Detroit Tigers pitcher Alex Faedo, left, and pitcher Casey Mize celebrate after 4-1 win over Chicago White Sox to clinch a wild card spot in the MLB playoff at Comerica Park in Detroit on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024.
October Brings Pursuit of World Series Ring for Five Gators
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 | Baseball
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Five former Florida Gators find themselves on playoff rosters after 162 regular-season games as the 2024 Major League Baseball Postseason gets underway on Tuesday, Oct. 1.
The "Gator Greats" pursuing a World Series Championship with their respective clubs this October are Pete Alonso (New Work Mets), Harrison Bader (Mets), Alex Faedo (Detroit Tigers), Brady Singer (Kansas City Royals) and Danny Young (Mets). Each of the aforementioned teams made the playoffs as either a National League of American League Wild Card club, meaning the postseason immediately gets underway on Tuesday for all five Gators.
Competing in the AL Wild Card round, Faedo and the Tigers open the postseason at the Houston Astros on Tuesday at 2:32 p.m. ET on ABC. Singer's Royals begin their own best-of-three series at the Baltimore Orioles with first pitch set for 4:08 p.m. on ESPN2. Lastly, Florida's Mets trio kicks off a series at the Milwaukee Brewers on ESPN at 5:32 p.m.
The AL and NL Wild Card rounds run from Oct. 1 through Oct. 3 (if necessary). All Wild Card matchups air on ABC, ESPN or ESPN2.
The AL and NL Division Series stretch from Saturday, Oct. 5 to Saturday, Oct. 12 with coverage on FOX, FS1 and TBS. The NL Championship Series (Oct. 13-21) and AL Championship Series (Oct. 14- 22) air on FOX/FS1 and TBS, respectively.
The 2024 World Series gets underway on Friday, Oct. 25 while a potential game seven (if necessary) would come on Saturday, Nov. 2. The entirety of the World Series airs on FOX.
See below for a complete rundown of Gators in the 2024 MLB Postseason.
Playoff-Bound Gators (5)
Detroit Tigers – RHP Alex Faedo
Kansas City Royals – RHP Brady Singer
New York Mets – 1B Pete Alonso
New York Mets – OF Harrison Bader
New York Mets – LHP Danny Young
Inactive Players (1)
New York Mets – RHP Christian Scott (60-day injured list)
Pete Alonso | 1B | New York Mets | UF 2014-16
2024: .240/.330/.459, 34 HR, 31 2B, 88 RBI, 91 R, 70 BB, 3 SB, 123 OPS+ (162 G – 608 AB)
Harrison Bader | OF | New York Mets | UF 2013-15
2024: .236/.384/.373, 12 HR, 19 2B, 57 R, 51 RBI, 21 BB, 17 SB, 86 OPS+ (143 G – 402 AB)
Alex Faedo | RHP | Detroit Tigers | UF 2015-17
2024: 5-3, 37 G (6 GS), 57.1 IP, 3.61 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 28 BB, 55 K, 113 ERA+
Brady Singer | RHP | Kansas City Royals | UF 2016-18
2024: 9-13, 32 GS, 179.2 IP, 3.71 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 54 BB, 170 K, 114 ERA+
Danny Young | LHP | New York Mets | UF 2013-15
2024: 4-1, 42 G, 37.2 IP, 4.54 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 18 BB, 48 K, 87 ERA+
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The "Gator Greats" pursuing a World Series Championship with their respective clubs this October are Pete Alonso (New Work Mets), Harrison Bader (Mets), Alex Faedo (Detroit Tigers), Brady Singer (Kansas City Royals) and Danny Young (Mets). Each of the aforementioned teams made the playoffs as either a National League of American League Wild Card club, meaning the postseason immediately gets underway on Tuesday for all five Gators.
Competing in the AL Wild Card round, Faedo and the Tigers open the postseason at the Houston Astros on Tuesday at 2:32 p.m. ET on ABC. Singer's Royals begin their own best-of-three series at the Baltimore Orioles with first pitch set for 4:08 p.m. on ESPN2. Lastly, Florida's Mets trio kicks off a series at the Milwaukee Brewers on ESPN at 5:32 p.m.
The AL and NL Wild Card rounds run from Oct. 1 through Oct. 3 (if necessary). All Wild Card matchups air on ABC, ESPN or ESPN2.
The AL and NL Division Series stretch from Saturday, Oct. 5 to Saturday, Oct. 12 with coverage on FOX, FS1 and TBS. The NL Championship Series (Oct. 13-21) and AL Championship Series (Oct. 14- 22) air on FOX/FS1 and TBS, respectively.
The 2024 World Series gets underway on Friday, Oct. 25 while a potential game seven (if necessary) would come on Saturday, Nov. 2. The entirety of the World Series airs on FOX.
See below for a complete rundown of Gators in the 2024 MLB Postseason.
Playoff-Bound Gators (5)
Detroit Tigers – RHP Alex Faedo
Kansas City Royals – RHP Brady Singer
New York Mets – 1B Pete Alonso
New York Mets – OF Harrison Bader
New York Mets – LHP Danny Young
Inactive Players (1)
New York Mets – RHP Christian Scott (60-day injured list)
Pete Alonso | 1B | New York Mets | UF 2014-16
2024: .240/.330/.459, 34 HR, 31 2B, 88 RBI, 91 R, 70 BB, 3 SB, 123 OPS+ (162 G – 608 AB)
Harrison Bader | OF | New York Mets | UF 2013-15
2024: .236/.384/.373, 12 HR, 19 2B, 57 R, 51 RBI, 21 BB, 17 SB, 86 OPS+ (143 G – 402 AB)
Alex Faedo | RHP | Detroit Tigers | UF 2015-17
2024: 5-3, 37 G (6 GS), 57.1 IP, 3.61 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 28 BB, 55 K, 113 ERA+
Brady Singer | RHP | Kansas City Royals | UF 2016-18
2024: 9-13, 32 GS, 179.2 IP, 3.71 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 54 BB, 170 K, 114 ERA+
Danny Young | LHP | New York Mets | UF 2013-15
2024: 4-1, 42 G, 37.2 IP, 4.54 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 18 BB, 48 K, 87 ERA+
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