Real or Not? Christian Yelich's MVP performance sets up Sunday showdowns

Is there anything more magnificent in baseball than when a hitter gets locked in and finds that zone where the sweet spot of the bat connects with the sphere of cushioned cork, winding fabric, cowhide and 108 stitches of yarn time after time after time?

"Captain America" came back from injuries to leave the game on his terms -- as a beloved Met who prized that status above all else.

Which teams will win the NL West and Central, and which will be wild cards? It's still up in the air, but here's what you need to know as the hunt for the postseason plays out.

When it happens in the finals days of a pennant race, as your team is attempting to dethrone the big, bad bullies a mere 90 miles to the…