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Great plays are sometimes painful. Take for example what happened to Houston Astros outfielder Mauricio Dubon on Sunday night during a series finale against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park. With Houston leading by two runs in the seventh inning, Orioles third baseman Ramon Urias made contact with a ball that he sent deep into […]

Aaron Judge had the whole baseball world at his fingertips during his record-breaking 2022 season. But somehow, someway, following a bit of a down 2023 season (due to injury), Judge has one-upped himself in 2024. One half of the dynamic duo (along with Juan Soto) that’s carrying the New York Yankees, Judge is in the […]

The Texas Rangers’ hopes to make the 2024 postseason have all but vanished. They enter Monday with a 60-71 record, which has them 12.5 games back of a wild card spot in the American League standings — a near-impossible hole to climb out of with 31 games remaining on their season. Fangraphs has their playoff […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are on the road to take on the Boston Red Sox Monday night. Check out our MLB odds series as we hand out a Blue Jays-Red Sox prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Blue Jays-Red Sox Projected Starters  Jose Berrios vs. Nick Pivetta […]

There were an array of emotions present in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday afternoon. Thousands of hearts simultaneously skipped a beat when Shohei Ohtani was hit by a pitch near the inside of his left wrist in the eighth inning. The same thing happened just minutes later, […]

The New York Yankees hit the road for an interleague matchup against the Washington Nationals Monday night. Below we will continue our MLB odds series with a Yankees-Nationals prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Yankees-Nationals Projected Starters   Nestor Cortes vs. Mitchell Parker Nestor Cortes (7-10) with a […]

The Kansas City Royals and Cleveland Guardians play a double header Monday, and this post will focus on game two. Check out our MLB odds series as we hand out a Royals-Guardians prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Royals-Guardians Projected Starters  Alec Marsh vs. Logan Allen Alec […]

The Chicago Cubs stay on the road to take on the Pittsburgh Pirates Monday night. This game will continue our MLB odds series with a Cubs-Pirates prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Cubs-Pirates Projected Starters  Jameson Taillon vs. Mitch Keller Jameson Taillon (8-8) with a 3.77 ERA, 1.20 […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Rays-Mariners prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Rays Mariners. It has been a rough ride for both Tampa Bay and Seattle in 2024. Both teams can relate to the other. They have both wasted a lot of really good starting pitching this season […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Braves-Twins prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Braves-Twins. The Minnesota Twins were one out away from beating the St Louis Cardinals on Sunday afternoon. With the Kansas City Royals and Cleveland Guardians — Minnesota’s two main competitors in a heated three-team race for […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Padres-Cardinals prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Padres-Cardinals. The San Diego Padres probably have the National League Rookie of the Year on their roster. It looked as though Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates was going to be NL Rookie of the Year, […]

The Houston Astros will begin a three-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday at Citizens Bank Park. It’s a potential World Series preview as we share our MLB odds series and make an Astros-Phillies prediction and pick. Astros-Phillies Projected Starters  Ronel Blanco vs. Zack Wheeler  Ronel Blanco (9-6) with a 3.14 ERA … Last […]

The New York Mets had the San Diego Padres backed into a corner through seven innings on Sunday afternoon but couldn’t secure the series win. Edwin Diaz entered the game in the ninth inning with the score tied, but his 2-0 slider to Padres rookie Jackson Merrill ended up in the right field seats, giving […]

If you had told any Atlanta Braves fan that they would lose two of their top players in Ronald Acuña Jr. and Spencer Strider—two of baseball’s top 100 overall players—and then deal with lengthy injuries to other star players throughout the season, it’s doubtful many would have given them much of a chance of making […]

In a remarkable display of power and promise, Heliot Ramos has etched his name into San Francisco Giants history by becoming the first player under the age of 25 to hit 20 home runs in a season since Pablo Sandoval achieved the feat in 2011, according to Andrew Baggarly via X, formally Twitter. This milestone […]

The Kansas City Royals will begin a four-game series with the Cleveland Guardians by playing the first of a doubleheader on Monday at Progressive Field. It’s an American League Central showdown as we share our MLB odds series and make a Royals-Guardians prediction and pick. Royals-Guardians Game 1 Projected Starters  Cole Ragans vs. Nick Sandlin […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers closed out their series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday with a 3-1 win, but they also saw superstar Shohei Ohtani get hurt. The two-time American League Most Valuable Player was hit on his forearm by a pitch in the eighth inning of the Rays game. Fortunately for Los Angeles, […]

The Chicago White Sox have been consistent since the start of the 2024 season. Unfortunately for the team and its fans, that consistency has been the team’s propensity to lose games. That trend continued Sunday as the White Sox dropped a 9-4 decision to the Detroit Tigers. That loss at Guaranteed Rate Field in the […]

The Atlanta Braves are having a season to remember—in all the wrong ways. This has been the most injury-riddled season in recent memory for the Braves. Currently, the team has five players from their Opening Day lineup that are on the injured list, with three of those being season-ending. Even third baseman Austin Riley will […]

When the Baltimore Orioles acquired Trevor Rogers from the Miami Marlins at the trade deadline July 30, the hope was that he would step into the team’s starting rotation and deliver consistently strong efforts. Trevor Rogers' final line at Norfolk today: 4 1/3 IP, 9 H, 10 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 1 HR #Orioles […]

Playing on a one-year deal is not impacting Juan Soto’s play. He is already getting paid a ton, as he signed a $31M deal with the New York Yankees in arbitration after being traded. He was paid $23M with the San Diego Padres the year before. And in the four previous years, he saw his […]

The New York Yankees unleashed a torrent of high-octane offense Sunday against the Colorado Rockies. The Yankees went back-to-back-to back in home runs, for the first time since the 2020 campaign. The onslaught of crushing offense impressed Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who responded on X, formerly Twitter. Not a yanks fan but this […]

Rafael Devers has been a source of power throughout his eight seasons in a Red Sox uniform. He came up as a 20-year-old in the 2017 season and he has demonstrated the ability to hit the long ball to all fields. He pounded a three-run homer to centerfield Sunday against the Arizona Diamondbacks Sunday, the […]

When Juan Soto hit his solo home run in the seventh inning of the New York Yankees’ 10-3 win against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday, it was nice to give the team some breathing room with a 5-3 lead. But few expected that Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton would tack on with solo shots of […]

A scary scenario occurred in the New York Yankees-Colorado Rockies game at Yankee Stadium Sunday. Yankees star Giancarlo Stanton broke his bat while connecting on a hit, and a piece of the broken bat accidentally hit the home plate umpire in the neck. Home plate umpire Nick Mahrley took a splintered Giancarlo Stanton bat to […]

New York Yankees fans continue to watch in awe at the performance of Aaron Judge. Judge blasted his 50th home run of the year on Sunday, and Bronx Bombers fans can’t get enough of it. The homer came in the first inning of a game against the Colorado Rockies at Yankee Stadium. NO. 5️⃣0️⃣ FOR […]

The Minnesota Twins are currently in the thick of the postseason race, two games back of the Cleveland Guardians in the AL Central and tied with the Kansas City Royals for the second AL Wild Card position. Every game is critical going forward, which is part of the reason why Twins manager Rocco Baldelli was […]

Arizona Cardinals rookie Marvin Harrison Jr. continues to find himself in more hot water with the sports merchandising company Fanatics before making his NFL debut. Harrison Jr. was the subject of a lawsuit earlier this year alleging that he had not fulfilled his end of a contract he signed with Fanatics in 2023, and now […]

As fantasy baseball playoffs near, finding the right playoffs off of the waiver wire has become even more important. The perfect addition right before postseason play could be the difference in winning your league championship. By now, the contenders and pretenders have been figured out. Because of that, teams outside of playoff contention are starting […]

San Francisco Giants closer and former All-Star Camilo Doval has been promoted back to MLB after being optioned to Triple-A Sacramento earlier this month. It has been a challenging season for Doval, who has struggled to replicate the form that earned him All-Star honors in 2023. Reflecting on his demotion, Doval shared a heartfelt response […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are having one of the most disappointing seasons in all of baseball this season. Looking ahead to next year, there’s one significant change the Blue Jays are already planning to try and right the ship and get back to contending for the postseason. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had had a great season […]

Japanese stars Seiya Suzuki and Shota Imanaga helped the Chicago Cubs make MLB history Saturday while also doing something Shohei Ohtani has never managed to do in one of his two-way starts. In a 14-2 win over the hapless Miami Marlins, Suzuki recorded two home runs and a triple as Imanaga earned the win, making […]

A New York Yankees jersey that belonged to Babe Ruth sold for a record $24 million at auction, per ESPN. Ruth wore the jersey while making his famed “called shot” home run in the 1932 World Series. It was the first time the jersey was available for sale in almost 20 years. “This is essentially […]

Retired Major League Baseball player Barry Bonds is opening up about his time with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The club honored Bonds Saturday, placing him in the Pirates Hall of Fame. Bonds brought excitement and success to the Steel City, and the retired player is grateful for his time there. “It was fun,” Bonds said, per […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with an Astros-Orioles prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Astros-Orioles. If the Baltimore Orioles do win the American League East Division championship in 2024, they will look back on these past two games against the Houston Astros — the most consistent team in the American […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Giants-Mariners prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Giants Mariners. The Seattle Mariners didn’t wait until the end of the 2024 MLB season to fire manager Scott Servais. They acted in late August, a very unusual time for a managerial change. Yet, the M’s […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Rays-Dodgers prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Rays Dodgers. It has been a story of good and bad for the Los Angeles Dodgers this weekend versus the Tampa Bay Rays. The Dodgers have trailed early in two games but fought back to take […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Phillies-Royals prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Phillies Royals. The Phillies and Royals are both highly likely to be in the MLB playoffs this season, making this series one of the more interesting attractions in Major League Baseball this weekend. The Phillies have […]

Merrill Kelly will take the mound for the Diamondbacks in the finale of their series with the Guardians on Sunday. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Diamondbacks-Red Sox prediction and pick. Diamondbacks-Red Sox Projected Starters  Merrill Kelly vs. Tanner Houck Merrill Kelly (3-0) with a 3.63 ERA and a 1.10 WHIP Last […]