And it could have a profound effect on whether baseball is played in 2027. Free at ESPN: Why Milwaukee vs. Los Angeles is a proxy for the games greater labor battle and how the result will be used as a cudgel in the fight ahead:"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-13T16:35Z 1.3M followers, 1.4M engagements

"BREAKING: Outfielder Roman Anthony and the Boston Red Sox are finalizing an eight-year $XXX million contract extension sources tell ESPN. The deal which is pending a physical includes a club option and will keep Anthony under team control through 2034"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-08-06T16:32Z 1.3M followers, 10M engagements

"The New York Mets losers of six straight are down 6-0 and facing Jacob deGrom. Since starting 45-24 and owning the best record in MLB the Mets are 31-47 better than only the Rockies Twins and Nationals. This isn't a collapse. It's a disintegration"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-09-12T23:54Z 1.3M followers, 1.6M engagements

"Tony Mansolino will take over as interim manager of the Baltimore Orioles the team said. Field coordinator Tim Cossins was also let go along with manager Brandon Hyde"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-05-17T16:08Z 1.3M followers, 328.6K engagements

"Cristopher Snchez is carving the Dodgers. Through five shutout innings he has allowed only two hits and gotten XX swings and misses -- including six from Shohei Ohtani who has punched out in all three of his at-bats. Snchez is an ace plain and simple. Phillies lead 3-0"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-05T00:02Z 1.3M followers, 495.2K engagements

"BREAKING: Superstar outfielder Juan Soto and the New York Mets are in agreement on a 15-year $XXX million contract sources tell ESPN. It is the largest deal in professional sports history"
X Link @JeffPassan 2024-12-09T03:10Z 1.3M followers, 37.1M engagements

"Aaron Judge and Cal Raleigh both doing MVP things on a night Kyle Schwarber hits two home runs and a team fully blows a historically large September division lead while another fighting for a playoff spot aims to win a game in extras is precisely why I freaking love baseball"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-09-25T01:54Z 1.3M followers, 950.3K engagements

"FINAL: Dodgers X Phillies X Los Angeles steals home field by scoring five unanswered runs all with two outs. Teoscar Hernndezs three-run homer staked the Dodgers the lead and Tyler Glasnow Alex Vesia and Roki Sasaki shut down Philadelphia over the final three innings"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-05T01:41Z 1.3M followers, 471K engagements

"Former Cy Young winner Dallas Keuchel and the Kansas City Royals are in agreement on a minor league contract sources tell ESPN. Keuchel XX held a workout last week and was up to XX mph. Hell start at AAA and if he gets to the big leagues would make $X million prorated"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-07-09T14:06Z 1.3M followers, 1.1M engagements

"FINAL: Cubs X Padres X Chicago is headed to the division series and will take on top-seeded Milwaukee. The Cubs and Brewers will face off for the first time ever in the postseason. For the Padres another year of good but just not good enough. The brutal call insult to injury"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-03T00:09Z 1.3M followers, 546.1K engagements

"Thursday marks the second time in baseball history there will be three winner-takes-all playoff games in one day. Tigers at Guardians (Flaherty vs. Cecconi) X p.m. ABC Padres at Cubs (Darvish vs. Taillon) X p.m. ESPN Red Sox at Yankees (Early vs. Schlittler) X p.m. ESPN"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-02T04:11Z 1.3M followers, 620.6K engagements

"BREAKING: The Washington Nationals are finalizing a deal to name Paul Toboni their new head of baseball operations sources tell ESPN. Toboni XX rose rapidly to become assistant GM for the Boston Red Sox and is widely regarded as one of the best young executives in MLB"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-09-24T18:15Z 1.3M followers, 1.2M engagements

"Philadelphia Phillies ace Zack Wheeler will miss the rest of the season. He was diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome and has been recommended to undergo surgery which would cause him to miss 6-8 months according to the team"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-08-23T19:02Z 1.3M followers, 1.8M engagements

"Thats why you play Ben Rice"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-01T22:21Z 1.3M followers, 692.5K engagements

"New York Mets director of hitting development Jeff Albert will be in charge of the major league teams hitting program in 2026 sources tell ESPN. Albert will be in uniform and help fill the void left by the firings of hitting coaches Jeremy Barnes and Eric Chavez"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-14T19:44Z 1.3M followers, 548.7K engagements

"FINAL: Yankees X Red Sox X Rookie Cam Schlittler turned in an all-time outing striking out a dozen and walking none over eight innings and New York advances to face Toronto in the ALDS starting Saturday. Boston had two games to finish off the Yankees and just couldn't do it"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-03T02:41Z 1.3M followers, 363.1K engagements

"The Toronto Blue Jays are going to the ALCS. And the New York Yankees are headed home for the winter because of it. Story free at ESPN:"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-09T12:51Z 1.3M followers, 408.2K engagements

"Its not even October yet and it feels like playoff baseball. Noelvi Marte a third baseman until the middle of this season with a game-saving home run robbery and the Reds get back to within a half-game of the Mets"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-09-25T20:25Z 1.3M followers, 907.5K engagements

"The renaissance of George Springer has been one of this seasons best stories. And as the Blue Jays begin their playoff run theyll need his experience to win a World Series and get Springer a ride on a police horse down Bremner Boulevard. Free at ESPN:"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-04T14:13Z 1.3M followers, 422K engagements

"News: The Minnesota Twins released catcher Derek Bender their sixth-round pick this year after he tipped minor league opponents the pitch that was coming during at-bats of a game with playoff implications sources told me and @kileymcd. Details at ESPN:"
X Link @JeffPassan 2024-09-13T01:04Z 1.3M followers, 2.5M engagements

"That is a horrendous call and ABS cannot come soon enough"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-02T23:58Z 1.3M followers, 2M engagements

"Cam Schlittler is the first rookie to strike out XX or more in a postseason game since Oct. XX 1997. The pitcher that day: Livan Hernandez who punched out XX thanks to the worst strike zone in the history of baseball"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-03T02:04Z 1.3M followers, 837.7K engagements

"Albert XX served as hitting coach for the St. Louis Cardinals and joined the Mets in 2022. New Yorks farm system is teeming with good young bats and the plan is to have Albert run hitting at the major league level and complement him with another hitting coach sources said"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-14T19:44Z 1.3M followers, 203.1K engagements

"FINAL: Dodgers X Phillies X In a must-win game Philadelphia scored two in the ninth but couldnt scratch across the most important run with Roki Sasaki logging a one-out save. A must-win game for the Phillies ends in a crushing loss. The Dodgers have now won nine straight"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-07T01:16Z 1.3M followers, 569.1K engagements

"Yankees rookie Cam Schlittler's night is over. He went eight shutout allowed five hits didn't walk a batter and struck out XX. He is the first pitcher in baseball history to go eight innings walk none and punch out XX in a postseason game"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-03T02:25Z 1.3M followers, 1.8M engagements

"Trey Yesavage's splitter is gross"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-05T20:15Z 1.3M followers, 429.9K engagements

"Daulton Varsho with the biggest swing of the season for the Blue Jays. And Torontos pitching has been very interesting tonight too"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-09-26T00:47Z 1.3M followers, 556.7K engagements

"The New York Mets lost and will miss the playoffs. At one point they were 45-24. They end the season at 83-79. An all-time disintegration. From the best record in the game to out of the postseason"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-09-28T22:00Z 1.3M followers, 3M engagements

"Three batters into Game X of the ALCS the Mariners lead 3-0. Julio Rodrguez took a hanging splitter from Trey Yesavage out into left field. A nightmare start for the Blue Jays. A dream continuation of last night from Seattle"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-13T21:10Z 1.3M followers, 330.6K engagements

"The A's are receiving shortstop Leodalis De Vries the No. X overall prospect in baseball along with three pitchers from San Diego for Mason Miller and J.P. Sears sources tell ESPN"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-07-31T15:02Z 1.3M followers, 9M engagements

"FINAL: Yankees X Blue Jays X Toronto was 39-0 this year in games it led by five or more runs. After Aaron Judge paced New Yorks rousing season-saving come-from-behind win with a three-run HR off the foul pole it's 39-1. Tremendous fortitude from Yankees awful loss for Jays"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-08T03:39Z 1.3M followers, 449K engagements

"The 117th and final pitch of Garrett Crochet's night went XXXXX mph tied for his fastest of the season. He finished with XX strikeouts didn't walk anyone and exits with a 2-1 lead for the Red Sox. The first playoff start of Crochet's career was brilliant"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-01T00:40Z 1.3M followers, 801K engagements

"Kerry Bonds"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-11T01:44Z 1.3M followers, 488K engagements

"Vladimir Guerrero Jr. just took Carlos Rodn deep and the Blue Jays have a 2-0 lead XX pitches into Game X. He's single-handedly beating the Yankees"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-08T00:15Z 1.3M followers, 415.3K engagements

"FINAL: Brewers X Cubs X The best team in baseball this season advances to the NLCS where the Dodgers await. Milwaukee did it with excellent pitching and three solo HR and Miller Park will host Game X on Monday. The Cubs pushed the Brewers to the limit. Milwaukee was better"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-12T02:46Z 1.3M followers, 154.2K engagements

"Jorge Polanco loves Maverick and Iceman. He has the "Top Gun Anthem" as his ringtone. And nobody in baseball is flying higher these days. More on the man Mariners players call George Bonds as Seattle edges closer to its first World Series free at ESPN:"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-14T13:17Z 1.3M followers, 449.5K engagements

"Shohei Ohtani's 2025. At the plate: .282/.392/.623 with XX home runs XXX RBIs XXX runs XX stolen bases. On the mound: XX innings XX strikeouts X walks X HR allowed XXXX ERA XXXX FIP. The best. Ever. And the MVP. Again"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-09-28T21:06Z 1.3M followers, 914.3K engagements

"Today is the last day of the year with four Major League Baseball games -- and all four are potential clinchers. The schedule: Seattle (up 2-1) at Detroit 3:08p ET Milwaukee (2-0) at Chicago 5:08p Toronto (2-1) at New York 7:08p Philadelphia at Los Angeles (2-0) 9:08p"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-08T08:06Z 1.3M followers, 673.2K engagements

"BREAKING: The Minnesota Twins are trading shortstop Carlos Correa to the Houston Astros sources tell ESPN"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-07-31T20:04Z 1.3M followers, 7.7M engagements

"Aaron Judge was destined to meet the moment in October. And what a moment: XXX mph X inches off the inside corner a near-impossible pitch to drive that clanged off the foul pole for a season-saving homer. Column on the night Judge rose free at ESPN:"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-08T07:59Z 1.3M followers, 262.7K engagements

"What does a perfect pitch look like This"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-01T21:30Z 1.3M followers, 703K engagements

"BREAKING: Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase has been placed on non-disciplinary paid leave as part of MLB's sports-betting investigation sources tell ESPN. Clase is the second Guardians pitcher on leave tied to the investigation joining right-hander Luis Ortiz"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-07-28T16:47Z 1.3M followers, 14.4M engagements

"What kind of game is this Three of the four starting pitchers this series for both teams have pitched in it"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-11T04:41Z 1.3M followers, 918.5K engagements

"Aaron Judge absolutely massacred a 100-mph fastball from Louis Varland high off the left-field foul pole. The Yankees have come all the way back to tie the game 6-6. Judge is now hitting .524/.583/.762 this postseason and leads all players with XX hits. That was his first HR"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-08T02:03Z 1.3M followers, 613.4K engagements

"It's 6-1 Blue Jays. Carlos Rodn is done after giving up nearly as many runs (six) as he got outs (seven). Toronto walked into Yankee Stadium and has put a muzzle on the place"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-08T01:06Z 1.3M followers, 687.9K engagements

"Right side. Left side. Doesnt matter. Mariners lead 6-3 and Jorge Polanco cannot be stopped"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-13T22:40Z 1.3M followers, 691.6K engagements

"This is one of the most spectacular grand slams youll ever see. The swing the reaction everything. Vlad Jr. in the ALDS: X for X. The entire Yankees team in the ALDS: X for 44"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-05T21:23Z 1.3M followers, 5.2M engagements

"FINAL: Mariners X Blue Jays X After giving up a home run on the first pitch he threw Bryce Miller and three relievers gave up one hit the rest of the game to steal a road win in Game X of the ALCS. Cal Raleigh homered Jorge Polanco drove in two and Seattle got a huge win"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-13T02:53Z 1.3M followers, 397.8K engagements

"Full starters for the National League All-Star team: C: Will Smith LAD 1B: Freddie Freeman LAD 2B: Ketel Marte ARI SS: Francisco Lindor NYM 3B: Manny Machado SDP OF: Ronald Acua Jr. ATL OF: Kyle Tucker CHC OF: Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC DH: Shohei Ohtani LAD"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-07-02T23:39Z 1.3M followers, 838.5K engagements

"The New York Mets are hiring Kai Correa as their bench coach sources confirm to ESPN. Correa bench coach and interim manager in San Francisco and an integral part of Clevelands coaching staff since 2024 will be Carlos Mendozas right-hand man. On the news: @ragazzoreport"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-14T21:49Z 1.3M followers, 461K engagements

"FINAL: Mariners XX Blue Jays X Seattle takes a commanding 2-0 lead in the ALCS and will head home with an opportunity to clinch its first World Series berth. Jorge Polancos go-ahead three-run homer paced the Mariners and their bullpen threw six brilliant shutout innings"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-14T00:32Z 1.3M followers, 325.2K engagements

"George Springer mauled the first pitch he saw from Bryce Miller out to right-center field. He knew it too. Rogers Centre is on fire. Toronto leads 1-0"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-13T00:16Z 1.3M followers, 349.7K engagements

"Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is doing his best to hold back tears on the field at Yankee Stadium. He is losing that battle. This means more to him than anyone on the Blue Jays roster. He committed to XX years with the Jays and was rewarded with the deepest playoff run of his career"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-09T02:42Z 1.3M followers, 1.3M engagements

"The Yankees ability to barrage a team with home runs always keeps them in the game. And if they can hold the lead which they now have after a Jazz Chisholm homer Toronto is facing a bullpen game tomorrow a day after their RP needed to cover 5+ innings. Not ideal for the Jays"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-08T02:26Z 1.3M followers, 437.2K engagements

"This is an MVP-caliber shirt"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-09-26T03:24Z 1.3M followers, 2.5M engagements

"FINAL: Brewers X Cubs X The best team in baseball this season advances to the NLCS where the Dodgers await. Milwaukee did it with excellent pitching and three solo HR and American Family Field will host Game X Monday. Cubs pushed Brewers to the limit. Milwaukee was better"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-12T02:55Z 1.3M followers, 353K engagements

"The New York Mets are turning over a significant part of their coaching staff sources tell ESPN. Among those who are out: pitching coach Jeremy Hefner hitting coaches Jeremy Barnes and Eric Chavez and bench coach John Gibbons"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-03T16:23Z 1.3M followers, 1.1M engagements

"Brian Snitker will not return as manager of the Atlanta Braves sources tell ESPN. He informed the team of his decision yesterday. But he will remain with the organization in a senior advisory capacity"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-01T14:08Z 1.3M followers, 1.3M engagements

"Cal Raleigh 60-homer club"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-09-25T03:59Z 1.3M followers, 989.6K engagements

"The Texas Rangers have hired Skip Schumaker as their new manager. Schumaker XX was the National League Manager of the Year in 2023 and spent the last year as a special assistant with the Rangers. He takes over for future Hall of Famer Bruce Bochy"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-04T00:50Z 1.3M followers, 844.4K engagements

"FINAL: Blue Jays X Yankees X The Toronto Blue Jays are headed to the American League Championship Series. Eight pitchers combined to shut down the Yankees and a balanced offense overwhelmed New York all series. Game X on Sunday at Rogers Centre. The Yankees fall short again"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-09T02:31Z 1.3M followers, 729.9K engagements

"Cal Raleigh just parked a Kevin Gausman splitter in the right-center stands. He's having himself one whale of a postseason. It's 1-1 in the 6th. Bryce Miller has recovered from a troublesome first inning to shut down the Blue Jays since"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-13T01:34Z 1.3M followers, 328.2K engagements

"Roki Sasaki was lost. Velo down. Poor results. Then suddenly he was back looking like a monster again. From a leap of faith to a deposition to a cue that helped Sasaki find XXX mph and close Dodgers playoff games this is how it happened free at ESPN:"
X Link @JeffPassan 2025-10-06T15:17Z 1.3M followers, 2.7M engagements