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Chris Sale’s first start of the 2023 MLB season was a forgettable one, to say the least. The Boston Red Sox pitcher toed the rubber Saturday night and got immediately ripped by the Baltimore Orioles. If it weren’t for the Red Sox’s robust run support, Sale would have walked away with a loss. Nevertheless, Chris […]

After much speculation, Fox Sports is parting ways with Frank Thomas to make room for another Hall of Famer, Derek Jeter, per Andrew Marchand of the New York Post. The affable former slugger had been a baseball analyst for the network since 2014. “Frank has been an integral member of the FOX MLB studio team […]

The Los Angeles Angels roared back on Saturday following Anthony Rendon’s Opening Day altercation with a fan. Although Rendon and the Angels did not speak about the situation Saturday as MLB continues an investigation into what transpired, the Halos let their play talk for them, beating Oakland 13-1. Shohei Ohtani, Taylor Ward, and Gio Urshela […]

There are lofty expectations for the Seattle Mariners this season after ending a 20-year plus postseason drought in 2022. In order to meet those standards, though, they will probably need a healthy Robbie Ray. And that is not something they can currently say they have. The 2021 American League Cy Young is headed to the […]

The Milwaukee Brewers didn’t score this season until the eighth inning of their second game. Nevertheless, they are now 1-1 after defeating the Chicago Cubs 3-1 on Saturday. Starting pitcher Brandon Woodruff, who spun six innings of one-run baseball while striking out eight, was all smiles after the game, per Adam McCalvy. https://twitter.com/AdamMcCalvy/status/1642278641450070021 “Not that […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks take on the Los Angeles Dodgers. Our MLB odds series has our Diamondbacks Dodgers prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Diamondbacks Dodgers. The Arizona Diamondbacks scored an improbable win over the Dodgers on Friday night in the second game of this four-game season-opening weekend series. The win was improbable not […]

St. Louis Cardinals’ SP Jack Flaherty had a historic outing on Saturday. The 27-year old shutout the Toronto Blue Jays over five innings while allowing no hits in his performance. However, he also walked seven batters. According to Sarah Langs, Flaherty is the 16th pitcher since 1901 to record seven-plus walks while allowing no hits […]

New York Yankees’ top prospect Anthony Volpe recorded his first MLB hit on Saturday, per Bryan Hoch. Although the hit was just a single, it still drew no shortage of reaction from fans all around the MLB world. ANTHONY VOLPE’S FIRST MLB HIT! First of many more to come! pic.twitter.com/Yz2wQND0SY — Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) April […]

The Milwaukee Brewers have made that exact kind of franchise history that no team wants to make. The Brewers, whose lineup hasn’t given the scoreboard operators anything to do to start the 2023 season in their series against the division-rival Chicago Cubs, have broken the franchise’s previous record with 16 straight scoreless innings to start […]

Atlanta Braves’ SP Max Fried is headed to the injured list with a hamstring injury. Manager Brian Snitker shared an update on Fried ahead of Saturday’s game versus the Washington Nationals, per Mark Bowman. “It’s good that he didn’t blow anything up,” Snitker said. “But he strained it, so it’s going to prohibit him from […]

We’re back with another installment of our MLB pick and prediction series as we cover the final game of the first Saturday of the 2023 MLB Regular Season. The nightcap will feature the Cleveland Guardians (1-1) taking on the Seattle Mariners (1-1). Check out our MLB odds series for our Guardians-Mariners prediction and pick. The […]

OF Harrison Bader and SP Luis Severino are both currently dealing with injuries. The New York Yankees received fairly encouraging injury updates on both players on Saturday, per Bryan Hoch. “Harrison Bader is with the team in New York. He swung in a pool yesterday and will continue to do so today and tomorrow, according […]

New York Yankees rookie Anthony Volpe has had a wild last week. From making the Opening Day roster to playing at Yankee Stadium to begin his big league career, you could imagine he’s being hounded for attention from fans and all his family from the New Jersey area, who have all been in attendance for […]

The Atlanta Braves rotation has already been dealt a scare on 2023 MLB Opening Day. Starter Max Fried exited in the fourth inning with his team up 4-1 against the Washington Nationals due to an apparent hamstring injury. Via Fox Sports: Max Fried left today's game with an apparent hamstring injury (via @BravesOnBally)pic.twitter.com/jDiw6ncaql — FOX […]

The Los Angeles Angels take on the Oakland Athletics. Our MLB odds series has our Angels-Athletics prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Angels-Athletics. The Los Angeles Angels are already in trouble. It’s true that 99.9 percent of the time, a loss in the first game of the season is not due cause to […]

The Philadelphia Phillies take on the Texas Rangers. Our MLB odds series has our Phillies-Rangers prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Phillies-Rangers. The Philadelphia Phillies, as the defending National League champions, had a lot to be excited about heading into their 2023 season opener on Thursday. They were horrible in the first month […]

The Atlanta Braves take on the Washington Nationals. Our MLB odds series has our Braves-Nationals prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Braves-Nationals. The Atlanta Braves did on Thursday what they normally do: They beat the Washington Nationals on the road. The Braves feasted on the Nats in D.C. last season, winning regularly and […]

Former New York Yankees’ catcher Gary Sanchez recently agreed to a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants. Aaron Judge, who was linked to San Francisco during the offseason but ultimately re-signed with New York, believes Sanchez can help the Giants, per Susan Slusser. “Aaron Judge tells me he’s very excited Gary Sánchez has […]

Lars Nootbaar and Giovanny Gallegos will both be unavailable for the second game of the St. Louis Cardinals’ season against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday, according to The Athletic’s Katie Woo. “Lars Nootbaar is unavailable today. He jammed his thumb sliding into a base in Thursday’s opener. Hope is he’s back Sunday,” wrote Woo. […]

Former New York Yankees top outfield prospect Estevan Florial made the team’s Opening Day roster in a beginning of the year surprise. Just two days after the Yankees’ Opening Day victory over the San Francisco Giants, Florial will likely soon be looking for a new team. New York, which announced the signing of former Boston […]

St. Louis Cardinals’ pitcher Jack Flaherty was once regarded as one of the best hurlers in the game. Flaherty, however, has dealt with injury concerns over the past few years, limiting his all-around playing time. He’s healthy heading into the 2023 campaign, though, and recently shared a Joker-inspired hype video before making his season debut […]

Logan Paul and KSI have partnered with the Los Angeles Dodgers to make “PRIME” the official sports drink of the team, per the Dodgers. Paul, an incredibly popular social media star who’s also become a professional wrestler, was excited about partnering with the ball club. Partners in Prime (and now the Dodgers) pic.twitter.com/ajHDKxbL4B — Logan […]

It only took one game into the 2023 MLB season for the Milwaukee Brewers to call up one of their top prospects. Luis Urias’ injury has prompted the Brewers to promote outfielder Joey Wiemer to Milwaukee’s major-league roster. Starting third baseman Luis Urias suffered a hamstring injury in the Brewers’ 4-0 Opening Day loss against […]

The San Francisco Giants and New York Yankees will continue their series. We are in the Bronx sharing our MLB odds series, making a Giants-Yankees prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Yankees shut out the San Francisco Giants 5-0 on Opening Day. Amazingly, the Yankees got their first run from their […]

Jake Cronenworth will be a San Diego Padre well into his 30s after agreeing to sign a seven-year, $80 million extension with the franchise, The Athletic’s Dennis Lin reported on Saturday. The infielder is currently earning $4.225 million in 2023, and has already passed his physical, with the new deal expected to be announced on […]

The Tampa Bay Rays were on the brink of winning the World Series a couple of years ago, but their team has drastically changed. Blake Snell, Kevin Kiermaier, and Joey Wendle departed from the Rays. Even if the key cogs from the 2020 World Series are gone, the Rays’ front office knows how to formulate […]

Clayton Kershaw is a three-time National League Cy Young Award winning pitcher. Julio Urias finished as an NL Cy Young finalist in 2022. Walker Buehler was fourth in NL Cy Young voting in 2021. And throughout the Los Angeles Dodgers’ history, they have unquestionably found success in terms of finding star pitchers. However, can Dustin […]

While Opening Day only just passed, the Tampa Bay Rays have received the first steroid suspension of the 2023 season. The Rays minor league system is poised to look a bit weaker for the foreseeable future. Pitcher Israel Mateo has received a performance enhancing drug suspension, via Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Mateo will now […]

The Cleveland Guardians will continue their opening weekend series with the Seattle Mariners in a Friday night MLB matchup at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Guardians-Mariners prediction and pick, laid out below. Cleveland won the AL Central with a 92-70 […]

Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon is reportedly under police investigation following an altercation with a fan after their Opening Day loss to the Oakland Athletics, according to TMZ. Rendon got in a physical confrontation with the fan. He is seen grabbing the fans jacket, using profane language before appearing to take a swing […]

St. Louis Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras suffered a scary knee injury on Opening Day versus the Toronto Blue Jays. Fortunately, Contreras seems to have avoided a significant injury. He’s being listed as day-to-day with a right knee contusion, per the Cardinals’ Twitter. St. Louis won the National League Central last season with Nolan Arenado and […]

Philadelphia Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski was active in bolstering his team’s pitching depth during the offseason, and he reportedly pondered making another move for a pitcher. According to the New York Post’s Jon Heyman, the Phillies “considered” signing Dallas Keuchel to a minor league deal. Heyman adds that the Phillies have not […]

Star outfielder Bryan Reynolds and the Pittsburgh Pirates continue to work away on negotiating a contract extension, but talks are hung up on an opt-out clause, The Athletic’s Rob Biertempfel reported on Friday. Biertempfel asserts that neither side has broken off talks, meaning the deal is still possible in the coming days. Reynolds is the […]

While he didn’t make an Opening Day roster, it didn’t take long for Gary Sanchez to find a new MLB home. After playing for the New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins, Sanchez will be taking his talents to the Bay Area. The San Francisco Giants have signed Gary Sanchez to a minor league contract, via […]

New York Yankees’ star Aaron Judge inspired Anthony Volpe to kiss his jersey on Opening Day, per Yankees Videos on Twitter. “He (Judge) was asking me about it yesterday,” Volpe said. “I kind of just thought of it on the spot, just ‘cuz I remember he did it last year. Right when I kind of […]

Major League Baseball made a good deal of rule changes between the 2022 and 2023 season, and it led to a surge in stolen bases on Opening Day on Thursday. Stolen base attempts per game more than doubled from last year’s Opening Day, indicating that the efforts to increase the running game in MLB may […]

MLB’s Opening Day went well for the Los Angeles Dodgers as they defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-2 on Thursday night — and horribly wrong for a fan who rushed on the field to propose during a break in the game. It seemed like a heartfelt moment when the eager gentleman scurried to the outfield in […]

The Atlanta Braves reportedly signed infielder Charlie Culberson to a minor league deal, per David O’Brien of The Athletic. Culberson was announced to Triple-A Gwinnett’s roster. He previously played in Atlanta from 2018-2020. “A familiar name on the just-announced #Braves Triple-A Gwinnett roster: Charlie Culberson. Released by the Rays last week, Charlie signed a minor […]

Los Angeles’ ace Julio Urias could be playing his last season for the Dodgers, and he led the team to an Opening Day win on Thursday night, earning top marks from retired Hall of Fame broadcaster Jaime Jarrin in the process. “The closest thing to Fernando is Julio Urias,” Jarrin said, according to LA Times’ […]