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Chicago Cubs lefty relief pitcher Drew Smyly may soon be on the move. The team has placed him on outright waivers, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today. The decision allows a contending team to claim him provided they’re willing to take on the rest of his contract. Smyly is in the second year of […]

The San Diego Padres are chasing down the Los Angeles Dodgers for the National League West crown. On Monday, they added a piece that could help them along the way. Catcher Elias Diaz is making his way from the Colorado Rockies to the Padres, according to Rafael Petit of Petit Sports. The minor league contract […]

The Chicago Cubs are a long shot to make the postseason. The Cubs dropped down to the 19th spot in the most recent MLB Power Rankings and are on the outside looking in at the Wild Card race. But the team brought its running game for the series opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Cubs […]

New York Yankees center fielder Aaron Judge is on pace to break his own American League home run record of 62. With six home runs in his last five games, he has continued his MVP season at the plate and now in the field. With a runner on and a two-run lead against the Nationals, […]

After missing out on the playoffs last year, the St. Louis Cardinals are fighting to reach the postseason in 2024. Despite the confidence of starting pitcher Miles Mikolas who believes the Cardinals can win 17 straight if necessary, the reality is St. Louis is a long shot to make the playoffs. The team is trying […]

With Shohei Ohtani having such a magical first season for the Dodgers, and now being so close to Hollywood, it’s undoubtedly only a matter of time before he gets his own inspirational Disney+ sports bio pic. The only problem is, sometimes the truth is even stranger than fiction, and Ohtani’s current season might be a […]

The Boston Red Sox shouldn’t be here. Two months into the season, Boston was hovering around .500 as the fanbase debated the Red Sox’ trade deadline strategy. Now, with less than five weeks left in the regular season, Boston is in striking distance of the postseason. Entering Monday at 67-62, the Red Sox are 4.5 […]

After a hot start to the season the Pittsburgh Pirates have fallen out of the playoff picture with a rough second half. The brutal drop off will likely keep Pittsburgh out of the postseason for the ninth straight year. Pirates manager Derek Shelton is on the hot seat as the team is on pace for […]

One of the top prospects in the Texas Rangers organization has taken another step closer to the Major Leagues. The Rangers announced on Monday that they have promoted pitcher Kumar Rocker to Triple-A Round Rock after he tore through Double-A in jaw-dropping fashion. Rocker, a rare two-time first-round draft pick after the Mets failed to […]

The star power around Major League Baseball this season has been nothing short of spectacular and it only gets better as the year progresses. Some of the game’s biggest talents are putting together otherworldly performances on a near-nightly basis as the history books are being rewritten with their jaw-dropping accomplishments. So many milestones have already […]

Danny Jansen made MLB history on Monday in a particularly bizarre way. In the first game of a doubleheader between the Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, Jansen became the first player in MLB history to play for both teams in the same game. That’s because the afternoon AL East showdown […]

At the end of the 2024 MLB campaign, there will likely be some sort of retrospective on The Boras Four, as the baseball world desperately tries to gain a better understanding of how to prevent another prolonged free agency period. Two members of the quartet will particularly stand out, albeit for starkly different reasons. San […]

In what has already been an injury-riddled season for the right-handed starter, New York Mets pitcher Paul Blackburn is on the team’s 15-day injured list after yet another setback. Blackburn will miss his upcoming start for New York due to a bruised right hand. He was struck on the hand while shielding his head from […]

Boston Red Sox star third baseman Rafael Devers is just 27 years old. Even though he is still very young, especially by baseball standards, he is in his eighth season of Major League Baseball and is one of the veterans on a young and inexperienced Red Sox team. Devers was asked about being a veteran in […]

Toronto Blue Jays Bowden Francis turned lots of heads last Saturday when he took a no-hit bid into the ninth inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels at home. Los Angeles hitter Taylor Ward ended Francis’ chance for a no-hitter when he connected on a 3-2 fastball for a home run in the […]

Rafael Devers continues to be one of the best players in the entire MLB. The Boston Red Sox’s best hitter, Devers is currently slashing .292/.373/.578 — with his current on-base and slugging percentage being career-bests. No professional athlete becomes this good in their field without loving the sport so much, which is why Devers also […]

The Toronto Blue Jays have plenty of reasons to be disappointed over how the 2024 season has turned out for them. But they also have a few reasons to be excited over what lies ahead. One of those reasons is the resurgence of star slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who, after a down 2023 season, has […]

The Chicago White Sox made some unfortunate history on Sunday. During their 9-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers, the White Sox became the second-fastest team to reach 100 losses. After the game, White Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi revealed what interim manager Grady Sizemore’s message to the team has been during this disaster of a year. […]

On Sunday night in Dodger Stadium, the Los Angeles Dodgers paid tribute to the late, great Kobe Bryant, who would have turned 46 on August 23 had he not unfortunately passed away in January 2020. This tribute is a culmination of the love the Los Angeles community has for Bryant, who inspired Mamba Day on […]

The New York Yankees take on the Washington Nationals Tuesday night. This game will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a Yankees-Nationals prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Yankees-Nationals Projected Starters  Gerrit Cole vs. Patrick Corbin Gerrit Cole (5-2) with a 3.72 ERA, 1.33 […]

In reaction to home plate umpire Nick Mahrley’s concussion in the fifth inning of the New York Yankees’ 10-3 win against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday afternoon, star slugger Aaron Judge is hoping for the best. Mahrley was struck in the neck by outfielder Giancarlo Stanton’s shattered bat and exited the game on a stretcher […]

Great plays are sometimes painful. Take for example what happened to Houston Astros outfielder Mauricio Dubon on Sunday night during a series finale against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park. With Houston leading by two runs in the seventh inning, Orioles third baseman Ramon Urias made contact with a ball that he sent deep into […]

Aaron Judge had the whole baseball world at his fingertips during his record-breaking 2022 season. But somehow, someway, following a bit of a down 2023 season (due to injury), Judge has one-upped himself in 2024. One half of the dynamic duo (along with Juan Soto) that’s carrying the New York Yankees, Judge is in the […]

The Texas Rangers’ hopes to make the 2024 postseason have all but vanished. They enter Monday with a 60-71 record, which has them 12.5 games back of a wild card spot in the American League standings — a near-impossible hole to climb out of with 31 games remaining on their season. Fangraphs has their playoff […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are on the road to take on the Boston Red Sox Monday night. Check out our MLB odds series as we hand out a Blue Jays-Red Sox prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Blue Jays-Red Sox Projected Starters  Jose Berrios vs. Nick Pivetta […]

There were an array of emotions present in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday afternoon. Thousands of hearts simultaneously skipped a beat when Shohei Ohtani was hit by a pitch near the inside of his left wrist in the eighth inning. The same thing happened just minutes later, […]

The New York Yankees hit the road for an interleague matchup against the Washington Nationals Monday night. Below we will continue our MLB odds series with a Yankees-Nationals prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Yankees-Nationals Projected Starters   Nestor Cortes vs. Mitchell Parker Nestor Cortes (7-10) with a […]

The Kansas City Royals and Cleveland Guardians play a double header Monday, and this post will focus on game two. Check out our MLB odds series as we hand out a Royals-Guardians prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Royals-Guardians Projected Starters  Alec Marsh vs. Logan Allen Alec […]

The Chicago Cubs stay on the road to take on the Pittsburgh Pirates Monday night. This game will continue our MLB odds series with a Cubs-Pirates prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Cubs-Pirates Projected Starters  Jameson Taillon vs. Mitch Keller Jameson Taillon (8-8) with a 3.77 ERA, 1.20 […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Rays-Mariners prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Rays Mariners. It has been a rough ride for both Tampa Bay and Seattle in 2024. Both teams can relate to the other. They have both wasted a lot of really good starting pitching this season […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Braves-Twins prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Braves-Twins. The Minnesota Twins were one out away from beating the St Louis Cardinals on Sunday afternoon. With the Kansas City Royals and Cleveland Guardians — Minnesota’s two main competitors in a heated three-team race for […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Padres-Cardinals prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Padres-Cardinals. The San Diego Padres probably have the National League Rookie of the Year on their roster. It looked as though Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates was going to be NL Rookie of the Year, […]

The Houston Astros will begin a three-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday at Citizens Bank Park. It’s a potential World Series preview as we share our MLB odds series and make an Astros-Phillies prediction and pick. Astros-Phillies Projected Starters  Ronel Blanco vs. Zack Wheeler  Ronel Blanco (9-6) with a 3.14 ERA … Last […]

The New York Mets had the San Diego Padres backed into a corner through seven innings on Sunday afternoon but couldn’t secure the series win. Edwin Diaz entered the game in the ninth inning with the score tied, but his 2-0 slider to Padres rookie Jackson Merrill ended up in the right field seats, giving […]

If you had told any Atlanta Braves fan that they would lose two of their top players in Ronald Acuña Jr. and Spencer Strider—two of baseball’s top 100 overall players—and then deal with lengthy injuries to other star players throughout the season, it’s doubtful many would have given them much of a chance of making […]

In a remarkable display of power and promise, Heliot Ramos has etched his name into San Francisco Giants history by becoming the first player under the age of 25 to hit 20 home runs in a season since Pablo Sandoval achieved the feat in 2011, according to Andrew Baggarly via X, formally Twitter. This milestone […]

The Kansas City Royals will begin a four-game series with the Cleveland Guardians by playing the first of a doubleheader on Monday at Progressive Field. It’s an American League Central showdown as we share our MLB odds series and make a Royals-Guardians prediction and pick. Royals-Guardians Game 1 Projected Starters  Cole Ragans vs. Nick Sandlin […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers closed out their series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday with a 3-1 win, but they also saw superstar Shohei Ohtani get hurt. The two-time American League Most Valuable Player was hit on his forearm by a pitch in the eighth inning of the Rays game. Fortunately for Los Angeles, […]

The Chicago White Sox have been consistent since the start of the 2024 season. Unfortunately for the team and its fans, that consistency has been the team’s propensity to lose games. That trend continued Sunday as the White Sox dropped a 9-4 decision to the Detroit Tigers. That loss at Guaranteed Rate Field in the […]