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Corey Seager’s potential availability has been a major subject of discussion after the Texas Rangers star underwent surgery for a sports hernia before spring training. It still is not confirmed whether or not he will be ready to open the season, but manager Bruce Bochy is “optimistic,” per Rangers broadcaster Jared Sandler. “Rangers Manager Bruce […]

MLB Spring Training is in full swing right now and the regular season is set to get under way in less than a week. The New York Mets are hoping for a bounce back year this season after they were plagued with injuries in 2023. The Mets came in with a lot of potential in […]

Right-hander Jake Odorizzi is rejoining the Tampa Bay Rays on a minor league contract with an invitation to major league spring training, via the team’s communications department. The right-hander will earn $1.5 million if he secures a spot on the 26-man roster for the upcoming season. Additionally, he will receive $500,000 bonuses for reaching milestones […]

It’s crunch time for MLB teams as spring training winds down with Opening Day looming. Teams are making tough decisions when it comes to cutting its roster down to 26 players and some veteran players are getting the boot across the league. Jordan Luplow is the latest to lose his job after the Atlanta Braves […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are gearing up for another playoff run in 2024. However, they are dealing with injury trouble with Opening Day right around the corner. Kevin Gausman previously said he expected to be ready for the beginning of the season, which led many fans to suspect he’d start Opening Day. A recent report […]

Few prospects have burst onto the MLB scene the way Paul Skenes has. The first overall pick in the 2023 draft is lighting up his first spring training with the Pittsburgh Pirates and is quickly becoming a fan favorite across the league. Not long ago though, the 21-year-old was a baseball fan looking up to […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers went on a shopping spree this offseason. Their two biggest signings come from Japan: former MVP Shohei Ohtani and Japanese sensation Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Ohtani has been his usual excellent self during spring training. Yamamoto, on the other hand, hasn’t been playing that well. He has a dreadful 8.38 ERA during spring […]

The New York Yankees are knee-deep in their 2024 Spring training schedule. New York is bracing to take a jump in the AL East. However, the team has been concerned by Gerrit Cole’s elbow injury status. Thankfully, the reigning Cy Young Award winner received an optimistic update. Yankees avoid long-term Gerrit Cole injury Cole visited […]

Manager Aaron Boone and the New York Yankees are currently making their final preparations for the 2024 MLB season, which will get underway later this month. The Yankees suffered a disappointing 2023 season, as Boone’s squad was unable to capitalize on the previous year’s trip all the way to the American League Championship Series, instead […]

It won’t take much for the New York Mets to have a better 2024 campaign than how 2023 treated them. Fresh off of a 2022 season that saw the Mets not only win 101 games but also make the playoffs, there were high expectations for the 2023 season. But injuries and poor play derailed any […]

The 2024 MLB regular season is right around the corner. In the American League, the MVP race is wide open after Shohei Ohtani ran away with the award in 2023. With Ohtani now in the National League, who is set to win the award in 2024? Of course, superstars such as Aaron Judge, Yordan Alvarez, […]

The Philadelphia Phillies have high expectations for the 2024 season. The team reached the World Series in 2022 and fell just short of the Fall Classic in 2023. 2024 projects to be another big campaign, but the Phillies would benefit from making one trade before Opening Day. With Dylan Cease recently getting traded from the […]

With still weeks away from the 2024 regular season as Spring Training progresses along, the Tampa Bay Rays are making preparations to have another successful year in what looks to be a highly competitive AL East. Those familiar with Rays baseball know the DNA of this franchise up to this point. They’re a small-market team […]

The New York Yankees reportedly have checked in on free agent starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. The Yankees have a more urgent need for starting pitching after it was revealed that ace Gerrit Cole would miss at least 1-2 months after receiving an MRI on his elbow. […]

New York Yankees star Aaron Judge is battling an injury, but he’s expected to return to spring training action on Saturday. He previously underwent an MRI on his abdominal muscle area and the results came back clean. Judge is planning on being available for Opening Day after the injury scare, via Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. […]

Shohei Ohtani posed for a picture with a woman who is believed to be his wife before the Los Angeles Dodgers took their flight to Korea for the Seoul Series against the San Diego Padres. Image via the Dodgers: Wheels up to Seoul. pic.twitter.com/NgeQYiwgS2 — Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) March 14, 2024 Early in spring […]

The Atlanta Braves and outfielder/first baseman Adam Duvall are reportedly in agreement on a one-year, $3 million contract, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Duvall, 35, was traded to Atlanta in 2021. The Braves went on to win the World Series that season, and Duvall would remain in Atlanta in 2022. However, he was limited […]

The Chicago White Sox are heading into a rebuild of some sort and finally pulled the trigger on a Dylan Cease trade on Wednesday, sending him to the San Diego Padres. Following the blockbuster deal, the team announced that starter Michael Kopech will be moving to the bullpen. On top of that, there are internal […]

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. is back in the lineup batting leadoff for the first time since tweaking his right knee during a game two weeks ago. After Ronald Acuna Jr. tweaked his right knee, the Braves have been cautious with him. With Acuna’s history of knee injuries, specifically a torn ACL in the […]

Spring training injuries are always put under a microscope. The St. Louis Cardinals are a team that needs to rely on their health this season if they don’t want a repeat of their disastrous 2023 campaign. Manager Oliver Marmol gave some updates on several injured Cardinals players on Thursday. Tommy Edman is expected to start […]

The New York Yankees believed they dodged a bullet when it was revealed Gerrit Cole would miss around one-two months of the season with his elbow injury, as opposed to the entire 2024 campaign. Is there still a chance that Cole could end up not pitching in 2024, however? Well, it still appears likely that […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are led by a crop of All-Stars like Bryce Harper and Zack Wheeler. It’s the “other guys” such as outfielder Brandon Marsh, whose contributions turn the Phillies from a good team to a great team in the playoffs. Marsh made his spring training debut on Wednesday in Philadelphia’s 4-1 win over the […]

Jose Altuve has solidified himself as one of the best players in the MLB in his 13 seasons with the Houston Astros. He is fast, has a flashy glove, can hit for average, has good power, etc. Altuve is a tremendous baseball player, but before he was with the Astros, he wasn’t looked at as […]

The 2024 MLB season is right around the corner, but big moves are still being made by teams across the league. Case in point, the San Diego Padres and Chicago White Sox pulled off a massive blockbuster trade on Wednesday night that saw ace Dylan Cease land with the Padres in exchange for a massive […]

Starling Marte was a crucial part of the New York Mets team that won 101 games back in 2022, but since then, Marte has struggled mightily at the plate. After putting up an OPS of .815 two seasons ago, Marte scuffled to the tune of a .625 OPS in 2023, and it doesn’t look like […]

MLB expects Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. to lead the WAR statistics in 2024. According to Fangraphs projections, he could achieve an impressive mark of 7.4 Wins Above Replacement. WAR is a fundamental metric that assesses a player’s value relative to an average player. It provides insight into how valuable a player is to […]

When Gerrit Cole needed to get his elbow checked for a potentially serious injury, the New York Yankees were immediately linked to one of their reported primary trade targets this offseason, Dylan Cease. Cease stood out as an enticing option for the Yankees thanks to his affordable contract ($8 million) and his remaining year of […]

The Atlanta Braves keep on producing the best homegrown talent in the MLB, and the 2022 NL Rookie of the Year awardee, Michael Harris II, is another testament to how elite the team’s player development staff is. Harris did not waste much time in cementing himself as a bonafide big leaguer, putting up 4.9 WAR […]

After much speculation as to whether or not the New York Yankees will be trading for Dylan Cease amid their injury woes, a dark horse in the San Diego Padres swooped in and pulled off a trade with the Chicago White Sox. Now, the Padres are headed to South Korea soon in preparation for their […]

Milwaukee Brewers star pitcher Devin Williams is out for at least the next three months after an injury diagnosis revealed the severity of the back issue he’s been dealing with for some time now. According to the latest reports, Williams was found to have two stress fractures in his back, forcing him to be sidelined. […]

The San Diego Padres are trading for Dylan Cease from the Chicago White Sox in a massive blockbuster deal. The deal was first reported by Jeff Passan of ESPN, noting that both sides are still finalizing the deal. Moments later, it was confirmed that Cease is heading to San Diego, with the Padres sending back […]

Aaron Judge recently underwent an MRI on his abdominal muscle area. Although the results came back clean, Judge did not commit to being ready for Opening Day. Judge, however, is expected to re-join the Yankees lineup on Saturday which is a tremendous update for his Opening Day availability. “Aaron Boone said via the @YESNetwork that […]

With Gerrit Cole expected to miss the first one-two months of the 2024 season due to injury, the New York Yankees will need to find a different Opening Day starter. Cole, of course, would have been the obvious choice as he’s arguably the best pitcher in baseball. With Cole out, however, some people around the […]

If you’re the Pittsburgh Pirates, the start of Spring Training at least signals that all things are new again and that records won’t count toward the regular season, good or bad. But if you’ve watched the Pirates enough, you know that it’s usually only a matter of time before things turn bad and the regular […]

The New York Mets made a surprising Opening Day starter decision on Wednesday. Of course, Kodai Senga would have been the obvious option but he is battling a shoulder injury. So who is going to start Opening Day for New York? Jose Quintana. “Official: José Quintana will be the Mets’ Opening Day starter, Carlos Mendoza […]

In the lead up to Opening Day, Chicago White Sox ace Dylan Cease has been one of, if not the most talked about trade candidate. Cease has heard the trade rumors, but he isn’t letting them affect his work on the mound. With the White Sox making changes across their roster, Cease is viewed as […]

New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole will be out at least one-to-two months with his elbow injury and he will head to Los Angeles for an appointment with sports surgeon Dr. Neal ElAttrache, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. ElAttrache viewed Gerrit Cole’s preliminary film after he received an MRI earlier this […]

The New York Yankees hold themselves to a ridiculously high standard. Hence, their 82-80 finish in 2023, despite keeping their .500 or above record streak intact, was a major disappointment. To help their cause in ensuring that this does not happen again to the mighty Evil Empire, the Yankees went out and traded for left […]

There has been plenty of trade buzz surrounding Chicago White Sox starter Dylan Cease for much of the offseason following a dreadful 61-win season from the South Siders, but speculation regarding a potential deal hasn’t been as loud as it has been in recent days. With Opening Day approaching and teams such as the New […]