The MLB playoffs are off to a riveting start.
We've seen dramatic, mind-blowing home runs late in games -- and grand slams on back-to-back days. We've seen the dislike between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres reach a boiling point we haven't witnessed in the postseason since Pedro Martinez tossed Don Zimmer to the ground in 2003. We've seen Shohei Ohtani blast a home run in his first postseason game, normally unhittable closers losing games, the Detroit Tigers continuing their out-of-nowhere magical run and Grimace doing everything he can to inspire the New York Mets.
Let's take stock of the early trends so far in the 2024 postseason.