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It’s no secret that San Diego Padres infielder Luis Arraez is one of the best contact hitters that baseball has ever seen. Arraez has even drawn comparisons to some of the all-time greats, like Tony Gwynn and Rod Carew. However, Arraez’s latest mind-blowing feat at the plate may just be his most impressive yet. Arraez, […]

The Chicago Cubs were dealt some brutal news on Thursday regarding a bullpen pitcher. Adbert Alzolay has been placed on the 60-day injured list with a right flexor strain. MLB.com reports that he is likely to undergo surgery that would end his season. He has not pitched since May 12 as he has tried to […]

The New York Mets have overcome an early-season malaise in a big way, and they currently find themselves right in the hunt for a playoff spot amid some congestion in the NL Wild Card picture. At present, the Mets own a 57-51 record, which currently has them just half a game behind the Arizona Diamondbacks […]

The San Diego Padres host the Colorado Rockies for an NL West battle Friday night! It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Rockies-Padres prediction and pick. Rockies-Padres Projected Starters  Austin Gomber vs. Randy Vasquez Austin Gomber (2-7) with a 4.79 ERA, 78 K’s, 1.32 WHIP in 109 innings. Last Start: 3.2 innings, six hits, […]

The Cincinnati Reds are in the Bay Area to take on the San Francisco Giants Friday night. Below we will continue our MLB odds series with a Reds-Giants prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Reds-Giants Projected Starters  Andrew Abbott vs. Kyle Harrison Andrew Abbott (6-4) with a 3.38 ERA, […]

The Baltimore Orioles are on the road to take on the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night. This game will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out an Orioles-Guardians prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Orioles-Guardians Projected Starters  Dean Kremer vs. Carlos Carrasco Dean Kremer (4-7) […]

During the offseason, the New York Yankees reportedly had interest in signing free-agent pitcher Blake Snell. And according to various reports, the team still had interest when Snell, now with the San Francisco Giants, was rumored as a potential trade piece. However, the Yankees reportedly balked at actually acquiring Snell. As one of several teams […]

The Cleveland Guardians sit atop the American League Central and have received a great start from their biggest MLB trade deadline acquisition. Lane Thomas has three hits in his first eight at-bats and spoke with Bally Sports Cleveland about his first few days. “I just wanted to come in, fit in, do my job, and […]

There’s a new twist to the saga regarding Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara. Mizuhara, who pleaded guilty to bank fraud after stealing nearly $17 million from Ohtani’s accounts to use in illegal sports gambling, is not the only one facing legal trouble. Matthew Bowyer, the illegal bookmaker who Mizuhara used […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are in the Bronx to take on the New York Yankees Friday night. This game will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a Blue Jays-Yankees prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Blue Jays-Yankees Projected Starters  Kevin Gausman vs. Marcus Stroman Kevin […]

The Kansas City Royals are on the road to take on the Detroit Tigers in an AL Central matchup. Below we will continue our MLB odds series with a Royals-Tigers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Royals-Tigers Projected Starters  Cole Ragans vs. Tarik Skubal Cole Ragans (7-7) […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates host the Arizona Diamondbacks for a National League battle! It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Diamondbacks-Pirates prediction and pick. Diamondbacks-Pirates Projected Starters  Brandon Pfaadt vs. Luis Ortiz Brandon Pfaadt (5-6) with a 3.92 ERA, 115 strikeouts, 1.11 WHIP in 126.1 innings. Last Start: 6.0 innings, seven hits, five […]

It has been a rough one for the Philadelphia Phillies as their once commanding lead on top of the AL East is starting to diminish as they have lost seven of the last 10 games, coming off of a three-game sweep against the New York Yankees. Phillies star Bryce Harper is also in a slump […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Phillies-Mariners prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Phillies-Mariners. The Baltimore Orioles-Cleveland Guardians series is the big showdown in Major League Baseball this weekend, but after that, this is definitely the second-best series on the schedule. The Philadelphia Phillies have finally run into a […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Dodgers-Athletics prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Dodgers-Athletics. The Los Angeles Dodgers need to get healthy in a literal sense. They need Mookie Betts and Max Muncy to come back and give this team the full offensive collection it needs to be at […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Mets-Angels prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Mets-Angels. The New York Mets have been one of the best teams in baseball over the past two months. They were sensational in June and July, completely transforming their season in the process. The Mets were […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Rays-Astros prediction and pick. Fin.d out how to watch Rays Astros. Yusei Kikuchi is being asked to help the Houston Astros win the American League West and make a playoff push. The injuries to the Houston staff have been unceasing this year. Justin Verlander, Jose […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Red Sox-Rangers prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Red Sox-Rangers. The Boston Red Sox are right in the thick of the American League wild card race. They’re not in an enviable position, given that they trail by two games in the race for […]

On Thursday night, it looked like the Chicago Cubs were headed for a defeat in their series-opening clash against division rival St. Louis Cardinals. Sonny Gray was locked in after a slew of rough starts, and they entered the bottom of the ninth down 5-2. However, the Cubs did not want to go gently into […]

The St. Louis Cardinals know that if there was ever a time for them to make a run in the NL Wild Card standings, it’s now. However, the Cardinals hit a snag in their wild card push on Thursday night, as they suffered a heartbreaking 5-4 loss to division rival Chicago Cubs despite having ace […]

The Baltimore Orioles know that they cannot rest on their laurels with the New York Yankees breathing down their necks for the AL East division lead. After their 10-3 loss to the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday night, the Orioles wasted no time in bringing in a major reinforcement for their big-league roster, calling up top […]

The St. Louis Cardinals will begin a three-game series with the Chicago Cubs on Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field. The Route 66 Rivalry is in full swing as we share our MLB odds series and make a Cardinals-Cubs prediction and pick. Cardinals-Cubs Projected Starters  Erick Fedde vs. Javier Assad Erick Fedde (7-4) with a 3.11 […]

The Atlanta Braves are doing their best to keep up in the NL playoff picture. And they have done so with a serious power surge that has already reached historic levels, with the long ball being the main story of their game yet again in their 4-2 win over the Miami Marlins on Thursday night. […]

The New York Yankees are currently in an enviable position in the American League standings. At the time of writing, the Yankees are tied with the Baltimore Orioles for the lead in the AL East, with a 65-45 record, making them a legitimate contender to win the 2024 World Series trophy. Their moves prior to […]

The Miami Marlins’ World Series came at the MLB trade deadline, as the last-place ballclub completed several trades in the last week that replenished their farm system and brightened their long-term future. Though, there are still a couple of reasons for fans to focus on the present, namely the injury status of top starting pitcher […]

The New York Yankees regular season has gone according to plan in some respects, while other facets of the plan have gone awry. Nevertheless, superstar outfielders Aaron Judge and Juan Soto are doing their best to lift up a team that is desperate to win their franchise’s 28th World Series. So far, the duo has […]

Kansas City Royals’ God-king Bobby Witt Jr. is having a season for the ages. The superstar shortstop had 44 hits and batted .489 in July, giving Witt Jr. the most hits and highest batting average in a single month since Lou Gehrig in 1930 when the Iron Horse had 55 hits and a .495 average […]

The Cleveland Guardians have the best record in baseball and topped the most recent MLB power rankings. While the team has won six of their last eight games, the Guardians’ starting pitchers have struggled with injuries. Cleveland hopes to have turned a corner on its banged up rotation but the team’s latest injury updates are […]

Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman. Those are the players that usually first come to mind when talking about the Los Angeles Dodgers’ loaded lineup. However, second baseman Gavin Lux has quietly been one of the Dodgers’ best hitters this season. The 26-year-old Lux is in his first season back after missing all of […]

Led by their superstar shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., the Kansas City Royals are one of the biggest surprises in all of baseball this season. After finishing last season with a 56-106 record in 2023, the Royals have a 60-49 record and are currently in position to make the postseason, tied for the second American League […]

The San Diego Padres are on a roll as the Major League schedule reaches the final two months of the season. After losing their first game after the All-Star break, the Padres have won 9 of their next 10 games and have climbed within 4.5 games of the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers in the National […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have had a strong first half to the 2024 season. However, one of Los Angeles’ stars is dealing with a health scare in his family. Freddie Freeman’s three-year-old son Maximus was hospitalized during the last week of July. However, Freeman’s wife Chelsea provided a hopeful update on their son’s status on […]

Ron Washington and Perry Minasian are having such a headache of a season. After their continuous plunge in the AL West with the Oakland A’s nearly usurping them, another big problem occurred in the system. It has to do with Mike Trout’s injury which may spell doom for a squad that is hoping to make […]

For teams hoping to land the Oakland Athletics’ Mason Miller at the MLB trade deadline, the standout closer hit the injured list at the worst possible time. Miller landed on the 15-day IL just five days before the trade window officially closed for the 2024 season. Despite the injury, MLB insider Ken Rosenthal is adamant […]

The Minnesota Twins were close to landing a big name at the MLB trade deadline. Starting pitcher Erick Fedde was a key piece of the haul for the St. Louis Cardinals, but the Twins were very close to grabbing him, according to Dan Hayes from The Athletic. “They wanted one of those three, Walker Jenkins, […]

Major League Baseball is known for relying heavily on tradition and the World Series is the culmination of that approach. Now, Commissioner Rob Manfred’s league is taking the opportunity to change its World Series schedule for the first time in history. According to a report from Bob Nightengale on X, MLB will move up the […]

The New York Yankees made three moves at the MLB trade deadline. They addressed big needs with utility man Jazz Chisholm Jr. and relievers Mark Leiter Jr. and Enyel De Los Santos. Still, fans believe they should have done more. General manager Brian Cashman joined WFAN Sports Radio on Thursday and got into a heated […]

In what ended up being a rather dull MLB Trade Deadline with little to no monumental moves being made, the Atlanta Braves may be at the forefront of that, doing very little to bolster their playoff chances. Is this 2021? That’s what Braves fans have to be hoping for at this point in the season. […]

There’s bad, and then there’s the Chicago White Sox. With a 27-84 record, the Sox are far and away the worst team in the majors right now, and it looks like it’s going to be quite a while until they become a competitive team again. It’s been a staggering fall from grace considering they had […]