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A pair of teams looking to desperately start winning consistently will clash on the baseball diamond as the Los Angeles Angels battle things out with the Oakland Athletics. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with an Angels-Athletics prediction and pick. Angels-Athletics Projected Starters  Jose Soriano vs. Mitch Spence Soriano (4-5-) with a 3.48 […]

2024 is the Los Angeles Angels’ first season with Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani. Expectations were low entering the year, and the club, as predicted, is among the worst in the American League. The team is 36-47 — 9.5 games back in the AL West and equally as far from the last Wild Card spot. LA […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks travel to Chavez Ravine to take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in an NL West thriller. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Diamondbacks-Dodgers prediction and pick. Diamondbacks-Dodgers Projected Starters  Ryne Nelson vs. Bobby Miller Ryne Nelson (5-6) with a 5.69 ERA … Last Start: 3.2 IP, 10 H, […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are getting some rough news. The team’s utility infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa is on the injured list with a left knee sprain, per Sportsnet. The team is bringing in Leo Jimenez from Triple-A Buffalo to fill the infielder’s spot. The injury is just the latest in a devastating series of medical issues […]

The Texas Rangers got a big decision from Johnny Cueto on Tuesday which could change plans for their pitching staff going forward. Cueto, the former Cincinnati Reds and Miami Marlins pitcher, signed a minor league deal with the Rangers this April but has yet to pitch in a game at the Major League level. His […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez to a multi-year deal after the 2023 season. However, the team has yet to see him take the mound. Rodriguez hurt his shoulder in a spring training game with the Diamondbacks and started the 2024 season on the injured list. He was moved to the 60-day injured list […]

Twenty-time Grammy Award-winning gospel music legend Kirk Franklin will headline the HBCU Swingman Classic presented by T-Mobile to jumpstart All-Star Weekend announced yesterday by Major League Baseball. All-Star Weekend will take place in Arlington, Texas, not far from Fort Worth, where Franklin grew up. Franklin and his gospel choir will perform the U.S. National Anthem […]

The Miami Marlins are parting ways with a slumping player. The team is designating shortstop Tim Anderson for assignment, per the Miami Herald. The shortstop was having a rough season in Miami. He had only two hits in his last seven games for the team. On the year, Anderson is batting .214 for the club. […]

When the Chicago Cubs hired Craig Counsell as their manager last November, the expectation was winning right away. Three months into his first season in charge, the Cubs have the third-worst record in the National League and are 11 games out of first place in the NL Central on July 2. A fantastic start to […]

The New York Mets are surging, and that is altering their trade deadline plans. It is looking all the more likely that Pete Alonso will stay with the team as the franchise fights for a National League Wild Card spot. The team now seems to want to bolster their bullpen and attract solid pitchers at […]

Brandon Nimmo did not appear in a game for the New York Mets for only the fourth time this season on Monday as he was unavailable following a freak incident earlier that morning. Nimmo woke up in his hotel room just outside of Washington D.C. early Monday morning and fainted in the bathroom shortly after […]

The Cincinnati Reds are in the Bronx to take on the New York Yankees Tuesday night. Check out our MLB odds series as we hand out a Reds-Yankees prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Reds-Yankees Projected Starters  Graham Ashcraft vs. Luis Gil Graham Ashcraft (4-4) with a […]

The New York Mets are on the road to take on the Washington Nationals Tuesday night. Below we will continue our MLB odds series with a Mets-Nationals prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Mets-Nationals Projected Starters  Sean Manaea vs. DJ Herz Sean Manaea (5-3) with a 3.89 ERA, […]

Back in 2022, the Washington Nationals made the incredibly difficult decision to trade Juan Soto to the San Diego Padres. However, they recouped a massive haul of prospects, and they have already begun to reap the rewards of that deal. CJ Abrams and MacKenzie Gore are both key pieces of the team currently, and the […]

As is the case with many teams in this wacky 2024 Major League Baseball season, it’s very difficult to say what the San Francisco Giants should do at the trade deadline. By any objective measure, it’s been a disappointing season in the City by the Bay. The Giants are 41-44, even after a 5-2 week, […]

Detroit Tigers broadcaster Craig Monroe, who has been off the air since June 9, was recently accused of sexually assaulting a woman when she was a minor, per Brandon Contes of Awful Announcing. Writes Contes, “On June 11, the Instagram account @carbarbie941 accused Monroe of sex crimes, which allegedly began when he was a minor league […]

As Major League Baseball approaches the All-Star break, the Houston Astros are surging. Yordan Alvarez is among the candidates to start at DH for the American League. But will he participate in the Home Run Derby? Despite the high-profile nature of the Derby, it sounds like Alvarez will skip the event, per Chandler Rome of […]

The Miami Marlins are slogging through a brutal summer. With a 30-54 record, the team is currently 25 games out of first place in the NL East and 13.5 back in a National League Wild Card race that just about every team seems to be in the thick of aside from Miami and the Colorado […]

Brady Singer takes the mound for the Kansas City Royals as they host the Tampa Bay Rays. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Rays-Royals prediction and pick. Rays-Royals Projected Starters  Zack Littell vs. Brady Singers Zack Littell (2-5) with a 4.17 ERA and 1.36 WHIP. Last Start: Littell went five innings […]

Tarik Skubal takes the mound for the Detroit Tigers as they visit the Minnesota Twins. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Tigers-Twins prediction and pick. Tigers-Twins Projected Starters  Tarik Skubal vs. Simeon Woods Richardson Tarik Skubal (9-3) with a 2.32 ERA and a 0.94 WHIP. Last Start: Skubal is coming off […]

Jose Berrios takes to the mound for the Toronto Blue Jays as they host the Houston Astros. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with an Astros-Blue Jays prediction and pick. Astros-Blue Jays Projected Starters  Spencer Arrighetti vs. Jose Berrios Spencer Arrighetti (4-6) with a 5.68 ERA and a 1.60 WHIP Last Start:  Arrighetti was […]

Mitch Keller heads to the mound for the Pittsburgh Pirates as they host the St. Louis Cardinals. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Cardinals-Pirates prediction and pick. Cardinals-Pirates Projected Starters  Kyle Gibson vs. Mitch Keller Kyle Gibson (5-3) with a 3.70 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP Last Start: Gibson pitched four […]

Chris Flexen takes to the mound for the Chicago White Sox as they visit Carlos Carrasco and the Cleveland Guardians. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a White Sox-Guardians prediction and pick. White Sox-Guardians Projected Starters  Chris Flexen vs. Carlos Carrasco Chris Flexen (2-7) with a 5.13 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP […]

Kutter Crawford takes the mound for the Boston Red Sox as they visit the Miami Marlins. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Red Sox-Marlins prediction and pick. Red Sox-Marlina Projected Starters  Kutter Crawford vs. Valente Bellozo Kutter Crawford (3-7) with a 3.59 ERA and a 1.14 WHIP Last Start: Crawford went […]

The Orioles make the trip to Seattle to face the Mariners! These are two of the best teams in the AL, making this a great matchup. However, the Orioles are playing much better currently than the Mariners. Our MLB odds series has our Orioles-Mariners prediction, odds, and pick for Tuesday. Orioles-Mariners Projected Starters  Grayson Rodriguez vs. […]

The Brewers make the trip to Denver to face the Rockies! These two teams are headed in opposite directions with the Rockies being one of the worst teams in the MLB, while the Brewers are firmly in playoff contention. Our MLB odds series has our Brewers-Rockies prediction, odds, and pick for Tuesday. Brewers-Rockies Projected Starters  […]

The Phillies make the trip to Chicago to face the Cubs! These two teams are having very different seasons with the Cubs struggling to find any sort of consistency, while the Phillies are one of the best teams in the MLB. Our MLB odds series has our Phillies-Cubs prediction, odds, and pick for Tuesday. Phillies-Cubs […]

The Padres make the trip to Texas to face the Rangers! These two teams have had similar seasons and faced issues with consistency. The Padres have managed to get a winning record, while the Rangers still have a losing one. Our MLB odds series has our Padres-Rangers prediction, odds, and pick for Tuesday. Padres-Rangers Projected […]

The Giants make the trip to Atlanta to face the Braves! These two teams are playing differently with the Giants having consistency issues, while the Braves have been one of the best teams in the MLB this year. Our MLB odds series has our Giants-Braves prediction, odds, and pick for Tuesday. Giants-Braves Projected Starters  Hayden […]

What a difference a week makes. On June 16, the Toronto Blue Jays were 35-36 — a disappointing start for a team that won 89 games a year ago and made it to the AL Wild Card round — but still good enough to keep the Jays in contention for a Wild Card berth. The […]

The New York Mets are slowly climbing the National League Wild Card standings. New York has won six of their last 10 games and sit just 1.5 games back of the final NL Wild Card berth. However, the Mets got a concerning injury update on left fielder Brandon Nimmo following a hotel room accident before […]

Toronto Blue Jays star first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will miss the team’s opener against the Houston Astros due to soreness in his right hand. Guerrero Jr. took a 97 mph Gerrit Cole fastball off his fingers during the Blue Jays 8-1 loss to the New York Yankees Sunday night. The slugger was scratched from […]

It’s hard to tell if the Pittsburgh Pirates are truly building something or not. Too many times have we seen this franchise show promise only to then fall flat on their face. Over the last five seasons, the Pirates have placed no better than fourth in the National League Central, losing 100 games twice in […]

We are at the halfway point in the MLB season, and that means that the 2024 MLB Draft is right around the corner. The draft coincides with the Midsummer classic. While baseball fans admire the league’s best current players during the All-Star Game, they also have a chance to prepare for the next wave of […]

After another early playoff exit, the Milwaukee Bucks turned their focus to the future. With two more years of Damian Lillard, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Khris Middleton under contract, the Bucks must aggressively build a team for playoff success before their championship window closes. The 2024 NBA Draft was an important window for Milwaukee to obtain […]

Kim Ng, a trailblazer in MLB, is shifting her focus to women’s sports as she takes on the role of senior advisor for the Athletes Unlimited Softball League, set to launch in 2025. Ng, who made history as the first female general manager in the four major North American professional sports leagues with the Miami […]

The Atlanta Braves have been pretty banged up this season. They lost their best pitcher and best hitter in the middle of the year to season-ending injuries. Still, Atlanta is chugging along pretty well despite their injuries, mostly by finding other players to fill in. The bullpen is no exception: veteran reliever AJ Minter had […]

The Milwaukee Brewers enter July as one of six MLB teams with 50 wins and a firm lead in the National League Central. Four weeks until the MLB trade deadline, the Brewers are expected to make several moves to improve their roster for the second half. Milwaukee is typically an active franchise in the trade […]

With only less than a month to go before the 2024 MLB trade deadline passes, the pressure is on for contending teams to make some final touches to their roster as they prepare to push for a World Series trophy. Contending teams can never have enough quality arms coming out of the bullpen, and it’s […]