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The Los Angeles Dodgers took the first leg of their three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers with an 8-6 win on Friday. Will the Dodgers sustain their form and extend their win steak to six games Saturday? Or, will the Milwaukee Brewers hand the Dodgers a loss that will spoil LA’s dreams of winning the […]

The hopes of the Seattle Mariners of making the postseason for the first time in 20 years took a big blow on Friday in a 2-1 loss at home to the Los Angeles Angels. They can’t sulk in the corner, though, as they desperately need a win in order to help their dim playoff chances […]

Clayton Kershaw can’t seem to catch a break this season. Just weeks removed from returning to the Los Angeles Dodgers after missing time with a forearm injury, the lefty exited Friday’s start early against the Brewers due to pain in that same area. Kershaw spoke out on the situation after the Dodgers’ comeback 8-6 win […]

For much of the 2021 MLB regular season, there has been much uncertainty from many over whether the San Francisco Giants are contenders or pretenders. Amid much outside noise, the Giants simply continue to rack up wins. The Giants picked up their 105th  victory of the season on Thursday in walk-off fashion. LaMonte Wade Jr. […]

As the MLB postseason is set to kick off next week, some teams are already looking ahead to the upcoming free agency period and the big-name shortstops who will be out of a contract, including Houston Astros star Carlos Correa. For one, Correa is drawing early free agency interest from the Detroit Tigers, according to […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are on a sprint to close the season, but are still two games behind the Giants in the NL West going in to their matchup with the Milwaukee Brewers tonight. As the Dodgers look for a fourth straight win and the Brewers look to get back on track after losing to […]

The St. Louis Cardinals looked all but done at the beginning of September. Fast forward to October, and Mike Shildt’s club just had a 17-game winning streak come to an end and they’ve now punched a ticket to the NL Wild Card game. Despite it seeming obvious, Shildt still confirmed, per ESPN, that veteran Adam […]

The Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees will battle this weekend, the final weekend of the MLB season. Nonetheless, it’s time to continue our MLB odds series by making a Rays-Yankees prediction and pick. The Rays have already locked up the top record in the American League, while the Yankees have a little more […]

The San Diego Padres’ season has gone down the drain, and it could cost Fernando Tatis Jr. the National League MVP Award in the process. But amid the disappointment, Tatis can still amaze. That’s exactly what the Padres star did Thursday night in Los Angeles. Tatis hit a home run out of Dodger Stadium, which […]

Even with the 2021 MLB regular season now mere days away from coming to a close, Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani is still bolstering his 2021 American League MVP Award resume. Coming into the Angels’ road game against the Texas Rangers on Wednesday, Ohtani sat at 24 stolen bases on the season, which was […]

After one of the most electric comeback wins of the year, the Los Angeles Dodgers are eying a sweep of the San Diego Padres tonight. With the Dodgers needing a win and the Padres looking to save face, let’s continue our MLB odds series and make a Padres-Dodgers prediction and pick. Los Angeles currently stands at […]

Needing a win to strengthen their chances of grabbing a spot in the 2021 MLB postseason as a wild card in the Americal League, the Toronto Blue Jays leaned on the power of shortstop Bo Bichette to score a 6-5 home win over the New York Yankees on Wednesday. Bichette homered twice in that game, […]

Once in a while, there comes a story about box breaks that will really leave you either in awe or cluelessly scratching your head. Just recently, the latter happened – a Panini Donruss Optic Rated Rookie card of the New York Giants’ Gary Brightwell being pulled from a sealed Topps pack. https://twitter.com/cardprn/status/1441404491006300164 In a video […]

Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Devin Williams enjoyed himself quite a bit when the Brewers clinched the NL Central on Sunday. However, Williams kept enjoying himself a bit too much, and then the celebratory night turned ugly when he broke his pitching hand by punching a wall. Williams admitted Wednesday he had too much to drink and […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers look to make it two in a row against the San Diego Padres at Dodgers Stadium. With only five regular-season games left for both teams, let’s continue our MLB odds series and make a Padres-Dodgers prediction and pick. Los Angeles currently stands at 101-56 and is 53-23 at home. If you put $100 on […]

The New York Mets are out of contention for a spot in the 2021 MLB postseason, but that did not stop them from rolling the red carpet for the highly anticipated return of Noah Syndergaard on Tuesday against the Miami Marlins at home. Syndergaard started and tossed just 10 pitches before exiting the mound, but […]

After a disappointing first year at the helm in the Big Apple, New York Mets team owner Steven Cohen is nowhere near finished with the lowly National League East franchise. In fact, it appears as though Cohen is just getting started. Apparently, the Mets fan-turned-owner has a new bright idea to get the younger generations […]

As the 2021 season nears its final weekend, much of the baseball world is focused on the five-team AL wild-card race, and for good reason. Meanwhile, the St. Louis Cardinals are putting together an incredibly impressive winning streak that has vaulted them into the second NL wild-card spot and turned them into a legitimate contender. […]

New York Mets right-hander Noah Syndergaard hasn’t pitched in the majors in two years, but he’s finally going to change that on Tuesday night. Syndergaard has been reinstated from the 60-day IL and is set to start Game 2 of a doubleheader against the Miami Marlins at Citi Field just one day before the two-year […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers begin a must win series against the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night. As L.A. attempts to run down the Giants in the NL West, it’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Padres-Dodgers prediction and pick. Los Angeles currently stands at 100-56 and is 52-23 at home. If you […]

The San Francisco Giants have the best record in the majors, but with the Los Angeles Dodgers still looming large on their rearview mirror, they just can’t simply take any of their remaining games for granted. That’s also why the injury to Brandon Belt is a big blow to the Giants, who only leads Los […]

The Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners meet on Monday night for the first matchup of a three-game series that could make or break these teams’ respective seasons.. With both teams desperately racing for a Wild Card spot, let’s continue our MLB odds series and make an Athletics-Mariners prediction and pick. Oakland currently stands at 85-71 and is […]

A woman and her 2-year-old son died Saturday after falling from the third level of Petco Park before the San Diego Padres’ game against the Atlanta Braves, according to ESPN. San Diego police are investigating the tragic deaths. The woman and child were on the third-level concourse in the concession area before the fall, which […]

Giancarlo Stanton and the New York Yankees are on the verge of sweeping the Boston Red Sox in their ongoing three-game series at Fenway Park following the Bronx Bombers’ 5-3 win on Saturday. With the win, the Yankees tied the Red Sox for the top spot in the wild card race over at the American […]

Los Angeles Angels two-way talent Shohei Ohtani and Toronto Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. are currently putting the final touches on their respective 2021 American League MVP Award resumes. And for Mike Trout, he already has his own preference on who should win the award. In speaking today ahead of the Angels’ home game […]

Even as the MLB regular season is drawing to a close, Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani is still managing to break historic records. For one, the Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners recently turned to one option to contain Ohtani. Over the latter two games of their four-game series against the Angels, the Astros walked […]

Javier Baez joined the New York Mets at the trade deadline and despite getting off to a sluggish start, the infielder has started to prove his worth both at the plate and defensively. However, he is one of many high-profile names who will hit Free Agency this winter and there have already been discussions as […]

Cody Bellinger’s season from hell continues. The Los Angeles Dodgers star suffered a rib fracture that placed him on the IL, his third trip there this season. The Dodgers have placed Cody Bellinger on the injured list with a left rib fracture. This is Bellinger's third time on the IL this season. — Kyle Glaser […]

When the Chicago Cubs elected to take an aggressive approach as sellers at the MLB trade deadline earlier this season, it indicated to many that the team would now undergo a rebuilding period. However, this may not be the case after all. On Friday, Cubs team president Jed Hoyer revealed his early plans for the […]

In terms of wins and losses, it has been a disastrous year for the Arizona Diamondbacks. They currently sit at 49-104, tied for the worst record in baseball with the Baltimore Orioles. Despite that, their manager, Torey Lovullo received an extension to return for another year with the Diamondbacks. Per ESPN, the deal runs through […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks start a three game series on Friday evening at Chase Field. With the Diamondbacks looking to play spoiler to the Dodgers NL West run, let’s continue our MLB odds series and make a Dodgers-Diamondbacks prediction and pick. Arizona currently stands at 49-104 and is 29-46 at home. If you […]

As expected, Major League Baseball has elected to issue suspensions for what essentially cleared the benches during Wednesday’s game between Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays. MLB handed out a three-game suspension and a fine to Blue Jays reliever Ryan Borucki for hitting Rays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier with a pitch during the eighth […]

The Oakland Athletics rejoiced as they activated pitcher Chris Bassitt and he made a start, his first since leaving the game after being hit by a line drive. The Athletics pitcher has not pitched since August 17 and has made a return to the field quicker than most had expected. He took the mound on […]

Coming into the Los Angeles Dodgers’ series finale against the Colorado Rockies, Max Scherzer was being lauded by many as the best starting pitcher in all of baseball. In his opening nine starts with the Dodgers, Scherzer was simply at the top of his game; he posted a 0.78 ERA to go along with an […]

In what was essentially inevitable for months, the Chicago White Sox clinched the AL Central following their 7-2 seven-inning win over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday. This is the first AL Central title for the White Sox since the 2008 season. 97 for the division. 🔥 The @WhiteSox have #CLINCHED the AL Central for the […]

While there is currently much attention centered on the playoff races across MLB, there is also an eye on the race between Toronto Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Los Angeles Angels two-way talent Shohei Ohtani for the 2021 American League MVP Award. At one point in the season, Ohtani was presumed as the […]

Earlier this week, Toronto Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo claimed the mishap involving Tampa Bay Rays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier and a stolen scouting card was “agua under the bridge.” Then Blue Jays pitcher Ryan Borucki hit Kiermaier in the series finale on Wednesday, sparking a whole new round of drama. For one, Kiermaier was […]

No team in MLB is as hot as the St. Louis Cardinals are entering the final two weeks of the season. The Cardinals have won 11 straight and currently lead the Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies by four games for the final wild-card spot in the National League. Per ESPN, this is the longest win […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies play the rubber match of a three game series on Thursday afternoon. With the Dodgers hot on the trail of the Giants in the NL West standings, let’s continue our MLB odds series and make a Dodgers-Rockies prediction and pick. Colorado currently stands at 71-80 and is 46-28 at […]