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Playoffs feature near no-hitter and long-awaited culmination
Original: A three-year culmination, plus a near playoffs no-no https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7657028/2026/10/04/a-three-year-cu
The Major League Baseball playoffs are underway with a standout storyline: a pitcher came within reaching distance of a no-hitter in a postseason game, while another club celebrated the payoff of a rebuild that took three years to come together. Sports writers are framing the moment as both an individual near-historic feat and the reward for patient team-building.
Why now: The MLB postseason is happening now, and a near playoff no-hitter is rare enough to dominate baseball conversation.
Major League BaseballThe New York TimesThe Athletic
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- A three-year culmination, plus a near playoffs no-no https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7657028/2026/10/04/a-three-year-culmination-plus-a-near-playoffs-no-no/ # Sports # Baseball # Journalism · nyt_sports@robot.villas · 2
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