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All is well with the Los Angeles Dodgers to start the 2025 season, as the defending World Series Champions are off to a blazing 6-0 start to the year and already have the best record in Major League Baseball. They have jumped out to that flaming start despite getting just three games out of star […]

When fielding savant Andres Gimenez hit 32 home runs over a two-season stretch with the Cleveland Guardians, it seemed as if the middle infielder could morph into an all-round talent. He earned an All-Star selection and top six finish in MVP voting in 2022, but his overall offensive numbers dropped to league average and then […]

MLB Opening Day has come and gone and we have a new power rankings to kick off April. Topedo Bats were the topic of the weekend, with the New York Yankees scoring 20 runs with the new, controversial bats. The league has come out and said they’re legal, so expect some big barrels from more […]

When news broke that World Series MVP Freddie Freeman would miss time after suffering a “mishap in the shower,” it left Los Angeles Dodgers fans with more questions than answers. How badly did Freeman reaggravate his ankle, which cost him time in the past? Would he be back on the field in no time? Or […]

The Texas Rangers took three out of four against the Boston Red Sox to open the season. Vibes were high in Arlington coming off Jacob deGrom’s first start of the year and a great opening series. But that came crashing down on Monday when they lost 14-3 to the Cincinnati Reds. Rangers rookie starter Kumar […]

The Boston Red Sox wasted no time signing pitcher Garrett Crochet to an extension, agreeing with him on a $170 million contract before April of his first season in Boston. The Red Sox acquired Crochet from the Chicago White Sox in a trade over the offseason with two more years of team control. Though he […]

The Cubs make the trip to Sacramento to face the Athletics! These two teams have struggled to find some early season consistency to open the 2025 MLB season. This is a big game for both teams to keep gaining momentum early in the year. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Cubs-Athletics […]

The New York Yankees swept the Milwaukee Brewers in their season-opening series. But the attention was placed on the torpedo bats that Paul Goldschmidt, Anthony Volpe, Jazz Chisholm Jr, and Austin Wells are using. The Yankees were without Giancarlo Stanton as he nurses elbow injuries, and rumors surfaced that those injuries were caused by the […]

The Boston Red Sox are 1-4 to start the 2025 MLB season. They lost three of four to the Texas Rangers to start and lost Monday’s game to the Baltimore Orioles. Designated hitter Rafael Devers has been brutal for the Red Sox, with 15 strikeouts in 23 plate appearances, but Alex Cora is not worried. […]

The New York Mets have been without Sean Manaea in the rotation so far as the veteran pitcher is dealing with an injury. There was hope he’d be ready to go soon but reports indicate that Manaea experienced a set back that has elongated his injury status. Mets manager Carlos Mendoza stated that Sean Manaea […]

The Nationals visit Toronto to play the Blue Jays in the third game of this series! The Blue Jays have had an inconsistent start to the season, while the Nationals need to get back on track with a win. This is an intriguing matchup for both teams in Toronto, where both need a win. It’s […]

The San Diego Padres aim to stay undefeated as they host the Cleveland Guardians for the series finale. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Guardians-Padres prediction and pick. The Guardians and Padres will play Game 2 on Tuesday night, with Logan Allen taking on Michael King. Guardians-Padres Projected Starters Ben Lively […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates made some roster moves on Tuesday, and they are surprisingly sending relief pitcher David Bednar down to Triple-A. Bednar is a two-time All-Star and he has spent seven seasons in MLB. Bednar has been with the Pirates since 2021, and he has been a good option out of the bullpen. He has […]

The 2025 season is underway and the Los Angeles Angels hope Mike Trout can bounce back from his injury-riddled season a year ago. After bouncing back from a torn meniscus in 2024, the 33-year-old outfielder seemingly has high hopes for the season ahead. In an interview with Chris Rose, who is an affiliate with Jomboy […]

The Twins make the trip to Chicago to face the White Sox! The Twins have gotten off to a slow start, while the White Sox have looked decent and not nearly as bad as they were projected to look. This is a big game and a matchup that the Twins desperately need to win. It’s […]

Yusei Kikuchi heads to the mound for the Los Angeles Angels as they face the St. Louis Cardinals. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with an Angels-Cardinals prediction and pick. The Angels took game one of the series with the Cardinals on Monday. Lars Nootbar got the scoring going on a solo home […]

Veteran pitcher Jesse Chavez made his 2025 debut with the Atlanta Braves on Monday night in the team’s 6-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. After originally not making the active roster, the franchise called him up to the MLB to serve as a relief pitcher out of the bullpen. Unfortunately, his time in the […]

It’s a getaway day in Milwaukee as the Kansas City Royals face the Milwaukee Brewers. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Royals-Brewers prediction and pick. Game one of the series on Monday was a high-scoring affair. Michael Massey got to scoring going on a ground rule double that drove home Jonathan […]

The New York Yankees, and specifically Jazz Chisholm Jr. garnered a lot of attention over the weekend for their use of ‘torpedo bats’ and the offensive explosion against the Milwaukee Brewers, which caused him to take to X, formerly known as Twitter, and explain the intended design of the bats. This also drew a response […]

Paul Skenes takes to the mound as the Pittsburgh Pirates face the Tampa Bay Rays. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Pirates-Rays prediction and pick. The Rays took game one of the series on Monday. After a scoreless first three and a half innings, the Rays would strike for four runs […]

It is the final game of a three-game interleague series as the Texas Rangers face the Cincinnati Reds. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Rangers-Reds prediction and pick. In game one of the series, the Reds put on an offensive show. It started in the first inning with a Matt McLain […]

Drake has always known how to stir the internet, and his latest flex—an eyebrow-raising Texas Rangers cap—has fans doing double takes. In a now-viral Instagram Story, the rap star casually posed in the team’s controversial “Tetas” hat, a limited-edition drop that Major League Baseball probably regrets allowing out the door, per Complex. The cap comes […]

The New York Yankees are bringing back relief pitcher Adam Ottavino to bolster their bullpen as the team enters a stretch of 22 games in 23 days. The team announced on Tuesday that it has signed the veteran righty to a Major League deal and added him to the active roster ahead of its game […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are off to a hot 3-1 start to the season, and they’ve been getting incredible production from an unheralded source. 29-year-old Edmundo Sosa is ripping the cover off the ball, drawing the attention of slugger Kyle Schwarber after a game-winning hit on Monday. “He goes about it the right way. He’s a […]

A promising young player for the Athletics has a major milestone. Jacob Wilson became the first franchise player to hit a home run in the team’s Sacramento ballpark, per USA Today. The Athletics are playing their first season in California’s capital city. The club left Oakland at the end of the 2024 season and is […]

Veteran starting pitcher Justin Verlander landed with the San Francisco Giants on a one-year, $15 million deal this offseason, departing the Houston Astros, the team he was with since he was traded from the Detroit Tigers in 2017. Verlander opened up on the process of leaving the Astros and his conversations with owner Jim Crane […]

Back in 2011, Lance Lynn made his MLB debut for the St. Louis Cardinals. The veteran righthander spent six seasons with the Cardinals before bouncing around. In 2024, Lynn returned to St. Louis for the 2024 season. However, with the 2025 campaign less than two weeks old, Lynn has decided to announce his retirement from […]

The Athletics, as the club is known for now,  made their home opener at the Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, California on Monday against the visiting Chicago Cubs. But before the game started, the A’s paid tribute to one of the best ever to do it in baseball — Rickey Henderson. Athletics players were introduced […]

Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar was suspended for 80 games due to performance-enhancing drug use on Monday, and his former manager, Mike Shildt of the San Diego Padres, threw his support behind his former player when asked about the topic. “I love Jurickson Profar no more or no less than I did an hour ago,” […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Giants-Astros prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Giants-Astros. The start of the 2025 Major League Baseball season is, like the beginning of any other season, marked by a lot of mysteries. It’s a time of hope and uncertainty. The San Francisco Giants and […]

New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza acknowledges he is hearing a lot about the use of “torpedo bats.” The bats are getting a lot of attention after the Yankees used them in a crushing 20-9 victory against the Milwaukee Brewers. Mendoza says that the bats are just nothing new to him. "Nothing new for us. […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with an Angels-Cardinals prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Angels-Cardinals. The Los Angeles Angels are in a weird position through the first four games of this young MLB season. They have not looked especially strong so far. They aren’t hitting the ball consistently. They are […]

Francisco Lindor welcomed his third child on Sunday but wasted no time getting back to work. Though MLB grants players up to three days of paternity leave, the shortstop rejoined the team immediately, watching from the bench as they rolled to a 10-4 win over the Marlins at loanDepot Park. His wife, Katia, gave birth […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Twins-White Sox prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Twins-White Sox. The Minnesota Twins are in real trouble. It’s not just that they are winless in their first four games of the season. It’s a lot worse than that. They are getting blown out. […]

The ‘torpedo bat’ has been the talk of baseball, and Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz used it for the first time on Monday. He gave it a rave review after the game against the Texas Rangers. “It feels good. It feels really good,” Elly De La Cruz said, via Charlie Clifford of NBC […]

Carson Kelly had come close to hitting for the cycle before, but the elusive triple always slipped through his grasp. With just two triples in his decade-long big league career, Kelly finally made history on Monday night. He became the first Chicago Cubs player in 32 years to hit for the cycle, completing the feat […]

A strong performance on the mound propelled the Los Angeles Dodgers to an even more dominant start to their season. Tyler Glasnow silenced the Atlanta Braves over five scoreless innings in his debut, laying the foundation for a 6-1 series-opening win Monday night at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers became only the third defending World Series […]

The Guardians have been solid to start the season, while the Padres have opened the year red-hot and are undefeated entering this game against the Guardians. This should be an intriguing matchup for both teams in San Diego. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Guardians-Padres prediction and pick. Guardians-Padres Projected Starters […]

The Royals just got done dominating the most recent game in this series. The Brewers are desperate for a win after starting the year 0-4. These two need a win to build some momentum in the early part of the season. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Royals-Brewers prediction and pick. […]