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The Chicago White Sox disappointing start to the season has put them in a position where a full-blown fire sale seems increasingly likely. As they assess their options, trading shortstop Tim Anderson seems to be one of their better trade opportunities. Despite Anderson’s underwhelming performance this season, hitting just .249/.290/.292 with limited extra-base hits, his […]

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone dropped a depressing six-word admission after the team’s 10-2 loss against the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night, per Bryan Hoch. “An awful day at the park,” Boone said. Not much went right for the Yankees against the Mariners. Domingo German surrendered eight earned runs (10 total runs) over 3.1 […]

Even after their 10-game winning streak was stomped down by the San Diego Padres on Thursday, the San Francisco Giants have put together a strong 2023 MLB season. Supported by three players with double-digit home runs and two starters with ERAs just over 3.00, San Francisco has the right pieces in place for a deep […]

Texas Rangers star Jacob deGrom went down for the season at the beginning of June, and it was announced that he will need a second Tommy John surgery to repair his UCL injury. One orthopedic surgeon is casting doubt on a potential return for the two-time Cy Young award winner. In an interview with Joe […]

Marcus Stroman has been one of the best pitchers in all of baseball this season. The Chicago Cubs, meanwhile, have been a so-so team. They’re currently 3.5 games back of the blazing hot Cincinnati Reds, who just took first place this week. But for all intents and purposes, it seems that the Cubs will be […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates will be without the services of left fielder Bryan Reynolds for the near future, after he landed on the IL with lower back inflammation. The move is retroactive to June 20, and he will be out for at least 10 days, according to Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter Andrew Destin. Reynolds had just signed […]

Minnesota Twins starter Joe Ryan had one of the franchise’s best pitching performances in recent memory Thursday afternoon. Ryan tossed a complete-game shutout in the Twins’ 6-0 win over the Boston Red Sox. It had been more than five years since a Minnesota pitcher threw a complete game or a shutout. Joe Ryan was utterly […]

The Atlanta Braves are sure to send multiple players to the MLB All-Star Game next month and Braves manager Brian Snitker thinks starting pitcher Bryce Elder deserves a spot on the National League team. “Absolutely,” Snitker said. “He sure does. What he’s done, the body of work, he absolutely should get an All-Star nod.” Elder […]

Sometimes athletes and/or managers lose their cool during a game. That is exactly what occurred on Thursday, when Washington Nationals manager Davey Martinez certainly did not hold back his frustration en route to a rather bonkers ejection versus the Arizona Diamondbacks. Davey Martinez was LIVID to the point where he laid down to show the […]

The New York Yankees are preparing to finish out their series against the Seattle Mariners. Before first pitch, the Yankees did a bit of reshuffling to their current roster. New York placed Willie Calhoun on the 10-day injured list with a left quad strain, the team announced. In turn, the Yankees called up infielder/outfielder Oswaldo […]

The Atlanta Braves, winners of eight straight and 15 of their last 17 games, will soon get back one of their All-Star talents on a regular basis. Catcher Sean Murphy pinch-hit in a win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday and will be available again off the bench on Friday, according to David O’Brien. Murphy […]

Aaron Judge remains on the injured list despite getting consistent updates on his status. Understandably, fans and the media want answers as to when Judge will return. Although New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone didn’t provide an exact return date, he did share another encouraging update on the reigning American League MVP, per Bryan Hoch […]

The Boston Red Sox will be hosting a Bad Bunny night on August 28th at Fenway Park which is sure to attract a ton of fans. The promotional event for the game will be a Bad Bunny bobblehead, reports MLB Life. The @RedSox are hosting a Bad Bunny Night and giving away this exclusive bobblehead […]

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco is having a fantastic season, but that hasn’t stopped skipper Kevin Cash from reprimanding him for inappropriate behavior. Cash announced Thursday that Franco will be benched for the next two games at the very least for clubhouse issues. Via Marc Topkin: “Cash says Franco not in lineup tonight and […]

Minnesota Twins star Byron Buxton has been on an absolute tear this week. On Thursday against the Boston Red Sox, Buxton nailed a pair of home runs in the first few innings, one at 466 feet and the other at 465 feet. Okay, it looks like Byron Buxton has seriously flipped the switch. Another absolute […]

Cleveland Guardians designated hitter Josh Bell sent a ball to another planet on Thursday against the Oakland Athletics, crushing a solo shot in the bottom of the fifth to tie the game. The home run was Bell’s seventh of the season and he reached a career milestone with the swing, notching the 500th RBI of […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Los Angeles Lakers are beloved far and wide in the Southern California area. This is why it is no surprise that the two teams would do cross-promotional events, including the most recent announcement of a LeBron James inspired bobblehead being given out by the Dodgers at an August 19th […]

The Seattle Mariners (35-37) visit the New York Yankees (41-33) for the finale of their three-game series. First pitch commences Thursday at 7:05 p.m. ET. New York secured a series win thanks to their 4-2 win last night and now leads the season series 4-1. Below we continue our MLB odds series with a Mariners-Yankees […]

The Washington Nationals and Arizona Diamondbacks engaged in a Thursday afternoon game. Halfway through the contest, Nationals manager Davey Martinez got ejected after taking an issue with home plate umpire Doug Eddings strike zone. But the ejection of Martinez is right up there with the best of the year and you have to watch it […]

Bo Naylor recorded his first Major League Baseball hit in the Cleveland Guardians’ 7-6 win over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night — and it earned the voracious approval of his brother Josh. Josh Naylor celebrated in the dugout with a huge huge smile on his face after Bo began the rally in the bottom […]

Marcus Stroman is loving life with the Chicago Cubs amid his best season yet as a pro. He has expressed his desire to stay in Chicago long-term and the feeling seems mutual on the Cubs side. Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts said he is excited about the prospect of Stroman signing an extension. “I’m really excited […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks have upset the odds so far in 2023. They currently lead a difficult-to-navigate National League West division despite the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres being favored prior to the ’23 campaign. Ace Zac Gallen and rookie phenom Corbin Carroll have led the charge for this D’Backs team. Gallen and Carroll […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers picked up a 2-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday, with Freddie Freeman’s home run off of Shohei Ohtani in the fourth inning being a big part of it, and Freeman described the approach he had in the at-bat against Ohtani. “I’m just looking for strikes,” Freddie Freeman said, […]

The Boston Red Sox are hanging around in the American League wild card race, but in order for them to stay alive throughout the second half of the 2023 MLB season, their pitching is going to have to continue to deliver for them. The problem is that the Red Sox cannot seem to get healthy, […]

Catcher interference has been a major subject of discussion over the past week. There have been multiple plays at the plate where a runner has been called safe because the catcher apparently didn’t give them a lane to slide. However, the calls have caused confusion and frustration for the teams they went against. This happened […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates (34-39) visit the Miami Marlins (42-33) for the first of a four-game series. First pitch commences Thursday at 6:40 p.m. ET. Below we continue our MLB odds series with a Pirates-Marlins prediction, pick, and how to watch. Here are the Pirates-Marlins MLB odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  MLB Odds: Pirates-Marlins Odds Pittsburgh Pirates: […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers faced heavy backlash from multiple sides regarding its invitation to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to their game on June 16. The Dodgers hosted a Pride Night promotion and originally invited the group, but pulled back their invitation after heavy scrutiny. The team faced even more backlash for uninviting them and […]

The Minnesota Twins are in one of the more interesting spots in the MLB currently. Despite the fact that they have a sub .500 record at 37-38 currently, they are still in first place in the American League Central. In some aspects, their season has been a big disappointment, but they are still leading the […]

The Boston Red Sox made several roster moves Thursday morning. The most significant among them was the decision to place Red Sox right fielder Alex Verdugo on the bereavement list. Red Sox catcher Reese McGuire also won’t be available in the near future because he was added to the 10-day injured list with an oblique […]

Texas Rangers catcher Jonah Heim is having a very good season, and manager Bruce Bochy made a strong statement regarding his candidacy for the All-Star game. “I think the numbers speak for themseles,” Bruce Bochy said, via Kennedi Landry of MLB.com. “That’s pretty strong evidence that this man should be considered to start the All-Star […]

The Kansas City Royals are on the road to take on the Tampa Bay Rays for the start of a four game series Thursday night. This game will continue our MLB odds series as we give you a Royals-Rays prediction and pick while letting you know how to watch, as well. The Royals are the […]

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred has been criticized for many of his decision, perhaps most notably for not punishing any of the Houston Astros’ players who were involved in the team’s sign-stealing scandal. More than three years after Astros players admitted to banging on a trash can to notify hitters what pitch was coming, Manfred has […]

Pitching has been the demise of the Los Angeles Dodgers this season, but their arms picked things up in LA’s two-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels this week. The Dodgers won both games by a score of 2-0, including a bullpen game on Wednesday night where seven different Dodger pitchers combined for the shutout […]

The Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins face in the fourth game of their series this afternoon. It is now time to continue our MLB odds series with a Red Sox-Twins prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Red Sox saw their six-game win streak snapped yesterday. The Red Sox and Twins went back and forth for […]

San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin, who was ejected for arguing a catcher’s violation call on Gary Sanchez in the fifth inning of Wednesday’s loss to the San Francisco Giants, was not pleased with the umpires after the game. Speaking to reporters after the contest, Melvin called it “one of the worst calls I’ve seen […]

The San Francisco Giants are going for the series sweep as they host the San Diego Padres Thursday afternoon. This game will continue our MLB odds series as we give out a Padres-Giants prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Padres are struggling to score in this […]

It was a rainout yesterday for the Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies. It is now time to continue our MLB odds series with a Braves-Phillies prediction, pick, and how-to-watch Yesterday the winner was the weather, as the rain took out the game. The game was rescheduled for September 11th, the first day of Atlanta’s […]

The San Francisco Giants keep on winning but for the second day in a row, they saw a major piece of the team got hurt, as Mike Yastrzemski left Wednesday’s game against the San Diego Padres with a seeming lower-body injury. Via Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area: Mike Yastzemski was removed in the […]

Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels failed to secure a win in their short two-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers after suffering a 2-0 loss at home Wednesday night. Nevertheless, Ohtani said he felt good about his performance and hinted at a change he made that might have him pitching even better going […]