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There was a time when Yasiel Puig was the hot topic du jour on a seemingly, um, jourly basis. That went double during October, a month when Puig's every action was best observed through a microscope. And the more subatomic, the better.

But this year? Not as much. And the way things are looking now, it's time to wonder if we'll even be discussing Puig at all come the postseason.

While Josh Donaldson just keeps padding his lead in the American League MVP chase, many of the other 2015 MLB award races remain crowded as the season hits the home stretch.

A lot has changed since the last time we set the odds for baseball's most prestigious individual honors just two weeks ago. In the process of resetting the odds, we took all sorts of factors into consideration.

If the second game of the Chicago Cubs-Pittsburgh Pirates doubleheader Tuesday was a preview of the National League Wild Card Game, the Cubs will take it and smile.

Miami Marlins second baseman Dee Gordon was one of the stars of his team's 9-3 victory over the New York Mets on Tuesday night, which put him in a dancing mood.

Gordon didn't wait until he got back to the clubhouse to dance, however. He broke out the popular "Hit the Quan" dance right there on the diamond—and had his teammate "film" him.

New York Yankees designated hitter Alex Rodriguez moved past Craig Biggio into sole possession of 21st place on the all-time hits list with a solo home run off of Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Jake Odorizzi in the first inning of Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Rays, per ESPN Stats & Info.

Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper hit his 38th and 39th home runs of the season during Tuesday's 4-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies, tying Vladimir Guerrero for fourth place on the franchise single-season home runs list, per Baseball-Reference.com.

Harper started with a solo shot off of Phillies pitcher David Buchanan in the first inning, then drove in the Nationals' second run with a third-inning single off of Buchanan.

Shooting off fireworks for a home run is pretty common—when the dinger is hit by the home team.

Fireworks for a visiting player? Not so much. 

Well, that happened at Progressive Field on Tuesday night. And the fans didn't like it one bit.

The NL East rivalry between the Washington Nationals and the Philadelphia Phillies doesn't involve just the players—it extends to the mascots as well.

Before Tuesday night's game, Nationals star Bryce Harper pulled a prank on the Phillie Phanatic, stealing the keys to the mascot's ATV. That got the fun started.

New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez has been diagnosed with a bone bruise in his left knee after undergoing an MRI on Tuesday.

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Now that the 2015 MLB season is coming to an end, we can begin to take a look back on the season that was and begin to get a clearer picture on everything that transpired from April until now.

How will fans remember the 2015 regular season?