Pratyusha Srivastava

3 days ago | essentiallysports.com | Pratyusha Srivastava

After dropping the first two games and staring down a near-certain sweep by the Dodgers, the New York Yankees were almost hopeless. Fresh off a humiliating 18–2 blowout loss just a day earlier, largely derailed by starter Will Warren’s struggles, it looked like they were on the brink of collapse. With their star hitter, Aaron Judge, held scoreless and the Dodgers poised for a sweep, no one saw a comeback coming. So, what flipped the script?

3 days ago | essentiallysports.com | Nayima Riyaz |Pratyusha Srivastava

One evening, in Tempe, Arizona, an individual could have been seen an individual at the end of a busy eatery diligently arranging dishes with the same level of accuracy as he once displayed while catching line drives in the right field. The diners probably had no clue that the person managing the kitchen had previously experienced being under the spotlight of the Arizona Diamondbacks’ World Series event. He didn’t boast about it. That wasn’t his style.

3 days ago | essentiallysports.com | Pratyusha Srivastava

There’s a fine line between redemption and revisionism, and apparently, it runs straight through right field. When history gets uncomfortable, some folks reach for the eraser instead of the record book. In a twist that’s equal parts poetic and perplexing, Aaron Judge has been left standing while Shohei Ohtani and Ichiro Suzuki are ushered to the front of the legacy parade. Baseball’s past just got a makeover—retroactive justice, anyone?

3 days ago | essentiallysports.com | Nayima Riyaz |Pratyusha Srivastava

For weeks, Kansas City fans have been begging for a spark. The Royals’ lineup, once promising on paper, kept falling flat, more groundouts than fireworks, more missed chances than momentum. The season had been slowly unraveling into another year of ‘what ifs.’ But on a quiet June afternoon, everything changed with a buzz in the dugout and a four-word message that set the baseball world on fire:“Jac Caglianone is coming.” Jac Caglianone, just 22 years old, isn’t your typical call-up.

3 days ago | essentiallysports.com | Pratyusha Srivastava

In a league where egos swing harder than bats and pressure mounts faster than pitch counts, only a few thrive in the chaos. The New York Yankees just wrapped up a high-voltage series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, and while the headlines write themselves, Aaron Judge isn’t ducking the spotlight. Instead, he’s dragging the weight of expectation like it’s another bag on the road—grinning all the way through the fire.