From gorgeous comebacks to thrilling walk-offs to dominant pitching performances, each crew had its share of memorable triumphs in 2024. However what was every membership’s signature win of the season?
To reply that query, we enlisted the assistance of MLB.com’s 30 beat reporters. This is what they stated.
Blue Jays: 14th-inning walk-off vs. Pittsburgh, Could 31It’s tough to pinpoint a trademark win in a season outlined by disappointment, however again on Could 31, it nonetheless felt just like the Blue Jays may get themselves again on observe. Davis Schneider’s two-run dwelling run within the backside of the 14th was one of many greatest, loudest moments at Rogers Centre in 2024 and gave the Blue Jays their fourth consecutive win. Even at 27-29, it felt like they have been about to go on a run. The Blue Jays obtained caught chasing that run all summer time, sadly, however Schneider’s second gave the membership one among its most memorable wins. — Keegan Matheson
Orioles: Strolling it off into All-Star break, July 14A back-and-forth AL East affair on the Sunday earlier than the All-Star break turned within the Yankees’ favor within the prime of the ninth inning, when O’s nearer Craig Kimbrel gave up a go-ahead three-run homer to Ben Rice that put the Orioles in a two-run gap. Nonetheless, Baltimore capitalized on a pair of defensive miscues by New York within the backside of the ninth. A important error by shortstop Anthony Volpe allowed the O’s to chop their deficit to 1. Then, Cedric Mullins hit a walk-off two-run double on a ball that was misplayed by left fielder Alex Verdugo, sending the Orioles to an exhilarating 6-5 victory. The win snapped a season-high-tying five-game dropping streak for Baltimore, which completed the primary half at 58-38 and in first place within the AL East. — Jake Rill
Rays: Metropolis Join weekend ends on excessive word, Could 5Coming off a 1-5 highway journey throughout which they have been swept by the White Sox, the Rays wanted a spark. They discovered two: the addition of Jonny DeLuca and the debut of their trendy Metropolis Join uniforms. The jerseys have been a success, and DeLuca offered a couple of himself. The Rays wound up sweeping the Mets that weekend at Tropicana Area, carrying the sun-faded black jerseys all through, and DeLuca capped the collection with a walk-off triple within the tenth inning of a 7-6 victory. That put the ugly highway journey within the rear-view mirror and marked the center of a five-game successful streak, Tampa Bay’s longest of the season. — Adam Berry
Pink Sox: The Boston Steal Occasion, June 16Father’s Day 2024 was one to recollect at Fenway Park. Within the Sunday evening rivalry recreation towards the Yankees, the Pink Sox stole a club-record 9 bases in a 9-3 victory. David Hamilton led the cost with 4 thefts. Jarren Duran had two of his personal. The opposite three have been from Ceddanne Rafaela, Dom Smith and Bobby Dalbec. The Fenway crowd roared with pleasure watching the crew’s historic observe meet. “Anticipate that from us,” Pink Sox supervisor Alex Cora stated after the sport. “We’re going to push the envelope.” — Ian Browne
Yankees: American League Championship Sequence Recreation 5 at Cleveland, Oct. 19It’d been 15 years because the Yankees have been American League champions, and Juan Soto despatched them to the World Sequence on a cold night in Cleveland. The sport was tied, 2-2, as Hunter Gaddis challenged Soto with two on and two outs. An epic seven-pitch battle adopted, with Soto oozing confidence as he showcased his unimaginable plate self-discipline, sure that Gaddis would finally throw him a fastball. He obtained his pitch, and Soto didn’t miss. His Yankees tenure could have been Juan-and-done, however pennant-winning homers aren’t quickly forgotten. — Bryan Hoch
Guardians: ALCS Recreation 3 towards Yankees, Oct. 17You may say ALDS Recreation 4 or Recreation 5. You possibly can say the evening that Andrés Giménez had an extra-innings walk-off to clinch a playoff berth. However it really doesn’t get a lot better than Recreation 3 of the ALCS. It was the epitome of the Guardians’ complete season. Starter Matthew Boyd continued to impress. Seven relievers have been known as on to get the win. When everybody counted Cleveland out with two outs within the backside of the ninth, first-time supervisor Stephen Vogt did what he did all season and turned to his bench. Jhonkensy Noel took an enormous hack and launched the world to Massive Christmas, tying the sport to permit David Fry to hit the walk-off homer within the tenth. — Mandy Bell
Royals: Bobby Witt Jr.’s triple fuels eight-run comeback towards the Mariners, June 7They trailed by seven runs within the first inning and eight coming into the underside of the fourth. Not a crew to surrender that simply, the Royals constructed a comeback for the ages towards the Mariners at Kauffman Stadium. In one of the crucial electrical moments of the season, Bobby Witt Jr. ripped a game-tying triple into the left-field nook – going from dwelling to 3rd in 10.98 seconds and sliding in safely with a glance towards the Royals’ dugout that nobody will neglect any time quickly. The Royals walked off the Mariners a couple of batters later to win 10-9, cementing Kansas Metropolis’s perception that it wasn’t going to fade away in ‘24. — Anne Rogers
Tigers: 11-9 win over Dodgers at Comerica Park, July 13The Tigers took a 9-4 deficit into the underside of the ninth when their mercurial offense took off. Three consecutive hits culminated in Matt Vierling’s two-run double, then Carson Kelly’s two-out RBI single stored the sport alive for Colt Keith’s game-tying two-run homer off then-closer Evan Phillips. After Will Vest held off the Dodgers within the tenth with an inning-ending double play from Freddie Freeman, Gio Urshela walked it off with a two-run homer. — Jason Beck
Twins: The sausage-fueled successful streak hits 12, Could 4Ah, for it to be Could once more for the 2024 Twins, when every part appeared potential for a crew seemingly on the rise — and fueled by a (in all probability) rancid log of meat. Leaving the grim throes of an alarming 7-13 begin behind, Kyle Farmer introduced the Twins the so-called “Rally Sausage” that captivated followers (however in all probability not their stomachs) throughout the Higher Midwest, and the membership responded by surging to a dozen consecutive wins, capped by this one in entrance of the house crowd towards the Pink Sox with ace Pablo López on the mound to ascertain the crew’s longest successful streak because the World Sequence champion 1991 squad. — Do-Hyoung Park
White Sox: First win for Sizemore, Aug. 12Grady Sizemore took over from Pedro Grifol as interim supervisor on Aug. 8 and dropped his first two dwelling video games towards the Cubs earlier than the White Sox took off for a 12-2 victory within the collection opener towards the eventual American League champions. Rookie starter Ky Bush survived seven walks over 4 2/3 innings, holding the Yankees to 2 runs, and the White Sox scored six runs within the seventh off relievers Tim Hill, who opened the 12 months with the White Sox, and Enyel De Los Santos, who completed ‘24 as a part of the South Siders’ bullpen. Sizemore was handled to the requisite postgame celebration for this important profession second. — Scott Merkin
Angels: Moniak walks off Mariners, Aug. 31The Angels have been a thorn within the Mariners’ facet all season, going 8-5 towards them regardless of dropping 99 video games on the 12 months, and contributed to Seattle being only one recreation out of the AL Wild Card spot. The Angels have been down, 4-1, within the sixth inning however Jo Adell hit a solo homer off Bryan Woo to get issues going. Mickey Moniak made it a one-run recreation with a two-run blast off Woo within the seventh earlier than he linked on a walk-off solo shot with two outs within the ninth off Andrés Muñoz. — Rhett Bollinger
Astros: Comeback win over Dodgers, July 27Alex Bregman hit a walk-off homer within the ninth inning off Blake Treinen at Minute Maid Park to beat the eventual World Sequence champion Dodgers, 7-6, finishing a surprising comeback. Trailing 5-0, the Astros despatched 9 batters to the plate within the sixth and scored 4 runs on six singles, chasing Dodgers rookie pitcher Justin Wrobleski from the sport after 5 2/3 innings. Jeremy Peña and Jon Singleton had clutch RBI hits within the eighth to tie the sport and set the stage for Bregman’s heroics within the ninth. — Brian McTaggart
Athletics: Brown’s Thirteenth-inning walk-off at Coliseum, Sept. 6Seth Brown produced some Coliseum magic not as soon as, however twice. He first got here off the bench within the eleventh inning and smashed a game-tying two-run homer. Two innings later, Brown got here up once more and roped a first-pitch fastball from Tigers reliever Beau Brieske down the right-field line to attain JJ Bleday from second base for a dramatic 7-6 victory on an evening that noticed the A’s battle towards eventual AL Cy Younger winner Tarik Skubal. — Martín Gallegos
Mariners: Loopy ninth-inning comeback at Yankee Stadium, Could 20It was simply the Mariners’ most inconceivable win of the 12 months. Blink, and you’ll’ve missed it. Quiet all evening, Seattle stormed all the best way again to a dramatic, 5-4 win by manufacturing a four-spot within the prime of the ninth inning to stun the eventual American League champions — additionally snapping a seven-game win streak for the Yanks within the course of. Besides, they did so towards Clay Holmes, who hadn’t surrendered an earned run all 12 months to that time over 20 outings. The win got here throughout a important highway journey by means of the AL East, and helped spark the Mariners into first place a couple of weeks later. — Daniel Kramer
Rangers: Smith’s walk-off HR propels Texas to win over Astros, Aug. 5Just days after the Commerce Deadline, when the Rangers declined to promote, an enormous Lone Star Sequence was loading up at Globe Life Area. The membership and the entrance workplace have been nonetheless optimistic of Texas’ probabilities within the AL West at that time and a matchup with the Astros was the proper method to show it. Within the tenth inning towards the in-state, division-rival, utilityman Seth Smith launched his first profession walk-off dwelling run, propelling the Rangers to a 4-3 win over Houston to open the three-game set at Globe Life Area. — Kennedi Landry
Braves: Comeback win in dwelling opener, April 5Every win is vital, particularly when you find yourself clinching a playoff spot by successful Recreation 162. However essentially the most precious win or not less than comeback of the season occurred within the season’s sixth recreation, when the Braves erased the three-run deficit they confronted after the primary seven innings of their dwelling opener. Spencer Strider surrendered 5 runs over 4 innings and exited with an harm that resulted in season-ending elbow surgical procedure. However the evening wasn’t a whole catastrophe because the Braves compelled further innings with the assistance of Ronald Acuna Jr.’s RBI double within the eighth and the RBI doubles Matt Olson and Jarred Kelenic tallied within the ninth. Travis d’Arnaud’s walk-off single within the tenth capped the comeback win. — Mark Bowman
Marlins: Marlins erase 5-0 deficit in ninth, stroll it off in tenth, April 30A forgettable first month of the season got here to an in depth in each dramatic and triumphant style. Trailing 5-0 within the ninth, Miami’s first seven batters of the inning reached towards Rockies starter Ryan Feltner and nearer Justin Lawrence to erase the deficit and ship the sport to extras. After Tanner Scott coughed up a run within the prime half of the tenth, Bryan De La Cruz and Dane Myers produced back-to-back RBI hits for the membership’s first walk-off victory of the season. — Christina De Nicola
Mets: Lindor pushes Mets into playoffs, Sept. 30This is a digital tie between the Mets’ playoff clincher in Recreation 161 and their Wild Card Sequence Recreation 3 win over the Brewers. However the former was a extra dramatic recreation from the outset, with nothing assured for a Mets crew trying to exorcise its longstanding demons in Atlanta. After the house crew went forward early, the Mets rallied for 4 runs within the eighth to take their first lead. The Braves answered proper again on an Ozzie Albies bases-clearing, go-ahead double to deliver the Mets right down to their remaining three outs. To not be outdone, Lindor hit a two-run homer within the ninth to offer the Mets the lead for good and push them into the playoffs. — Anthony DiComo
Nationals: Independence Day fireworks vs. Mets, July 4Jake Irvin dominated within the annual July 4 matinee. He threw eight shutout innings, allowed only one hit and one stroll, and he recorded eight strikeouts. Nonetheless scoreless when Irvin exited, Jesse Winker delivered a go-ahead, pinch-hit solo homer to place the Nats on the board. Derek Regulation emerged within the bullpen cart waving the American flag and threw an ideal ninth inning to clinch the save. — Jessica Camerato
Phillies: Schwarbombs in Canada spark comeback win for Phils, Sept. 3The Blue Jays raced to a 6-1 lead over the Phillies at Rogers Centre. They’d an 8-4 lead after the sixth. However the Phils stored chipping away, together with 5 hits, three dwelling runs and 6 RBIs from Kyle Schwarber. He hit a leadoff homer within the first, a solo homer within the fourth and a go-ahead, three-run homer within the ninth as Philadelphia received a wild one, 10-9. — Todd Zolecki
Brewers: Milwaukee comes again from 8-0 deficit, Sept. 22The Brewers have been the one crew in MLB that didn’t endure a four-game dropping streak all season, nevertheless it took their greatest comeback in 20 years to maintain it that approach. Down eight runs by the center of the third inning and nonetheless down three within the eighth towards the D-backs, the Brewers rallied for a 10-9 win for his or her greatest comeback victory since erasing a nine-run deficit towards the Reds on April 28, 2004. Willy Adames led the comeback with three hits, whereas Rhys Hoskins, Jackson Chourio, Blake Perkins, Garrett Mitchell and Sal Frelick all chipped in a number of hits to bail out starter Frankie Montas, who was charged with eight runs (seven earned) on six hits together with a trio of dwelling runs with out clearing the third inning. Stated Adames: “That was insane.” — Adam McCalvy
Cardinals: A victory over Yanks within the Bronx for first time in 40 years, Aug. 31Not solely did the Cardinals outlast the Yankees 6-5, however their win was tinged with some jaw-dropping historical past. The victory was St. Louis’ first on the new Yankee Stadium — the Playing cards have been the final of the 30 MLB groups with no win on the park, which opened in 2009 — and its first over the Yankees within the Bronx since Recreation 5 of the 1964 World Sequence (Oct. 12, 1964). Coincidentally, St. Louis’ successful pitchers in 1964 and 2024 have been each named Gibson – Bob in 1964 and Kyle in 2024. Additionally, the play-by-play voices for these wins have been named Caray — Harry 40 years earlier and Chip on Aug. 31. The Playing cards stormed to a 6-1 benefit and led 6-2 earlier than Giancarlo Stanton missed a possible game-tying grand slam by inches. Nearer Ryan Helsley sealed the victory and recorded his forty second save by hanging out Austin Wells with two on within the backside of the ninth. — John Denton
Cubs: A no-no 4 a long time within the making, Sept. 4Nearly 42 years to the day since Milt Pappas no-hit the Padres on Sept. 2, 1972, the Cubs pieced collectively a no-hitter in a 12-0 romp over the Pirates. The mixed effort began with seven sensible frames from Shota Imanaga and ended with rookie Porter Hodge, whereas Nate Pearson served because the eighth-inning bridge. It marked the primary no-hitter by the Cubs at Wrigley Area since Pappas’ gem again in ‘72. And, boy, was it ever an awesome win, too. Chicago’s lineup churned out 17 hits, together with six multi-hit performances, en path to essentially the most dominant victory of the 12 months. — Jordan Bastian
Pirates: Skenes’ debut is a wild 10-9 win, Could 11Paul Skenes’ Main League debut was one of the crucial anticipated video games in PNC Park historical past, and the longer term Rookie of the Yr didn’t disappoint, hanging out seven. He solely lasted 4 innings although, organising for a wild recreation for the bullpen and the Cubs erasing a 6-1 deficit. Residence runs by Yasmani Grandal and Andrew McCutchen gave the Pirates the lead once more, and David Bednar survived a ninth inning scare for the Pirates to win. — Alex Stumpf
Reds: Reds beat Yankees behind Elly’s huge efficiency, July 2In the opening recreation of what could be a three-game collection sweep within the Bronx, Cincinnati was boosted by Elly De La Cruz, who hit a triple and a two-run dwelling run and scored two runs throughout his first recreation at Yankee Stadium. De La Cruz and Will Benson hit homers throughout a four-run prime of the fifth inning the place the Reds despatched eight males to the plate to seal the win. — Mark Sheldon
D-backs: Carroll’s pinch-hit, walk-off homer caps comeback vs. Nats, July 29The evening obtained off to a nasty begin for the D-backs with Jordan Montgomery giving up six runs within the first two innings to place Arizona in a deep gap. The D-backs would chip away on the lead within the center innings, however heading into the underside of the ninth, they confronted an 8-4 deficit and the Nats had nearer Kyle Finnegan on the mound. Alek Thomas tripled to steer off the inning and after Geraldo Perdomo singled him dwelling, Ketel Marte homered to tug the D-backs to inside a run at 8-7. One out later, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. managed a single and Corbin Carroll was despatched to the plate as a pinch-hitter and launched a homer into the bleachers in proper to offer Arizona a walk-off win. That was the beginning of 20 wins in a span of 25 video games that put the D-backs within the Wild Card chase. — Steve Gilbert
Dodgers: Dodgers erase 5-0 deficit and beat Yankees to win World Sequence, Oct. 30Does it get any higher than this? The spotlight of Walker Buehler hanging out Alex Verdugo and beginning the celebration at Yankee Stadium will reside on perpetually in Dodgers historical past. — Sonja Chen
Giants: Giants stun Mets in third straight comeback win on highway, Could 24San Francisco trailed, 6-2, earlier than Patrick Bailey launched a go-ahead grand slam to cap an inconceivable five-run rally within the eighth inning at Citi Area. Mike Yastrzemski added a solo shot to increase the Giants’ result in 8-6 within the prime of the ninth, which proved to be important after Francisco Lindor delivered an RBI single off Camilo Doval to deliver the Mets inside one within the backside half of the inning. New York went on to load the bases with two outs, however Matt Chapman made a surprising barehanded seize on Mark Vientos’ sluggish curler to 3rd and shortly threw to first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. to seal the Giants’ dramatic win. — Maria Guardado
Padres: Fiery Profar walks it off in tenth, June 24Plenty to select from (and loads of these contain Jackson Merrill hitting late, clutch game-tying or game-winning dwelling runs). However the nod goes to Jurickson Profar, for his walk-off double to seal a bonkers 7-6, 10-inning San Diego victory over the Nationals in June. The Padres trailed by three runs coming into the underside of the tenth. However they stormed again, and after an intentional stroll to Luis Arraez, Profar was brushed again. He promptly ended the sport. Later, Profar stated he felt “disrespected” and celebrated in entrance of the Nats dugout, setting off a series-worth of fireworks. — AJ Cassavell
Rockies: Rox notch their solely shutout win of 2024, Could 15Lefty Austin Gomber struck out 5 in six innings, and the bullpen was hermetic because the Rockies prolonged their longest win streak of the season to seven video games. The win accomplished a three-game sweep at Petco Park. In the course of the stretch, the Rockies peeked at what’s potential sooner or later. — Thomas Harding
