The National League Championship Series kicked off Monday night with a dramatic win for the Los Angeles Dodgers, but social media went into a frenzy during the game after the Milwaukee Brewers pulled off one of the most unprecedented plays in MLB history.

On the play in question, Hernández was thrown at out the plate after Frelick gathered the ball and rifled it to the cutoff man, Joey Ortiz. Hernández should have left third base the moment the ball hit Frelick's glove, but he remained on the base for far too long, enabling the defense to throw him out at home.

The improbable MLB history behind Dodgers' Max Muncy's 404-foot ground-ball double play originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

Well, make it seven-maybe-eight now. Mike Shildt announced yesterday that he is retiring from managing the Padres. The 57-year-old had been under contract through 2027, but as part of the above-linked story, he told The Athletic this, via text:

The Milwaukee Brewers' incredible double play started by a grand-slam robbery by center fielder Sal Frelick was hilariously ruled a grounder because the ball bounced off the fence.

We're down to the final four in baseball's postseason. In the American League Championship Series, the Seattle Mariners won Game 1 on Sunday to take a 1-0 series lead against the Toronto Blue Jays. The Mariners are the only team that has never played in the World Series and now find themselves just three games away from winning the American League

Pat Murphy and the Brewers' resiliency will be further tested as they face a 2-0 deficit against the Dodgers in the NLCS.

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Blake Snell made history during his NLCS Game 1 start, adding another chapter in his postseason dominance. Snell pitched a gem on Monday in Milwaukee, using his changeup to devastating effect.