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The New York Mets will face the Philadelphia Phillies for Game 2 of the National League Divisional Series on Sunday at Citizens Bank Park. We’re covering playoff baseball as we share our NLDS odds series and make a Mets-Phillies Game 2 prediction and pick. Mets-Phillies Game 2 Projected Starters  Luis Severino vs. Christopher Sanchez Luis […]

As a highly anticipated National League Division Series face-off between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres draws near, speculation continues to rise. Everyone wants to know if Freddie Freeman is going to be in the lineup for Saturday night’s Game 1. The eight-time All-Star first baseman suffered an ankle sprain in the final […]

The Cleveland Guardians earned a 7-0 American League Division Series Game 1 victory on Saturday. It was a tremendous way to begin their postseason journey as Cleveland looks to win their first World Series since 1948. Following the game, Guardians All-Star Steven Kwan revealed how the team is able to find success from an offensive […]

The New York Yankees are set to host the Kansas City Royals in Game 1 of the ALDS on Saturday. However, the Yankees made a couple of surprising roster moves ahead of the series, leaving both Marcus Stroman and Anthony Rizzo off the ALDS roster. Yankees manager Aaron Boone addressed the decision to leave Stroman […]

If the Los Angeles Dodgers are to return to World Series glory, they’ll have to do so without a key member of their pitching staff. On Saturday afternoon, the Dodgers announced that Clayton Kershaw would be unavailable for the entirety of the postseason. Kershaw has been dealing with a bone spur in his toe since […]

New York Yankees fans have been clamoring for “The Martian” Jasson Dominguez all season long. He made his Yankees debut in September 2023, but began the 2024 season on the 60-day injured list. Ultimately, the Yankees and manager Aaron Boone only gave Dominguez 56 at-bats this year. He’s hitting .179 in that span with two […]

Game 1 of the National League Division Series between the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies begins Saturday afternoon. In anticipation of the NL East matchup, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright appeared on MLB Network’s High Heat with Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo, who began the conversation by talking about the momentum of the Mets. […]

Cleveland Guardians’ All-Star left fielder Steven Kwan returned to the team’s lineup just in time for the postseason. After missing 11 games with a back injury in September, Kwan got two tune-up games at the end of the regular season. He’s now healthy and back at the top of the order as the Division Series […]

Rookie phenom Yoshinobu Yamamoto will start Game 1 of the NLDS on Saturday for the Los Angeles Dodgers as they face the division-rival San Diego Padres. It would be understandable for Yamamoto to be feeling nervous ahead of his first postseason appearance, but that is not the case. Yamamoto spoke about how he is feeling […]

Ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets Game 1 clash in the NLDS, the Phillies cited something interesting. According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, he said on X “Phillies manager Rob Thomson said they put pitcher Kolby Allard on the playoff roster in case they need length out of the bullpen with […]

The Cleveland Guardians did not show any rust in Game 1 of the ALDS against the Detroit Tigers after having the last five days off. The Guardians earned a first-round bye after having the second-best record in the American League, and came out swinging after their lengthy break. A five-run first inning highlighted by a […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers revealed their NLDS roster ahead of Game 1 on Saturday night against the San Diego Padres and there was one notable absence. Clayton Kershaw wasn’t included, per David Vassegh. Veteran reliever Joe Kelly was also left off the roster. Kershaw has been out since the beginning of September due to a […]

The job isn’t finished for the New York Mets. In fact, they believe that their memorable journey has only just begun. Ahead of their Game 1 matchup against the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday, an interesting fact was presented about former postseason opponents of the Milwaukee Brewers. The Mets are the latest of teams to defeat […]

After earning a first-round bye with the second-best record in the National League, the Philadelphia Phillies will face off against the New York Mets in the NLDS. Despite earning the bye, many around baseball believe that the team that just played in the Wild Card round has an advantage because of their momentum. Phillies first […]

The New York Yankees will play the Kansas City Royals in Game 1 of the American League Division Series on Saturday night. New York is the favorite but Kansas City will not back down. The Royals upset the Baltimore Orioles in the American League Wild Card round, so they are playing with momentum right now. […]

Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch led his team to the postseason despite being counted out early in the year. The Tigers were even sellers before the MLB trade deadline, and ace Tarik Skubal was mentioned in trade rumors. However, the Tigers found their groove in the second half of the season and ended up upsetting […]

In Kansas City, the Chiefs are the big dog in town — and for good reason. With Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid at the helm, the Chiefs have won three Super Bowls in the last five years and have a chance to become the first team to ever three-peat in the NFL. So it’s no […]

The Cleveland Guardians released their ALDS roster on Saturday morning ahead of Game 1 against the Detroit Tigers. In a shocking decision, one of their top starting pitchers was left off of the roster. Guardians manager Stephen Vogt did not include Ben Lively on his ALDS roster. Lively has been one of the most consistent […]

Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the top seed in the NL playoffs with a 98-64 record and are set to start their MLB postseason play against division rival San Diego Padres. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Dodgers postseason betting special. The Dodgers are getting it done this […]

The 2024 season was a rough one for the Miami Marlins, as the first year of new president of baseball operations Peter Bendix’s tenure was a rocky one. 2023 NL Manager of the Year Skip Schumaker told his team he would not return to manage the club in 2025, so the search for a new […]

The Detroit Tigers are facing off against the division-rival Cleveland Guardians in Game 1 of the ALDS on Saturday at 1:08 p.m. ET. To nobody’s surprise, the Tigers are once again planning on using a non-traditional pitching approach. Tigers manager A.J. Hinch revealed that reliever Tyler Holton would get the start in Game 1, per […]

All the makings are there for the New York Yankees to snap their World Series drought of 15 years in the running. But they cannot rest on their laurels, for anything can happen during October baseball. The Yankees will need to put their best foot forward in the coming weeks, beginning with their ALDS matchup […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are preparing to take on their division rivals, the New York Mets, in one of this year’s NL Division Series matchups. News broke on Friday that the Mets are planning to start their staff ace Kodai Senga in Game 1 against the Phillies. New York manager Carlos Mendoza broke the news during […]

The New York Yankees and the Kansas City Royals are going to square off in a surprising David vs. Goliath matchup in the ALDS. Both are led by superstar position players who could possibly finish in the top two spots in the AL MVP race. Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge was one of the bets hitters […]

Officially, the Chicago White Sox just came off the worst MLB season in the modern era. The team went 41-121, breaking the 1962 New York Mets record of 120 losses. Manager Pedro Grifol was fired in the middle of his second season, and GM Chris Getz is gearing up for potentially very long rebuild. Realistically, […]

The Kansas City Royals were one of the big surprises in Major League Baseball during the regular season. Few expected this team to approach the .500 mark because the Royals were a disastrous 56-106 in 2022, and manager Matt Quatraro clearly had a lot of work to do with this team. However, the Royals were […]

Superstars do not often feel truly transcendent until they step under the brightest spotlight their respective industries have to offer. The embers of Stone Cold Steve Austin’s molten-hot popularity first sparked at WrestleMania 13 versus Brett Hart and later exploded in his showdown with The Rock a few years later. Los Angeles Dodgers powerhouse Shohei […]

The Atlanta Braves’ postseason run ended earlier than expected this week, getting swept by the San Diego Padres in the NL Wild Card Series. That means it’s back to the drawing board as this organization looks ahead to the offseason. The Braves have already decided they will exercise the 2025 options for two key players […]

The New York Yankees have a great shot to get to the World Series for the first time since 2009, as they finished with the best record in the American League and earned a bye to the ALDS. Aaron Judge has had a historic season and the Yankees hit the most home runs in Major […]

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow was already ruled out for the MLB postseason more than two weeks ago. Unfortunately despite the inflammation of Glasnow’s elbow sprain going down, according to The Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya, the team still has no answers about his injury and likely will not learn anything more definitive until after […]

When the New York Mets went into the top of the 9th inning of Game 3 of their Wild Card series against the Milwaukee Brewers trailing 2-0, it appeared that their season would be over in a matter of minutes. The Brewers had ace closer Devin Williams on the mound and the Mets had just […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers will begin their playoff journey on Saturday evening against a familiar foe in the San Diego Padres. While there was some concern that star first baseman Freddie Freeman might not be healthy enough to go in Game 1 of the NLDS as he recovers from an ankle injury, skipper Dave Roberts […]

The San Diego Padres’ right-hander Joe Musgrove will miss the NLDS (National League Division Series) against the Los Angeles Dodgers due to an injury that will require Tommy John surgery, according to a Friday announcement by Padres General Manager A.J. Preller. The developing news not only ends Musgrove’s season but also likely sidelines him for […]

The New York Mets have done their celebrating following their dramatic Game 3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in the Wild Card round of the National League playoffs. Now they move on to the National League Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies. Manager Carlos Mendoza has tabbed Kodai Senga to start against the National League […]

The St. Louis Cardinals have made a significant change to their coaching staff, dismissing hitting coach Turner Ward after a season marked by underwhelming offensive performance. The decision reflects the team’s determination to address the issues that contributed to their failure to secure a playoff spot in 2024. Ward, who took the reins as the […]

The Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees will begin the American League Division Series on Saturday. Bobby Witt Jr and the Royals swept the Baltimore Orioles in the Wild Card Series to set up the matchup. Kansas City’s shortstop spoke to reporters on Friday and said he is looking to another shortstop for some […]

A holy grail for sneaker collectors has always been the introductory shoe to the phenomenon of Nike Air, the Nike Air Max 1. The shoe has been circulated countless of times and they continue to be staple in the closets of millions for their tried-and-true design. Releasing in the next couple of weeks, we’ll see […]

The Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets are preparing for the upcoming National League Division Series with the Phillies making strategic adjustments to their rotation, marking a significant shift as they prepare for one of baseball’s most anticipated postseason matchups. The series, set to start this Saturday at Citizens Bank Park, features the first playoff […]

The New York Mets are feeling extremely bold after their rip-roaring victory versus the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Wild Card Series and they are holding onto that feeling heading into the next round of the MLB playoffs. Kodai Senga, who has pitched just 5 1/3 innings in 2024, will start Game 1 of […]