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Despite a healthy 39-31 record, the 2023 MLB season has been a double-edged sword for the Los Angeles Dodgers. And it was on full display in Friday’s disappointing 7-5 home loss to the San Francisco Giants. Emmet Sheehan, the latest rookie LA has called upon to compensate for their multiple starting pitching injuries, was nearly […]

The Texas Rangers appear to be a legitimate World Series contender with six weeks left until the 2023 MLB trade deadline. One or two significant Rangers trades could help Texas get over the hump and finally win their first championship in franchise history. The Rangers have a championship-caliber offense, leading MLB in runs scored. It’s […]

Despite not exuding the same excitement or animosity it did two decades ago, the rivalry between the New York Yankees (39-31) and Boston Red Sox (35-35) remains among the most nationally viewed in baseball. It does not matter if one is in third place and the other last, eyeballs will dart to the screen when […]

The St. Louis Cardinals were planning to induct postseason hero David Freese into their Hall of Fame in August, but it appears the former infielder doesn’t believe he deserves the honor. Freese spoke out on his decision to decline the induction: “This is something that I have given an extreme amount of thought to, humbly, […]

The New York Mets’ 2023 offseason spending spree has not yielded the results that the team had hoped it would. With the halfway mark of the season fast approaching, the Mets are under .500 and no threat to the Atlanta Braves in the NL East. In order for the Mets to achieve their championship aspirations, […]

The New York Yankees take on the Boston Red Sox. Our MLB odds series has our Yankees Red Sox prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Yankees Red Sox. The New York Yankees have reason to be concerned. Aaron Judge is injured. Nestor Cortes is injured and was ineffective in the weeks before he […]

The Washington Nationals are in the midst of a complete rebuild. They received no shortage of attention last year when Juan Soto was available in trade talks. However, with Soto out of the picture, Washington’s trade candidates won’t be as hot of a topic in 2023. Nevertheless, the Nationals still feature plenty of players who […]

The San Diego Padres host the Tampa Bay Rays for Game 2 of the 3-game set at Petco Park. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Rays-Padres prediction and pick. The Rays took Game 1 last night in the 6-2 win as Randy Arozarena smashed a 3-run homer in the 5th inning. […]

The Los Angeles Angels are expecting Anthony Rendon to return from injury soon. After it was revealed that a trip to the injured list likely wouldn’t be needed, Angels manager Phil Nevin said the team is targeting a Tuesday return for Rendon, per Angels beat writer Jeff Fletcher. Rendon suffered his minor injury after being […]

The Milwaukee Brewers made a number of roster moves on Saturday, including activating former NL All-Star Jesse Winker from the 10-day IL, per the Brewers’ Twitter. SP Wade Miley was also reinstated from the 15-day IL. Meanwhile, RHP Tyson Miller was optioned to Triple-A and 1B Jon Singleton was designated for assignment. Winker was acquired […]

We’re continuing our MLB predictions and picks for Saturday’s slate with the second series game in this Interleague matchup. The Cincinnati Reds (35-35) will meet the Houston Astros (39-31) once again from Minute Maid Park. The Reds stole the first game of this series 2-1. Check out our MLB odds series for our Reds-Astros prediction […]

Marcus Stroman is never one to hold back. He is expressive on the mound and vocal on social media. Whatever he lacks in size, he makes up for in fiery intensity. And it has translated exceptionally well this season with the Chicago Cubs, as the 32-year-old is arguably the best pitcher in the National League. […]

Milwaukee Brewers’ OF Christian Yelich was once considered to be one of the best players in baseball. He’s fallen off over the past few years though. However, Yelich is finding his form in recent action and the Brewers are hopeful he can return to the MLB All-Star Game in 2023. On a tear 🔥 Christian […]

The Cleveland Guardians are calling up one of their top prospects from the minor leagues. After the Guardians designated catcher Mike Zunino for assignment, Cleveland will add Bo Naylor to the major-league roster. Bo Naylor is the No. 3 ranked prospect in the Guardians farm system and the No. 45 ranked prospect in all of […]

The MLB season is nearly halfway over, and it’s hard to argue that Atlanta Braves superstar Ronald Acuna Jr. isn’t the best player in baseball — he’s been absolutely sensational over the first 70 games of the season, and his manager Brian Snitker has taken notice. “He’s liable to be doing that the rest of […]

Talk about a devastating way to end the game. In a span of less than 30 seconds, the entire Los Angeles Dodgers fanbase went through several emotions against the San Francisco Giants. What was supposed to be a routine fly-out became an out… but somehow, even more heartbreaking. Just… watch this clip and see for […]

The New York Yankees are doing their best to stay afloat without Aaron Judge, who is currently on the injured list dealing with a strained right big toe. With Judge’s absence approaching the two-week mark, it seems like he could be making progress, as highlighted by a second platelet-rich plasma injection that the star outfielder […]

We’re here to bring you another prediction and pick for this MLB game between two top American League teams. The Toronto Blue Jays (39-32) will meet the Texas Rangers (42-27) once again for the second game of their series. The Blue Jays stole the first game by just one run in a low-scoring affair. Check […]

Milwaukee Brewers closer Devin Williams got back on track Friday with a scoreless ninth inning in the team’s 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. It was Williams’ first appearance since the Brewers’ 7-5 loss against the Minnesota Twins Tuesday, during which he blew his first save of the 2023 season. The win was big for […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers haven’t been playing great baseball over the past few weeks, and that was certainly true late in their extra innings loss to the San Francisco Giants on Friday night. Despite suffering a tough 7-5 loss, it sounds like Dave Roberts was thrilled with what he saw from Emmet Sheehan in his […]

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas hopes that the team has finally reached rock bottom. Mikolas took the loss for the Cardinals in their 6-1 defeat against the New York Mets Friday night. It extended St. Louis’ losing streak to six games, giving it an abysmal 27-43 record in the 2023 season. Miles Mikolas […]

Like many fans, Josh Donaldson was not ok with how he and the rest of the New York Yankees played in their embarrassing 15-5 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Friday. So much so, that Donaldson felt the need to call out the Yankees for their ‘sloppy‘ play, particularly on defense, Here’s what the […]

We’re back with another prediction and pick for this Saturday afternoon MLB game between two American League teams looking to get on a winning streak. The Chicago White Sox (30-41) will take on the Seattle Mariners (34-34) for the second game of their three-game series. The Mariners won yesterday 3-2. Check out our MLB odds […]

Well, ain’t this something. The San Francisco Giants won against the Los Angeles Dodgers in an 11-inning slugfest, but that wasn’t the most absurd thing to happen in the game. That incident happened at the bottom of the 11th inning. With the Dodgers trailing by two runs, NL MVP contender Mookie Betts came up to […]

The Boston Red Sox destroyed the New York Yankees 15-5 on Friday night, but it wasn’t all positive for them in this win. The team endured a scary moment in the fifth inning when their starting pitcher, Tanner Houck, was hit in the face with a comebacker, and was immediately forced to leave the game. […]

Cincinnati Reds rookie Andrew Abbott just accomplished a feat no pitcher since at least 1893 has pulled off, per ESPN. Abbott has thrown five or more scoreless innings in each of his first three starts with the Reds. 1893 was the year the mound was set to its current distance of 60 feet, six inches […]

Losing is one thing. Getting blown out is another. Then, there’s getting blown out by the Boston Red Sox. That’s truly every New York Yankees fan’s worst nightmare. Well, that was unfortunately the reality on Friday evening at Fenway Park in the first of a three-game set against their bitter rivals, dropping the opener 15-5. […]

The Boston Red Sox are currently putting a good old-fashioned beatdown on the New York Yankees with a 14-5 lead at the time of writing. But, there was a very scary scene in the top of the fifth inning. Starter Tanner Houck took a liner off the head from Kyle Higashioka on a 1-2 count, […]

The Los Angeles Angels pulled out a 5-3 victory on Thursday night against the Los Angeles Angels, but they were dealt a couple of health concerns as infielders Anthony Rendon and Gio Urshela both suffered injuries. Well, it appears Urshela will head to the IL, while Rendon will not, as reported by Jeff Fletcher of […]

It’s crystal clear that Atlanta Braves superstar Ronald Acuna Jr is one of the best in the big leagues and the definition of a five-tool player. He can truly do everything on the diamond and his latest accomplishment is a testament to just that. Per ESPN Stats & Info: Ronald Acuña Jr. is the 1st […]

Chicago White Sox SP Mike Clevinger was placed on the 15-day IL due to right biceps inflammation, per Talkin’ Baseball. Clevinger has quietly enjoyed a decent season with Chicago. The right-hander currently owns a 3.88 ERA with 53 strikeouts over 62.2 innings pitched. He signed with Chicago prior to the season, as the White Sox […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers initially had hopes that Max Muncy would be able to return to the team soon after suffering a hamstring injury. Unfortunately, that won’t happen after the team placed the veteran infielder on the injured list. In an announcement on Friday ahead of their showdown with the San Francisco Giants, the Dodgers […]

The Cleveland Guardians are reportedly designating former All-Star catcher Mike Zunino for assignment and promoting ex-Atlanta Braves top pitching prospect Touki Toussaint to the big league club, per Zack Meisel of The Athletic. Pitcher Cody Morris was also optioned to Triple-A. Cleveland signed Zunino during the offseason looking for a change at catcher. They’d previously […]

Few players fall from grace as quickly and hard as Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Alek Manoah has this year. He finished third in the American League Cy Young race in 2022 and seemed poise for a big 2023. Instead, the first two months of his season were notable for all the wrong reasons. The […]

The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees rivalry is historic. Dating back to the beginnings of baseball, these two teams have seemingly had bad blood with each other. The Curse of the Bambino, which came after Babe Ruth was traded from Boston to New York, has been a major talking point in this rivalry […]

Aaron Judge is not close to returning to the diamond, according to New York Yankees skipper Aaron Boone. Judge had another plasma injection in his toe on Thursday and has a second ligament giving him problems. aaaThe Yankees moved Judge to the IL ten days ago after the outfielder crashed into the wall at Dodger Stadium. […]

The Toronto Blue Jays will have to strongly consider being aggressive at the 2023 MLB trade deadline. In doing so, at least one marquee name on the Blue Jays’ roster could end up finishing the 2023 season on another team. No, the Blue Jays shouldn’t become 2023 MLB trade deadline sellers. Expectations are too high […]

The St. Louis Cardinals’ frustrating 2023 season has led some people around the league to wonder whether or not they will sell ahead of the trade deadline. Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado have even been mentioned as potential trade candidates. But would trading either of those superstars be the best option for St. Louis? Let’s […]

At the risk of getting overexcited, the Texas Rangers might be the best team in baseball. Sure, the Tampa Bay Rays have the best record and the Los Angeles Dodgers have the most pedigree, but no team has consistently beaten the brakes off teams like the Rangers through the first third of the season; the […]