The events in the baseball postseason that occurred leading up to the feared night of Friday the 13th, never could have been predicted. Some of the best teams in baseball were eliminated in their respective series and the hype for the 2017 Major League Baseball Postseason was undoubtedly lived up to.

It first started with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who boasted the best regular season record in the league finishing with 104 wins. With arguably the most overpowered team after some additions, in comparison to the Golden State Warriors and their caliber of depth, the Dodgers lost only 58 games which comes close to some of the greatest records of all time after 162 games. Two of the most outstanding additions came in the likes of former Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish, and former New York Mets outfielder Curtis Granderson. Going into the series there was little hope for the underdogs, the Arizona Diamondbacks, coming off a wild card win against the Colorado Rockies. The series was very quick and with little surprise the Dodgers swept the Diamondbacks in three games. Star studded performances came from Josh Turner, Yasiel Puig, and rookie Cody Bellinger. The Dodgers go into their Championship Series fully rested and ready to face the defending champions, the Chicago Cubs.

As for that team from DC, it ended up to be embarrassing. Yet again, the Washington Nationals were knocked out early in the playoffs which turned to be extremely disappointing as this was seemingly their best year to go far. However, even with the best pitcher in the National League and a lineup of pure firepower, the Nats choked a strong lead that they had gained from Michael A. Taylor with his home run. Max Scherzer, as mentioned as the best pitcher in the National League previously, had an awful outing and contributed to the Nationals losing their lead that the offense had provided. It wasn’t even a surprise just to Nationals fans, but fans everywhere because of the sure talent that the Nationals had possessed. They would lose 9-8 in the end and Nats fans went home, yet again with heads down, moans and groans. Later on, the organization would announce that manager Dusty Baker had been released and next season their would be a new face in town.

As for the best team in baseball, comebacks seemed to be a threat to even the best. The Cleveland Indians proved to be the strongest team all year in the regular season, even over the Los Angeles Dodgers because of their sure talent in every part of the game. Their offense was unparalleled and their defense claimed to be unstoppable. But as they say in baseball, any team can win on any given day, and the team that proved that this time was the New York Yankees. The ‘baby bombers’ as they liked to be called, had the youngest lineup in the MLB with a prospect team built up by General Manager Brian Cashman. But regardless of the age of these players, they put up the numbers with their bats, with rookie Aaron Judge leading the way. In the regular season, Aaron Judge hit a record breaking 52 home runs which set the single season record for most home runs by a rookie as well most home runs as a Yankee at home by any player. That record, set by the great Babe Ruth, was shattered as Aaron Judge lit up the scene driving the New York Yankees into the playoffs as an underdog. In the Division series, the Yankees would surmount a 0-2 series deficit over the Cleveland Indians and would take the crown off the best team in baseball and shock baseball fans everywhere. It was unprecedented but it boasted the word that the most historic team in baseball was now back to claim their fame again.