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Current Baltimore Orioles closer Craig Kimbrel will go down as one of the better closers in MLB history when it’s all said and done. But he looks anything but that in his first season with the O’s. Kimbrel came to the Orioles this season, having to replace last year’s Felix Bautista, who dominated. The 28-year-old […]

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is back at it again. For the second night in a row, the former American League Most Valuable Player punished a ball and sent it to space, as he hit a monster 473-foot home run in the bottom of the eighth inning in New York’s series finale Thursday night […]

If you’re a New York Mets fan, the biggest worry you have right now is the future of slugger Pete Alonso. The superstar first baseman will hit free agency this offseason, and while he’s expressed his desire to stay with the Mets, it feels likely he hits the open market. Owner Steve Cohen even said that […]

The Atlanta Braves are on the road to take on the New York Mets for the start of a three-game series Friday night. Below we will continue our MLB odds series with a Braves-Mets prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Braves will have Charlie Morton on […]

A fierce AL West battle will be in the works when the Oakland Athletics make a trip to the Pacific Northwest to take on the Seattle Mariners. Join us for our MLB odds series where our Athletics-Mariners prediction and pick will be revealed. Entering play with an 18-21 record, the Athletics sit in third-place within […]

An American League showdown will be in the works as the Kansas City Royals take on the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. Join us for our MLB odds series where our Royals-Angels prediction and pick will be made. The much-improved Royals are attempting to prove to the rest of the world that they need […]

The Oakland Athletics were the worst team in baseball during the 2023 season, finishing the year with a 50-112 record, a full 40.0 games behind the first place Houston Astros in the American League West. The A’s appeared destined to founder again in 2024, but they have been a big surprise in comparison to last […]

The Reds make the trip to San Francisco to face the Giants! These two teams have not been playing well with Reds struggling across the board, while the Giants have been very inconsistent. Our MLB odds series has our Reds-Giants prediction, odds, and pick for Friday. The Reds have been inconsistent to start the season with a 16-21 record and are […]

The Dodgers make the trip to San Diego to face the Padres! The Dodgers are one of the best teams in the MLB, while the Padres have been dealing with some inconsistent play across this whole season so far. Our MLB odds series has our Dodgers-Padres prediction, odds, and pick for Thursday. The Dodgers were […]

The defending World Series champs will travel to the thin air of the Mile High City when they take on the lowly Colorado Rockies. It is time to check out our MLB odds series where our Rangers-Rockies prediction and pick will be made. Although slumping a bit to begin their title defense this season, the […]

The Tampa Bay Rays are one of the most unpredictable franchises in all of professional sports when it comes to making trades. As a low-budget franchise, they’re always willing to be a year early in trading away their biggest names rather than risking losing them for nothing. But we’ve also seen, particularly in the 2020s, […]

The Guardians make the trip to Chicago to face the White Sox! These two teams are complete opposites this season, with the Guardians being one of the best teams in the MLB, while the White Sox have been one of the worst teams this season. Our MLB odds series has our Guardians-White Sox prediction, odds, and […]

The Philadelphia Phillies and Miami Marlins get Thursday off before their National League East showdown this weekend. The Phillies had won seven games consecutively before dropping the second game of a two-game set to the Blue Jays. The Marlins have taken a nose dive since trading away Luis Arraez, as management signaled to the players […]

The Minnesota Twins take their trip to Canada as they face the Toronto Maple Leafs. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Twins-Blue Jays prediction and pick. The Twins will be entering the series of a four-game series against the Mariners. They will finish the series with the Twins hosting the […]

It is interleague baseball over the weekend as the Arizona Diamondbacks face the Baltimore Orioles. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Diamondbacks-Orioles prediction and pick. the Diamondbacks will enter the series below .500. They are 17-20 on the year, and will finish their series with the Reds before this game. […]

The New York Yankees will begin a three-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday at Tropicana Field. We’re here to share our MLB odds series, make a Yankees-Rays prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Yankees are riding high early in the season. Going into Thursday’s action with the Houston […]

The Houston Astros will begin a three-game series with the Detroit Tigers on Friday at Comerica Park. We’re here to share our MLB odds series, make an Astros-Tigers prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Astros are struggling. Somehow, they entered the Thursday game against the New York Yankees with a 12-24 […]

The Nationals make the trip to Boston to face the Red Sox! Both teams have been inconsistent, with the Nationals being at .500, while the Red Sox are just over .500. Our MLB odds series has our Nationals-Red Sox prediction, odds, and pick for Friday. The Nationals have been one of the most inconsistent teams so far this season. They sit […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates did the inevitable on Wednesday as the franchise announced Paul Skenes, MLB’s No. 3 prospect, is set to make his much-anticipated MLB debut on Saturday. His girlfriend, LSU gymnast Livvy Dunne, didn’t get the memo until after she rose from a midday snooze. Dunne posted a TikTok video after the news broke […]

Umpire criticism seems to be at an all-time high in baseball right now, and the game could be shifting to robot umps. We have seen robot umpires tested out at other levels of the game, and it could be the way to go in the future. Baseball is different than other sports because there can […]

New year, same old Los Angeles Angels. The 2024 campaign has looked awfully similar to previous disappointing campaigns for the Angels as they have crawled out to a 14-23 record while enduring several big injuries and poor production from their pitching staff. They aren’t going to stand pat, though, and idly continue to rack up […]

It was an exciting Wednesday night for Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Chris Sale as besides facing his former team in the Boston Red Sox, he was marvelous in the outing leading to a 5-0 shutout victory for the home team in Truist Park. Sale spoke after the game about the performance and what it was […]

The New York Yankees’ blockbuster offseason acquisition of Juan Soto is going according to plan. Brought in to elevate the Yankees’ lineup and give them another top-10 hitter alongside Aaron Judge, Soto has raked to begin his life in pinstripes. In fact, on Wednesday night, following the Yankees’ 9-4 victory over the Houston Astros, Soto […]

Giancarlo Stanton of the New York Yankees hit a bullet of a home run 119.9 mph on Wednesday against the Houston Astros, which was recorded as the hardest-hit ball in the majors this season, according to the Associated Press. The home run occurred in the third inning when Giancarlo Stanton hit a 1-2 curveball from […]

The Milwaukee Brewers are tied for first place in the National League Central and saw the return of one of their best bats on Wednesday. 2018 NL MVP Christian Yelich missed 24 games with a lower back strain before slotting back into the three-hole of Milwaukee’s lineup Wednesday in a 6-4 loss to the Kansas […]

MLB The Show 24 Update 8 released today, with improvements to Storylines, Franchise, Online Head-To-Head, and much more. Furthermore, the latest update adds another set of City Connect uniforms, while fixing issues in Custom Leagues & Stadium Creator. Lastly, the new update also makes some miscellaneous changes to both the audio and presentation, among other […]

The St. Louis Cardinals will begin a four-game series with the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday at Miller Park. We’re here to share our MLB odds series, make a Cardinals-Brewers prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Cardinals are struggling this season. Ultimately, they lost four in a row before their series finale […]

The San Francisco Giants placed outfielder Jorge Soler on the 10-day injured list Wednesday, the team announced. Soler, who signed with San Francisco during the offseason following his All-Star 2023 campaign with the Miami Marlins, suffered a right shoulder sprain. The move is retroactive to May 5. The Giants recalled outfielder Heliot Ramos in a […]

Rebuilds are a necessary evil in Major League Baseball. Every competitor wants to win every game they play in the MLB, but sometimes, a front office has to acknowledge that their roster is a few years away from realistic contention. And for fans, those long years of rooting for a below-.500 team can be excruciating, […]

There’s no escaping it at the moment—the Chicago White Sox are a dumpster fire. Less than three years removed from a 93-win season and an AL Central division title, the Pale Hose are the first team in baseball to reach 20 games under .500, with little promising talent at the big league level and MLBPipeline’s […]

The St. Louis Cardinals got some bad news when catcher Willson Contreras went down with a fractured forearm after getting clipped by a swing from the New York Mets’ JD Martinez. The three-time All-Star tumbled over in obvious pain and then jogged away before sitting down while was examined by the Cardinals training staff. Appearing […]

The Royals make the trip to Los Angeles to face the Angels! These two teams are trending in different directions with the Royals being a surprise team in the AL, while the Angels are struggling. Our MLB odds series has our Royals-Angels prediction, odds, and pick for Thursday. The Royals have played well to start the year with a […]

The Cleveland Guardians will begin a four-game series with the Chicago White Sox on Thursday at Guaranteed Rate Field. We’re here to share our MLB odds series, make a Guardians-White Sox prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Guardians are currently leading the American League Central. Significantly, they have done everything right […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected LSU sensation Paul Skenes with the first overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft. The hard-throwing prospect was working hard to make the Opening Day roster for the 2024 season but ended up not getting the call. However, on Wednesday, it was announced that Skenes is being called up to the […]

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter Ippei Mizuhara has pled guilty to charges stemming from the unlawful transfer of money from Ohtani’s bank account, per Molly Knight of The Long Game: “DOJ: Ippei Mizuhara has agreed to plead guilty to bank fraud and tax charge in connection with unlawful transfer of nearly $17 million […]

The Astros make the trip to New York to face the Yankees! These two teams are heading in different directions with the Yankees playing very well and the Astros struggling at times this season. Our MLB odds series has our Astros-Yankees prediction, odds, and pick for Thursday. The Astros have opened this season struggling. They have a 12-23 record and have […]

It is the final game of a three-game series as the San Francisco Giants face the Colorado Rockies. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Giants-Rockies prediction and pick. The Giants took game one of the series. It was a dominating pitching performance that led them to the win. kyle Harrison […]

Before the 2024 season even began, the Texas Rangers were decimated by pitching injuries. While they’ve managed to keep hold of their AL East lead, things will become much trickier for the Rangers after their latest injury. Texas is placing Dane Dunning on the injured list due to a shoulder problem, manager Bruce Bochy confirmed, […]

It is the end of a four-game series as the Seattle Mariners face the Minnesota Twins. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Mariners-Twins prediction and pick. The Twins took game one of the series. Carlos Correa drove in the first run of the game before the Mariners tied it up […]