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The Chicago White Sox are a mess. After winning 93 games and winning the AL Central in 2021, they entered last season as a trendy pick to win the World Series. Instead, they went 81-81, their preseason expectations torpedoed by injuries, bad chemistry and even worse managing. But now, even with Tony La Russa banished […]

The Boston Red Sox (21-16) look to bounce back Wednesday night as they take on the Atlanta Braves (25-11). This game will continue our MLB odds series with a Red Sox-Braves prediction and pick while letting you know how to watch. The Braves scored four runs in the first inning Tuesday night and that is […]

The St. Louis Cardinals (13-24) visit the Chicago Cubs (17-19) for the third of their three-game series! First pitch commences Wednesday at 7:40 p.m. ET. St. Louis secured a series win with their 6-4 win last night! Below we continue our MLB odds series with a Cardinals-Cubs prediction, pick, and how to watch. Here are […]

The New York Mets (17-19) visit the Cincinnati Reds (15-20) in game two of a three game set Wednesday night. Take a look a our MLB odds series as we hand out a Mets-Reds prediction and pick while letting you know how to watch. Game one of this series ended up being very close. The […]

The Philadelphia Phillies placed RP Jose Alvarado on the 15-day IL (retroactive to 5/8), per the Phillies Twitter. Alvarado, a talented left-handed reliever, is dealing with elbow inflammation. Phillies manager Rob Thomson admitted that he’s “a little concerned, for sure,” per Matt Gelb. RHP Andrew Bellatti was reinstated from the 15-day IL in a corresponding […]

Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo is having a great start to the 2023 season, and manager Alex Cora reportedly challenged him to take a step in his career at the end of the 2022 season, which lit a fire again for Verdugo, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. “I should have just stayed […]

Cleveland Guardians outfielder Steven Kwan is not your typical modern-day hitter. His unconventional approach to the plate has helped him become one of the best leadoff hitters in baseball. He has the lowest swing rate on first pitches of any qualified hitter in the MLB as he’s swung at just nine first pitches in 165 […]

The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten out to a historic start to their season. Image if they had Sean Murphy behind the plate? While the Rays were interested, new reports detail exactly why Tampa Bay didn’t trade for Murphy. To trade for Murphy, the Oakland Athletics would’ve likely required prospects Taj Bradley and Kyle Manzardo […]

The Chicago White Sox (13-24) visit the Kansas City Royals (10-27) for Game 3 of their four-game series. First pitch commences at 7:40 p.m. ET. Chicago evened the series 1-1 thanks to their 4-2 win yesterday. Below we continue our MLB odds series with a White Sox-Royals prediction, pick, and how to watch. Here are […]

The St. Louis Cardinals have begun the season in a disappointing fashion. They have the worst record in the National League and are 11 games below .500 entering Wednesday. Things have been terrible for them, and starting pitcher Jack Flaherty is one player who has endured massive struggles. So far, Flaherty is 2-4 with a […]

When the Minnesota Twins re-signed Carlos Correa to a six-years $200 million contract, it was viewed as a win, but while there is still a lot of time left in the season, Correa has struggled to this point in 2024, and he was brutally honest on his performance and fans booing him as a result. […]

The Kansas City Royals are off to a brutal start as expected, but there is one notable bright spot in their bullpen: Aroldis Chapman. The veteran lefty is dealing early on and that’s already garnering the interest of numerous teams on the trade market. Via Ken Rosenthal: “The more intriguing development is that the Royals […]

The New York Yankees saved themselves from total catastrophe by bringing back Aaron Judge this past offseason. Following that and their promotion of top prospect Anthony Volpe, not much has gone right for the Bronx Bombers. It’s a week into May and they are still last in the AL East. The Yankees are in a […]

Third time has been the charm for Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran this season. Duran credits his turnaround to a fiery NSFW message from Red Sox legend Dustin Pedroia. Pedroia worked with Duran on his swing over spring training. As he watched him in the cage, Pedroia wanted Duran to get mad, via Ken […]

Oakland Athletics announcer Glen Kuiper was the source of a controversial moment on the team’s broadcast ahead of a game against the Kansas City Royals, appearing to utter a racial slur prior to the first pitch. Glen Kuiper has since apologized, and now Dallas Braden, who was in the booth for the game as well, […]

The San Diego Padres (19-17) visit the Minnesota Twins (19-17) for Game 2 of their three-game series. First pitch commences Wednesday at 7:40 p.m. ET. San Diego took a 1-0 series lead thanks to their 6-1 win in yesterday’s opener. Below we continue our MLB odds series with a Padres-Twins prediction, pick, and how to […]

Los Angeles Dodgers SP Noah Syndergaard exited Tuesday’s road game after just one inning versus the Milwaukee Brewers after suffering a cut on his finger. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts later said an IL move is “a possibility,” per Bill Plunkett. “But we want to give Noah and the training staff some time before we make […]

The Tampa Bay Rays and Baltimore Orioles have split the first two games of the series. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Rays-Orioles prediction, pick, and how to watch. After being shut out in game one of the series, the Orioles bounced back in game two. The Rays jumped out […]

The Houston Astros (18-18) take on the Los Angeles Angels (20-17) Wednesday afternoon at Angel Stadium. This game will continue our MLB odds series as we give you an Astros-Angels prediction and pick while letting you know how to watch, as well. These two teams have split the series so far. The Angels won the […]

The Washington Nationals are coming off a loss yesterday but won game one as they take on the San Francisco Giants. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Nationals-Giants prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Nationals are 15-21 on the season, but there was the expectation they could be much […]

The Toronto Blue Jays (21-15) take on the Philadelphia Phillies (17-19) in the second game of a short two game series. Check out our MLB odds series as we hand out a Blue Jays-Phillies prediction and pick while letting you know how to watch, as well. The first game of this series was not as […]

The Miami Marlins visit the Arizona Diamondbacks for game three of their three-game series. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Marlins-Diamondbacks prediction, pick, and how-to watch. Last night was the Jorge Soler show for the Marlins. He has a three-run home run in the second, and a two-run shot in the […]

The Texas Rangers (21-14) take on the Seattle Mariners (18-18) in the final game of a three game set Wednesday night. This game will continue our MLB odds series with a Rangers-Mariners prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch. Game one of this series was a low scoring pitchers duel. […]

Two of the top teams in the National League face off as the Milwaukee Brewers host the Los Angeles Dodgers. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Dodgers-Brewers prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Dodgers this year had been struggling against left-handed pitching, and after losing game one of the series, […]

The Milwaukee Brewers surprised many fans by getting off to a nice start to the 2023 MLB season. When taking a closer look, though, the reason for that joy seemed to stem primarily from a belief that this franchise was no longer competent. Faith was lost in one of the more sneaky consistent teams in […]

It’s a daily occurrence now of a new city being announced to become the next to hold a MLB team. Either through expansion or one of a few teams willing to relocate will the eventually come to fruition. The Oakland A’s are one team who are currently in the process of moving to Las Vegas. […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have jumped out to a hot start in the National League West, with the Arizona Diamondbacks matching them stride-for-stride almost every step of the way. The team has been without the services of 2022 All-Star outfielder and free agent pickup JD Martinez, but has been led by a cast of many […]

Good things have come few and far between for the beleaguered Oakland Athletics; under manager Mark Kotsay’s leadership, the A’s have posted a 34.1 percent winning percentage. It’s difficult to rag too much on the Athletics given their focus is on developing their young players, one of whom is Mason Miller, their third round draft […]

The MLB, for all intents and purposes, is doing everything they can to expand their footprint, either domestically or internationally. As a part of the new collective bargaining agreement signed last year with the MLB and the Players Association, the league has insured that there will be multiple international series games, through the year 2026. […]

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks exited Tuesday’s game against the Oakland Athletics with left hip tightness, according to the team’s Twitter account. The Yankees say that Hicks was examined by team physician Dr. Christopher Ahmad and will be reevaluated tomorrow. The Yankees broke the game open with a 5-spot in the third inning against […]

The 2023 season for Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Noah Syndergaard is going from bad to worse. Making his first start in over a week, Syndergaard left the Dodgers’ game against the Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday night after just one inning. The Dodgers pulled Noah Syndergaard because of a cut on his right index finger. Syndergaard’s finger […]

Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts isn’t taking any chances. The Dodgers are currently staying at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee, which is rumored to be haunted. Betts opted out of staying at the hotel and rented an Airbnb instead, per Bill Plunkett. “(Betts) Rented an Airbnb for some friends and is staying there ‘just […]

The New York Yankees‘ injury issues have been tough to overcome through the first six weeks of the MLB season. However, Aaron Judge has returned from the IL, which is terrific news. In more news, prized free-agent acquisition Carlos Rodon is getting closer to his team debut, at least per the latest update from Chris […]

The Tampa Bay Rays, despite proving to be one of the most well-run organizations based on their use of analytics and getting the most out of their players, were accused of cheating by a New York radio host. The Rays are off to a historic 29-7 start in 2023. They recently took two out of […]

Plenty of Los Angeles Dodgers fans took exception to the San Diego Padres trolling Clayton Kershaw with a meme of the pitcher crying on the Petco Park scoreboard last week. Even Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove has admitted that he didn’t love the move after San Diego handed Kershaw and the Dodgers a loss Friday night. […]

It has been a whirlwind year for San Diego Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr., who is finally able to showcase the elite talent that allowed him to quickly ascend to one of the faces of the MLB following his recovery from a broken wrist and an 80-game suspension for testing positive for anabolic steroids. The […]

The Washington Nationals take on the San Francisco Giants. Our MLB odds series has our Nationals Giants prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Nationals Giants. The Washington Nationals are improving on their Western road trip. They scored an exhilarating 9-8 comeback win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday, erasing an 8-5 eighth-inning deficit. […]

The Atlanta Braves received some unfortunate news Tuesday that they would be losing their ace pitcher, Max Fried, with no timetable for his return. Now, with Fried and Kyle Wright on the IL, the Braves could be in serious trouble moving forward. The Braves are currently entering their toughest stretch of the season, playing four […]

The Texas Rangers take on the Seattle Mariners. Our MLB odds series has our Rangers Mariners prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Rangers Mariners. The Seattle Mariners continue to struggle at the plate. They scored just one run on a solo home run Monday night against the Rangers in the first game of […]