On Ezequiel Carrera and the phenomenon of surprise playoff heroes

Without 29-year-old Venezuelan journeyman Ezequiel Carrera, the Toronto Blue Jays might be watching the MLB playoffs from home by now. A slew of names can be slotted in to Carrera’s spot without changing the accuracy of that statement, but Carrera’s is the most surprising, and therein lies his October value...

By Keegan Matheson