MLB Playoff Race Heats Up Across Leagues
MLB’s postseason picture is tightening as several teams jockey for the final wild-card spots across both leagues, with decisive late-season matchups and a clarified playoff format fueling the push for October. Contenders like the Orioles, Tigers, Twins, Blue Jays, Mariners, and Rays compete for remaining slots, while standout performances and near-record home-run milestones from players such as Joshua Baez, Yordan Álvarez, Matt Olson, Kyle Schwarber, and Junior Caminero add extra drama to the stretch drive.
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About Kevin Cash
Kevin Forrest Cash is an American professional baseball manager and former player who is the manager of the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). Previously, Cash played catcher in MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Houston Astros. As a player, Cash was listed at 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) and 200 pounds (91 kg); he batted and threw right-handed. He was the bullpen coach for the Cleveland Indians before being hired as the Rays' manager in December 2014. Cash was the American League Manager of the Year in 2020 and 2021, the first AL manager to win the award consecutively. He entered the 2024 season as the longest-tenured manager in MLB.
Everything about Kevin Cash →- Occupation
- baseball player
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- December 6, 1977