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Mike Trout, who led Team USA as captain in the 2023 World Baseball Classic, has no reservations about handing the role to New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge, who was officially named the 2026 captain on Monday. “I reached out to Trout yesterday, told him where we were going,” Team USA manager Mark DeRosa shared […]

Life in the AL East is rather unforgiving, and the Boston Red Sox were on the receiving end of a 16-1 beatdown from the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday. The Rays tagged the Red Sox for nine runs in the third inning alone, and by the time that fateful half-inning ended, the Red Sox found […]

It has been a strong start to the 2025 season for the New York Mets. They moved to 11-5 on the year after taking a 5-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Monday, and their pitching, in particular, has been a major bright spot through the first 16 games of the new campaign. However, an […]

Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley turned a lot of heads with his 444-foot home-run bomb in the team’s 8-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Atlanta has had a very slow start to the season so far and currently sits at 5-11 and in last place in the National League East. On Monday night, […]

The Atlanta Braves are north of the border to take on the Toronto Blue Jays Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Braves-Blue Jays prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Braves-Blue Jays Projected Starters Spencer Schwellenbach vs. Kevin Gausman Spencer Schwellenbach (1-0) […]

When Bryce Harper went up to bat for the first time in the Philadelphia Phillies’ Monday game against the San Francisco Giants, he didn’t know which bat he would swing. Enter Phillies shortstop Trea Turner, who handed a blue bat to the MVP before he went up to swing. Why? Well, as it turns out, […]

Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras’ performances against the Colorado Rockies throughout last week earned him some league-wide recognition. MLB revealed their players of the week from the AL and NL conferences on Monday, as USA Today’s baseball insider Bob Nightengale reported. The AL had Ty France of the Minnesota Twins claim the award on their […]

New York Yankees third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. hasn’t been hitting well so far in the 2025 MLB regular season, but one thing he’s done since the beginning of the campaign is hit dingers. During Monday night’s series opener at the Bronx against the visiting Kansas City Royals, the 27-year-old Chisholm ripped another one for […]

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone had some high remarks to share about Ben Rice’s start to the 2025 MLB season. To start the year, Rice boasts a .298 batting average as he made 14 hits for six RBIs in 47 at-bats. He has scored four home runs, showing off a lot of momentum in […]

While the New York Yankees are busy with the 2025 season, superstar outfielder Aaron Judge was recently named captain for Team USA for the World Baseball Classic taking place in March 2026. It’s a big moment for the 32-year-old slugger and the Team USA manager, Mark DeRosa is over the moon about it. In a […]

Aaron Judge was recently named a captain for the 2026 World Baseball Classic as he currently leads the New York Yankees to a potential playoff appearance in MLB. However, there are some concerns about how he’d approach the preseason next March. The star outfielder shut those concerns down on Monday. During a press conference at […]

The MLB season continues as the San Francisco Giants look to pick up the win on the road in Philadelphia when they take on the Phillies in the second game of their series on Tuesday. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Giants-Phillies prediction and pick. Giants-Phillies Projected Starters  Justin Verlander vs. […]

The MLB season continues as the Washington Nationals look to pick up the win on the road in Pittsburgh when they take on the Pirates in the second game of their series on Tuesday. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Nationals-Pirates prediction and pick. Nationals-Pirates Projected Starters  Jake Irvin vs. Mitch […]

The MLB season continues as the Seattle Mariners look to pick up the win on the road in Cincinnati when they take on the Reds in the second game of their series on Tuesday. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Mariners-Reds prediction and pick. Mariners-Reds Projected Starters  Luis Castillo vs. Nick […]

The MLB season continues as the Arizona Diamondbacks look to pick up the win on the road in Miami when they take on the Marlins in the second game of their series on Tuesday. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Diamondbacks-Twins prediction and pick. Diamondbacks-Marlins Projected Starters  Merrill Kelly vs. Connor […]

The prospects of Ty France receiving more accolades appeared slim following two mediocre campaigns in a row, but the veteran first baseman looks reborn with the Minnesota Twins. He earns American League Player of the Week honors, per USA Today’s Bob Nightengale, after going 11-for-25 with two home runs and six RBIs. Milwaukee Brewers catcher […]

New York Yankees outfielder Cody Bellinger is out of the lineup for Monday night’s game against the Kansas City Royals while he is getting treatment for a sore back, and manager Aaron Boone explained why Monday was the time to get him a rest. “He’s doing well. I just want to pick some spots here, […]

For the first time in a while, there is not an underlying sense of dread suffusing the Rogers Centre. Occupying first place in the American League East definitely helps, but it goes beyond the Toronto Blue Jays’ 9-7 start to the 2025 season. The organization left much of the fan base feeling pleasantly surprised when […]

A star left-handed pitcher makes his MLB debut with the Chicago White Sox, establishes himself as a star and ends up getting traded to the Boston Red Sox. The pitcher immediately excels in Boston, proving that he can handle the pressure of a big-market. There are two specific pitchers who those two sentences could describe […]

Despite their recent sign-stealing scandal, the Houston Astros have stuck around as one of the top teams in the MLB, and recently proved that they won’t be defined by that scandal by winning the 2022 World Series. The Astros have a lot of great players on their team currently, but who are the greatest Astros […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are off to a hot start this season despite not having Shohei Ohtani in the pitching rotation. He’s been one of the most prolific hitters in the league, which helps the team tremendously, but many are wondering exactly when the two-way star will return to the mound. From the sounds of […]

The Chicago White Sox are in a down period in their history. Last season, they set the record for the most losses in a season in the modern era. The modern era started in 1901, and the White Sox started using that name just a few years later, in 1904. Prior to that, they were […]

New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge, a two-time American League MVP and the AL’s all-time home run king, earned another prestigious honor on Monday when he was named captain of Team USA for the 2026 World Baseball Classic. It will be Judge’s World Baseball Classic debut. The career Yankee is off to a scorching start […]

The Seattle Mariners may never have won a World Series or even made it to the World Series for that matter, but that doesn’t mean they haven’t had any great players suit up for them throughout the history of their franchise. While they have had a lot of good players, it’s fair to wonder who […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Rockies-Dodgers prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Rockies-Dodgers. The Los Angeles Dodgers have, on paper, an elite team. The past week and a half, they have been a bad team. After an 8-0 start, the Dodgers have lost six of nine to tumble […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Cubs-Padres prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Cubs-Padres. It is a clash of opposites when the Cubs visit the Padres in San Diego. The Cubs have the best offense in baseball entering play on April 14. They have scored 116 runs and have […]

There may not be a more obvious trade candidate in all of Major League Baseball than Miami Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara. The 29-year-old has two years left on his deal, is by far the highest-paid player on the roster and is pitching for a team that isn’t expected to contend for a playoff spot. That […]

The Chicago Cubs took two out of three games against the Los Angeles Dodgers this weekend. After a sluggish start to the season in Tokyo, they have picked it up in recent weeks. But Sunday came with some bad news as well, as the Cubs announced that starter Justin Steele suffered a season-ending injury. Manager […]

The shutouts keep on coming for the San Diego Padres’ pitching staff. On Sunday, San Diego silenced the bats of the Colorado Rockies anew, as the Padres blanked their opponents of a 6-0 victory to sweep the three-game series at Petco Park. Through that series, the Padres outscored Colorado 16-0. In the finale, Michael King […]

Coming into the 2025 season, all baseball fans knew the National League was the stronger league. But the beginning of this season has proven that to an incredible extent. The fifth volume of our 2025 MLB Power Rankings has National League powers like the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, and San Diego Padres rising. […]

The Atlanta Braves have gotten off to a miserable start to the 2025 MLB season. They started 0-7 and even after taking a set against the Philadelphia Phillies, they are 4-11. Injuries ruined their chances at a deep playoff run last year, and Ronald Acuña Jr and Spencer Strider remain out. But Braves manager Brian […]

The Boston Red Sox managed to avoid getting swept by the Chicago White Sox on Sunday, picking up a much-needed 3-1 victory thanks in large part to a stellar outing from Garrett Crochet. Facing his old team, Crochet got a sweet taste of revenge, twirling 7.1 innings of no-hit action before Chase Meidroth logged Chicago’s […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with an Astros-Cardinals prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Astros-Cardinals. The Houston Astros have not had a strong start to their 2025 MLB season, but the good news for them is that they’re in a far better position in mid-April than they were one year […]

The Atlanta Braves are north of the border to take on the Toronto Blue Jays Monday night. Below we will continue our MLB odds series with a Braves-Blue Jays prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Braves-Blue Jays Projected Starters Grant Holmes vs. Easton Lucas Grant Holmes (0-1) […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Mets-Twins prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Mets-Twins. The New York Mets are pitching out of their minds to start the 2025 MLB season. Through roughly 15 games and two and a half weeks of competition in the young season, the Mets and […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Tigers-Brewers prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Tigers-Brewers. The Detroit Tigers were not a good team for most of the 2024 Major League Baseball season. In early August, the Tigers were buried in the standings. They had a losing record. They were not […]

While the Cubs were busy dominating headlines with their historic beatdown of the Dodgers over the weekend, the front office quietly made a move that could reshape their pitching depth. Right-handed pitcher Caleb Kilian, once considered a centerpiece in the 2021 Kris Bryant trade, has officially been released by Chicago after clearing waivers. Kilian, 27, […]

The Chicago Cubs made a loud statement in Los Angeles over the weekend — and center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong made sure to savor the moment. After helping lead the Cubs to a series-clinching 4-2 victory over the Dodgers on Sunday, the 23-year-old outfielder offered an honest assessment of playing at Dodger Stadium. “I love playing […]

The San Francisco Giants hit the road to take on the Philadelphia Phillies Monday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Giants-Phillies prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Giants-Phillies Projected Starters Landen Roupp vs. Taijuan Walker Landen Roupp (0-1) with a 3.60 ERA, […]