Max Fried Or Carlos Rodon Starting For New York In Game 3 Of ALDS Wednesday Who Is Looking To Stave Off Elimination? While Nick Martinez Is Starting For Tampa Bay Who Is Looking To Advance To ALCS
The question coming into game three between New York the team that wears the pinstripes Tampa Bay for New York the team that wears the pinstripes Wednesday who is looking to stave off elimination as New York the team that wears the pinstripes is down 0-2 in ALDS is Max Fried or Carlos Rodon starting for New York the team that wears the pinstripes who is looking to stave off elimination? While Nick Martinez is starting for Tampa Bay who is looking to advance to ALCS.
Carlos Rodon would be making his first start in postseason if he was to take the place of Max Fried because of mother nature taking over another life coming into this world as Max Fried’s girlfriend is expecting in the coming days.
Ahead of game 3 of ALDS between New York the team that wears the pinstripes, Tampa Bay Wednesday Max Fried shared his thoughts on Tuesday by saying “I’ve got a real supportive family that understands that this is my job,”
It’s a must-win game,”If we don’t win, we go home. This is where you leave everything out on the field. There’s nothing else to save anything for. I understand the leash is probably going to be pretty small, and we’re going to do whatever we can to win, so for me, it’s leave everything out there.”
You have to flush it and not let it affect you, but at the same time, use it as motivation to stop it right there and prove that it doesn’t define you, or it isn’t the character, and it was just a freak game,”It’s important to have a little bit of pride and be able to say that’s not us, and we’re going to prove it.”
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Max Fried wasn’t the only one to share his thoughts on Max Fried starting for New York the team that wears the pinstripes who is looking to stave off elimination being down 0-2 to Tampa Bay in the ALDS as New York the team that wears the pinstripes pitching coach Matt Blake did as well by saying “I think just the way it lined up, we wanted to get Max involved in Game 3 and go from there,”“I wouldn’t say there was too much debate about it, other than Max has been one of our guys and we want to ride with him here.”
Though Matt Blake wasn’t the only coach to share his thoughts on Max Fried starting for New York the team that wears the pinstripes who is looking to stave off elimination being down 0-2 to Tampa Bay in the ALDS as New York the team that wears the pinstripes as manager Aaron Boone did as well by saying “We’ve got a chance to go win a baseball game [Wednesday] night, and I feel like Max gives us a great opportunity to do that,”
According to Bryan Hoch MLB article!https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/max-fried-yankees-starter-against-rays-in-game-3-2026-alds
Ahead of Max Fried, Nick Martinez starting Nick Martinez shared his thoughts by saying Yeah. I've been paying attention to the last two games. So I'm fully aware what's at stake tomorrow,”It should be exciting. I imagine it's going to be an electric crowd with (the Yankees') season on the line. It's going to be an absolute dog fight, just like my last 31 starts.”
According to Bill Ladson ‘s MLB Yardbarker article https://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/rays_nick_martinez_can_put_end_to_yankees_season/s1_13132
Max Fried, Nick Martinez are different because Max Fried is a left handed starting pitcher while Nick Martinez right handed starting pitcher!
Max Fried comes into game 3 of ALDS postseason record of 1-0 with an earn run average of 1.50 because Max Fried who is a left handed starting pitcher who has already pitched once during 2026 postseason as he pitched in New York the team that wears the pinstripes 9-2 win over Boston in Wild Card Round on Wednesday September 30 , 2026 in Bronx New York started where pitched 6.0 innings surrendering 3 hits, 1 earned run , 1 walk while striking out 6 Boston batters.
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Mother nature isn’t likely to be a factor on the diamond however for New York the team that wears the pinstripes, Tampa Bay because at first pitch it’s 63 degrees clear with 0 % chance of rain at 9:00pm it’s 62 degrees clear with 0 % chance of rain at 10:00pm it’s 61 degrees clear with 0 % chance of rain by the time the game is over it’s 60 degrees with 0 % chance of rain.
According to Accuweather on ESPN App
Carlos Rodon finished regular season with a 2-0 win over Tampa Bay in Game 1 of doubleheader on Tuesday September 22, 2026 in Bronx New York pitched 8.0 innings surrendering 3 hits, 0 earned runs , 0 walks.
To who?
In game 1 of doubleheader Yandy Diaz who is designated hitter was 0-4 contributing offensively 0 runs 0 home runs 0 runs batted in. Jonathan Aranda who is first baseman 1-3 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in. Junior Cabinero who is third baseman was 0-3 contributing offensively 0 runs 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in. Liam Hicks who is catcher was 0-3 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in. Chandler Simpson was 1-3 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in. Jonny Deluca who is right fielder was 0-3 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in. Victor Messa Jr. was 1-3 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in. Jorge Mateo who is shortstop was 0-2 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in. Cedric Mullins who was pinch hitter who is center fielder was 0-2 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in. Richie Palacios who is second baseman who was 0-2 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in. In game one 1 of doubleheader Tampa Bay offensively was unable to provide run support for Nick Martinez who started who pitched 6.0 innings surrendering 5 hits, 2 earned runs, 1 walk while striking out 7 New York the team that wears the pinstripes batters. Ty Johnson who came on relief of Nick Martinez who pitched 2.0 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 4 New York the team that wears the pinstripes batters.
According to ESPN App
Nick Martinez is making his first start of 2026 postseason for Tampa Bay! Nick Martinez has a record of 0-1 with an earn run average of 3.18 in postseason career.
https://www.mlb.com/player/nick-martinez-607259
New York the team that wears the pinstripes is down 0-2 in the ALDS is looking to stave off elimination because on Monday October 5, 2026 at Tampa Bay New York the team that wears the pinstripes New York the team that wears the pinstripes was abysmal defensively, offensively in New York the team that wears the pinstripes 5-2 loss to Tampa Bay Defensively as a team New York the team that wears the pinstripes committed 4 errors Ryan McMahon who is third baseman committed fielding error. Jazz Chisholm Jr. who is second baseman committed throwing error Austin Wells who is catcher was called for catcher interference. George Lombard Jr. who is shortstop had a throwing error that turned into unearned runs for Liam Hicks who is catcher who grounded to Jazz Chisholm Jr. scoring Jonathan Aranda who is first baseman giving Tampa Bay a 2-1 lead before Chandler Simpson who is who is left fielder.
Offensively Ben Rice who was designated hitter who is first baseman contributed every run offensively a home run to right in top of 4th inning evening score at 1-1. In the top of 8th inning Ben Rice homered to right 358 feet at the time making 5-2 Tampa Bay while Cody Bellinger who is left fielder was 1-4 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in . Luis Garcia Jr. who is first baseman who was 0-4 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in . Spencer Jones who is right fielder who is taking place of captain, right fielder Aaron Judge who is currently on injured list with right calf strain. George Lombard Jr. was 0-4 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in. Jazz Chisholm Jr. who is second baseman was 0-4 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs , 0 runs batted in . Trent Grisham who is center fielder who was 0-3 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in. Austin Wells who was 1-3 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in . Ryan McMahon who was 0-1 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in . Paul Goldschmidt who was pinch hitting Luis Garcia Jr. who 0-1 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs 0 runs batted in.
New York the team that wears the pinstripes abysmal offense was unable to provide run support for Cam Schlittler who started who pitched 4.1 innings surrendering 2 earned runs, 1 walk.
To who?
Junior Cabinero who is third baseman who grounded into fielders choice to George Lombard Jr. while Yandy Diaz scored on Jazz Chisholm Jr. throwing error putting Tampa Bay ahead 1-0 before Liam Hicks grounded out to Jazz Chisholm Jr. scoring Jonathan Aranda. Brent Headrick who came on in relief of Cam Schlittler who started who pitched 0.2 innings surrendering 1 hit, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 1 Tampa Bay batter . John Schreiber who came on in relief of Brent Headrick. Ryan Weathers who is a starting pitcher though who came on as a reliever who came on in relief of John Schreiber who pitched 0.2 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs 1 walk while striking out 0 Tampa Bay batters . Paul Blackburn who came on in relief of Ryan Weathers who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs, 0 walks while striking out 0 Tampa Bay batters. David Bednar who came on in relief of Paul Blackburn.
According to ESPN App
Following New York the team that wears the pinstripes going down 0-2 to Tampa Bay in ALDS manager Aaron Boone shared his thoughts on how his team performed defensively, offensively Monday night in St. Petersburg Florida by saying It’s going to be a rough ride back,”You’ve got to find out what you’re made of. It’s gut-check time.”I’d still throw it, honestly,“I’d just try to throw it a little bit more close to the base.”We definitely didn’t help ourselves,”Against a good team like that, you can’t afford to make as many mistakes as we did. That’s what’s going to happen.” We can’t play like that and expect a win,”
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Manager Aaron Boone wasn’t the only one to share his thoughts on the 5-2 to Tampa Bay in Game 2 Of ALDS on Monday October 5, 2026 in St. Petersburg Florida as Jazz Chisholm Jr. , George Lombard Jr. who committed errors did as well by saying I’d still throw it, honestly,”“I’d just try to throw it a little bit more close to the base.”We definitely didn’t help ourselves,”“Against a good team like that, you can’t afford to make as many mistakes as we did. That’s what’s going to happen.”
According to Bryan Hoch MLB article https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/yankees-lose-alds-game-2-2026
While New York the team that wears the pinstripes is looking to stave off elimination in game 3 force game 4 Tampa Bay meanwhile is looking to advance to the ALCS because they ‘re ahead 2-0 in the series where they scored unearned runs Monday . Those unearned runs came in 5-2 win over New York the team that wears pinstripes because defensively as a team New York the team that wears the pinstripes committed 4 errors Ryan McMahon who is third baseman committed fielding error. Jazz Chisholm Jr. who is second baseman committed throwing error Austin Wells who is catcher was called for catcher interference. George Lombard Jr. who is shortstop had a throwing error that turned into unearned runs for Liam Hicks who is catcher who grounded to Jazz Chisholm Jr. scoring Jonathan Aranda who is first baseman giving Tampa Bay a 2-1 lead before Chandler Simpson who is who is left fielder.
According to ESPN App
Following Tampa Bay taking 2-0 lead following 5-2 win in ALDS Monday night in St. Petersburg Florida reliever Bryan Baker described Tampa Bay as Contact, speed and chaos.
Though,
Bryan Baker wasn’t the only one to share his thoughts as manager Kevin Cash did as well saying It's pretty significant,”“It's going to be challenging, but we've set ourselves up in a good way by getting on a plane here up 2-0.”
According to Adam Berry MLB article https://www.mlb.com/rays/news/rays-win-alds-game-2-2026
First pitch is set for 8:00pm from Yankee Stadium!
The game is going to be televised on TBS, HBO Max Tru TV , Univision / TUDN with Brian Anderson, Jeff Francoeur , Lauren Shehadi commentating!
Brian Anderson enters his 20th season with the Brewers after being named play-by-play announcer in January 2007. He is a three-time recipient of the Wisconsin Sportscaster of the Year Award (2013-14, 2017), which is presented by the National Sports Media Association.
In addition, Anderson has been nominated for NSMA National Sportscaster of the Year in each of the past three years (2023-25). He has earned five Emmy Awards, most recently in 2020 for Outstanding Crafts Achievement for On-Camera Talent.
Beyond Brewers telecasts, Anderson has called play-by-play for TBS’s MLB postseason coverage for the past 18 seasons and will continue to call select national telecasts for MLBonTBS Tuesdays package in 2026. Outside of baseball, Anderson has covered a wide variety of events for TNT Sports, including the NBAonTNT, the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, The Match, the PGA Championship and Grand Slam tennis at the French Open at Roland Garros. He called the NBA All-Star Game on TNT from 2023-25 and has been the play-by-play voice of the popular NBA2K video game since 2021.
Anderson joined the Brewers from Golf Channel where he worked as a live tournament host from 2003-06. He also spent time at FOX Sports Southwest calling NCAA basketball from 2002-07 and serving as sideline reporter for the San Antonio Spurs from 1999-2007, during which the Spurs won four NBA championships.
From 1998-2000, Anderson handled Minor League and Little League Baseball telecasts for ESPN. His broadcasting career began with Double-A San Antonio in the Texas League where he served as a radio and television play-by-play announcer from 1994-2002.
Anderson was a catcher on the nationally ranked baseball team at St. Mary’s University (TX) and graduated cum laude from the school in 1993 with a degree in English communications. His brother, Mike, pitched in the Major Leagues with the Cincinnati Reds in 1993 and is currently a special assistant to the general manager with the Texas Rangers.
Brian, his wife, Michele, and daughter, Maddy, reside in Hartland, Wisconsin.
Jeff Francoeur‘s career has been a series of ups and downs, the high point coming in his first year in the majors, and his lowest occurring this past season. To avoid becoming a has-been at age-25, Francoeur will need to figure out how to harness his talent. Today we’ll take a look at what went wrong in his dreadful 2008, and what we can expect from him going forward.
Jeffrey Braden Francoeur was chosen by the Atlanta Braves in the first round of the 2002 amateur draft out of Parkview High School in Lillburn, Georgia. As a high school All-American in baseball who helped Parkview High win consecutive Georgia state 5A baseball championships playing right in the Braves’ backyard, he was hard to miss, and fit right in with Atlanta’s strategy of drafting regional talent.
He was placed in Rookie League with the Danville Braves, where he hit .327/.395/.585 in 147 at-bats, an effort that made him the sixth-best prospect in the organization according to Baseball America, who said that Francoeur had all of the tools needed to become a legitimate baseball star, but that he would have to acquire the experience needed to learn how to utilize them. He had the arm and the instincts to be a great defensive outfielder, with a smooth, no-hitch swing. There is one comment that stands out however, which reasonably presumed that: “as he focuses on baseball, he’ll understand how pitchers are trying to set him up at the plate…”
For his first full season, 19-year-old Frenchy was promoted to the Sally League, where his free-swinging tendencies were even worse than they had been the previous season, though it didn’t seem hopelessly detrimental at this stage. Francoeur’s .281/.325/.445 line was nothing spectacular, and his walk rate dropped from nine percent all the way down to 5.3, but he had also lowered his strikeout rate dramatically to 12 percent of his plate appearances, down from the 20.4 percent the previous year.
Francoeur didn’t overwhelm in his full-season debut at Rome, but for a guy who played mostly football in high school, it was an impressive start. His power and wheels are for real, and the scouting reports on his defense are better than the DT’s would suggest. He’ll need to learn how to handle breaking pitches and improve his approach at the plate, but he’s got time.
Baseball America rated Francoeur number two in the Braves’ system, naming him the best all-around athlete in the organization, and noting that he had the body and the swing to hit 30 home runs per year once he reached the majors. His strike-zone judgment needed improvement, though this was their lone issue with his performance.
The Braves promoted him to High-A for the 2004 season, and Francoeur responded by taking his offense back up a notch. His walk rate held with the previous season’s at 6 percent, but his strikeout rate climbed back up to 2002 levels. He did manage to show more pop, with his Isolated Power climbing from .164 to .215, with a line of .293/.346/.508 at Myrtle Beach, and for his efforts, Frenchy was promoted to Double-A Greenville, where he immediately flopped. At this point, Baseball Prospectus 2005 advised people to take the hype down a notch:
The Braves have a habit of spending high-round picks on suburban-Atlanta prep talents. Although that sounds like an awfully circumscribed draft strategy, like almost everything else over the last decade-and-a-half, it’s worked for them. Francoeur’s another one. The 23rd overall pick of the 2002 draft, he’s a raw and toolsy hitter with loads of ability. …he projects as a Gold Glove-caliber defender at the corners. He lacks plate discipline, but this past season he slugged .508 as a 20-year-old at High-A Myrtle Beach, which is perhaps the toughest hitting environment in the minors. Francoeur struggled badly after a promotion to Double-A Greenville, but it was only an 18-game sample. He doesn’t yet merit the stratospheric prospect ranking others have given him, but he’s still got the makings of a fine future.
His 2004 season was impressive, despite both the hitting environment and his missing five weeks after taking a pitch to the cheekbone, but his PECOTA projection suggested that he was not yet prepared for the majors, coming in at only .251/.291/.426 (which looks a lot like the 2006 line he would put up with the Braves). Francoeur spent half of his season at Double-A, improving on his small sample from 2004. He hit .275/.322/.487, a bit surprising for a 21-year-old who still couldn’t hit breaking pitches in his first full year at Double-A.
Baseball America named Frenchy the Braves’ number one prospect, pointing to his consistency in getting the barrel of the bat on the ball, his excellent bat speed, and his using the entire field, and qualified it all by noting the one significant issue that would continue to plague him-a lack of strike-zone judgment and plate discipline.
After an injury to Brian Jordan in July, Francoeur made his major league debut with the Braves. Frenchy took the National League by storm, decimating opposing pitching from his July 7 call-up through August 15, hitting .382/.394/.745 with a home run every 11 at-bats. His lack of plate discipline would ultimately catch up to him; his OBP was only 12 points higher than his batting average, and when the hits stopped coming in-Francoeur would hit just .245/.300/.419 with a home run every 31 at-bats the rest of the way-his value dropped precipitously. He continued to excel on defense though, setting a rookie record for assists.
Francoeur was struggling against right-handed pitching: though he destroyed southpaws at a .379/.408/.803 clip, he managed just .272/.310/.461 against right-handers. This problem is still with him, as Francoeur hit just .260/.301/.410 against right-handers from 2006-2008. Since he has never again hit lefties the way he did during that brief early span, his line has come nowhere close to that of his debut.
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https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/ron-darling/
https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/8386/player-profile-jeff-francoeur/
As the current co-host of MLB Network’s daily morning program “MLB Central,” and the in-game reporter for American League Championship coverage on TBS, Lauren Shehadi, who herself played softball and is keeping baseball fans highly informed as part of the World Series playoffs on FOX, has played the long game to become a respected, rounded, and relied upon member of any sports broadcast team. M&F sat down with Shehadi to find out how honest hard work has been the not-so-secret to her success, and why life is a journey and not a destination when it comes to finding balance.
“I remember, I was 12 years old,” says Shehadi. “Cal Ripken Jr. was breaking Lou Gehrig’s consecutive games played streak. I grew up in the DC metro area and the Baltimore Orioles were my team. There was a 25-minute standing ovation when he broke the streak. He (Ripken) was walking around, high-fiving everyone and I just thought: ‘oh my gosh, I just wanna be a part of this!’ As Ripken cemented his legacy as baseball’s “Iron Man,” thanks to his willingness to show up and put in the work, playing 2,632 consecutive games for the MLB. His stamina and longevity is a constant inspiration fueling Shehadi’s own desire to succeed as a sportscaster, wife, and mother. Of course, with the World Series underway, the journalist and presenter is busier than ever. “We’re gonna find out in a couple of days, which blueprint works,” she says, excited to see which team comes out on top. And, while the players are slugging it out on the field, Shehadi will be clocking up the air miles and dashing across stadiums to hit her own cues on live television, all without appearing tired, underprepared, or out of breath.
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