Pep Guardiola is the Manchester City manager and since joining in 2016 has masterminded years of success for the club with numerous Premier League titles, culminating in winning the Treble in 2022/23.

Instead, it’s the great play from the Padres and Giants — and to a lesser extent the D-backs — that has set up a summer of fun. Since baseball split the NL and AL into three divisions in ...