It’s your favorite time of the year, it’s when I write a post giving my baseball predictions that ends up very obviously wrong by the end of the first month.
| Playoff Teams | American League | National League |
| East | Yankees | Phillies |
| Central | Tigers | Brewers |
| West | Mariners | Dodgers |
| Wild Card 1 | Blue Jays | Mets |
| Wild Card 2 | Red Sox | Braves |
| Wild Card 3 | Orioles | Cubs |
NL Champs: Dodgers
Al Champs: Mariners
World Series Champions: Los Angeles Dodgers
Carlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic in Australian Open final
MELBOURNE, Australia — Carlos Alcaraz is the youngest man ever to complete a career Grand Slam after securing the Australian Open title against Novak Djokovic, who had never lost in his 10 previous finals at Melbourne Park.
Alcaraz, at 22 years, 272 days old, showed no ill effects of the severe cramping that nearly derailed his 5½-hour epic semifinal win against third-seed Alexander Zverev just 48 hours earlier, as he outhustled and overwhelmed the 24-time Grand Slam champion to prevail 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5 in 3 hours, 2 minutes.
I had to do a double take when I saw he was not even 23 yet. I know he is young, but was still a shock to read.