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The independent baseball association the Atlantic League is going to experiment with something never seen in Major League Baseball. Baseballs used in the Atlantic League will soon include QR codes, per The Athletic. It will begin this season. “We have a weekly communications call,” Atlantic League president Rick White said. “And during the call, one […]

The moment finally arrived for Cam Smith. In the eighth inning of a 14-3 blowout win over the Angels on Friday, the Astros’ top prospect made good on the hype, belting his first career home run — a 370-foot shot that just cleared the Crawford Boxes in left field. Cam Smith blasts his first career […]

Shohei Ohtani became the first player in MLB history to join the 50/50 club, hitting 54 home runs and stealing 59 bases in his debut season with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ohtani would go on to lead LA to a championship and unanimously win his third-career MVP Award. To memorialize Ohtani’s historic first season with […]

Chris Sale’s 2025 season isn’t off to the Cy Young-caliber start Braves fans hoped for. Through three outings, the 36-year-old lefty has shown flashes of his dominant self but has also struggled with command, consistency, and perhaps most noticeably—velocity. Sale, who won the 2024 NL Cy Young Award with a resurgent campaign, has seen a […]

The Kansas City Royals’ bullpen suffered a tough setback Friday when the team placed reliever Hunter Harvey on the 15-day injured list with a right teres major strain. The injury is classified as a Grade 1 strain—the least severe—but Harvey will remain in Kansas City to begin a rehab program while the team heads out […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are off to one of the best starts in the MLB this season, and that continued on Friday night. The Dodgers’ pitching staff absolutely shut down the Chicago Cubs at Dodger stadium while the offense did just enough to get a 3-0 win. Yoshinobu Yamamoto was the star of the show […]

After being unsigned until March 5, Jose Quintana proved on Friday night that he still has plenty left in the tank. Making his season debut for the Milwaukee Brewers, the 36-year-old left-hander delivered a masterclass, tossing seven shutout innings in a 7-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Quintana, who hadn’t faced big-league […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Cubs-Dodgers prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Cubs-Dodgers. The Los Angeles Dodgers are 11-4, and what’s scary is that they haven’t even played their best baseball. The Dodgers have been sloppy with their infield defense and have already had some hiccups in their […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Rangers-Mariners prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Rangers-Mariners. The Seattle Mariners are needing to close the gap in the American League West. Friday night, they took a small but real step in that direction. They broke open a 3-3 tie with two late […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks may be without their All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte for a few more weeks, but manager Torey Lovullo is encouraged by the progress his star infielder has made in recovering from a Grade 1 left hamstring strain. “Hopefully, it’s before the end of the month. If it’s not, it’ll be a short […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Brewers-Diamondbacks prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Brewers-Diamondbacks. The Arizona Diamondbacks are watching the National League West turn into the best division in baseball. The Atlanta Braves’ early-season struggles have dragged down the NL East. This leaves the NL West as the toughest […]

The Texas Rangers view Joc Pederson as their secret weapon. The team is intent on turning around its offense after last season’s massively disappointing followup to the Rangers’ World Series victory in 2023. Unfortunately, Pederson has gotten off to a miserable start with his new team. Through 11 games entering Friday night’s matchup against the […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Angels-Astros prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Angels-Astros. The 2025 Major League Baseball season has contained some early plot twists. One of them resides in the American League West. The Los Angeles Angels have moved to the front of the division. They are […]

Coming off last season’s surprising postseason run, the Kansas City Royals are looking to make an even bigger statement in 2025. A young core fueled by last year’s AL MVP runner-up in Bobby Witt Jr. could be a dangerous team for a very long time. General manager J.J Picollo and manager Matt Quatraro are working […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Pirates-Reds prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Pirates-Reds. The Cincinnati Reds have to hope that the worst is over. The team which lost three straight 1-0 games earlier this season, becoming the first National League team to do that since the 1960 Phillies, […]

The New York Mets turned their attention to signing free agent right fielder Juan Soto this offseason. The Mets landed Soto on a long term deal and re-signed first baseman Pete Alonso. But the team allowed starting pitcher Luis Severino to leave in free agency as he agreed to a three-year, $67 million deal with […]

Back in the heart of the San Francisco Giants’ clubhouse — but this time in a suit rather than catcher’s gear — Buster Posey is focused on proving that his club can compete with the heavyweights in the NL West. And while the Dodgers and Padres boast star-studded lineups, Posey is confident the Giants can […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers (10-4) may have an abundance of riches, but certain players cannot be replaced. Future Hall of Fame first baseman Freddie Freeman undoubtedly falls under that category. Despite being an iron man for much of his 16-year MLB career, he knows it is imprudent to play through pain early in the season […]

The Milwaukee Brewers made a trade with the Boston Red Sox to acquire right-handed pitcher Quinn Priester. It was a deal that was originally viewed as another way for Milwaukee to cut costs. However, further details reveal it was a more necessary move for the team to improve its rotation. In the deal, the Brewers […]

The Royals travel to Cleveland to face the Guardians! These two teams are playing well and have gotten hot in this series. This is game two of the series, having started on Friday. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Royals-Guardians prediction and pick. Royals-Guardians Projected Starters Michael Lorenzen vs. Luis Ortiz […]

After setting a new record for the most losses in modern baseball history last season, the Chicago White Sox are off to another poor start in 2025. Former pitcher Lance Lynn acknowledged the White Sox’s struggles, saying the organization is “behind everybody” in the majors. Despite the obvious dysfunction, Chicago did manage to stumble onto […]

As the San Francisco Giants are in a series against the New York Yankees, the team is in the midst of a fast start as they ae 9-3 which puts them second in the NL West behind the San Diego Padres at 10-3. After the Giants are coming off a walk-off against the Cincinnati Reds, […]

The Red Sox travel to Chicago to face the White Sox on Saturday! The Red Sox have been inconsistent this season, while the White Sox have been awful. This is the second game of this series that starts on Friday. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Red Sox-White Sox prediction and […]

The San Diego Padres made an injury announcement regarding infielder Jake Cronenworth and outfielder Jackson Merrill. Merrill suffered a hamstring strain ahead of the Padres’ matchup against the Athletics on Tuesday. Then Cronenworth sustained a contusion during the game as he exited before the bottom of the third inning. San Diego made an official decision […]

The Braves will travel to Tampa Bay to face the Rays! It’s been a struggle for the Braves to start the season, while the Rays have also struggled with inconsistency. This will be a massive series for both teams to get on track and gain much-needed momentum. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series […]

The San Diego Padres have been one of the best teams in the MLB this season as they battle tooth and nail with the Los Angeles Dodgers for supremacy in the NL West. The Padres even nearly matched the Dodgers’ unbeaten start, as the Friars won their first seven games on their way to a […]

The Nationals will travel to Miami to face the Marlins on Saturday! These two teams have started the season playing very similarly. They have big wins but have struggled to maintain them and have been inconsistent. This is game two of the series that starts on Friday. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series […]

The Los Angeles Angels are off to a surprising start in their season, but they had to recently make a roster move that could affect them for the next few games. “Ben Joyce is going on the IL with shoulder inflammation, the Angels say. His velo dipped a decent amount in his appearance on Tuesday […]

It is interleague baseball on Saturday as the New York Mets face the Athletics. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Mets-Athletics prediction and pick. The Mets enter the series at 8-4 on the year, which is tied for first in the NL East. They won two of three over the Marlins […]

It is interleague baseball on Saturday as the San Francisco Giants visit the New York Yankees. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Giants-Yankees prediction and pick. The Giants enter the series at 9-3 on the year, which places them in second place in the NL West. Still, they had lost two […]

There is something to say about being at the right place at the right time. Chicago Cubs right fielder Kyle Tucker has arrived at the right place following the announcement of Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s $500 contract extension with the Toronto Blue Jays. The Cubs acquired Tucker in a trade with the Houston Astros this past […]

The Philadelphia Phillies continue their series with the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Phillies-Cardinals prediction and pick. The Phillies come into the series at 8-4, which is tied for first place in the NL East. Still, they lost two of three to the Braves before […]

AL Central rivals collide as the Detroit Tigers face the Minnesota Twins. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Tigers-Twins prediction and pick. The Tigers head into the series at 7-5 on the year, which places them in first place in the AL Central.  Meanwhile, the Twins come into the series at […]

When Shohei Ohtani struck out then-Los Angeles Angels teammate Mike Trout to clinch the 2023 World Baseball Classic championship for Japan, everyone focused on the epic nature of the moment. A one-of-a-kind talent facing off against arguably the top player of his era with global bragging rights on the line. However, if one kept their […]

. The St. Louis Cardinals may be starting the season a little sluggish with a 5-7 record. But they have seen a strong performance from second baseman Brendan Donovan, whom the Cardinals were rumored to be trading to the Cleveland Guardians last year. Donovan is tearing it up, batting .375, with 18 hits, two home runs, and […]

The Atlanta Braves are looking to catch fire after having a slow start to the season, and they’ve slowly been gaining some momentum. Players have been in and out of the lineup, and they recently had to make some moves that could affect the team. “Braves recalled RHP Zach Thompson and put LHP Aaron Bummer […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs will go head-to-head in LA on Friday night. First baseman Freddie Freeman previously re-injured his ankle after a shower “mishap.” The expectation is that Freeman will return on Friday against the Cubs, but is Freeman officially playing tonight? The answer to that question is yes. The Dodgers have […]

The Toronto Blue Jays recently gave Vladimir Guerrero Jr. a new contract extension after signing him to a 14-year, $500 million deal. With the superstar first baseman signed long-term, rumors are swirling that the organization may have better luck in free agency in the coming years. During a guest appearance on “Foul Territory,” Ken Rosenthal […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are currently tied for first place in the National League East. When it comes to the Phillies’ lineup, stars such as Bryce Harper and Trea Turner often receive most of the attention. After all, Turner is a star and Harper has been one of the best players in the game for a […]