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Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Mookie Betts is opening up about how he wants to be remembered. Betts says that he wants to be known as a legend when he is retired from athletics. "When I'm done, I want you to remember not necessarily just the baseball player, but I want to be a legend."@Ken_Rosenthal spoke […]

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman finds himself mired in a hitting slump early in the season. The smooth-swinging lefty is just 3/27 over his last seven games, a stretch that has seen the Dodgers go just 2-5. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts addressed Freeman’s struggles on Saturday: Dave Roberts on expectations for Gavin Stone, […]

The New York Mets have recently turned things around after a rough start to the season. Carlos Mendoza’s club is 11-8 after starting off 0-5. The Mets have hit a slight bump in the road, though, as they placed catcher Francisco Alvarez on the 10-day IL Saturday with a sprained thumb. The club promoted Tomas […]

The Blue Jays and Padres meet for the finale in San Diego! It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Blue Jays-Padres prediction and pick. Game 2 of the series is Saturday night as Jose Berrios goes up against Randy Vasquez. Vasquez will make his first start in a Padres uniform after coming […]

The Texas Rangers have a big game against the Atlanta Braves on Saturday. Although this team hasn’t separated itself from the other teams in the American League West, Texas received some good news about Nathaniel Lowe’s injury status. The Rangers announced that Lowe has officially been activated from the 10-day injured list. Nathaniel Lowe was […]

The Kansas City Royals have been one of the big surprises in the early portion of the season, and they’ll look to keep it going when they host the Baltimore Orioles in the third game of this series. The Royals upset the Orioles on Friday night with a 9-4 win, and they get Game 2 […]

The Cincinnati Reds managed to get over .500 when they took down the Los Angeles Angels 7-1 in their opening game of the series on Friday night. The teams face off in Game 2 on Saturday evening, with Patrick Sandoval taking on Graham Ashcraft. The Reds have won six consecutive games over the Angels, dating […]

The Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees kicked off their first series of the season on Friday night, with the Yankees walking away with a 5-3 victory. Juan Soto continued his torrid start, swatting a three-run home run in the seventh inning. The Rays held the Yankees offense at bay for most of the […]

New York Mets slugger Francisco Lindor is doing his best to stay positive, amidst a hitting slump. Lindor is out to a .167 start with his batting average through the first several weeks of the season. The shortstop is focused on the things that mean the most to him, as he works his way through […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are set to take on the New York Mets on Saturday. However, LA was forced to make a change to the roster due to injury. It’s another injury to a pitcher, but this time it’s centered around someone in the bullpen. Kyle Hurt was officially placed on the injured list ahead […]

It’s been a slow start to the season for the St. Louis Cardinals as they’re currently in last place in the National League Central. And from the sounds of it, the club is facing an uphill battle due to injuries. However, the franchise could be getting healthier sooner, rather than later. Two players hit the […]

The Boston Red Sox haven’t been very good this year — correction: the Boston Red Sox, with the exception of their starting pitchers, haven’t been very good this year. Despite the Red Sox being tied for last place in the AL East after losing eight of their last 13 games, the Red Sox’s starting pitching […]

The Philadelphia Phillies have started the 2024 season on a high note for the most part. They have endured some ups and downs, but overall they appear to be a contending team once again. Philadelphia has dealt with pitching uncertainty, though, but Taijuan Walker is reportedly on the verge of a return from injury, per […]

The defending champion Rangers make the trip to Atlanta to face the best team in the NL, the Braves. Our MLB odds series has our Rangers Braves prediction, odds, and pick for Saturday. The Rangers have started their World Series defense playing well at 11-9. They have picked up where they left off last season […]

Fernando Tatis and Vladimir Guerrero played together for three seasons as part of the Montreal Expos from 2001 to 2003, and for the last few years, the Dominican Republic natives have had the chance to watch their sons, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Vladimir Guerrero Jr., experience MLB for themselves as part of the San Diego […]

The Marlins face the Cubs in Chicago! Our MLB odds series has our Marlins Cubs prediction, odds, and pick for Saturday. The Marlins are another team in the race for the title of worst team in the MLB with a 4-15. Their bats have struggled up to this point in the season, ranking near the […]

Walker Buehler is going to make at least one more rehab start before joining the Los Angeles Dodgers rotation. So why has Buehler not returned to the big league club yet? Although the Dodgers star is seemingly not dealing with injury trouble anymore, he did walk four batters during his most recent rehab outing. Dodgers […]

New York Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes is getting called for a strike by Major League Baseball. The league informed the hurler that a recent pump-fake pitch he threw against the Cleveland Guardians isn’t legal, per the Associated Press. Cortes created quite a spectacle by pump-faking a throw like a basketball player, before finally throwing to […]

Boston Red Sox infielder Bobby Dalbec has struggled immensely to begin the 2024 season, failing to register a single hit. That finally changed on Friday evening though against the Pittsburgh Pirates as Dalbec smacked a double to end a 0 for 19 slump. After the game, Dalbec was asked about finally breaking through with a […]

The Cleveland Guardians cruised to a 10-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday at Progressive Field. Cleveland has been one of the best teams in MLB to begin the year despite Shane Bieber’s season-ending injury and Triston McKenzie’s early-season struggles. On Friday, though, McKenzie bounced back against the Athletics. McKenzie surrendered just one run […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers dropped their series opener to the New York Mets on Friday, marking the team’s fourth loss in the last five games. And after the 9-4 home defeat, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said there were not a lot of points of optimism for the club. In his post-game press conference, Roberts was […]

A pair of friendly AL foes will square off on the diamond when the Oakland Athletics take on the Cleveland Guardians. You know what time it is! Check out our MLB odds series where our Athletics-Guardians prediction and pick will be revealed. It hasn’t been a walk in the park for the Athletics this season, […]

The Los Angeles Angels will continue their three-game series with the Cincinnati Reds as the teams square off on Saturday at the Great American Ballpark. We’re here to share our MLB odds series, make an Angels-Reds prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Angels went 3-4 on their road trip before going […]

The New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers continue their series on Saturday. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Mets-Dodgers prediction, pick, and how-to watch. The Mets came into the series at 10-8 on the year and swept the Pirates in their last series before traveling to Los Angeles. Meanwhile, […]

The Toronto Blue Jays take on the San Diego Padres. Our MLB odds series has our Blue Jays Padres prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Blue Jays Padres. The Toronto Blue Jays are trailing the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles in the American League East Division. The Yankees and Orioles are going […]

The Seattle Mariners take on the Colorado Rockies. Our MLB odds series has our Mariners Rockies prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Mariners Rockies. The Seattle Mariners got healthy in their most recent series against the Cincinnati Reds. Not only did Seattle sweep Cincy, it blasted the Reds, outscoring its National League opponent […]

Flame-thrower Paul Skenes is currently the third-best prospect in all of baseball and the Pittsburgh Pirates’ top prospect as well. The 2023 first-overall pick is expected to get called up to the big leagues at some point in 2024 as he continues to dominate hitters in Triple-A, but Skenes has zero clue when that could […]

Anthony Rendon drew plenty of attention back in February when he made comments about how his baseball career “has never been a top priority.” This caused plenty of backlash among fans and analysts alike, who blasted the infielder about making such as statement while he’s inked to a large contract with the Los Angeles Angels. […]

New York Yankees infielder DJ LeMahieu hasn’t played in a game since March 16th in spring training after fouling a ball off his foot. And by the sounds of it, the veteran isn’t having much progress in his recovery. LeMahieu had an MRI on Thursday evening that showed minimal healing, therefore the Yanks are pushing […]

The Boston Red Sox celebrated the 20th anniversary of their World Series championship team during their most recently completed homestand. Dave McCarty, a member of that championship team, died Friday after a cardiac event at the age of 54. Our hearts are heavy with the passing of Dave McCarty. Playing 3 seasons with the Red […]

There’s no worse feeling in sports than a deep, dark slump in the batter’s box. With MLB games being played almost every day, once you start struggling, it feels like there’s no place to hide. One bad game can turn into five almost instantly and before long, fans are calling for you to be benched, […]

Francisco Lindor and the New York Mets have already experienced a bit of a roller coaster ride thus far in the 2024 MLB season, starting the campaign with a horrible opening stretch before rebounding in recent weeks to currently sit with a somewhat respectable record of 10-8, good for third place in the vaunted NL […]

An NL West showdown will soon be in the works as the Arizona Diamondbacks take on the San Francisco Giants in the heart of The Bay. Join us for our MLB odds series where our Diamondbacks-Giants prediction and pick will be revealed. Entering play, the Arizona Diamondbacks sit two games under the .500 mark at […]

An intriguing inter-league showdown will be in the works this weekend as the Chicago White Sox look to play the role of spoiler when they go up against the high-powered Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Let’s check out our MLB odds series where our White Sox-Phillies prediction and pick will be revealed. Coming into […]

On Friday night at Oracle Park, nestled along the shores of the San Francisco Bay, the Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco Giants will play the second of a four-game series in mid-April. On the surface, it’s two teams off to mediocre starts battling for third place in their division. But anyone who followed Major League […]

The Astros face the Nationals in D.C.! Our MLB odds series has our Astros Nationals prediction, odds, and pick for Saturday. The Astros have opened this season struggling. They have a 6-14 record and have lost three straight games heading into this game. Despite their early struggles, their offense has played their part with a […]

With the Texas Rangers needing pitching, top prospect Jack Leiter got his first call to the major leagues. But with his debut going much worse than expected, the Rangers were forced to make a quick change. Texas has sent Leiter back down to Triple-A, the team announced. In turn, fellow pitcher Owen White has been […]

The Atlanta Braves’ Spencer Strider will miss the rest of MLB’s regular season after suffering a season-ending UCL elbow injury. Strider’s injury has the Braves looking for contingency plans, in hopes of filling the gap left by his departure. Now, Strider is speaking out on his feelings after the unfortunate news revelations, in hopes of […]

The Red Sox face the Pirates in Pittsburgh! Our MLB odds series has our Red Sox Pirates prediction, odds, and pick for Saturday. The Red Sox have been solid to start the year at 10-10, but are just 2-3 in their last five games. They are also in one of the toughest divisions in the […]