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Small stumbles can be unforgivable offenses when races are so close. 

The slightest advantage this late in the process can be too large to overcome. And if the competition is outpacing everyone else anyway, well then it becomes that man’s race to lose.

After checking in on the best of the best at first base, the B/R MLB 300 now moves up another 90 feet for a look at a decidedly more athletic position: second base.

It's admittedly been something of a lean year for the second-base brotherhood, but we still managed to come up with a list of 25 names after subjecting nominees to a scoring system that adds up to 100.

The St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates have punched their tickets to October, but the 2015 MLB playoff picture remains jumbled—especially in the American League.

Incomparable. You've probably heard that word thrown around in connection with Zack Greinke and Clayton Kershaw, the dynamic duo that's poised to pitch the Los Angeles Dodgers into October.

Certainly, the likes of Greinke and Kershaw don't come around often, and even less frequently do such immense talents occupy the same rotation.

But there is a comparison for the Dodgers' two-headed mound monster, if an imperfect one.

Sure, 2015 might have been a down year by the standards of Seattle Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano. Yet he still is managing to reach milestones. 

On Wednesday night, Cano lined a single to left field in the top of the eighth inning against Kansas City Royals pitcher Kelvin Herrera for his 2,000th career hit. 

Two weeks ago, Marcus Stroman still hadn't thrown a major league pitch this season, yet Alex Anthopoulos already had him in the playoff rotation.

The Toronto Blue Jays general manager is a smart man.

If David Ortiz wasn't playing under the lights at Fenway Park, he would be starring on a much different stage.

When the Players' Tribune handed the Boston Red Sox designated hitter a list of 10 questions for the website's "What the (Blank)?" series, he scribbled in one particularly interesting answer.

His dream job (if he weren't an athlete)? Wait for it...porn star.

Late Tuesday night, Hall of Fame catcher and MLB manager Yogi Berra died in West Caldwell, New Jersey, at the age of 90.

Zack Greinke is in the midst of his best season, but the Los Angeles Dodgers star finds himself on the mend with an injured calf. 

Continue for updates. 

With the Washington Nationals' disappointing season winding down, the future of manager Matt Williams will be one of the hot topics for the franchise.

Continue for updates.

Nationals GM Vague on Williams' Future

Wednesday, Sept. 23

Speaking to 106.7 The Fan in Washington, D.C., Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo did not give Williams a vote of confidence: