Opinion

The hottest hitter on the planet has been massively overlooked.

But he did all he could to change that Saturday afternoon, breaking through the star power of his teammates to shine as bright as any player has this season.

The results just were not there under Jack Zduriencik’s watch.

Plain. Simple. Telling.

The Major League Baseball season is coming down to the stretch run, and many fans are already thinking about the playoffs.

What are some dream matchups that fans want to see?

Bleacher Report's Scott Miller joins Stephen Nelson to offer some series matchups he would love to see in October.

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Dave Dombrowski won big in his fifth year in Florida, and in his fifth year in Detroit. He's in Boston now because the Red Sox expect him to win big there, too, but there's no way they expect him to take five years to do it.

Another week of MLB action is in the books, which means it's time for a fresh installment of Bleacher Report's Team of the Week.

In case you're joining us for the first time, these are the players (one per position, including a starting pitcher and designated hitter) who have busted box scores over the past seven days. Forget their overall stats. We're judging them solely on what they accomplished between August 21 and August 27.

It's hard to know what you're supposed to call a comeback anymore. But with Yordano Ventura, the term is sounding more and more appropriate.

With about six weeks remaining in the 2015 MLB campaign, the postseason races are beginning to take shape.

In most cases, the picture remains in flux, with multiple teams jockeying for position. Really, other than the Kansas City Royals in the American League Central, no division or wild-card winner is a foregone conclusion.

But we've seen enough baseball to officially label this the homestretch and assess the odds of each contender advancing past the regular season.

For the Detroit Tigers, 2015 will go down as the year their string of consecutive division titles ended at four. But it might also be remembered as the season in which they got Justin Verlander back.

Mike Trout and Bryce Harper are the clear front-runners for the two MVP awards this season.

Who are the dark horses who could snatch the awards away from baseball's two poster boys?

Bleacher Report's Scott Miller joins Stephen Nelson to name two players in each league who aren't getting the hype but are legit contenders for the 2015 MVP awards.

Larry Bowa went over the edge of oblivion Tuesday night, exploding on officials and New York Mets players in a meltdown seemingly in the making since Monday's 16-7 home loss.

The Philadelphia Phillies bench coach was ejected in the seventh inning of Tuesday's game after a tirade sparked by Mets righty Hansel Robles seemingly trying to sneak another quick pitch past a Phillies batter.