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The Toronto Blue Jays head to the Bronx to take on the New York Yankees in an exciting opening day matchup. Baseball is back and this year, so are the fans. Yankee Stadium will have 10,000 fans in attendance for today’s game. Both teams have high expectations coming into the 2021 season and rightfully so. […]

In the past decade, there have been a ton of bad trades in the MLB but one involving the Pittsburgh Pirates stands out as the worst and the timeliness of the events over the past few weeks drives the argument home. Aram Leighton, the host of the daily Locked On MLB Prospects podcast, produced an […]

Comparing athletes from two different sports isn’t usually a thing, but there is something to be said about the paths that Clayton Kershaw and Dirk Nowitzki took to reach the proverbial mountaintop. They’re revered as champions today, yet both struggled through the early stages of their careers. As an eight-time MLB All-Star and three-time NL […]

One of three baseball-playing brothers from North Carolina, Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager has established himself as one of the best fielders in today’s game. And as a result of his play through the early stages of his career, he’s likely en route to a big payday, which is why Corey Seager’s net worth […]

LeBron James, you may have heard, has played professional basketball and lived in Los Angeles since 2018. Correspondingly, he also now considers himself a fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who are aiming to earn the city its second major sports title of the fall after James led the Lakers to the franchise’s 17th championship […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers put on a dominating display to take Game 1 of the World Series over the Tampa Bay Rays. Mookie Betts and Clayton Kershaw had standout performances, but the Dodgers’ pitching staff as a whole really sealed the deal. They even found their own ways to keep their staff sharp during the […]

The Tampa Bay Rays will face off against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a historic World Series matchup. Both teams had the best record in their respective leagues and the best run differential. The Rays’ run to the World Series has been nothing short of dramatic. They played both a Game 5 in the ALDS […]

Imagine still getting paid by your team — 14 years from now. That’s the luxury baseball star Mookie Betts can enjoy in the next chapter of his career. The 2018 American League MVP has just signed one of the sport’s richest contracts last Wednesday, July 22, with the Los Angeles Dodgers.   The well-acclaimed right-fielder was […]

As the time to watch the sport of baseball has been cut short, and with the 2020 MLB regular season being pushed off as the spread of COVID-19 runs rampant throughout the entire globe, people everywhere are being forced to change their daily habits, some of which incorporated sports into them. With all sports being […]

As the time to watch the sport of baseball has been cut short, and with the 2020 MLB regular season being pushed off as the spread of COVID-19 runs rampant throughout the entire globe, people everywhere are being forced to change their daily habits, some of which incorporated sports into them. With all sports being […]

As the time to watch the sport of baseball has been cut short, and with the 2020 MLB regular season being pushed off as the spread of COVID-19 runs rampant throughout the entire globe, people everywhere are being forced to change their daily habits, some of which incorporated sports into them. With all sports being […]

Coming off of knocking 53 balls out of the park in 2019, the starting first baseman for the New York Mets is going to be having a bit more change in his pockets for the 2020 season. Pete Alonso, better known as the Polar Bear, received a record raise from his rookie season salary, which […]

How MLB players perform during Spring Training only lends itself half to how they would be able to help support a push to the postseason for any of the 30 MLB teams, simply because the talent level that players are facing in the Cactus League days of March are nothing short of inconsistent. From first-round […]

In a step that is unanimous across four main United States professional sports, the limiting of personnel that is allowed into the locker rooms and clubhouses has been put into immediate effect, according to a joint statement released Monday night, caused by the spreading cases of coronavirus from across all areas of the world. The […]

With both Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge on the shelf currently with their own ailments, the New York Yankees seemingly cannot shake the injury bug that has seemingly been following them since the beginning of last season. And with their outfield ranks a bit thin at this time, a much-maligned big prospect may finally get […]

Where have we heard this story before: “High-paid New York Yankees superstar out with an injury; time table for his return is currently unknown.” Looks like history loves to repeat itself in the Bronx. Unfortunately, things seem to be only getting worse. With outfielder and slugger Giancarlo Stanton already on the shelf due to a […]

Proven veteran pieces that have more than enough experience in both the regular season and the postseason, youngsters who are looking to build off of a solid start to their career, and players in between in their careers just trying to prove if they are worthy of a starting rotation role or a bullpen spot […]

In the year 2000, the United States sent a team of unknown prospects and journeymen players to face off against the powerhouse that was Cuba in the Olympics, in a quest to try and defeat the team that had already run rampant through both the 1992 and 1996 Olympic baseball talent pool. While the player […]

After having appeared in the MLB playoffs for two consecutive seasons, the general consensus was that the Milwaukee Brewers would be hot on the trail of their own free agents, in an attempt to bring back the core that helped them into the postseason. But when they were ‘unable’ to bring the key pieces back, […]

Even with the type of offseason that the New York Yankees had, in which they prioritized upgrades to their starting pitching rotation, it looks as though the injury bug may be pushed them to the trade market already. According to a New York Post report, the Yankees have inquired with their in-state rivals, the New […]

For a 39-year-old baseball player that has made a living on smashing baseballs out of the ballpark, you would think that any sort of a comeback effort would rely on what made you famous in the first place, right? Wrong. Simply ask Jose Bautista. In a reported comeback effort that involves a foray into life […]

March 26, 2020, at 1:10 PM, marks the first game of the 2020 regular season for the Seattle Mariners. March 26, 2020, at 1:10 PM, also marks the first opportunity for fans to see what kind of team the Mariners are looking like they will be – not just here and now, but also in […]

Traded to the Milwaukee Brewers all the way back in December 2015, starting pitcher Freddy Peralta has shown impressive glimpses of the kind of pitcher that he can become, which has made the franchise proud that they went out and acquired him. And while his performance on the diamond has been much more than the […]

As if the New York Yankees were not yet sick and tired of the injury bug chasing them into the 2020 season, news of Luis Severino’s arm injury being much worse than it was first expected to be makes for a much more difficult start to the franchise’s Spring Training. After being shut down last […]

After having already shelled out extensions to first baseman Jose Abreu and outfielder Luis Robert among others this offseason, the Chicago White Sox look to be wanting to extend more of their young core before it becomes too expensive. According to James Fox of FutureSox.com, the White Sox are currently engaged in discussions with third […]

Even after going through a name change, it has been 10 seasons since the Miami Marlins have produced a team that has finished a regular season with a record that is .500 or above, an astounding number of seasons that have been filled with futility. And even with Derek Jeter at the helm helping run […]

The 2020 MLB offseason has seemed to slow down a bit lately, as the amount of needle-moving transactions seems to be running dry, ever since the Mookie Betts deal went through that sent him from Boston to the Los Angeles Dodgers. But with how active the San Diego Padres have been reported to be on […]

After the team brought in utility man Brock Holt for a one-year deal with a club option for 2021 on Tuesday, the Milwaukee Brewers are looking to implement one of the most flexible rosters in all of baseball. Every position player (sans for their catchers, at least on a regular basis) has the capabilities to […]

Even with as exhilarating of an offseason as we have had so far for all baseball fans, the ups and downs of the MLB offseason have made the 2020 regular season need to get here even faster. From the cheating scandal with the Houston Astros and the Boston Red Sox, to the players speaking out […]

Not everything is all sunshine and rainbows in the sports of baseball, and regardless of how much or how little money you spend, unforeseen circumstances can still fall upon any MLB franchise at any given time. From an unfortunate and freak injury of a player (Jonathan Lucroy missed time in 2012 while with the Milwaukee […]

By setting the record for the quickest tenure by a manager for the New York Mets in their storied history – no MLB games managed before parting ways – Carlos Beltran has placed a target on his back. But his mistreatment of the game that has given him everything and then some speaks to a […]

In the midst of the recent release of wide-reaching changes for the MLB postseason that are being discussed, the sport of baseball is seemingly straying further and further away from what has made it such a beloved sport, and more importantly, one that brings people from different walks of life together. From being America’s Pastime […]

In a shocking twist that could turn the fortunes of the sport of baseball and the MLB on its head, a reported change is coming to the structure of how the MLB postseason picture plays out. And shockingly enough, the motive behind it seems to be a financial one. According to Joel Sherman of the […]

As is very clearly seen in not just the sport of baseball but in each and every professional sport, money talks very loudly and clearly when it comes to teams determining their best courses of action moving forward. With the recent trade of Mookie Betts from the Boston Red Sox to the Los Angeles Dodgers […]

After months of speculation, the Boston Red Sox finally parted ways with former American League MVP right fielder Mookie Betts on Tuesday night. The Red Sox will send Betts and veteran left-hander David Price to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a three-team deal that also involves the Minnesota Twins. Former Dodgers outfielder Alex Verdugo will […]

In 2019, the Chicago White Sox were one of six MLB teams that had a payroll south of $100 million – four of those six teams did not make the postseason, with the Oakland Athletics and Tampa Bay Rays being the two exceptions. For a team that plays in a large market but is overshadowed […]

In 2019, the Cincinnati Reds had first baseman Joey Votto ($25M), left-handed starting pitcher Alex Wood ($9.65M), and right-handed starter Sonny Gray ($7.5M) as their three highest-paid players on the roster. In 2020, the Reds have Votto ($25M), right-handed starter Trevor Bauer ($17.5M), and right fielder Nicholas Castellanos ($16M) as their three-highest paid players. Safe […]

While the MLB season is right around the corner, not everything is sunshine and rainbows for players. Injuries, unfortunate dry stretches, and just bad play can take a player that is looking to put together a solid season and turn them into someone who is sitting on the bench or even worse, out of a […]

The long-awaited resolution to Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant’s service-time grievance is nearly here. Although a formal announcement is expected by the end of the week, ESPN MLB Insider Jeff Passan reported on Wednesday arbitrator Mark Irvings ruled in favor of the Cubs. Why is this significant? Had he won the grievance, Bryant would […]