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The New York Mets prevented a three-game losing streak when they won via a walk-off hit-by-pitch against the Texas Rangers at home Wednesday night. The major culprit for the Rangers’ 6-5 loss in extra innings to the Mets was no other than the pitch from closer Aroldis Chapman that hit DJ Stewart with the bases […]

Ryan Pressly and the Houston Astros are feeling unstoppable at the moment. After losing three games in a row, including in back-to-back contests to the Boston Red Sox last week, the Astros got up and turned things around right away, as they are now on a five-game undefeated run. They scored the perfect revenge against […]

The Houston Astros beat the Boston Red Sox 7-4 Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep at Fenway Park. It was the first time the Astros have ever been on the high side of a sweep in that stadium. It was also the Red Sox’ fourth straight loss and seventh out of 10 games. Wednesday’s […]

Legendary Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz has become the target of criminal activity again. Ortiz revealed several perpetrators hacked his phone and gained access to his bank account, per The Spun’s Andrew Gould. Ortiz posted a video and explained his situation in Spanish on Wednesday. He said the suspect made fraudulent charges and […]

What a story the month of August has been for Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Trea Turner. Turner had sunk to a lowly .657 OPS at the beginning of the month. All year, Philly fans have been upset with his underperformance as the team continued to trail the Atlanta Braves in the NL East. Then, one Friday […]

Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper just reached a big milestone in his career in the big leagues. In Wednesday’s game against the Los Angeles Angels at home, Harper lifted the 300th big-league home run in the eighth inning of the contest. Bryce Harper had Philly rocking after his 300th career homer! 🤩 pic.twitter.com/xicnYsFWJv — MLB […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are in cruise control in the 2023 MLB regular season, but that doesn’t mean they’re just going to sit on their hands and not make a move. In fact, the Dodgers just made an intriguing decision to sign a catcher to a minor-league contract, according to MLB insider Robert Murray. “Source: […]

A special prosecutor in the Dominican Republic is investigating a second formal complaint that Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco engaged in a relationship with a minor, according to Jeff Passan and Juan Recio of ESPN. This is the latest of three accusations against Wander Franco, according to Passan. The first complaint against Franco was […]

The New York Yankees are out of contention, and have called up some of their young prospects in hopes of finding out who can be a part of next year’s team, and hyped prospect Jasson Dominguez is the next to receive the call on Sept. 1 when rosters expand, according to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. […]

The 2023 MLB season is not turning out to be a memorable one for the St. Louis Cardinals, but from time to time, there’s someone from the team that makes the campaign a little bit more interesting. Take for example Cardinals youngster Jordan Walker, who had quite a performance on Wednesday against the San Diego […]

The Miami Marlins are in the midst of a tight National League playoff race as the calendar flips to September. The Marlins are three games out of a playoff spot with 30 games left to play so there is little margin for error the rest of the season. Their schedule won’t do them any favors […]

It’s home run number 300 for Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper! During Wednesday’s game between the Phillies and the Los Angeles Angels, the Angels were leading 7-6 when Harper hit a clutch two run home run in the bottom of the 8th inning to help the Phillies retake the lead from the Angels. The run […]

While the San Diego Padres’ playoff chances sit between slim and none with just over a month remaining in the 2023 MLB regular season, Blake Snell still has a solid shot to capture a second Cy Young Award. Snell, who won the AL Cy Young in 2018 as a member of the Tampa Bay Rays, […]

The NL MVP race is starting to heat up with the favorite changing hands for the second time this week. Atlanta Braves superstar Ronald Acuna Jr. has been the favorite for much of the season, but Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder and former MVP Mookie Betts staked his claim in the race by becoming the odds-on […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks are trying to avoid being swept as they take on the Los Angeles Dodgers Wednesday night. Below we will continue with our MLB odds series as we hand out a Diamondbacks-Dodgers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Diamondbacks need to start winning some […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are one of the hottest teams in baseball. They are on the brink of setting a National League record in home runs in a single month after previously setting a new team record. Nick Nurse picked the right time to make his first visit to Citizens Bank Park. Nurse, the new head […]

Recently announcing his retirement from the NBA, Udonis Haslem will always be known as the heart and soul of the Miami Heat. Spending all 20 seasons of his career in South Beach, Haslem retires with three championship rings in six different appearances in the NBA Finals, as well as the team’s all-time leader in offensive […]

The St. Louis Cardinals are in the midst of a terrible 2023 season despite entering the year with high expectations. The team signed catcher Willson Contreras during the offseason in hopes he could help fill the void left by Yadier Molina. Instead, things haven’t gone according to plan for the ball club, as they currently […]

The Atlanta Braves are looking to complete the sweep over the Colorado Rockies Wednesday night. This game will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a Braves-Rockies prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Braves have won every game against the Rockies this season. Including […]

The Miami Marlins are seeing their playoff chances start to fade and are looking for some bullpen help to reverse their fortunes. According to Bob Nightengale, the Marlins are expected to put in claims for at least one of Reynaldo Lopez, Matt Moore or Dominic Leone, all of whom were placed on waivers by the […]

The Seattle Mariners are fighting for the American League West title. However, all eyes are currently on Julio Rodriguez who’s dealing with a foot injury. Rodriguez is reportedly frustrated with the injury, per Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times. “Julio Rodriguez is frustrated about the issue with his foot particularly since it arose without any […]

The Cincinnati Reds are just outside of the 2023 National League playoff picture with more than 80% of the season complete. Even though the Reds are in striking distance of an NL wild-card spot, Cincinnati’s one fatal flaw will prevent it from reaching the MLB playoffs. It’s no secret what will ultimately keep Cincinnati out […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are slowly watching their postseason hopes slip away after a 5-4 loss to the lowly Washington Nationals on Tuesday night. The defeat dropped them to to 3.5 games back of the Houston Astros for the final AL wild card spot. The team’s odds to make the playoffs are down to 38.2 […]

With the Chicago White Sox punting on the 2023 season, the team has placed Mike Clevinger on waivers. While Clevinger seems poised to leave, manager Pedro Grifol is holding out hope he’ll remain with the White Sox. Now on waivers, all 29 teams will have an opportunity to claim Clevinger. If they don’t the White […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates are on the road looking to complete the sweep against the Kansas City Royals. This game will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a Pirates-Royals prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Pirates got a complete game shutout by Johan Oviedo […]

New York Yankees outfielder Harrison Bader was in the kitchen inside the Yankees’ clubhouse about 10-15 minutes before Tuesday’s game against the Detroit Tigers when he saw on the TV that was tuned into ESPN that he had been placed on waivers, according to Greg Joyce of the New York Post. Harrison Bader’s first reaction […]

The Texas Rangers are going for the sweep over the New York Mets Wednesday night. This game will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a Rangers-Mets prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Rangers have won the first two games of the series, but […]

The Los Angeles Angels shocked the MLB world Tuesday, placing a number of key players on waivers. Notably, star pitcher Lucas Giolito was placed on waivers just a month after being acquired by the Angels for highly-regarded prospects. The Angels’ messy situation is a conversation for another time, but now Giolito is wondering which team […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are seeing their season slowly fade away and a loss to the lowly Washington Nationals certainly didn’t help the cause. Toronto’s loss on Tuesday dropped them to 3.5 games out of the American League wild card spots. Blue Jays manager John Schneider knows that every game from here on out is […]

The New York Yankees notched another win over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night but before the game, Oswaldo Cabrera got to meet one of his biggest heroes growing up: Miguel Cabrera. Cabrera, along with fellow Venezuelans Oswald Peraza and Everson Pereira, all had the chance to speak with Miggy. Cabrera truly couldn’t believe it […]

It seems there is nothing a player on the star-studded Atlanta Braves can’t do. Charlie Morton is the latest Brave to accomplish an impressive feat, becoming the fourth pitcher aged 39 or older to allow one run or less and three hits or less in six or more innings against the Colorado Rockies at Coors […]

If Michael King is auditioning to be part of the 2024 New York Yankees’ rotation, the pitcher is off to a strong start. Michael King tossed four scoreless innings Tuesday in the Yankees’ 4-2 win over the Detroit Tigers. New York manager Aaron Boone was impressed with what he saw from the pitcher in his […]

MLB The Show 23 Patch #16 drops today, and like last few updates, addresses just a few small issues. Additionally, Season 4 is soon approaching in MLB The Show 23, bringing more content to the game for all players. MLB The Show 23 Patch #16 fixes an XP progression issue for those playing on Hall […]

The Tampa Bay Rays will try to sweep the two-game series from the Miami Marlins as they face off on Wednesday. We are in Miami, sharing our MLB odds series, making a Rays-Marlins prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Rays defeated the Marlins 11-2 on Tuesday. Now, they will try and […]

The last thing the Arizona Diamondbacks need in the midst of a playoff chase is for their two ace starting pitchers to crumble down the stretch. While these last two starts by Merrill Kelly and Zac Gallen are probably outliers in their otherwise spectacular seasons, their performances against the Los Angeles Dodgers over the last […]

The New York Yankees are on the road to take on the Detroit Tigers for the third game of a four game set. This game will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a Yankees-Tigers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Yankees have gotten […]

The Seattle Mariners will host the Oakland Athletics, with both trying to win the rubber match of this three-game series. We are in Seattle, sharing our MLB odds series,  making an Athletics-Mariners prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Athletics defeated the Mariners 3-1 on Tuesday. Now, they hope to steal the […]

The Chicago Cubs gave Justin Steele the ball in a crucial matchup with the Milwaukee Brewers. The 28-year-old lefty went to work with six scoreless innings to power a win where his offense gave him just a single run for support. Steele allowed six hits and a walk but struck out eight batters, fighting through […]

The Houston Astros aim for a three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox this afternoon. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with an Astros-Red Sox prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. After winning 13-5 over the Red Sox in game one of the series, the Astros took game two as well. Alex Bregman and […]