The 2023 Atlanta Braves are one of the most prolific and consistently productive offenses in the history of MLB.

They have made their money by hitting home runs often.

Very often.

In fact, on Tuesday, the team surpassed the vaunted 300-homer barrier in a single season.

“The 2023 #Braves are the third team in MLB history to hit 300 home runs in a season!” they tweeted.

The 2023 #Braves are the third team in MLB history to hit 300 home runs in a season!#ForTheA pic.twitter.com/tY6VCRTld1

— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) September 27, 2023

They finished the day with 301, and now we are on record watch.

The other two organizations to hit more than 300 round-trippers in a single year are the 2019 Minnesota Twins (307) and the 2019 New York Yankees (306).

As you probably remember if you are a hardcore baseball fan, 2019 was an oddly productive year for hitters because of the “juiced” ball that was used.

That makes the Braves’ feat all the more impressive.

With five games remaining on their regular-season calendar, Atlanta has a chance to tie the Twins for the top spot with six additional dingers.

It’s certainly doable, but the team’s priorities are making it through these last few games relatively healthy.

They have already secured their playoff spot, and they don’t want to risk an injury.

Still, it’s something they can achieve even while not playing at full effort.

Amazingly, the Braves have seven different players with 20+ home runs: Matt Olson (53), Ronald Acuña Jr. (41), Austin Riley (37), Marcell Ozuna (36), Ozzie Albies (32), Sean Murphy, (21), and Eddie Rosario (21).

They have two more with 15+: Michael Harris II (18) and Orlando Arcia (17).

Long story short, anyone in the lineup is capable of sending one to the stands.

They just need to average a little over a home run per game in the remainder of the 2023 schedule to be crowned as the new collective home run kings.

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The New York Yankees have consistently been one of the best teams in baseball over the past few decades.

When you have a payroll like them, it is easy to compete for championships year in and year out.

But, the Yankees took a major step back in 2023.

Not only will they not be in the postseason, but they are in danger of not having a winning record.

According to Bryan Hoch, the Yankees need just one win in their last five games to avoid a losing season.

That is important to New York because they have not been under .500 since 1992.

At 80-77, the Yankees need just one win in their last five games to avoid their first losing season since 1992.

Two wins would extend their streak of consecutive winning records to 31, second-longest in franchise (and MLB) history.

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— Bryan Hoch (@BryanHoch) September 27, 2023

If the Yankees can get two more wins they will have a winning record for the 31st consecutive year.

While some fans may care about this streak, it does not mean much if they are not in the playoffs.

One of the main reasons for the Yankees’ downfall this year was due to injuries.

They lost Aaron Judge for a few months and got mostly nothing out of newly-signed starting pitcher Carlos Rodon.

It just seemed like everything that could go wrong for this team did.

The only bright spot from this year is Gerrit Cole, who is in the driver’s seat to win his first AL Cy Young award.

Cole has been dominant and is proving to be well worth the massive contract the Yankees gave him a few years back.

Even in a lost year like this, the Yankees can take a few positives.

The pitching of Cole is one along with finishing the season with a winning record.

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The Milwaukee Brewers lost a home game to the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night.

But they still had a reason to get together and celebrate in their clubhouse.

That was due to the Chicago Cubs losing to the Atlanta Braves and the Brewers clinching the NL Central.

Each season when a team clinches a playoff berth, they celebrate in the locker room.

But most times it is after a team wins a game of their own.

Milwaukee still wanted to celebrate even after a loss.

That is because winning the division title is so much more than just one game.

According to Adam McCalvy, Corbin Burnes was in the clubhouse when the Braves took a late lead over the Cubs.

He talked about how the staff started to get the clubhouse ready for a celebration.

Corbin Burnes was in the clubhouse when the Cubs-Braves game flipped, and witnessed Brewers staffers hurriedly preparing the room for a champagne mess. “However it happened,” he said, “they lost, and we won the division.” pic.twitter.com/8cDn67IDQ5

— Adam McCalvy (@AdamMcCalvy) September 27, 2023

The Brewers deserved the opportunity to celebrate after having a strong season.

Before the year many people were uncertain how good they could be.

There were questions about how good their lineup was and if they had enough to keep up with the top teams.

Milwaukee has won 88 games this year and has seemingly answered all of those questions.

One spot where they have thrived is with their pitching rotation.

It all starts with Burnes, who has turned in another strong season.

He has a 10-8 record on the year with a 3.46 ERA and is leading the league in WHIP with 1.060.

Along with Burnes, they have Brandon Woodruff and Freddy Peralta.

Not to mention one of the best closers in baseball, Devin Williams.

Many people may still be overlooking the Brewers, but they are a sneaky pick to win the NL pennant.

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