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Former New York Yankees shortstop Bucky Dent believes Anthony Volpe can still be a great player despite his struggles. Volpe, a top prospect, had high expectations heading into the season. Although he has yet to find his footing at the big league level, the Yankees are still confident in their young shortstop. Dent revealed how […]

The St. Louis Cardinals continue their downward spiral this season and the pressure of minimizing the mistakes is getting to the team. Manager Oliver Marmol issued the perfect take after the latest series loss to the Cincinnati Reds, one that was avoidable if not for a lead-off walk in the eighth inning of Sunday’s loss. […]

Monday is home to a slate of MLB action as we’ll be giving you a prediction and pick for this American League matchup between the two teams at the opposite spectrums of the standings. The Tampa Bay Rays (48-20) will begin a four-game series against the Oakland Athletics (17-50). Check out our MLB odds series […]

The San Francisco Giants are on the road to take on the St. Louis Cardinals in game one of their three-game road series Monday night at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. So let’s check out our MLB odds series, which includes our Giants-Cardinals prediction and pick. San Francisco (33-32) just blew out the Chicago […]

Fresh off of a win on Sunday Night Baseball in New York, the Boston Red Sox host the Colorado Rockies. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Rockies-Red Sox prediction, pick, and how-to watch. The Rockies broke their six-game losing streak yesterday with a huge Nolan Jones 472-foot home run. Ryan McMahon […]

Someone will have to win the AL Central, and right now the team in first place is the Minnesota Twins. Sitting at 33-33, the Twins are the only team in the division without a losing record, though a recent four-game skid has them at .500 for the first time since the season began. The Twins […]

The Chicago White Sox simply have not been able to build off of their strong 2021 season. Not even two years ago, the White Sox won 93 games on the back of strong seasons from the likes of Tim Anderson, Lucas Giolito, and other noteworthy players who remain in a White Sox uniform, such as […]

The New York Mets have the highest payroll that MLB has ever seen. The result of such a massive allocation of salary money and stars at numerous positions and ages is a losing record roughly halfway through June. It’s an understatement to say that they are a disappointment right now and that Buck Showalter is […]

The Cincinnati Reds have been a massive surprise and are just four games behind .500. They are also just four games away from first place in the National League Central in what has been the weakest division this season. Moreover, the emergence of thrilling rookie Elly De La Cruz has made the Reds a must-watch. […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are on the road to take on the Arizona Diamondbacks in game one of their four-game road series Monday night at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. So let’s check out our MLB odds series, which includes our Phillies-Diamondbacks prediction and pick. Philadelphia (32-33) is coming off taking two of three from the […]

It’s been a brutal campaign so far for the Colorado Rockies, and things got even worse on Sunday after the club announced that veteran Charlie Blackmon will miss at least a month of the season with a broken hand. The right fielder was hit by a pitch against the Kansas City Royals over a week […]

Andrew McCutchen has added another feat to his spectacular baseball career with his 2,000th hit. The Pittsburgh Pirates designated hitter has been solid this season and just added another historic feat to his resumé. With a single off of Carlos Carrasco in the first inning of a 2-1 win over the New York Mets at […]

The Boston Red Sox pushed their record back to .500 after taking two out of three games in their latest series against the New York Yankees. Despite the fact that they only scored seven combined runs over the three contests, it was enough to grind out a pair of wins over the dreaded Yankees, which […]

Cincinnati Reds prospect Elly De La Cruz is not lacking confidence so far in his MLB career. And with the way he is playing on the field? It’s hard to blame him for having that confidence. De La Cruz reached base four times on Sunday night against the St. Louis Cardinals. He is the youngest […]

New York Mets owner Steve Cohen still believes that his team has what it takes to be competitive. The Mets are currently one of the worst teams in the MLB this 2023. They are 31-35 on the season, only ahead of the Washington Nationals, Colorado Rockies, St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs in the National […]

New York Yankees infielder Anthony Rizzo had another letdown performance on Sunday, as he was a non-contributor to the team’s cause in a 3-2 loss at home at the hands of fierce rivals, Boston Red Sox. However, Yankees manager Aaron Boone is seeing the glass half-full, as he thinks Rizzo is soon going to have […]

For the first time in nearly 70 years, a Canadian topped the field at the Canadian Open. That’s after Nick Taylor pulled off a dramatic win at Oakdale Golf & Country Club in Toronto on Sunday in an epic fashion that has left sports fans from all over thinking about another big day in Canadian […]

Anthony Rizzo had yet another listless performance at the plate on Sunday in the New York Yankees’ 3-2 loss in the series finale against the Boston Red Sox at home. Rizzo ended up with a 0-for-3 showing and in the process, extended his hitless streak to 24 at-bats, which, according to ESPN Stats & Info, […]

The San Francisco Giants had a comfortable 13-3 win over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday, and manager Gabe Kapler was comfortable enough to put in position player Brandon Crawford to pitch the 9th inning. Crawford shut out the Cubs in the 9th inning to end the game, walking one batter, and he spoke about his […]

The Detroit Tigers have truly struggled this season, limping to a 26-37 record. As the MLB trade deadline approaches, the Tigers should be looking to sell. Detroit’s biggest problem has been offense, or rather, lack of offense. The Tigers rank dead last in batting average, hitting just .223. Their 223 runs scored are the lowest […]

There was some good news for Toronto Blue Jays veteran Brandon Belt on his balky hamstring. An MRI on the muscle revealed that there was no structural damage and the key issue is soreness. Brandon Belt’s MRI just showed inflammation in his hamstring, no structural damage. Remains DTD, Schneider said.#BlueJays — Mitch Bannon (@MitchBannon) June […]

New York Yankees outfielder Harrison Bader is close to returning to game action, manager Aaron Boone said, according to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. “Does look like he’s getting really close,” Aaron Boone said, according to Hoch. It has not been decided whether or not Harrison Bader will return directly to the Yankees, or will play […]

Building a lead on the Miami Marlins is not a good enough way to ensure a victory these days. The Marlins have proved to be the kings of the comeback, and they demonstrated it once again Sunday in their 6-5 triumph over the Chicago White Sox. The relentless Miami #Marlins with back-to-back 9th inning comebacks […]

New York Yankees starting pitcher Carlos Rodon threw live batting practice on Sunday, and is scheduled to throw one more on Thursday before starting a Minor League rehab assignment for the Yankees, according to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. Willie Calhoun was one of the hitters that Carlos Rodon was facing, and Rodon gave Yankees fans […]

When Alex Reyes signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers, all parties were hoping he could return to his All Star form. However, for both Reyes and the Dodgers, those hopes won’t come to fruition anytime soon. Reyes has undergone another shoulder surgery and won’t pitch in 2023, via Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register. […]

As the All-Star break and the trade deadline approach, fantasy baseball players need to be on their toes. After the All-Star break, teams will have a full view of what their roster looks like for the home stretch. The trade deadline could give or take numerous opportunities away from a number of players. The waiver […]

The rosters for this year’s HBCU Swingman Classic at Seattle’s MLB All-Star Game were announced Friday afternoon by MLB’s Youth Development Foundation. The game is set to take place on Friday, July 7, at 10:30 p.m. ET and will air on MLB Network. Here’s a look at the rosters for the contest: Introducing the roster […]

The Cincinnati Reds might find themselves in an unfamiliar position at the 2023 MLB trade deadline. Often out of contention by the middle of the summer, the Reds are usually sellers when the MLB trade deadline comes around. This year, Cincinnati could choose to become a buyer and add veteran talent to a roster that […]

On Sunday, June 11th, we have a full slate of baseball and Fanduel is running a same-game parlay that’s paying out over 16-1 odds. We take a look at this same-game parlay on our MLB prop odds series this Sunday, June 11th. With a ton of options on the board, it is always good when […]

Marcus Stroman is in the midst of a fantastic season for the Chicago Cubs. He has a 2.42 ERA and leads the National League in WHIP at 1.039 and hits per nine innings at 6.1 in 85.2 innings so far in 2023.  But the Cubs have not been reciprocal in talks about a contract extension. […]

Liam Hendriks has been the best feel-good story so far in the MLB this season with the Chicago White Sox. Over the offseason in January, Hendriks announced that he had been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, putting his baseball career on hold. But Hendriks ended up being cancer free on April 20th, and made his season […]

The Boston Red Sox will face the New York Yankees in the rubber match of a three-game series at Yankees Stadium. We are in the Bronx, sharing our MLB odds series, making a Red Sox-Yankees prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Yankees defeated the Red Sox 3-1 on Saturday’s game of […]

In their 31-year history, the Miami Marlins have made the playoffs three times. They most recently made it in the shortened 2020 season, which expanded the playoff field to 16 teams, and before then have only made it in 1997 and 2003, winning the World Series both years. A fourth postseason berth is within reach […]

The Seattle Mariners and the Los Angeles Angels will finish their three-game series at Angels Stadium. We are in Anaheim, sharing our MLB odds series, sharing our Mariners-Angels prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Mariners defeated the Angels 6-2 on Saturday at Angels Stadium. Now, they have a chance to take […]

The Philadelphia Phillies have hit their stride recently. A walk-off home run from Kyle Schwarber against the Los Angeles Dodgers made it six straight wins. But their momentum took a temporary halt in an intense game that featured an ejection of manager Rob Thomson. In the sixth inning of the Phillies’ Saturday matchup with the […]

The injury bug just will not leave the New York Yankees alone. It has come for just about every key player on the team, even Aaron Judge, and recently made an attempt at John Sterling, the longtime play-by-play radio announcer for WFAN. In the top of the ninth inning during the Yankees’ win over the […]

Don’t look now, but the Oakland Athletics are currently on a roll, as they have successfully extended their win streak to four games after defeating the Milwaukee Brewers in extra innings on Saturday, 2-1. And with that victory, the Athletics have themselves a piece of history, one that they can smile about. Via OptaSTATS: The […]

The Seattle Mariners lost seven of their last nine games heading into Saturday night against the Los Angeles Angels. One of the team’s keystone starters, Bryce Miller is just getting started with a 3-3 record on the season. Miller will be pushed back in the starting rotation for load management this weekend, however. The change […]

It is no secret that the San Diego Padres have endured a frustrating 2023 season. Manny Machado has especially struggled, however, on Saturday he made an incredible game-changing catch versus the Colorado Rockies, video via the Padres’ Twitter. One bobble, two bobbles… no problem. Vote Manny ⭐️ https://t.co/gyd80CEbUT pic.twitter.com/tAyi5fINla — San Diego Padres (@Padres) June […]