NL East

One of the most evenly matched World Series in recent memory will open at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on Tuesday when the Royals host the New York Mets in Game 1, which is listed as a pick’em at most sp

Each one of Daniel Murphy's home runs this October wasn't accompanied by a cartoon cash-register sound effect, though they all probably should have been.

Murphy slugged the New York Mets to the World Series, sure. But he's also bashing himself toward a hefty free-agent payday this winter.

How hefty will it be? And how hefty should it be? Let's parse those questions.

There won't be any innings-limit drama for Matt Harvey in the World Series.

The Philadelphia Phillies' search for a new general manager is reportedly over, as the team is expected to hire Matt Klentak. 

Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe reported Klentak's hiring. ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick confirmed the move. 

The New York Mets didn’t want to leave any doubt in the minds of the casual fans. An 8-3 thrashing in Game 4 on Wednesday and a sweep of the Chicago Cubs meant they secured their place as the best team in the National League and a spot in the World Series.

Fact: New York Mets' Daniel Murphy is the first player to hit a home run in six straight postseason games.

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Source: ESPN Stats & Info

CHICAGO — Holy Doc Gooden!

“Growing up, I spent what seemed like thousands of summer afternoons in my backyard in Chesapeake, Virginia, pretending I was playing in the World Series,” Mets captain David Wright was saying, dream firmly in hand, just after he had reached out and seized it late Wednesday night. “Then the last out, you realize the next game you’re going to play will be a World Series game.”

Regular-season Daniel Murphy is an OK player. Pretty good, even. If we really want to stretch, we can say he might even be quite good.

But postseason Daniel Murphy? He's something else, man. Just going off the evidence, he's a historic postseason slugger who's basically the same thing as peak Barry Bonds*.

*In a good way.

To no one's surprise, New York Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy was named the 2015 National League Championship Series MVP on Wednesday.

For the first time since the turn of the century, the New York Mets are heading to the World Series.

Steven Matz allowed one run over 4.2 innings, Daniel Murphy continued his ascent to October superstardom with a four-hit night and Lucas Duda drove in five runs as the Mets earned an 8-3 win over the Chicago Cubs to advance to the 2015 Fall Classic.