Saturday Sports: MLB's pennant race; NFL football is back

NPR | By Scott Simon

Published September 19, 2026 at 5:40 AM MDT

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant discuss Major League Baseball's pennant race and start of football season.

Scott Simon

Scott Simon is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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