Happy Wednesday, BCB family, and let’s have a quick look at the variety of news bites we have assembled for you today. On the positive side of things, Justin Verlander is celebrating a mammoth milestone, as he has become one of only 10 pitchers to reach 3500 strikeouts. And is he ready to rest on his laurels? Nope, he’s already planning to come back for the 2026 season. Pete Alonso set a home run record with the Mets, Over in the AL, Jose Ramirez just collected his 27th multi-home run game.

Plus, now that the trade deadline is over, we’ve got loads of specualtion about the postseason and who is going to get there, and a bonus on that front: we now know when all the games will be played.

So let’s jump right into all of today’s baseball news. • Michael Baumann looks at some of the worst

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