PHOENIX—Ronald Acuña Jr., Matt Olson, and the hard-hitting Atlanta Braves have earned a couple of days of rest and relaxation after Major League Baseball’s long 162-game regular season.
So have Jose Altuve, Justin Verlander, and the defending World Series champion Houston Astros—who won the AL West on the season’s final day—along with the Los Angeles Dodgers and feel-good story Baltimore Orioles.