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The 2023 MLB Free Agency period was one of the most exciting in league history with Shohei Ohtani’s Los Angeles Dodgers’ decision. However, another marquee player could change teams during the 2024 period. New York Yankees star Juan Soto will enter free agency during the winter, and a renowned MLB Insider noted a key thought […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks will begin a three-game series with the Chicago Cubs on Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field. We’re here to share our MLB odds series, make a Diamondbacks-Cubs prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. Diamondbacks-Cubs Projected Starters  Ryne Nelson vs. Justin Steele  Ryne Nelson (6-6) with a 4.98 ERA Last Start: […]

There hasn’t been much to cheer about for Oakland Athletics’ fans in 2024. The team is 24 games under .500 and 15 games behind the Seattle Mariners in the American League’s weakest division. The A’s entered the All-Star break with the fourth-worst record in baseball and are 17.5 games back in the Wild Card race. […]

The New York Mets have made an addition and bolstered their depth behind the plate. Former Kansas City Royals catcher Logan Porter is heading to Queens on a major league contract, according to Ari Alexander of KCPR2. Through 11 games in the majors last season with the Royals, Porter hit just .194/.324/.323 with one home […]

Teoscar Hernandez has had quite the season with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He made the All-Star team for the second time in his career, won the Home Run Derby and helped lead the Dodgers to one of the best records in all of baseball. But, Hernandez almost joined a different team this offseason instead of signing […]

The Cincinnati Reds officially signed No. 2 overall pick Chase Burns to a record deal on Thursday night. The Reds gave Burns a $9.25 million bonus according to Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline, which is the largest bonus in Major League Baseball History. “Burns sets a @MLBDraft record with a $9.25 million bonus. Best stuff […]

It can be difficult for a player to fully enjoy the razzmatazz that comes from competing in their first career MLB All-Star Game when their team is low on the standings. It is even more distracting when he hears his name being floated in trade rumors. That last issue has not been that challenging for […]

The San Francisco Giants have not played their best baseball to this point in the season. The Giants are in fourth place in the National League West, 9 games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers as they get set to resume competition following the All-Star break. In addition to trailing the Dodgers, the Giants are […]

The Tampa Bay Rays are sitting right on the edge of a buyer and a seller ahead of the 2024 MLB trade deadline. Facing a 5.5-game deficit in the wild card race, it would be wise for them to sell off what they can to acquire top prospects. The Rays have four top-100 prospects but […]

The San Diego Padres are coming off of the 2024 MLB All-Star Break with a 50-49 record, good for third place in the National League West. If the Padres are to catch up with Shohei Ohtani and the first-place LA Dodgers, they will need more firepower from their batting lineup and Fernando Tatis Jr. is […]

Mason Miller of the Oakland A’s has made quite a name for himself this year. He has amazed teammates and opponents with his overpowering fastball, and he put his talent on display in Tuesday night’s All-Star Game. While he was on the mound in the top of the fifth inning for the American League, he […]

The Minnesota Twins entered the All-Star break 12 games above .500 and 4.5 games behind the first-place Cleveland Guardians in the AL Central. If the season ended today, the team would qualify for the playoffs with the second American League Wild Card berth. The Twins have won 13 of their last 20 games with a […]

Bryce Harper’s net worth in 2024 is $100 million. Harper is one of the biggest names in all of MLB. He is a professional baseball player who currently plays for the Philadelphia Phillies. He was selected as the first overall pick in the 2010 MLB Draft and also became one of the youngest baseball players […]

The Chicago Cubs are reportedly making a minor but possibly significant change, letting go of Japanese outfielder Seiya Suzuki’s interpreter, per Patrick Mooney of The Athletic. “Toy Matsushita will no longer serve as Suzuki’s voice in interviews with American media, a team source said Thursday, framing it as an organizational decision to go in a […]

The San Diego Padres have been inconsistent in the first half of the 2024 MLB season, and barely have a winning record at 50-49. They have been great behind the plate thanks to a loaded roster behind the plate where Jurickson Profar. They need to get their pitching fixed up because it has struggled this […]

Shohei Ohtani is going home. So are Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Shota Imanaga and Seiya Suzuki. Four of the brightest Japanese stars in Major League Baseball will play in Tokyo next March when the Los Angeles Dodgers face the Chicago Cubs in two games to begin the 2025 MLB season. MLB released the entire 2025 schedule Thursday, […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks have been inconsistent in the first half of the 2024 MLB season, and barely have a winning record at 49-48. They have been great behind the plate thanks to stars like Ketel Marte and Christian Walker. They need to get their pitching fixed up because it has struggled this season and has […]

A look at the standings in any given MLB season in recent years shows the San Francisco Giants flirting with playoff contention. The Giants held a playoff spot at the All-Star break last season and were within a game of the National League’s last wild card spot entering the second half in 2022. San Francisco […]

The Seattle Mariners have the chance to win the AL West for the first time since 2001. The Houston Astros are right on their tail and they will have to add some more talent in their lineup to support the incredible pitching staff. One source of help might be the Tampa Bay Rays. Despite a […]

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. presents one of the biggest questions of the 2024 MLB trade deadline. With one year of team control remaining after this year, the Toronto Blue Jays can trade high on their star first baseman or sign him to a contract extension. Guerrero was honest over the All-Star Break about the uncertainty of […]

The date of July 30 is ringing in the mind of Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Tyler Anderson. That’s the MLB trade deadline when he is likely going to be sent to another team. The Angels hoped to be competitive with Anderson joining the team but, after losing Shohei Ohtani, their chance of being competitive […]

With the MLB trade deadline quickly approaching, Chicago White Sox ace Garrett Crochet is among the top names expected to be moved. With teams like the Baltimore Orioles and Houston Astros in the hunt, Crochet can fetch a massive return. Crochet, however, did not expect this much whirlwind around his trade status. “It’s not something […]

The Kansas City Royals were the surprise story of the first half of the Major League Baseball season. This is the first season of what they hope is a long championship window as they continue to surround star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr with a solid core. The issue is that the Royals only have one […]

The Chicago White Sox posted the worst record in all of Major League Baseball in the first half. They traded their ace Dylan Cease before the season began. They are set to trade their new ace Garrett Crochet by the MLB trade deadline. And their franchise player Luis Robert Jr. could be on the move […]

The Chicago White Sox are designating Martin Maldonado for assignment, according to Ken Rosenthal and Chandler Rome of The Athletic. The veteran catcher has not had a productive season for the White Sox and is now on his way out, possibly with his MLB days done for good. Maldonado was one of the many veterans […]

The New York Mets announced Wednesday that they’ve claimed left-hander Alex Young off waivers from the San Francisco Giants and optioned him to Triple-A Syracuse. It’s a quick turnaround for Young, whom the Giants acquired just last week in the trade that sent outfielder Austin Slater and cash to the Reds. San Francisco apparently hoped […]

The Astros entered June an ugly eight games under .500 and staring into the abyss of a rare lost season for the club. Since then however, the team has battled back into the division race. Houston got hot at the right time and went 25-13 from June 1 through the All-Star break. The Astros’ 17-8 […]

After a disastrous rendition of the National Anthem before the MLB Home Run Derby that ultimately caused country singer Ingrid Andress to check in to rehab when she admitted she was drunk during her performance, Andress has canceled several tour dates. Earlier today, Andress had four upcoming tour dates listed online – July 17 at […]

The Tampa Bay Rays entered the All-Star break with a 48-48 record. If the team played in the AL West, they’d only be a few games out of first. However, in the highly competitive AL East, the Rays sit 10 games behind the first-place Baltimore Orioles. The Rays are only 5.5 games back in the […]

As the MLB trade deadline approaches, contending teams are targeting players they hope can fix problem areas in their lineups or rotations. Adding power, starting pitching or bullpen help through a mid-season acquisition could be the key to a strong second-half and a deep playoff run. The AL East-leading Baltimore Orioles and the NL West-leading […]

Former New York Yankees manager Joe Torre sat down with Jon Morosi to discuss his life and career in the latest edition of The Road to Cooperstown podcast. When asked what his biggest managing regret is, Torre pointed to a moment in Game 2 of the 2007 American League Division Series between the Yankees and […]

Few predicted the Cleveland Guardians would be in first place in the AL Central at the All-Star break. Even fewer thought the Guardians would have the best record in the American League, yet here we are on July 17 and Cleveland sports a 58-37 record with a 4 1/2 game lead in the division. Cleveland’s […]

The San Diego Padres are a team to pay attention to as the second half of the MLB season begins. At (50-49) they are tied with the Arizona Diamondbacks for 2nd in the NL West Division. They ended the first half on a poor note, finishing 4-6 in their final 10 games. However, the Friars […]

Paul Skenes and Shohei Ohtani on the same team? Unless the Pittsburgh Pirates cheap out and allow the Los Angeles Dodgers to steal him away, they’ll only be teaming up together in the All-Star game. Skenes made his first appearance in the All-Star game, making the start for the National League. He sat down three […]

The New York Mets look to return to the playoffs after missing the playoffs last year. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Mets to make the 2024 MLB Playoffs prediction and pick. After making the playoffs in 2022 in their first year under Buck Showalter, the Mets struggled last year. It […]

Major League Baseball created the World Baseball Classic to introduce a best-on-best tournament displaying the top baseball players on the planet against each other. While not nearly causing as much chaos as the FIFA World Cup, the WBC serves as a nation versus nation event where MLB and other professional players are pitting against each […]

The Red Sox have been inconsistent most of the year, but then got a red-hot before the All-Star break. They have a 53-42 record. They have jumped into the top five in both pitching and batting which is why they have gotten red-hot. The pitching has been consistent all season and then the bats got […]

The MLB trade deadline is creeping up closer and closer, and plenty of trades will surely go down with the Wild Card picture being so bunched up in both leagues. For the New York Yankees, the past month or so hasn’t exactly gone according to plan. They’ve lost control of the AL East division lead […]

The Kansas City Royals are looking good this season, and they sit third in the AL Central with the All-Star break wrapping up. This post will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a Royals win total prediction and pick. Here are the MLB odds, courtesy of FanDuel. MLB Odds: Royals 2024 Win […]