Matt Snyder

CBS Sports Writer /

What's next for Shohei Ohtani? The most talented player in baseball history is finally heading to the playoffs

Ohtani created the 50-50 club, went 6 for 6 and clinched a playoff berth for the first time all in one afternoon

Snyder's Soapbox: Record-breaking White Sox should be more embarrassing for owner Jerry Reinsdorf than players

The players are about to break MLB's single-season losing record, but the root cause is deeper than them

MLB won't suspend Alex Cora after implying Red Sox intentionally threw at Yankees' Aaron Judge, per report

Cora believed that Gerrit Cole intentionally hit Rafael Devers, and the Red Sox appeared to try to retaliate

Francisco Lindor gets good news on sore back as Mets fight for playoff berth in tight wild-card race

Lindor said Monday that he expects to be back in the lineup before the regular season ends

Astros manager Joe Espada calls for Roberto Clemente's No. 21 to be retired league-wide: 'An MLB celebration'

Jackie Robinson's No. 42 is the only number retired across the league

Can the Padres afford to stick with closer Robert Suarez? Battle for MLB playoff berth means every save counts

San Diego is fighting for a playoff berth and the bullpen could be a danger to that goal

Matt Chapman extension: Buster Posey reportedly negotiated deal for Giants, not top boss Farhan Zaidi

Giants ownership was reportedly concerned that Zaidi couldn't get the job done

MLB Power Rankings: Will Dodgers' shaky rotation last until the playoffs? Plus who replaces L.A. at No. 1

After two weeks at the top, the Dodgers have stumbled and myriad questions about the rotation remain

Will Shohei Ohtani pitch in MLB playoffs? Dodgers manager leaves door open, says he 'wouldn't put it past him'

Ohtani underwent elbow surgery almost exactly one year ago

Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is now in the longest home run drought of his MLB career

Judge has gone homerless in the past 16 games and is stuck on 51 home runs for the season

Defending champion Rangers promote Chris Young to president of baseball operations, sign him to extension

Young gets rewarded after Rangers' first World Series title

We're saying there's a chance: What longshot MLB playoff hopefuls need to go right this weekend

The Tigers, Mariners, Red Sox and Cubs face long -- but not impossible -- odds to reach the 2024 MLB postseason

MLB placing ads on helmets of every team in 2024 playoffs, featuring five-inch logo of German company

The logo of Strauss will be on both sides of every helmet used in the 2024 postseason, World Series and beyond

Brewers rookie Jackson Chourio, 20, becomes youngest member of MLB's 20-20 club

Chourio has bested Mike Trout and Vada Pinson in becoming the youngest in history to reach 20 homers and 20 stolen bases

Snyder's Soapbox: Shohei Ohtani's run at first 50-50 season in MLB history is as special as it gets

Stolen bases have been cheapened? Get outta here. This is greatness. Enjoy it.

Matt Snyder has been a baseball writer with CBS Sports since 2011. A member of the BBWAA, he's now covered every World Series since 2010. The former Indiana University baseball player now lives on the north side of Indianapolis with his wife, daughter and son.

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