2) Playoff baseball. With Victor Payano and Travis Keys, the Majors have a solid 1-2 punch in starting pitchers. With Skylar Janisse, who set an IBL record with 12 regular season saves, they have a dependable closer. With Eduardo de Oleo, they have a surefire all-star catcher behind the plate. But this isn’t a London team that blows you away. It’s not stacked with all-stars, like the 2022 repeat IBL champion squad was.
Don’t get us wrong, there’s a lot of talent on this team. Toby Simmons is an uber athletic centrefielder with speed. Shortstop Francisco Fajardo, who finished the regular season with a .344 batting average, is very good on both sides of the ball. And Taylor Zdunich has been a solid bat in his first in the Majors pinstripes. But this is a team that grinds out wins.
“If you look at our record, and our games, we’ve been playing playoff-type baseball all season,” said Chanderdat. “We haven’t been blowing anyone out, and no one has been blowing us out. So many games have been tight. So, you learn how to play in tight games, which is typically what playoff baseball is like.”
In fact, the Majors have played 16 one-run games this year, six more than any other team. And they’ve fared well in those close contests, going a combined 11-5. They’ve gone 4-3 in extra-inning games, and they’ve excited fans with several walk-off victories this season.
“We’re a team where we do whatever to get the next man up, because we’re confident in that next man,” said Chanderdat. “We haven’t had a set lineup this year. The guys have moved around, and I think they’re comfortable with that. Everyone is ready.”
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