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MLB playoffs open with Verlander and Scherzer in focus
Original: Whole new ballgame starts tomorrow. Plus: Greatest pitching change ever? https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7639856/2026/0
The MLB postseason begins, with coverage framing it as a whole new ballgame and highlighting a potentially historic pitching decision. The Athletic's newsletter zeroes in on Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer, asking whether the move to hand the ball to the veteran aces amounts to the greatest pitching change ever as October baseball gets under way.
Why now: The MLB playoffs start, and the debate over using Verlander and Scherzer is generating buzz among baseball fans.
MLBJustin VerlanderMax ScherzerThe Athletic
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- Whole new ballgame starts tomorrow. Plus: Greatest pitching change ever? https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7639856/2026/09/28/mlb-playoffs-verlander-scherzer-greatness-the-windup/ # MLB # Baseball # Sports · nyt_sports@robot.villas · 1
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