Eddie Rosario came through with the biggest swing of the Braves’ season. In a tight NLCS game, Rosario fouled off three straight cutters from Walker Buehler, each pitch flirting with danger. Buehler mixed in a few two-seamers away, but kept going back to the cutter. Rosario stayed patient, waited for his pitch, and crushed the fifth cutter he saw deep to right for a three-run homer. It gave Atlanta the lead and punched their ticket to the World Series for the first time since 1999.
Rosario’s postseason run has been dominant. He was hitting over .500 with a slugging percentage over 1.000 during the series. He finished with three homers, a triple, and several clutch hits, earning NLCS MVP honors. His solo curtain call from the home crowd capped it off. The Braves leaned on his bat all series, and when it mattered most, he delivered.
Manager Brian Snitker, a 44-year Braves lifer, now finds himself one step from a title. He’s managed at every level and now leads the big league club to the Fall Classic. The Braves head to the World Series, fueled by Rosario’s bat and a dugout that read Buehler like a book.