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American baseball player (born 1989)
Christopher Allen Sale is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox. He throws left-handed and is 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) tall.
More on Wikipedia ↗The critics thought Walt Weiss should have started Chris Sale in Game 2 so the ace left-hander might also be an option if a Game 5 is necessary.
If any MLB team would have their way, they would want to go through a postseason run entirely unbeaten. This would spare them from most of the stress that comes with competing for a World Series title. But the margins between teams are razor-thin, making such a dream impossible. However, for the Atlanta Braves , if…
Chris Sale understands the weight of October. Given the circumstances, he knows exactly what Tuesday’s Game 3 of the National League Division Series means.