Propelled by strong pitching and timely hitting, the Rays squeaked out a 3-1 win over the Guardians Sunday evening to gain a 3-2 series lead. With a win today. Tampa Bay would advance to the World Series for the first time since 2020 and just the third time in franchse history.

One of the biggest dominoes of the impending MLB offseason has fallen, adding a massive free agent bat to a pool that is relatively light on them. The Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball announced that they will approve the posting of superstar infielder Teruaki Sato to MLB this offseason.