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Dayn Perry

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Nick Martinez gets World Series Game 1 start for Rays: Why Tampa Bay went with unexpected starter

Martinez will face off against Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski on Friday in Milwaukee

Three reasons why the Rays can finally win their first World Series title

The Rays, the AL's best team throughout 2026, will try to win their first ring vs. the Brewers in their third WS trip

MLB Lockout 101: In-depth guide to likely work stoppage and what it means for free agency, 2027 season, more

Why is a baseball lockout a near certainty? When will it start? What does it mean? We're answering all those questions and more

World Series MVP odds, predictions: Expert picks for Brewers-Rays, including Jackson Chourio, a stud reliever

The best teams in baseball will open the Fall Classic on Friday in Milwaukee

How the Brewers could join elite company with World Series title after dominant regular season

Milwaukee is just four wins away from the first ring in franchise history, fresh off MLB's best regular-season record

2026 World Series predictions: Expert picks for Brewers vs. Rays with MLB's Fall Classic set

The two No. 1 seeds in baseball will face off in the World Series, opening in Milwaukee on Friday

Orioles hire new GM under Mike Elias as Baltimore tries to get back on track after rebuild stalled

The Orioles have hired Jared Banner, who was most recently working as the Cubs' assistant GM

The Brewers got it Made: In World Series for first time in 44 years, Milwaukee also has MLB's No. 1 prospect

Jesús Made, baseball's top prospect, homered in his first winter league at-bat on Friday, the day after the Brewers swept the Dodgers

Is the Dodgers' dynasty over? Three reasons why Los Angeles' dominance could be nearing an end

The Dodgers' aging core of superstars struggled mightily in a four-game NLCS sweep at the hands of the Brewers

Dodgers vs. Brewers Game 4 predictions: Expert picks with champs on the verge of being swept

Will the Brewers close it out on Thursday for their first NL pennant? Or will the Dodgers stay alive?

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts explains leaving Blake Snell in before costly back-to-back home runs in Game 3

Snell opened the seventh inning with a walk and then home runs by Jake Bauers and Garrett Mitchell before being pulled

Astros move on from Joe Espada: Is a rebuild next in Houston? Plus more pressing questions

Houston has gotten worse every year since its 2022 World Series and may finally be staring down a rebuild -- if Jim Crane allows it

Would the Dodgers actually bench Shohei Ohtani? Struggling superstar faces questions amid 2-0 NLCS hole

After a second half gutted by injuries, Ohtani has proven to be a drain on the disappointing Dodgers so far in the NLCS

Rays vs. Guardians predictions: ALCS expert picks as title-starved franchises square off for pennant

The 2026 ALCS gets started Monday night, and our experts are all leaning the same direction

Biggest LCS questions in 2026 MLB playoffs: Will we see best versions of Jacob Misiorowski, Shohei Ohtani?

MLB's final four is set and we have questions about each team as the NLCS and ALCS get started

Dayn Perry has been a baseball writer for CBS Sports since early 2012. Prior to that, he wrote for FOXSports.com and ESPN.com. He's the author of three books, the most recent being Reggie Jackson: The Life and Thunderous Career of Baseball's Mr. October. A native of Mississippi, he now lives in Chicago with wife, son, and dog.

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