Three Hall-of-Famers share an October 3 birthday. Dennis Eckersley turns 72 years old today, Dave Winfield turns 75, and Fred Clarke (who passed away in 1960) was born on this day back in 1872. Each member of this trio played for a World Series champion, among their many other accomplishments.
1. White Sox/Guardians and Yankees/Rays get underway
The second round of the postseason begins at noon CT, when the Guardians host the White Sox in the first-ever playoff meeting between these two founding members of the American League. Cleveland finished just a game ahead of Chicago to capture the AL Central title (and a first-round bye), and even an equal record would’ve won the division for the Sox since the Southsiders held a 7-6 edge in head-to-head play in the regular season. Parker Messick starts for the Guardians, while Hagen Smith takes the hill for the White Sox in what will be another bullpen game for the Chicago side.
The other ALDS matchup pits the Yankees against the Rays, with Gerrit Cole facing Drew Rasmussen when Game 1 begins at 5:30pm CT. Tampa Bay finished 4.5 games ahead of New York in the AL East race, and won the season series by a 7-6 margin. The Rays and Yankees are meeting in the playoffs for the second time, with Tampa hoping for a repeat of its five-game win over the Bronx Bombers in the 2020 ALDS. Though the Yankees didn’t need Aaron Judge to sweep the Red Sox in the Wild Card Series, Judge’s status remains the team’s biggest question mark, as a calf strain has kept the superstar from playing since September 16.
2. Braves/Dodgers and Padres/Brewers begin
On the National League side of the bracket, the Dodgers begin their chase for a threepeat at 3pm CT in Game 1 of the NLDS against the Braves. Atlanta was 5-1 against Los Angeles in the regular season, and the Braves are looking to continue the momentum after their three-game win over the Phillies in the NLWCS. Tarik Skubal will take the ball for the Dodgers in Game 1 while the Braves haven’t yet announced an official “starter,” as the team is expected to deploy a bullpen game. The Dodgers are 3-2 in all-time playoff series against the Braves — Atlanta beat L.A. in the 2021 NLCS en route to winning the World Series, a year after the Dodgers topped the Braves in the 2020 NLCS in the final step before capturing a world championship.
The 103-win Brewers have homefield advantage throughout the playoffs, which begins at 7:30pm CT today when Milwaukee hosts San Diego in the first-ever postseason meeting between the two franchises. The Padres have quietly had the Brewers’ number over the last three seasons, with a 13-6 record in 19 games between the two clubs (including a 4-2 edge for the Friars in 2026). Robbie Ray gets the Game 1 start for a scorching-hot Padres team that is 43-18 in its last 61 games, including a dominant two-game sweep of the Cubs in the NLWCS. NL Cy Young Award favorite Jacob Misiorowski will make his first career postseason start today, after posting a 1.50 ERA over 12 relief innings for Milwaukee in last year’s playoffs.
3. MLBTR’s arbitration projections are here
For the 16th straight offseason, Matt Swartz and MLB Trade Rumors teamed up to project the salaries of all arbitration-eligible players. The 2026-27 list was released yesterday, with Matt’s algorithm breaking down the projections for the 196 players currently known to be eligible for the arb process (with this number perhaps shifting depending the Super Two cutoff point).
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