There's an argument to be made that Pete Alonso's game-winning home run to propel the New York Mets to the NLDS was the most timely dinger in MLB postseason history. According to Opta STATS, Alonso is the first player in MLB history to hit a go-ahead home run while trailing in the ninth inning or later of a winner-take-all game.

Throughout the postseason the CBS Sports MLB experts will bring you an occasional Batting Around roundtable breaking down the latest news and happenings around the league. Last week we debated Aaron Judge's and Shohei Ohtani's seasons.

Hey, the MLB postseason is about to be here! October baseball! We first published this on the day before all the madness begins, but now it’s a good time to talk about the schedule of the 2024 Wild Card round starting on Tuesday so you can plan ahead for each series.