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Detroit Tigers’ top pitching prospect, Jackson Jobe, is slated to make his debut appearance in spring training on Tuesday against the Minnesota Twins at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida. This is Jobe’s inaugural appearance in MLB spring training. Although the Tigers have informed Jobe that he won’t secure a spot on the Opening Day […]

The Boston Red Sox are struggling to deal with the aftermath of Lucas Giolito’s potential season ending ulterior cruciate ligament (UCL) tear and flexor strain, which could mean Tommy John surgery for the talented right-handed pitcher. Giolito fanned over 200 hitters last season and appeared in line for an exciting 2024 season as a starter. […]

The Toronto Blue Jays weren’t shy about their ambition to sign one of the best free agents in the market, Shohei Ohtani, in the early goings of the offseason. But even as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat them to the punch, it looked like the Blue Jays were going to splash the cash either way, […]

New York Yankees shortstop Oswald Peraza encountered a recurrence of shoulder discomfort after playing on Tuesday and Wednesday, Aaron Boone told Joel Sherman of The New York Post. Peraza is scheduled to undergo imaging to assess the severity of the injury. Peraza was spotted leaving Steinbrenner Field around noon on Thursday dressed in street clothes, […]

Manager John Schneider and the Toronto Blue Jays are currently gearing up to take part in the upcoming 2024 MLB season. The Blue Jays finished third in the AL East this past season, and Schneider’s squad ended up losing in two games in the AL Wild Card Round against the Minnesota Twins, marking the third […]

The San Diego Padres are trying to bounce back in 2024 following their frustrating 2023 season. San Diego entered the ’23 campaign with lofty expectations but ultimately missed the playoffs. Still, this Padres ball club has many intriguing storylines heading into the new MLB season. Here are four bold Padres predictions for 2024. Michael King […]

The New York Yankees appear to have the kind of lineup that should put them back in the playoff race in the 2024 season. Perhaps they have enough to challenge the Baltimore Orioles for the American League East title this year. While there’s a lot of preparation for the upcoming season going on in spring […]

Manager Dave Roberts and the Los Angeles Dodgers are currently gearing up for a 2024 MLB season in which anything short of a World Series Championship later on this fall will feel like an enormous failure. Roberts and the Dodgers’ brass were able to lure in superstar Shohei Ohtani, inarguably the best player in the […]

The MLB regular season is right around the corner as spring training heats up. Everyone is revealing their predictions and expectations for the 2024 season. So which young MLB stars are set up for a breakout ’24 campaign? There is no shortage of talent around the league. Top prospects such as Paul Skenes and Jackson […]

The Boston Red Sox have disappointed nearly all of their fans since trading Mookie Betts prior to the 2020 season. Since then, the former American League East stalwart has finished in last place in three of the four seasons that have followed. There was some hope that the team would be active in free agency […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates are hoping Eric Lauer reaches the heights with the Milwaukee Brewers a couple seasons ago. The lefty pitcher signed a minor-league deal with Pittsburgh on Thursday, affording the team another experienced starter as the 2024 season fast approaches. “Free-agent left-hander Eric Lauer headed to Pirates on minor-league deal, sources tell The Athletic,” […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are anticipating a bright 2024 baseball season. LA has had a promising Spring Training campaign, but a former team member is making news for a return to the scene. Trevor Bauer is going to LA’s training grounds in Phoenix, Arizona to play against minor league competition with a traveling club. Ex-Dodgers […]

As Opening Day draws closer, Cincinnati Reds legend Joey Votto has still not found his next team in free agency. But that doesn’t mean teams haven’t looked into signing Votto. The first baseman still wants to return for his 18th MLB season. Both the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Angels have been deemed as […]

MLB The Show 24 is scheduled to be released on March 19, and with the game coming out in just under two weeks, we now know that five players have received 99 overall ratings. Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees, Ronald Acuna Jr. of […]

Matt Carpenter agreed to a one-year deal with the St. Louis Cardinals in January, returning to the ball club he played for from 2011-2021. Much older now, the infielder will be more of a role model and bench guy for the Cards and it sounds like he’s excited to step into that position. Via Foul […]

Alek Manoah was looking for a fresh start in 2024 following his down 2023 campaign. He entered camp in good shape and had Toronto Blue Jays fans excited for the ’24 season. However, Manoah is reportedly dealing with a shoulder injury and his Opening Day status is in question, per Keegan Matheson of MLB.com. “From […]

The 2024 MLB season is almost here, and the Boston Red Sox have made a huge signing. On Thursday, it was announced that the Red Sox have agreed to sign Brayan Bello to a massive contract extension worth $55 million over six years, per Kiley McDaniel of ESPN. The deal also includes a seventh-year option. […]

MLB No. 1 overall prospect Jackson Holliday recently faced MLB No. 3 overall prospect Paul Skenes in a spring training at-bat. Skenes, a future Pittsburgh Pirates star, got the Baltimore Orioles top prospect to ground out. Holliday and Skenes joined MLB Network on Thursday to discuss a number of topics, including the at-bat. “I only […]

The San Francisco Giants look to bounce back from a mediocre season. We’re here to share our MLB odds series and make a Giants over-under regular-season win total prediction and pick for the 2024 season. The Giants’ record was 79-83 in 2023, and they finished fourth in the National League West. Unfortunately, they played in […]

The Seattle Mariners hope to return to the postseason after missing the playoffs last season. We’re here to share our MLB odds series and make a Mariners over-under regular-season win total prediction and pick for the 2024 season. The Mariners went 88-74 last season, finishing third in the American League West. Unfortunately, a poor start […]

MLB The Show 24’s new Impact plays on defense are just one of the many new changes coming to the latest installment. Furthermore, the developer also announced updates to the skin and eye shaders in order to more accurately capture player likeness. Between a new Derek Jeter Mode and new Storylines, The Show 24 is […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are going to be one of the best teams in the MLB in 2024, barring an unforeseen turn of events. (Only an unforeseen avalanche of injuries can threaten to destroy the Dodgers’ 2024 season, and even then, the team’s depth can help them weather any storm.) It’s hard to believe that […]

Carlos Correa has been one of the best middle infielders in the MLB since he broke through in the big leagues with the Houston Astros in 2015. However, any superstar in professional sports can only perform as well as their health allows them to. Correa, in 2023, suffered a nightmare season after enduring a plethora […]

In what has been a long and boring MLB offseason, Blake Snell is perhaps one of the catalysts for that. The free agent was one of the hottest names to hit the market once the 2023 season ended, which should have made for an exciting offseason. Yet, here we are, just weeks away from the […]

The New York Yankees must fend off serious competition to keep hold of superstar slugger Juan Soto. Excitement brews among Yankees fans for the 2024 season, as the team boasts a considerably stronger roster on paper compared to what they had at the end of the 2023 season. With one year left on his contract, […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are preparing to embrace the pandemonium that is sure to result as Shohei Ohtani plays his first regular season game in the team’s classic uniform. Meanwhile Ohtani’s former team has all but been forgotten across town, but Ohtani himself is still experiencing a litany of emotions now that the Angels are […]

To say that the Los Angeles Dodgers are loaded is an understatement. This team is stacked with talent from the pitchers all the way to the men handling the bases. With all of this talent, expectations are surely high for the team as they hope to finally capture another World Series title. One constant in […]

Michael Brantley retired from baseball as a player back in January, but he’s still going to have a place with the Houston Astros, as the former big league outfielder will be part of the team’s think tank eventually, per Astros beat reporter Brian McTaggart of MLB.com. “I asked him to come back again and put […]

New York Yankees starting pitcher Carlos Rodon threw 3+ innings, giving up five hits and three earned runs during Wednesday’s Spring Training start against the Tampa Bay Rays, but he is not concerned about the results as he gears up for a crucial 2024 season. Carlos Rodon called Wednesday’s start “one of those days that […]

Mike Zunino, a catcher who made the American League All-Star team in 2021 with the Tampa Bay Rays, is retiring. Zunino’s agency, Wasserman Baseball revealed the news, via Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. Former #Rays, #Mariners and #Guardians C Mike Zunino has retired. News was shared by his agency, Wasserman Baseball, in an […]

Corey Seager could return in time for Opening Day. The Texas Rangers superstar is currently recovering from sports hernia surgery. He underwent the surgery in late January, which left his timetable rather uncertain. Rangers manager Bruce Bochy provided an important injury update Tuesday, however. “I’m hopeful,” Bochy said, via MLB.com. “To be honest, I don’t […]

As Craig Breslow crafts his vision of the Boston Red Sox, finding consistent starting pitching will be crucial. With Boston impressed by what Brayan Bello has had to offer thus far, the Red Sox don’t want him to leave town anytime soon. Bello and the Red Sox are deep in talks about a contract extension […]

Overreactions are not uncommon in spring training. Fans sometimes forget that players are not in midseason form in March. However, New York Yankees fans have been frustrated with Carlos Rodon for a while. And the two-time All-Star’s difficult outing on Wednesday against the Tampa Bay Rays did not help matters. The Yankees trail the Tampa […]

The Chicago Cubs received multiple injury updates on Wednesday, via Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune. Outfielder Ian Happ, who is battling a hamstring injury, took batting practice on the field. Infielder Nick Madrigal is also dealing with a hamstring injury and will undergo an MRI on Wednesday, but manager Craig Counsell referred to the […]

Brandon Crawford previously stated that the San Francisco Giants were ready to move on from him in MLB free agency this past offseason. The three-time All-Star ended up signing with the St. Louis Cardinals ahead of the 2024 season. Crawford recently doubled down on his Giants admission during an appearance on Foul Territory. “It’s not […]

As the New York Yankees try to get back into the postseason, James Rowson was hired as the team’s new hitting coach. In the lead up to Opening Day, Aaron Judge and DJ LeMahieu are fully bought in to Rowson’s system. It won’t be the first time Rowson has been with the Yankees, as he […]

The Chicago White Sox squad, over the past two seasons, has arguably been the most disappointing in all of baseball. In the late 2010s, the White Sox front office was able to assemble a nice young core to take them to great heights to begin 2020s, and for a while it looked like the team […]

In 2018, a young right-handed pitcher made his MLB debut for the Atlanta Braves and caught fans’ attention after performing well across five starts. This pitcher took a gargantuan step forward in 2019, pitching to a 2.68 ERA across 29 starts. He ultimately finished sixth in National League Cy Young voting and second in NL […]

Spring Training is in full swing, and with the start of the 2024 MLB regular season inching ever closely, quality free agents continue to fly off the board. On Wednesday morning, the Washington Nationals picked up a hard-hitting outfielder from division rival Atlanta Braves in Eddie Rosario, according to Daniel Alvarez-Montes of El Extrabase. This […]