There are those who foresee Yoenis Céspedes and Josh Donaldson on a collision course, bound for a Mets-Blue Jays World Series and a brutal expose on the Oakland A’s operation. Perhaps it’s just that easy — but most likely not.
Hunter Pence remains the king of strange postseason developments this century, dating to the 2012 NLCS at AT&T Park. In a bizarre bit of broken-bat dynamics, Pence hit a three-run double that actually struck his bat three times before taking its eventual flight. This October is starting to take on that look.