2026 MLB playoffs: Winners and losers as Dodgers, Rays, Brewers advance, Yankees eliminated in sweep
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"2026 MLB playoffs: Winners and losers as Dodgers, Rays, Brewers advance, Yankees eliminated in sweep" is generating significant coverage in the Sports category, with 2 articles from 2 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include The New York Times and Yahoo Sports. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (2)
- Baseball imitates … well, baseball. Plus: Three teams advance The New York Times · 16h ago
- Rays sweep Yankees out of ALDS, Dodgers & Brewers advance to NLCS, Guardians-White Sox goes to Game 4 Yahoo Sports · 16h ago
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