It’s OK. Dream a little. In baseball, history provides plenty of reason to believe, even if the outlook appears bleak.

Cole Hamels won Game 1 of every playoff series while fashioning a 1.64 ERA, with Brad Lidge nearly perfect in nine ninth-inning playoff appearances, racking up seven saves. Nope, not a sentimental ...

If he matches his 2023 campaign with the Marlins, he could be the first Phillie to win this award since Brad Lidge in 2008. Even if Luzardo doesn't win the Comeback Player of the Year, a ...

That was 25 years ago, and no franchise has won consecutive championships since. Yet a few mini-dynastys and major surprises have sprung since then. With the 2025 Major League Baseball season ...