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The New York Mets initially didn’t seem like a destination for a Juan Soto trade. The Washington Nationals didn’t seem likely to trade their superstar to a division rival, yet New York has a chance to pull it off. According to Andy Martino of SNY, the Mets being NL East rivals with the Nationals will likely […]

The 2022 MLB Home Run Derby is finally upon us, with a number of different big names taking place in the prestigious event at Dodger Stadium in sunny Los Angeles. In this post, we’ll lay out how to watch the event, start time, preview, participants, and the rules. Watch MLB Games LIVE with fuboTV (click […]

The Juan Soto trade is honing in one location: New York City. It’s happening for more reasons than just the New York Yankees and New York Mets having an interest in trading for him. It’s also because his situation is becoming baseball’s version of the Kevin Durant situation. According to Jon Heyman of the New […]

The New York Mets currently have much of their focus set on this season’s MLB trade deadline and the upcoming stretch run of the campaign. However, they are slated to soon face dilemmas regarding the futures of several players on the team, including Taijuan Walker. The New York Post’s Jon Heyman shared updates on the […]

On Sunday, the MLB Celebrity All-Star Game took place as baseball is closing in on the halfway mark of the season. This year, there were a handful of big-name stars participating, one of which was Bryan Cranston. It makes sense why he played in the Celebrity All-Star Game, as Cranston is a known MLB fan. […]

The Tampa Bay Rays will pick up after the All-Star break with Harold Ramirez dealing with an injury. It’s a brutal development for a team in the middle of a competitive playoff race. Ramirez was hit right in the hand by a pitch from Jordan Lyles during the first inning against the Baltimore orioles but […]

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Dylan Cease just continues to make history in his fourth campaign in the majors. Cease entered Chicago’s road series finale against the Minnesota Twins needing a mere seven strikeouts to reach 500 for his career. He came into the contest with 142 total strikeouts recorded on the season coupled with […]

It took a while, but Seattle Mariners first baseman Ty France has finally earned an All-Star Game nod for the first time in his career. MLB announced on Sunday that France was named to the 2022 MLB All-Star Game after Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout was ruled out for the contest due to injury. […]

The Boston Red Sox have picked themselves up after a rough start to the season and are now in the playoff hunt. However, it’s still clear that they have to make some moves at the 2022 MLB trade deadline. Although Rafael Devers is nothing short of outstanding and Xander Bogaerts and J.D. Martinez are hitting […]

Chris Sale has had quite an unfortunate streak of injuries over the past few years. He got shut down early in 2019, and ended up needing Tommy John surgery that offseason, which held him out for the entire 2020 season. He would make his way back towards the end of the 2021 season, but clearly […]

The Detroit Tigers’ rebuild was always going to take some time but it, at least, should have been fun to watch this season. A busy offseason that saw them add two stars and call up two top prospects has been pretty dismal. One key reason is that one of their prized prospects, Spencer Torkelson, is […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks take on the San Diego Padres. Check out our MLB odds series for our Diamondbacks Padres prediction and pick. Merrill Kelly goes to the rubber for the Diamondbacks, while Mike Clevinger gets the call for the Padres. Merrill Kelly gave up five runs in six innings against the Reds on June 13, […]

The San Diego Padres are firmly in second place in the NL West division, though the gap between them and the Los Angeles Dodgers continues to grow. Just ahead of the MLB All-Star break, the Padres trail the Dodgers by 9.5 games. Injuries to key players such as Fernando Tatis Jr. have plagued the team, […]

The Milwaukee Brewers take on the San Francisco Giants. Check out our MLB odds series for our Brewers Giants prediction and pick. Jason Alexander gets the ball for the Brewers, while Logan Webb takes the bump for the Giants. Jason Alexander’s ERA was 2.16 on June 12. He made his first start of the year […]

A NL Central rivalry ends again today for the last game before the All-Star break as the St. Louis Cardinals host the Cincinnati Reds. This will be the end of a three-game series where the Cardinals won the first two games Can they pull off a sweep to wrap up the first half of the […]

The Houston Astros will host the Oakland Athletics in the final game before the All-Star break, wrapping up a three-game series. So far, the games are split in this series, but overall, the A’s are in a spot in the season where they just want to spoil other teams’ victories. With that said, can they […]

The New York Mets usually play second fiddle to the New York Yankees. While the Yankees are the most dominant team in baseball so far in this 2022 MLB season, the Mets are also one of MLB’s best teams after owner Steve Cohen shelled out a lot of money for a talented roster. This includes […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates take on the Colorado Rockies. Check out our MLB odds series for our Pirates Rockies prediction and pick. Three hours before the scheduled first pitch, the Pirates have not announced a starting pitcher. Austin Gomber gets the start for the Rockies. Austin Gomber has a 6.11 ERA. He has struggled for nearly […]

The MLB world was shocked yesterday afternoon when it was announced that Juan Soto could be on his way out the door for the Washington Nationals. The star slugger turned down a massive 15 year, $440 million extension from the Nats, prompting the team to begin exploring trades for Soto with an extension seeming unlikely. […]

The Seattle Mariners will try to win their 14th game in a row and complete a series sweep of the Texas Rangers on Sunday afternoon at Globe Life Field. It’s time to continue our MLB odds coverage with a Mariners-Rangers prediction and pick.   The Mariners defeated the Rangers 3-2 in extra innings to win their 13th consecutive game. Things started […]

It’s Juan Soto’s world, and right now, the Washington Nationals are living in it. The MLB has a notoriously team-friendly contract negotiation process. However, in the age of a culture shift in baseball focused on player empowerment, Soto is taking advantage of his newfound leverage. The 23-year-old phenom declined a record breaking 15-year, $440 million […]

The Chicago White Sox will attempt to win the four-game series against the Minnesota Twins as the AL Central rivals finish the set on Sunday at Target Field. It’s time to continue our MLB odds coverage with a White Sox-Twins prediction and pick.   The Twins ended a two-game slide against the White Sox by defeating them 6-3 on Saturday. Things […]

A bombshell was dropped yesterday afternoon when it was reported that Washington Nationals star Juan Soto had turned down a massive 15-year, $440 million extension from the Nationals. As a result, Washington has decided that they will be unable to reach an extension with the face of their franchise, and they will proceed to entertain […]

The New York Mets will attempt to complete a four-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field before the All-Star break begins. It’s time to continue our MLB odds coverage with a Mets-Cubs prediction and pick.   The Mets won both games of a doubleheader against the Cubs on Saturday. New York won the first game 2-1 in 11 innings. […]

The Washington Nationals may be on the verge of doing the unthinkable; trading away 23-year-old Juan Soto. The Nationals and Soto are reportedly far apart in contract negotiations, and there’s a growing sense from Washington that a deal may be dead in the water. If the Nationals can’t figure a way to appease Soto and […]

In a New York Yankees roster loaded with power-hitting giants, Matt Carpenter has managed to stand out. The Yankees’ midseason addition has been one of the best hitters in baseball throughout his first 30 games with the team. It all reached a crescendo for Carpenter on Saturday as the division rival Boston Red Sox came […]

Matt Carpenter got a second chance at baseball, and he couldn’t be thankful enough to the New York Yankees for taking a gamble at him. Amid a slew of injuries back in May, the Yankees signed Carpenter and quickly added him to the active roster to get the team some help. The 36-year-old slugger has […]

The Detroit Tigers are one of the teams that have been struggling for many years. Big names like Miguel Cabrera, Justin Verlander, and Max Scherzer are long gone from the franchise. The rebuilding phase has been grueling and challenging for the organization as the trajectory of the struggles has been abysmal. Some pieces have not […]

Few player have a harder time dealing with an inconsistent strike zone than Aaron Judge. The New York Yankees outfielder is a 6’7″ behemoth of a man that towers over the catcher and umpires, which makes calling balls and strikes against him that much more difficult. In truth, Aaron Judge really does get the short […]

The New York Yankees have given Matt Carpenter’s career a second wind. Carpenter has been nothing but an absolute monster at the plate since he signed a one-year deal with the Yankees that’s worth $2 million back in May. On Saturday night against rivals Boston Red Sox at home, Carpenter blessed the Yankees again with […]

Justin Verlander is aging like a fine wine. At 39 years old, the Houston Astros veteran pitcher is still putting together an elite season, even capping the first half of the 2022 MLB campaign with an on-brand sterling performance that baseball fans have become so used to seeing from the two-time Cy Young award winner. […]

The Boston Red Sox have placed Trevor Story on the 10-day injured list due to his right hand contusion injury, the team announced on Saturday. Boston opted to call up catcher Connor Wong from Triple-A Worcester to fill the second baseman’s spot on the active roster. The #RedSox today placed 2B Trevor Story on the 10-Day […]

When the Houston Astros won the 2017 World Series, the triumph was deemed to have essentially cemented the legacies of several players on the team, including Carlos Beltran. All that was missing in Beltran’s Baseball Hall of Fame resume was a World Series ring, and he marked that off his checklist after featuring for Houston […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers take on the Los Angeles Angels. Check out our MLB odds series for our Dodgers Angels prediction and pick. Julio Urias takes the hill for the Dodgers, while Jose Suarez will oppose him for the Angels. Julio Urias has a 3.01 ERA. That’s not bad, but it’s also not where he […]

At one point during the early stages of the 2022 MLB season, it seemed as if the Seattle Mariners were going to end up being sellers at this year’s trade deadline. However, much has changed for Seattle as of late. The Mariners have reeled off 12 wins in a row and currently hold the second […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks take on the San Diego Padres. Check out our MLB odds series for our Diamondbacks Padres prediction and pick. Tyler Gilbert goes to the hill for the Diamondbacks, while Sean Manaea makes the start for the Padres. Tyler Gilbert has a 5.33, but you should ignore that fact. He has pitched only […]

The New York Mets take on the Chicago Cubs in Game 2 of a doubleheader. Check out our MLB odds series for our Mets Cubs prediction and pick. Max Scherzer gets the call for the Mets in the split-session doubleheader at Wrigley Field, while Drew Smyly goes against him for the Cubs. Max Scherzer’s year-long […]

The Atlanta Braves have remained one of the best teams in baseball following their World Series championship. Their 55-37 record is still behind the New York Mets for the NL East lead but is also the fifth-best record so far in this MLB season. Although Ozzie Albies has been out for a month now with […]

The 2022 MLB Home Run Derby takes place this Monday, but FanDuel wasted no time putting out the odds. Check out our MLB odds series, for more betting content on Major League Baseball.   New York Mets’ first baseman Pete Alonso comes in as the favorite to win the Derby once again. The two-time back-to-back […]