MLB in brief: Yusei Kikuchi wants air conditioning | If the Dodgers and Blue Jays go through
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Yusei Kikuchi wants air conditioning
This year, the Angels never got their practice room air-conditioning fixed. Come on…
Yusei Kikuchi told Japanese reporters after his final start- which he exited due to cramping- that because the weight room has no air conditioning, he always does his warm-up drenched in sweat.
He wanted the Angels to fix the lack of AC, but they never did all season.
– BTH (@BeyondTheHalo) October 11, 2025
Bryan Woo makes progress
Tomorrow, he'll throw 30 shots during the day. The goal: to see him in the series later.
Bryan Woo is slated to throw a live BP tomorrow here in Toronto, Dan Wilson just said. Again, they're targeting him for later in this series.
Game 2 starter is still TBD, based on how they come out of today.
– Daniel Kramer (@DKramer_) October 12, 2025
By the way, here are today's line-ups.
The first Rogers Centre ALCS game in nine years is also the Mariners' first ALCS game in 24 years pic.twitter.com/oxOfEBhLdp
– Talkin' Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) October 12, 2025
Jeff Hoffman happy to have failed
Had he passed his physicals in Atlanta or Baltimore last winter, he wouldn't be in the Championship Series right now.
“Who doesn't want to play meaningful baseball in October?”
Jeff Hoffman says he's a little glad he didn't pass his physicals with the Braves and Orioles before signing with the Blue Jays in January. pic.twitter.com/KIrJyH1uIr
– Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) October 10, 2025
Three teams in the final four avoided the best-of-second series
And all four surviving clubs won their divisions.
The Blue Jays, Brewers, and Mariners all received the bye and reached the LCS.
– Brandon Wile (@Brandon_N_Wile) October 12, 2025
Cal Raleigh praised
He's tougher to face than in 2023, clearly.
In 2023, John Schneider said Cal Raleigh isn't “very tough to pitch to when you execute.” Now Schneider says he has tons of respect for Raleigh & considers him an elite hitter. “I don't want that to be a narrative in this series at all. I think he's a phenomenal player”
– Ben Nicholson-Smith (@bnicholsonsmith) October 12, 2025
If the Dodgers and Blue Jays pass
It will be special to see Shohei Ohtani and Roki Sasaki take on the Queen City club.
How'd Roki Sasaki go from “not a finished product” to “one of the best pitchers I've ever seen”?
Better health, trust in his new org, a night studying film in an OKC hotel room, and a FO meeting that changed his (and the Dodgers') season
Story @latimes:https://t.co/TeOxYAKVmc
– Jack Harris (@ByJackHarris) October 12, 2025
The schedule for the next few days
Here are the times for the next few days.
updated LCS broadcast schedule per MLB pic.twitter.com/EGRSb14zmc
– Ben Nicholson-Smith (@bnicholsonsmith) October 12, 2025
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s bats.
Here's how they're made for the playoffs.
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