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It’s no secret the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres do not like each other. They’re arch-rivals in the NL West and aside from their competitiveness on the field, it appears their fans also don’t see eye to eye. Over the weekend, the Dodgers took two out of three from the Padres at Petco […]

Cody Bellinger’s 2 home run game on Sunday opened a lot of eyes in the MLB world. However, it apparently caught the attention of other sports stars as well. NFL players have not been shy about discussing their interest in baseball this year, especially JJ Watt. However, it was Raiders QB Derek Carr who made […]

The Los Angeles Angels and Houston Astros received plenty of hype entering the 2022 season. Los Angeles finally made some moves to upgrade their pitching staff while featuring superstars Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout in their lineup. Houston has been the class of the American League West over the past few years and they are […]

Milwaukee Brewers lefty Eric Lauer knew he had a tough task ahead on Sunday night against a potent Philadelphia Phillies offense, but it didn’t intimidate him the least bit. Lauer went out and shoved, striking out 13 hitters across six innings of scoreless baseball. He previously had just 10 K’s in his first two starts. […]

A potential American League playoff preview took place over the weekend as the Houston Astros hosted the Toronto Blue Jays. The series did not disappoint as each contest during the 3-game set was decided by just one run. After the Blue Jays took Friday and Saturday’s matchups, the Astros roared back with an 8-7 victory […]

Major League Baseball might have got off to a late start, but things are chugging along full steam ahead. There have been some big surprises in fantasy baseball this year, some of which have been great for managers. Others have been been dealt terrible news with injuries and players underperforming. With late April approaching, it’s […]

Shohei Ohtani is a one-of-a-kind baseball talent. In a sport that enforces rigid roles to maximize the talent of their players, Ohtani has done something completely insane. The Los Angeles Angels star is both a phenomenal pitcher… and a phenomenal hitter. That two-way excellence is something we haven’t seen since Babe Ruth himself. Many current […]

Angel Hernandez is one of the most infamous referees in the MLB… for all the wrong reasons. Fans, players, and managers all take issue with his rather liberal strike zone judgment. Kyle Schwarber and the Philadelphia Phillies got another taste of the Hernandez experience in their match against the Milwaukee Brewers. During the ninth inning […]

Cody Bellinger has had a couple of down seasons for the Los Angeles Dodgers since winning the MVP award back in 2019. But he’s showing some serious signs of life this season. Bellinger looked like his 2019 self on Sunday against the San Diego Padres as the Dodgers outfielder hit not one, but two home […]

Even as the 2022 MLB regular season is just mere weeks old, Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Cody Bellinger has already emerged as a stern contender for the league’s Comeback Player of the Year honor. Bellinger was a standout performer in the Dodgers’ series finale against the San Diego Padres on Sunday. He belted a […]

The Minnesota Twins defeated the Chicago White Sox in an exhilarating fashion. Byron Buxton launched a moon shot to walk the game off in the 10th inning for his second home run of the day and sixth in 10 games this season. The walk-off blast is another feather in Buxton’s cap. The 28-year-old is posting […]

Some terrifying scenes occurred in aftermath of the Washington Nationals matchup with the San Francisco Giants on Sunday afternoon. According to the DC Police Department, law enforcement officers responded to a violent incident outside of Nationals Park. The DC Police Department reported that police were seeking an individual in connection to a reported stabbing following […]

The Minnesota Twins entered the 2022 season expecting to be toward the bottom of the American League Central division. Meanwhile, the Chicago White Sox were one of the favorites to reach the World Series. However, on Sunday, the Twins finished a three-game sweep of the White Sox, and ended the series in dramatic fashion. With […]

Wander Franco featured in his 85th career game on Sunday, as reached base once and scored a run in the Tampa Bay Rays’ 5-2 win over the Boston Red Sox. Through a mere 85 games played, Red Sox starting pitcher Rich Hill has seen enough from his former teammate to already predict that the shortstop […]

After back-to-back sluggish showings against the Toronto Blue Jays and Detroit Tigers, Gerrit Cole orchestrated a keen bounce-back performance in the New York Yankees’ 10-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday. Cole was simply electric on the day; he logged 6.2 innings pitched to go along with zero earned runs and nine strikeouts. From […]

The New York Mets currently bolster one of the more dynamic lineups in all of baseball today, although Robinson Cano has not been much of a factor in their success on offense so far this season. Through 10 games played, Cano has posted career lows across the board, including in batting average (.206) and OBP […]

The Milwaukee Brewers will square off with the Philadelphia Phillies for the rubber match at Citizens Bank Park. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Brewers-Phillies prediction and pick.   The Brewers defeated the Phillies 5-3 on Saturday afternoon. Milwaukee fell behind early when Nick Castellanos smoked an RBI double  to give […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres will meet in the rubber match of this three-game series at Petco Park on Sunday. It’s time to continue our MLB Odds series with a Dodgers-Padres prediction and pick.   The Padres defeated the Dodgers 3-2 in a 10-inning walk-off win. The Padres led 1-0 heading […]

Chicago White Sox star Eloy Jimenez is expected to miss significant time after suffering a right hamstring tear, per Jon Heyman. The injury occurred in Saturday’s loss to the Twins. Eloy Jimenez initial diagnosis is right hamstring tear (also sometimes called strain). White Sox are only saying hamstring injury is “significant” until their own docs […]

Former New York Mets star Michael Conforto will not play in 2022 after undergoing shoulder surgery last week. Last week Michael Confordo underwent successful shoulder surgery by Dr Neil ELATTRACHE. He is expected to make a full recovery and return to play in spring training 2023. @nypostsports — Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) April 24, 2022 Conforto’s […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have had a successful start to their 2022 season. The additions to their roster (such as Freddie Freeman) have all helped greatly in their quest for another World Series title. However, one of their star’s bats have failed to generate anything in their last few games. Mookie Betts hasn’t looked like […]

Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera has received a multitude of messages from players of today and legends of the past after reaching 3,000 career hits during the early Saturday home game against the Colorado Rockies. Among them, former Tigers starting pitcher and current Houston Astros hurler Justin Verlander took some time to send his congratulations to […]

The Houston Astros’ April woes continued on Saturday as they fell to the Toronto Blue Jays by a 3-2 final score. Not much went the Astros’ way on offense over the course of the game. Third baseman Alex Bregman opened up the contest on a stern note with a two-run home run in the first […]

The Chicago White Sox just couldn’t escape the injury bug. This time, it’s Eloy Jimenez who fell victim after the young outfielder sustained a scary hamstring injury on Saturday in their game against the Minnesota Twins. While sprinting to first base to beat the grounder in the second inning, Jimenez seemed to lose control of […]

The New York Yankees’ showdown with the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday turned ugly after fans at the Yankee Stadium started throwing trash and jeering at Myles Straw, Oscar Mercado and the rest of the visitors. Speaking to reporters after the game, Straw and Mercado opened up about what led to the high tensions, indicating that […]

Miguel Cabrera once again made history at Comerica Park as he reached 3,000 career hits during the Detroit Tigers’ 13-0 blowout win against the Colorado Rockies on Saturday. From an individual standpoint, Cabrera does not have much to prove at this stage in his career. The veteran slugger is also in the 500 home runs […]

The New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians played a great baseball game on Saturday. Nestor Cortes and Cal Quantrill both pitched very well to start the contest. New York took a 3-2 lead in the 7th before Cleveland roared back with two runs in the 8th. However, the Yankees scored 2 in the ninth to […]

Matthew Stafford spent 12 years as a member of the Detroit Lions and also happens to be a baseball fan. He grew up playing ball with Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers and the two are friends to this day. So it was no surprise to see Stafford, who of course now plays in Los Angeles […]

Amid a disappointing start to the season for the New York Yankees, Nestor Cortes is establishing himself as not just a solid pitcher but a very good one. The 27-year-old is having a phenomenal start to the 2022 season. Yankees fans love him for a good reason: he plays very hard, is not afraid to […]

Trevor Story was among the last big-name players to put pen to paper on a new contract deal during the free agency period. After failing to find a suitor before the start of the MLB lockout, he wound up coming to terms with the Boston Red Sox on a six-year, $140 million deal in March. […]

Is there such a thing as too much baseball? Absolutely not. In an American League contest between two teams with an incredible amount of intriguing rising baseball stars, the Kansas City Royals and the Seattle Mariners will go to war on a Saturday night in the Pacific Northwest. It is time to take a sneak […]

Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera bolstered his already stout Baseball Hall of Fame resume on Saturday, as he became the latest player to join the 3,000 hits club. After recording 12 hits in his opening 12 games of the 2022 campaign, Cabrera entered the early home game against the Colorado Rockies a mere one hit […]

The Baltimore Orioles have few high-level players to guide them as they look to rebuild into a playoff team again. One of them, left-handed pitcher John Means, will be sidelined for a long time. Means announced on Twitter that he will have to undergo Tommy John surgery. The 28-year-old ace’s absence will be felt by […]

After a thrilling finish in the desert between the New York Mets and the Arizona Diamondbacks last night, the two clubs will lace up the cleats and suit up for a rematch on Saturday night. It is that time once again to check out our MLB odds series, where our Mets-Diamondbacks prediction and odds will […]

It has happened! After Miguel Cabrera was walked by Aaron Boone and the Yankees on Thursday and rain caused the Tigers game to be postponed on Friday, Miguel Cabrera was finally able to get his 3,000th hit on Saturday at Comerica Park. The hit was a single through the right side in true Miguel Cabrera […]

The Miami Marlins will look to make it two-for-two on Saturday as they continue an NL East matchup with the Atlanta Braves at Trust Park. Join us for our MLB odds series, where our prediction and pick will be made. After finally getting the monkey off their backs and winning their first road game of […]

The San Francisco Giants found themselves in the midst of another unwritten rules controversy on Friday night in Washington. The Giants defeated the Nations 7-1 but the outcome of the game was far from the main headline. In the ninth inning, San Francisco held a 6-run lead and Thairo Estrada attempted to steal second base. […]

Let the weekend begin! The Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays will continue their first series against one another on Saturday at Tropicana Field. It is time to check out our  MLB odds series, where our Red Sox-Rays prediction and odds will be unveiled.   After stealing game one in a narrow 4-3 […]

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Guardians 4-1 at Yankee Stadium on Friday night. Shutting down the Guardians’ red hot offense has been a challenge for opposing pitching staffs as of late, but Yankees’ reliever Michael King made it look rather easy. King entered a close ballgame and went on spin three scoreless innings […]