Baseball's save might be dead. Plus: Latest LIV turmoil

The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox.Good morning! You’re still our closer. Ahead: ⚾ Baseball’s save quandary 😮‍💨 Flyers advance ⛳ LIV seeking lifeline  Numbers: The death of the save?In a time with endless, newfangled ways to analyze sports, there’s a certain nostalgia around the OG stats — the ones you can parse in real time with basic counting skills. Baseball’s “save” feels like one of the enduring classics, theoretically reserved for the sport’s flame-throwing closers.Advertisement