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It is interleague baseball on Tuesday as the Milwaukee Brewers face the Cleveland Guardians. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Brewers-Guardians prediction and pick. The Brewers come into the series at 20-21 on the year, which places them in third place in the NL Central. They just completed a series with […]

The Detroit Tigers squared off with the Texas Rangers in Detroit on Mother’s Day, and it was a special game for Jace and Josh Jung. Jace got the started at third base for the Tigers, and Josh got the start at third for the Rangers. Their parents are almost always tasked with picking one of […]

The Milwaukee Brewers will have to wait longer for the return of starter Brandon Woodruff. The right-hander has suffered a setback in his rehab after sustaining an ankle injury that limited him to 39 pitches on Sunday in Triple-A, and he won’t pitch for at least another week, as reported by Sophia Minnaert. Woodruff hasn’t […]

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman is the National League player of the week after he hit .500 between May 5 and 11 with 3 home runs, 7 runs scored, 12 RBI and a 1.500 OPS. It’s the 10th player of the week honor of Freeman’s career and his first of 2025. The reigning […]

Clayton Kershaw watched other Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers start on the mound for nearly a year. The southpaw pitcher is now closing in on his long-awaited 2025 start. Kershaw can re-insert himself back into the starting rotation, per Sonja Chen of MLB.com. The left-handed thrower underwent two different surgeries that halted his ’25 debut. Kershaw […]

The Boston Red Sox are marred by controversy at the moment as Rafael Devers has refused to move over to first base in the wake of Triston Casas’ season-ending injury. But the slugger is certainly proving his worth offensively, and his latest accomplishment is a testament to that. Devers was just named the AL Player […]

The Toronto Blue Jays made a statement when they signed Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to a 14-year, $500 million contract extension. The team expects to contend, and it expects to contend for a long time. The problem is you can’t win multiple World Series on the back of one player and the Blue Jays aren’t exactly […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers swiftly needed to address the Tommy Edman injury Monday. Los Angeles has rolled without the utility star for nearly a month. Edman is showing no signs of coming back soon — sparking a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays. The defending world champs struck a deal with the American League franchise, […]

The Seattle Mariners sit in first place in the American League West, carrying a 22-17 record. That is despite dealing with a slew of injuries to key players, including starting pitcher George Kirby. Kirby has been dealing with a right shoulder injury that has kept him from making his 2025 season debut. But that trend […]

After scoring one run in their final 18 innings against the Philadelphia Phillies over the weekend, the Cleveland Guardians are adding some firepower to their offense. The team recalled outfielder Will Brennan from Triple-A Columbus on Monday, sending the struggling shortstop Brayan Rocchio down as a corresponding move. Brennan is hitting .304 with eight doubles […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani seems to do something absurd every time he steps on the field, but Alex Rodriguez isn’t ready to throw the GOAT moniker his way just yet. When Zach Gelb of The Zach Gelb Show asked A-Rod point-blank if Ohtani is the best player he’s ever seen, the former New […]

The Minnesota Twins have won eight straight games and are one of the hottest teams in baseball. But they are in the American League Central, which has three other teams vying for a playoff spot. It is going to be a tough hill to climb for Minnesota, which started the year 7-15. ESPN’s Buster Olney […]

As Los Angeles Dodgers star Freddie Freeman is on a tear offensively to start the season, the first baseman pinpointed when the turning point came for his hot streak. With Freeman and the Dodgers looking to repeat as champions, it will help tremendously if he keeps up his performance, but the change for him came […]

The Houston Police Department is investigating death threats made to Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. and his family, a spokesperson has confirmed to the Houston Chronicle. McCullers, who hadn’t pitched in the Majors since 2022 before his season debut on May 4, struggled mightily against the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday, giving up seven runs on […]

The Chicago White Sox have traded nearly everybody of note over the last couple of years while undergoing a massive rebuild. The one big-name player still on the roster is Luis Robert Jr., but it seems like only a matter of time until the White Sox move the center fielder. Robert has struggled to start […]

Not that there was any doubt before, but you can officially count Bryce Harper among the people who want to see Kyle Schwarber stay with the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies’ first baseman said as much to the team’s MLB.com beat writer, Todd Zolecki. “I don’t want him to go anywhere else,” Harper told him. “And […]

The Boston Red Sox grabbed a huge 3-1 victory on Sunday against the Kansas City Royals, with slugger Rafael Devers going deep for the seventh time this season — a projected 440-foot bomb to straightaway center field at Kauffman Stadium. Devers has been in the middle of controversy lately as the Red Sox explore a […]

As the Chicago Cubs take on the Miami Marlins on Monday night, some wonder if the team will make any more moves to boost their season, one that could include St. Louis Cardinals star Nolan Arenado. While the trade market for Arenado had appeared to be dead, Buster Olney’s latest piece for ESPN could hint […]

The St Louis Cardinals have won eight straight games to jump into second place in the NL Central. They entered the season with little to no expectations and have blown that out of the water so far. While they could make a push for the playoffs, many buyers were counting on them to be sellers […]

The Milwaukee Brewers are falling short of their expectations through the first six weeks of the season. They are 20-21 and three games behind the Chicago Cubs for first place in the NL Central. After last season’s triumphant division title, many expected them to continue their hot stretch this year. But outside of Freddy Peralta […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Diamondbacks-Giants prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Diamondbacks-Giants. The San Francisco Giants have run into some turbulence this season. The Giants just got swept by the Minnesota Twins over the past weekend. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres continue to […]

The Boston Red Sox managed to cool off the red-hot Kansas City Royals over the weekend, winning two games in their three-game set to push their record to 22-20 on the season. However, there was quite a bit of drama taking place in Boston’s clubhouse, as the debate about Rafael Devers’ fit in the field […]

The New York Yankees brought their offense west for their series against the Athletics over Mother’s Day Weekend. They won two of the three games, scoring 29 runs along the way. Yankees captain Aaron Judge continued his insane season, going 7-14 with two homers and five RBIs in the set. Judge’s first 40 games are […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Rockies-Rangers prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Rockies-Rangers. It finally happened. After nearly a decade on the job, Colorado Rockies manager Bud Black was fired by the organization. Everyone in baseball knows this was not Bud Black’s fault. He was not given a […]

The 2025 MLB season is rolling right along, and we have another edition of the Power Rankings ready for the occasion. We had our first two managerial changes this year. The Pittsburgh Pirates and Colorado Rockies will have new bench bosses for the remainder of the season. How does that change the rankings? The Dodgers […]

The Miami Marlins stay in the Windy City to take on the Chicago Cubs Monday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Marlins-Cubs prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Marlins-Cubs Projected Starters Cal Quantrill vs. Colin Rea Cal Quantrill (2-3) with a 7.11, […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Royals-Astros prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Royals-Astros. The 2025 Major League Baseball season is a month and a half old, and in the American League West, we don’t know a whole lot. The Houston Astros are part of a bunched-up division in […]

Jose Alvarado didn’t just deliver a dominant inning on the mound Sunday night — he delivered a message straight from the heart. In the Philadelphia Phillies’ 3-0 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday Night Baseball, Alvarado came in for a key eighth-inning appearance. But before he even threw a pitch, cameras caught something that […]

Kyle Schwarber has made a career of crushing baseballs in big moments, and Sunday night in Cleveland was no different. In a 3-0 victory over the Guardians on Sunday Night Baseball, Schwarber launched two home runs to power the Phillies to their fifth consecutive series win. The blasts were his 13th and 14th of the […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Yankees-Mariners prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Yankees-Mariners. The Seattle Mariners are in need of some stability right now. Seattle just got swept at home by the Toronto Blue Jays, a highly surprising turn of events. The Blue Jays have, in recent years, […]

It might’ve cost him a pair of bruised knees, but Ben Rice made sure his Sunday was worth it. The Yankees’ rookie catcher/designated hitter was plunked twice — once on each leg — during New York’s 12-2 dismantling of the Athletics at Sutter Health Park. But pain turned to power in the fifth inning, when […]

The Washington Nationals host the Atlanta Braves for a four-game series beginning Monday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Nationals-Braves prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Nationals-Braves Projected Starters Jake Irvin vs. Grant Holmes Jake Irvin (2-1) with a 3.94 ERA, 1.15 […]

Mother’s Day 2025 took on a different meaning for Freddie Freeman. The Los Angeles Dodgers star walked into Chase Field Sunday with his mom inside his heart. Then delivered a poignant message following his epic performance. Freeman took to the plate four times, delivering four hits. But that wasn’t all. The World Series winner touched […]

The Los Angeles Angels will begin a three-game series with the San Diego Padres on Monday at Petco Park. It will be a clash of Southern California teams as we continue our MLB odds series with an Angels-Padres prediction and pick. Angels-Padres Projected Starters Yusei Kikuchi vs. Michael King Yusei Kikuchi (0-4) with a 3.83 ERA […]

The St. Louis Cardinals are finally starting to look like the team many expected them to be—and Lars Nootbaar believes their early offensive outbursts are a big reason why. On Sunday, the Cardinals powered their way to a 6-1 win over the Washington Nationals, completing a three-game sweep and extending their winning streak to eight […]

Dave Roberts watched the second in-season MLB manager change occur Sunday. The Los Angeles Dodgers skipper witnessed Bud Black lose his job. The Colorado Rockies fired Black on Mother’s Day following a historically bad start for the franchise. Black joins former Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton as the newly unemployed coaches. The Rockies also make […]

The Milwaukee Brewers are scuffling to start the 2025 season. They beat the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday to avoid a sweep and improve their record to 20-21. Pitching injuries have been a massive problem for the Brewers, especially concerning ace Brandon Woodruff. Milwaukee brass spoke after his most recent AAA start, which they hope […]

We’re back with yet another betting prediction and pick inside Monday’s MLB slate as we take a look at this upcoming matchup in the National League. The Pittsburgh Pirates will hope to improve their season as they visit the New York Mets for the first time this season. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Pirates-Mets […]

We’re back with another betting prediction and pick for MLB action on Monday’s slate as we head to the National League for a series between teams in the hunt. The St. Louis Cardinals will take on the Philadelphia Phillies for the second series of the season, St. Louis leading 2-1. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with […]