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The Boston Red Sox did not come into the season with high expectations in the highly competitive American League East, but sluggers Rafael Devers and Adam Duvall may be able to help them surprise some of their opponents. Two Scoops for Raffy. pic.twitter.com/6BJsQtQVTF — Red Sox (@RedSox) April 8, 2023 Another day, another Duvy dinger. […]

The New York Yankees have opened the 2023 campaign with a bevy of injuries- but it’s not just the big-league team. New York’s Minor League Baseball affiliates are even dealing with injuries, as shortstop prospect Oswald Peraza has a tight hamstring, manager Aaron Boone told Chris Kirschner of The Athletic. Peraza, the no. 3 prospect […]

The Tampa Bay Rays are off to a historic start to open their 2023 season. They made even more history on Saturday following their 11-0 blowout victory over the Oakland Athletics. With the win, Tampa Bay became the first team since the 2003 Kansas City Royals to begin a season with an 8-0 record, per […]

The Houston Astros have not had much to go their way over the early stages of the 2023 season. The Astros dropped a second consecutive game to the Minnesota Twins on Saturday. As was the case in their series-opening defeat to Minnesota, Houston’s high-octane lineup tallied double-digits in strikeouts. The reigning World Series champions struck […]

The Toronto Blue Jays take on the Los Angeles Angels. Our MLB odds series has our Blue Jays Angels prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Blue Jays Angels. The Toronto Blue Jays have had a weird but not terrible start to their season. The weird part is that their starting pitchers, which looked […]

The New York Yankees placed 3B Josh Donaldson on the 10-day IL on Saturday, with the move being retroactive to Thursday. However, it is common for players to remain on the injured past the 10-day mark even when placed on the 10-day IL. Fortunately for the Yankees, Aaron Boone believes Donaldson can return after the […]

The Washington Nationals take on the Colorado Rockies. Our MLB odds series has our Nationals Rockies prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Nationals Rockies. The Washington Nationals were in a very bad place entering Friday night in Denver. They had just been shut out by the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on Thursday […]

Things have not started off well for the Houston Astros (3-6), but star slugger Yordan Alvarez is right on schedule for an MVP-caliber season. He launched his third home run of the year- a grand slam at that- and in doing so made history that only one other man could also boast. “Yordan Alvarez hit […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers take on the Arizona Diamondbacks. Our MLB odds series has our Dodgers Diamondbacks prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Dodgers Diamondbacks. The Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks continue to play to a draw — not in individual games, of course, but over the course of six meetings this […]

New York Mets top prospect Francisco Alvarez will make the first start of his 2023 season on Sunday against the Miami Marlins, per MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo. Assuming he doesn’t make a late-game appearance on Saturday, Sunday’s start will also be Alvarez’s season debut. Mets fans voiced their frustration when the young catcher did not get […]

The St. Louis Cardinals take on the Milwaukee Brewers. Our MLB odds series has our Cardinals Brewers prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Cardinals Brewers. The St. Louis Cardinals have quickly faced a very urgent and concerning moment in their young season. In the very first week of play, a controversy roared through […]

Detroit Tigers outfielder Austin Meadows has stepped away from the team to focus on his mental health amid struggles with anxiety. Meadows, who arrived in Detroit via a trade from the Tampa Bay Rays last April, was placed on the 10-day injured list with anxiety, according to the Tigers Communications Department on Twitter. Detroit recalled […]

The New York Yankees take on the Baltimore Orioles. Our MLB odds series has our Yankees Orioles prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Yankees Orioles. The Baltimore Orioles snuck up on everyone in Major League Baseball last season, catapulting themselves into the middle of the American League wild card race in a year […]

The Tampa Bay Rays got their first taste of bad news for the 2023 season on Saturday. Still yet to lose a game, the Rays announced that outfielder Jose Siri is heading to the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain, according to Tricia Whittaker. Siri has been a major part of the Rays’ […]

The Chicago White Sox take on the Pittsburgh Pirates. Our MLB odds series has our White Sox Pirates prediction and pick. Find out how to watch White Sox Pirates. The Chicago White Sox have ample reason to worry as their season gets going. It’s true that when staff ace Dylan Cease pitches, they are very […]

The New York Yankees placed RP Jonathan Loaisiga on the 15-day injured list due to right elbow inflammation, per the Yankees’ Twitter. The move is retroactive to April 6th. New York also placed 3B Josh Donaldson on the injured list. The Yankees have dealt with no shortage of injury concerns already this season. Their starting […]

The Baltimore Orioles entered the 2023 season among the teams to watch, and they have so far met expectations through the early stages of the campaign. The likes of Adley Rutschman and Ryan Mountcastle blossomed over the Orioles’ three-game road series against the Boston Red Sox last week. Baltimore then went on to pick up […]

The Seattle Mariners take on the Cleveland Guardians. Our MLB odds series has our Mariners Guardians prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Mariners Guardians. The Seattle Mariners won their season opener against the Cleveland Guardians over a week ago. Then the Guardians took the next three games in the series. What had to […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are off to a fairly strong start to the 2023 season. Chris Taylor and Max Muncy, however, have yet to get things going at the plate. It’s obviously too early to completely panic about either player, but they both struggled last year as well. So the question is valid: Is it […]

It’s hard to find a hotter hitter on the planet right now than Bryan Reynolds. The Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder has torn the cover off the ball through the first week of the season, helping the Pirates to a surprising 5-2 start. Entering Saturday’s action, Reynolds leads Major League Baseball with 5 home runs, 13 RBIs […]

The San Diego Padres aren’t at full health to begin the 2023 season, and a key player that they are currently without in the majors is starting pitcher Joe Musgrove. Musgrove suffered a toe injury during Spring Training when he dropped a weight on his foot, and has been working his way back to full […]

The Atlanta Braves host the San Diego Padres for Game 3 of a four-game series at Truist Park! It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Padres-Braves prediction and pick. The first two games of this series have been entertaining. The Braves (6-2) took Game 1 with a late comeback while the Friars […]

Minnesota Twins first baseman Joey Gallo isn’t in the starting lineup Saturday, but his injury doesn’t appear to be too serious. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said that Gallo’s absence is considered day-to-day after they got “good news” from his imaging results, according to Do-Hyoung Park. Gallo had been experiencing soreness on his right side throughout […]

The New York Mets recently called up top prospect Francisco Alvarez. Fans assumed that Alvarez, a catcher with a high-ceiling, would receive the majority of the playing time for New York. However, Alvarez is not in the lineup for the second consecutive day for the Mets, as Buck Showalter is starting Tomas Nido at catcher, […]

The San Francisco Giants are already adding reinforcements to their depth chart just seven games into the 2023 season. The Giants recently signed former first baseman Darin Ruf to a minor-league contract after they traded him to the New York Mets at the trade deadline last season. And it’s safe to say that Mets fans […]

Los Angeles Dodgers rookie James Outman is already stealing the hearts of fans. Although the Dodgers were defeated by the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday 6-3, Outman homered in the game. The home run was especially meaningful to the 25-year old, as he grew up rooting for Madison Bumgarner, per The Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya. “James Outman […]

Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani continue to get little help. The Los Angeles Angels stars were the only two players on the team to get a hit in Friday’s 4-3 loss against the Toronto Blue Jays. In doing so, Trout and Ohtani replicated a feat that hadn’t been done in six decades. Mike Trout hit […]

The Cincinnati Reds will continue their series with the Philadelphia Phillies. We are at Citizens Bank Stadium, sharing our MLB odds series, making a Reds-Phillies prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Phillies defeated the Reds 5-2 in the opener. Significantly, they led 1-0 in the fifth inning when Jose Barrero clipped […]

The Texas Rangers and Chicago Cubs will continue their 3-game series. We are at Wrigley Field, sharing our MLB odds series, making a Rangers-Cubs prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Cubs defeated the Rangers 2-0 on Friday in a tight pitcher’s duel. Significantly, Cody Bellinger clapped an RBI single to right-center […]

He’s finally back home. The Pittsburgh Pirates fanbase officially welcomed Andrew McCutchen back to PNC Park in their home opener against the Chicago White Sox. McCutchen, a legend of the team, got two massive ovations: the first was when his name was announced in the starting lineup. Cutch also got an ovation when he came […]

By now, every baseball fan knows the Tampa Bay Rays are always a tough out for anyone in the big leagues, despite not having a massive payroll or any big-name superstars. Well don’t look now but Kevin Cash’s ballclub is off to a blistering start in 2023, currently sitting at 7-0 after beating the Oakland […]

The Chicago Cubs have not had a lot of great starting pitching in recent years, but Marcus Stroman appears determined to change that this season. He has started the year with back-to-back scoreless starts that have resulted in Chicago victories. https://twitter.com/MLBastian/status/1644448144573231105 Specifically, Stroman has thrown 6.0 scoreless innings against the Milwaukee Brewers and the Texas […]

Joey Gallo has been on fire to start off his tenure with the Minnesota Twins. However, an unfortunate injury may put an immediate halt to any momentum Gallo had with the Twins. Gallo left the Twins’ contest against the Houston Astros on Friday. The team’s broadcast booth announced that Gallo was dealing with right side […]

White Sox SS Tim Anderson was ejected from Thursday’s game against the San Francisco Giants for an exchange with pitcher Logan Webb. Webb responded to a breakdown of the situation on Twitter by Jomboy, and the White Sox shortstop took the opportunity to troll him. lol — Logan Webb (@LoganWebb1053) April 7, 2023 ain’t shit […]

Shortly after Travis Kelce made a Hall of Shame mess of delivering the first pitch at the Cleveland Guardians home opener by spiking the pitch less than halfway to home plate, Kansas City Chiefs teammate Patrick Mahomes let his teammate have it. Ayyyyyy bruhhhhhhhhh 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀💀🤣🤣🤣 @tkelce https://t.co/v3RENRzcex — Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) April 7, 2023 […]

The comments St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol made about outfielder Tyler O’Neill not giving maximum effort while running home, which then led to him being benched, has brought to light an interesting generational debate. Old-school baseball minds probably saw no problem with a skipper calling out a player for not hustling enough. That was […]

Andrew McCutchen couldn’t be happier to have returned to the Pirates and the chance to resume his career in the city of Pittsburgh. "This city means everything to me." pic.twitter.com/WiIvogoo2O — Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) April 7, 2023 Andrew McCutchen being welcomed back to PNC Park will give you chills. pic.twitter.com/Gqc45EnWYH — Baseball (@mlbelites_) April 7, […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers take on the Arizona Diamondbacks. Our MLB odds series has our Dodgers Diamondbacks prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Dodgers Diamondbacks. The Los Angeles Dodgers started their season slowly, and the team which got in their way was the Arizona Diamondbacks. Arizona split four games in Dodger Stadium, a […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have enjoyed a strong start to the 2023 campaign. Their middle infield, however, has endured no shortage of uncertainty. SS Gavin Lux suffered a season-ending injury during spring training. Miguel Rojas, who took over the position for Lux, is currently dealing with an injury of his own, while 2B Miguel Vargas […]