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The Boston Red Sox are coming off of one of their worst seasons in recent memory and expectations aren’t as high for this season as they typically have been in the recent past. Recently, the national newspaper USA Today pegged Boston for another last place finish, something Red Sox nation was not prepared to hear […]

It was a disappointing 2023 season for Giancarlo Stanton and the New York Yankees. Headed into 2024, Yankees slugger Aaron Judge and manager Aaron Boone are expecting bigger things from Stanton this season, per Brendan Kuty of The Athletic: “‘Impressive to see him back doing what he does,’ Judge said. ‘He’s looked good all spring […]

David Robertson is new to the World Champion Texas Rangers. The veteran relief pitcher is thrilled to be plying his trade with a team that made its mark in the postseason a year ago, and he is intent on helping the Rangers have another successful season that includes another World Series effort. Robertson has been […]

After an unforeseen redemption season in 2023, JD Martinez is finally off the free agent market. He is signing a one-year, $12 million contract with the New York Mets, according to MLB insider Jon Heyman.. A player who was considered to be in the grasp of Father Time at the end of 2022 will look […]

MLB Opening Day is fast approaching for teams not named the Los Angeles Dodgers or San Diego Padres, and Baltimore Orioles manager Brandon Hyde has revealed his pitching rotation, per Jacob Calvin Meyer of The Baltimore Sun: “The Orioles’ rotation is set, per Brandon Hyde: 1. Corbin Burnes — opening day 3/28 2. Grayson Rodriguez […]

The Toronto Blue Jays competed in spring training action against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday and held an early lead in the process. The Jays are preparing for one of the most crucial seasons in recent franchise history after making it to the playoffs last season but not advancing. Thursday’s action took place shortly after […]

With the St. Louis Cardinals in need of a major turnaround in 2024, Sonny Gray was signed to help lead the pitching staff. While an untimely injury will delay his Cardinals debut, Gray is almost ready to prove that both he and St. Louis are ready to compete. The Cardinals signed Gray to a three-year, […]

The Oakland Athletics were viewed as a historically bad team going into 2023, and they aren’t expected to be much better heading into the upcoming campaign. At the end of the day though, fans are fans, and the most die-hard supporters will root on their team no matter what. For those fans, we are going […]

A storm is brewing in the MLB, and it goes by the name of Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles are one of the most exciting young teams in baseball, and they seem destined to break out into championship contention this year. In 2022, Baltimore surprised everyone and put up a competitive season. A season later, they […]

Shohei Ohtani was the most prized free agent we’ve seen in years this past winter, with the Los Angeles Dodgers ultimately convincing the Japanese superstar to join them as he inked a mega 10-year, $700 million deal with $680 million deferred. Anyway, one other team was in the hunt for Ohtani until the very end […]

Yoshinobu Yamamoto made his major league debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the San Diego Padres on Thursday in Seoul, South Korea, and it did not go well. In the first inning, Yoshinobu Yamamoto gave up five earned runs on four hits and a walk on 43 pitches. The Dodgers trailed 5-1 after the […]

Justin Verlander is not expected to be ready for Opening Day because of a shoulder injury. However, the Houston Astros star is taking steps towards returning from injury soon. Verlander reportedly threw 20 pitches in his first live batting practice of the spring on Wednesday, per MLB.com. Sure, it was just 20 pitches. Still, when […]

Matt Carpenter is back with the St. Louis Cardinals, and he’s hoping to play a role in helping them turn things around after a horrific 2023 campaign. While Carpenter had only been gone for two years, it’s clear he’s happy to be back with St. Louis. And as it turns out, he would have rather […]

The San Diego Padres were arguably the biggest disappointment in MLB last season. They had one of the most stacked rosters with star-studded talent, but it didn’t even lead to a playoff berth. Because of that, San Diego made some major changes this year. The team still has more talent at the top than almost […]

Jordan Montgomery is the last big name free agent without a team. Blake Snell recently signed a $62 million contract with the San Francisco Giants, and Michael Lorenzen landed a deal with the Texas Rangers. Montgomery, however, is still unsigned but the New York Yankees could be an option for the left-hander. Montgomery, 31, played […]

It is a new era for the Chicago White Sox. What was once one of the most promising young teams in baseball now looks like a shell of its former self. The White Sox rebuild failed, and now the team has started a new rebuild. With anything new comes newfound hope, and considering how poor […]

The New York Mets were bitten with the injury bug early in spring training, with starter Kodai Senga being shut down with shoulder soreness. He ultimately received a PRP injection to help with the pain and with Opening Day around the corner, it appears Senga is trending in the right direction. Speaking Thursday in Florida, […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers enter the 2024 MLB season as World Series favorites after signing Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto this offseason, and while Mookie Betts being moved to shortstop is one of the more intriguing stories this spring training, it is a move that could be concerning for the team and overall defensive alignment […]

MLB The Show 24 codes allow players to access content for modes like Diamond Dynasty. Like previous titles, these codes help you get in-game items. However, you need to redeem them, which usually only drop for a limited time or quantity. Unfortunately, not everyone knows about these codes. Therefore, to help newcomers, we created a […]

What a whirlwind 24 hours since Shohei Ohtani made his official Los Angeles Dodgers debut on Wednesday in Seoul, South Korea. After Ohtani collected two hits and an RBI in a 5-2 Dodgers win, ESPN reported that LA fired Ippei Mizuhara, the interpreter and friend of Ohtani, amid questions surrounding wire transfers upward of $4.5 […]

The Texas Rangers made a late-offseason free agency splash, as the reigning World Series champions are reportedly bringing in former Philadelphia Phillies hurler Michael Lorenzen, according to the sources of Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. “Free-agent right-hander Michael Lorenzen in agreement with Rangers on one-year, $4.5M contract, pending physical, source tells @TheAthletic. Deal includes $2.5M […]

Can a team that finished with a 71-91 record and in last place in one of the worst divisions in MLB during the 2023 season bounce back and win the World Series? The odds may be stacked against the St. Louis Cardinals, but they have a chance to rebound in eye-opening fashion. St. Louis is […]

A major controversy broke for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the aftermath of their Opening Day Seoul Series win over the San Diego Padres after reports came out that Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, was accused of theft. The Dodgers wasted no time in firing Mizuhara, relieving him of his duties to the organization just […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are coming off of a two-game sweep at the hands of the Minnesota Twins in the American League Wild Card round of the 2023 MLB Playoffs. It was an ironic end to a Blue Jays team that fought valiantly over the course of the season in a stacked American League East […]

Earlier in the week, the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres set off on a roughly 15-and-a-half-hour flight from the U.S. to Seoul, South Korea. Both teams took a break from their spring training schedules to travel over 6,000 miles for the MLB Seoul Series, which will be considered the Opening Day of the […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have just won their first game in the Shohei Ohtani era, but that’s not the biggest story related to the National League West ball club at the moment. The firing of Ohtani’s interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, has been the talk of the town of late for extremely intriguing reasons. Mizuhara has reportedly […]

Shohei Ohtani signed a massive 10-year, $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers in MLB free agency this past offseason. The deal took the entire sports world by storm. So did Ohtani’s former team, the Los Angeles Angels, expect him to receive that much money? Ohtani, who of course spent the first portion of […]

MLB The Show 24 Ratings are important when it comes to selecting a new team, or signing a new player. If you ever saw Moneyball, you know that The Show, and many other sports games, all revolve around numbers. Players with higher stats in certain areas will always be highly coveted, and people will certainly […]

Blake Snell finally signed with a team following a long offseason. Snell, the reigning National League Cy Young winner, recently agreed to a two-year, $62 million contract with the San Francisco Giants in MLB free agency. Snell’s agent Scott Boras and Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi both addressed the media, along with Snell, […]

Blake Snell is a member of the San Francisco Giants, but it took nearly six months after his last start (coincidentally against the Giants) to ink a deal. Despite winning the 2023 NL Cy Young Award, Snell waited, waited, and waited some more to sign with a team in MLB free agency. Earlier in the […]

The New York Yankees are set to host the Pittsburgh Pirates in a Spring Training game on Wednesday night. Aaron Judge has not played since March 10 due to something in his core, which caused him to get an MRI that came back clean. Yankees manager Aaron Boone has said that Judge would return a […]

Jazz Chisholm Jr. and the Miami Marlins made a surprising playoff run in 2023. Despite playing in a competitive National League East division, the ball club performed quite well. Chisholm is only 26 years old but has emerged as a leader in Miami, even going as far as to call out former leaders of the […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers made a huge splash this past winter, signing both Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shohei Ohtani. Yamamoto was the best pitcher on the open market and joined the organization after a standout career in the Nippon Professional Baseball League in Japan, ultimately inking a 12-year, $325 million deal. Needless to say, the Dodgers […]

We created an MLB The Show 24 Pitching Guide to help newcomers lower their ERA and earn some strikeouts. Overall, pitching in the Show 24 feels similar to previous installments. However, there’s many interfaces for pitching as well as different pitch types. Therefore, we’ll explain everything to help you become a better pitcher in The […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers kicked off their regular season with a matchup against the San Diego Padres in the Seoul Series. It marked the first time Shohei Ohtani wore Dodgers blue for an official contest. A bomb threat before the game caused a scare, but nothing came of it. Los Angeles was able to come […]

In his first year with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Tyler Glasnow was named the team’s Opening Day starter. While the Dodgers came away with a victory, Glasnow wasn’t necessarily pleased with his performance. Los Angeles used an four-run eighth inning to earn a 5-2 win. Glasnow pitched five innings, allowing two hits and two runs. […]

The San Diego Padres played a quality game against the talented Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday. Opening Day in the Seoul Series saw San Diego jump out to an early 2-1 lead. Shohei Ohtani and Los Angeles utilized a four-run 8th inning to end up earning a 5-2 victory, however. A Jake Cronenworth glove malfunction […]

It’s been a while since the San Francisco Giants made the playoffs. Coming up short in the past two years, the front office has shown how hungry they are in the recent offseason. The team landed new faces such as Jorge Soler, Matt Chapman and Jung Hoo Lee. And just on Monday, the team added […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres are set to open the 2024 MLB regular season with a two-game set in South Korea, hyping up fans all over the globe with the upcoming Seoul Series. However, greater safety measures must be undertaken to ensure the protection of players, coaches, and fans alike after the […]