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The Los Angeles Angels fired manager Joe Maddon amidst a 12-game losing streak that has seen them go from a first-place squad to a playoff afterthought. The Angels must have had some semblance of urgency, as they likely watched the Philadelphia Phillies fire manager Joe Girardi last week amid their own struggles. Bench coach Phil […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are looking to right the ship after struggling in late, including a recent series sweep at the hands of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The starting rotation is set to receive a significant boost in the near future, as veteran lefty Clayton Kershaw is nearing a return from the IL. Via Kirsten Watson, […]

The Colorado Rockies take on the San Francisco Giants. Check out our MLB odds series for our Rockies Giants prediction and pick.German Marquez gets the ball for the Rockies, while Carlos Rodon starts for the Giants. German Marquez has a 6.71 ERA. It has been a brutal, ugly season for him. He has allowed at […]

The Los Angeles Angels surprised the baseball world, and their manager, firing Joe Maddon on Tuesday. The move comes as the Angels are mired in a dreadful 12 game losing streak. After the news broke, Maddon spoke with The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal to talk about the situation. The 68-year-old Maddon was asked if he still […]

Being a Philadelphia Phillies fan, this season has been a whirlwind, to say the very least, and it’s only June. Of course, the most recent whiplash is because of the team’s sweep over the Los Angeles Angels. After going 10-18 in the month of May, the Phils are 4-0 in June and 3-0 since firing […]

The New York Mets will take on the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Mets-Padres prediction and pick. This series will be one of the most exciting matchups of the season. The Mets are one of the best teams in the MLB with a […]

The Los Angeles Angels made the decision to part ways with Joe Maddon amid the Angels’ woeful stretch of games that has seen them lose 12 in a row. Maddon, who was in the final year of his contract, was let go just 56 games into the 2022 MLB season. Speaking with Ken Rosenthal of The […]

The Seattle Mariners will continue their series against the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Mariners-Astros prediction and pick.   These teams have had vastly different seasons. The Mariners began the year on a high note, but a recent streak of losses has Seattle at […]

The Los Angeles Angels are the coldest team in MLB right now, having gone winless in their past 12 games. Having gotten off to a hot start, the Angels’ recent struggles have seen them plummet down the AL West standings. Now at 27-29, sitting 8.5 games behind the division-leading Astros, the Angels have decided enough […]

The Boston Red Sox take on the Los Angeles Angels. Check out our MLB odds series for our Red Sox Angels prediction and pick. Garrett Whitlock gets the assignment for the Red Sox, while Reid Detmers goes to the mound for the Angels. Garrett Whitlock has a 3.02 ERA. He started the year as a […]

The Philadelphia Phillies will take on the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Phillies-Brewers prediction and pick.   The Phillies have been one of the most disappointing teams in all of baseball this season. Expectations were sky-high for them as they entered the year, but […]

Two of the biggest cities in America will see their respective baseball teams meet up in a rematch from earlier in the season as the Los Angeles Dodgers will square off with the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on the south side. Check out our MLB odds series, where our Dodgers-White Sox prediction […]

The Toronto Blue Jays take on the Kansas City Royals. Check out our MLB odds series for our Blue Jays Royals prediction and pick. Alek Manoah gets the call for the Blue Jays, while Brad Keller takes the hill for the Royals. Alek Manoah has a 1.98 ERA. He hasn’t allowed more than three runs […]

A premier American League showdown between two first-place teams is scheduled to take place at Target Field as the New York Yankees will battle it out with Minnesota Twins on Tuesday. It is about time to take a sneak peek at our MLB odds series, where our Yankees-Twins prediction and pick will take place.   […]

Be prepared to get spoiled today baseball fans! Another inter-league showdown is scheduled to take place on Tuesday as the Oakland Athletics will battle it out with the Atlanta Braves this evening. Let’s take a look at our MLB odds series, where our Athletics-Braves prediction and pick will go down.   One of the more […]

In their first matchup in five years, Two playoff hopefuls go toe-to-toe on the diamond this evening as the St. Louis Cardinals travel to The Sunshine State to take on the Tampa Bay Rays. Join us for our MLB odds series, where our Cardinals-Rays prediction and pick will be revealed.   St. Louis enters play […]

The Boston Red Sox defeated the Los Angeles Angels 1-0 in Anaheim on Monday night. With the loss, the Angels have now dropped 12 games in a row. Meanwhile, the Red Sox are heating up and moved past the .500 mark with the victory. Red Sox pitcher Michael Wacha spun a dominant shutout to lead […]

The three-game series between the Seattle Mariners and the Houston Astros had a fiery start, with both teams emptying their bench in a late-game fracas Monday night. What sparked the scrum was a pitch from Astros reliever Héctor Neris at the top of the ninth that hit Mariners first baseman Ty France in the back. […]

The Los Angeles Angels have now dropped 12 games in a row following Monday’s defeat at the hands of the Red Sox. The Halos were expected to compete this season and started out the 2022 campaign strong. But they are now under .500 and manager Joe Maddon’s job security is wearing thin. Maddon’s salty response […]

The Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros don’t like each other. That much is clear. The teams have a history of feuding on the field and that narrative did not change in Monday’s 7-4 Mariners victory. However, it was unclear what exactly led to the 9th inning benches-clearing brawl between Seattle and Houston. Fortunately Mariners’ star Ty […]

Eduardo Escobar completed one of baseball’s most impressive feats in the Mets victory over the Padres on Monday. He became the first Met since 2012 to hit for the Cycle. Escobar stepped to the plate in the 9th inning needing a triple to complete the accomplishment and he got the job done. His incredible night […]

When it rains it pours when it comes to injuries. That’s certainly the case for the Minnesota Twins, at least. Despite entering the season with one of the deeper starting rotations in baseball, the injury bug has crippled the Twins. The latest member of the pitching rotation to get shelved is Bailey Ober, who is […]

The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten off to a solid start in 2022, as they are currently 32-23, good for second place in the National League Central behind the Milwaukee Brewers. The Cardinals have been powered by one of baseball’s best lineups, as their 269 runs scored to date rank fourth in the majors. However, […]

The Houston Astros just locked up Yordan Alvarez on a massive six-year, $115 million contract, and it’s safe to say the entire organization is fired up about it. While Alvarez has budded into a star in Houston, it wasn’t long ago that he was a farmhand in the Dodgers’ system. LA ended up trading Alvarez […]

The Boston Red Sox take on the Los Angeles Angels. Check out our MLB odds series for our Red Sox Angels prediction and pick. Michael Wacha gets the start for the Red Sox, while Noah Syndergaard gets the assignment for the Angels. Michael Wacha has been superb for Boston this season, posting a 2.43 ERA […]

The Toronto Blue Jays take on the Kansas City Royals. Check out our MLB odds series for our Blue Jays Royals prediction and pick. Ross Stripling gets the start for the Blue Jays, while Daniel Lynch takes the bump for the Royals. Ross Stripling is one of the quietly good pitchers no one is talking […]

The Seattle Mariners take on the Houston Astros. Check out our MLB odds series for our Mariners Astros prediction and pick. Robbie Ray goes to the hill for the Mariners, while Cristian Javier takes the bump for the Astros. Robbie Ray has been one of the single most disappointing players in Major League Baseball this […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed former Cy Young award winner Dallas Keuchel to a minor league contract, per Ken Rosenthal. Arizona has outperformed expectations this year but are still under .500 and sitting in fourth place in the NL West. The move offers a young Diamondbacks team with an established veteran who can help Madison Bumgarner […]

Albert Pujols announced that he is going to retire at the end of the 2022 MLB season. Pujols has enjoyed a storied career that will earn him a place in Cooperstown someday. He spent the first portion of his career in St. Louis before signing with the Angels. However, Pujols made his return to the […]

St. Louis Cardinals ace Jack Flaherty shared a bold 2-word reaction to several Tampa Bay Rays players refusing to wear the LGBTQ+ patch on their uniforms.  absolute joke https://t.co/LKzBZU77wf — Jack Flaherty (@jflare_) June 6, 2022 MLB teams have been partaking in “Gay Pride Nights” over the past week amid June being pride month. Teams have […]

The New York Mets head to Southern California to begin a three-game series with the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. It’s time to continue our MLB odds coverage with a Mets-Padres prediction and pick.   The Mets split a four-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers and will continue their Southern California road trip by heading south down […]

Atlanta Braves superstar Ronald Acuna Jr. just can’t stop hitting homers … and doing the LeBron James silencer celebration. On Sunday against the Colorado Rockies, Acuna equaled his MLB record with four hits, scoring three times in the process. He also had an incredible 441-foot solo home run in the eighth inning to give the […]

Bryson Stott just became an instant cult hero for Philadelphia Phillies. His walk-off home run lifted the Phillies over the Los Angeles Angels to help them improve to 3-0 after firing Joe Girardi. The 24-year-old Stott, one of the Phillies’ top prospects, hasn’t been super productive in the big leagues so far. He came into […]

On Sunday, Houston Astros closer Ryan Pressly was ejected during the ninth inning against the Kansas City Royals. Home plate umpire Vic Carapazza tossed him after he threw inside on a batter. Mind you, he did not even hit the batter. The umpiring crew came together after the pitch. After saying something to Pressly, the […]

To not much of a surprise, Toronto Blue Jays center fielder George Springer slugged yet another leadoff home run this season. During the bottom of the first inning in the Blue Jays’ home series finale against the Minnesota Twins, Springer belted a 433-foot home run off of a 92 mph four-seam fastball from starting pitcher […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are having the time of their lives in the post-Joe Girardi era. They are 3-0 since firing their manager. Their most recent win over the Los Angeles Angels was their most exhilarating one. The Phillies came back to win with massive home runs in the final two innings. A grand slam from […]

We are one third of the way through the Major League Baseball season. By now, fantasy baseball managers should be well aware of what their teams strengths and weaknesses are. Every week, there are opportunities on the waiver wire to improve your team. Whether you are looking to add some depth to a position you […]

The Los Angeles Angels lost yet another heartbreaker in June, as the Philadelphia Phillies stormed back to pick up a 9-7 home win on Sunday to clinch the three-game series sweep. The Angels built an early 5-0 lead in the contest, which included an RBI single by outfielder Jo Adell during the team’s five-run fourth […]

The Tampa Bay Rays, like many companies, are promoting LGBTQ+ pride during the month of June. Not everyone on the roster wants to do the same, though. Pitchers Jason Adam, Jalen Beeks, Brooks Raley, Jeffrey Springs and Ryan Thompson were among the players who decided to remove the LGBTQ+ pride details from their uniforms. According to […]