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Anything can happen in baseball. Chicago Cubs shortstop Nico Hoerner showed on Opening Day just how unpredictable the sport can be as he faced Corbin Burnes of the Milwaukee Brewers. In the midst of a tough fight with the team favored to win their division, Hoerner stepped up to bat. He was facing Burnes, the […]

The 2022 season is a hugely important one for the New York Yankees. Their championship window is open for now but other teams, especially in their own division, are making runs for the ultimate prize as well. The duo of Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton will keep them competitive as they look to break through […]

Rickey Henderson is a retired baseball player who suited up for several teams during a lengthy MLB career. Considered by many as the greatest lead-off hitter in MLB history, the Hall of Famer is currently the MLB record holder for most career stolen bases and career runs. For this piece, let’s take a look at […]

Rafael Devers isn’t the only one currently at an impasse when it comes to contract negotiations with the Boston Red Sox. Star shortstop Xander Bogaerts told Bob Nightengale Thursday that he won’t be signing a new contract with the Red Sox before Opening Day. This is worrisome for the Red Sox considering the shortstop is […]

Can life get any better than this? With Opening Day 2022 in full swing on this first Thursday of April, there are plenty of season debut matchups that will surely leave you salivating. In a National League confrontation between two hopeful title contenders, the Cincinnati Reds travel to Truist Park to go to battle versus […]

Opening Day is finally upon us! The Arizona Diamondbacks host the San Diego Padres for a 4-game series to start off the 2022 campaign. Let’s continue our MLB odds series with a Padres-Diamondbacks prediction and pick.   The San Diego Padres are coming off another underperformed season after they had high expectations last year. The […]

The Chicago Cubs are kicking off the 2022 MLB season in front of their home fans. As they look to bounce back after trading away most of their World Series-winning core, they have yet to figure out the contract for one of the players that remains: catcher Willson Contreras. According to Patrick Mooney of The […]

The Chicago White Sox are looking to maintain their spot atop the AL Central this season, but the team will be without some key players to start the year. With Lance Lynn out due to an injury and Tim Anderson suspended for two games, the White Sox were dealt an additional injury blow in the […]

During the offseason, the Boston Red Sox made a rather important acquisition, signing infielder Trevor Story to a six-year contract. Story previously made his name playing at Coors Field for the Colorado Rockies. As Major League Baseball’s Opening Day is finally here, Story shared a message for the fans of both his former club and […]

Welcome National League Central fans to an opening day matchup between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals. With both squads looking to start off the 2022 season on the right foot, let’s take a sneak peek at our MLB odds series, where our Pirates-Cardinals prediction and pick will be unveiled.   The Pirates […]

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard noticed a wild quote circulating online, attributed to none other than himself. The fake comments suggested Syndergaard took some totally unnecessary shots at Mookie Betts and the Dodgers, while comparing Shohei Ohtani to Babe Ruth. Syndergaard took to Twitter to clear the air over the fake quotes and […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates don’t have a lot to be excited about for the future, but if there’s one bright spot, his name is Ke’Bryan Hayes. The third baseman committed his long-term future to the organization on Thursday, signing an 8-year, $70 million deal. The club hasn’t confirmed, but Ken Rosenthal reported it: Deal will be […]

While the New York Yankees continue to work towards a contract extension for superstar slugger Aaron Judge, fellow Yankees veteran Anthony Rizzo revealed some advice he gave to his teammate. Rizzo told Judge that when it came to his contract extension, he should be looking out for what’s best for his family, rather than the […]

Gerrit Cole is now a staple of the New York Yankees organization, but that wasn’t always the case. The hard-throwing righty was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates first overall in 2011 and then eventually moved onto the Houston Astros as well before landing in the Bronx. Nevertheless, Cole has been a Yankees fan his whole […]

Opening Day 2022 rolls right along in this American League Central showdown between the newly-revamped Cleveland Guardians taking on the Kansas City Royals. It is time to check out our MLB odds series with a Guardians-Royals prediction and pick.   For the first time in nearly 100 years, the city of Cleveland’s major league baseball […]

The New York Mets are gearing up for Opening Day on Thursday, when, despite the offseason acquisition of Max Scherzer, Taylor Megill will be on the mound. With Max Scherzer nursing a hamstring injury, the marquee signing was expected to make his Mets debut on Friday during their second game of the season. The latest […]

With the smell of hot dogs and brats in the air and stadiums opening their doors for the first time since October, America’s national pastime is officially back! In one of the first games of Opening Day 2022, the New York Mets will travel to our nation’s capital to take on the Washington Nationals. Welcome […]

Bryce Harper began his career with the Philadelphia Phillies three years ago. The team signed the star slugger to a 13-year, $330 million contract in March of 2019. However, former Phillies outfielder Jayson Werth knew years prior that Harper was bound to play in Philadelphia. Ahead of MLB Opening Day, Harper joined Barstool Philly’s “First Time, […]

It’s Opening Day in Major League Baseball as the Houston Astros take on the Los Angeles Angels at Angels Stadium. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with an Astros-Angels prediction and pick.   The Astros went 95-67 last season, losing in six games in the World Series to the Atlanta Braves. Now, they […]

It’s Opening Day in Major League Baseball as the Milwaukee Brewers visit Wrigley Field to take on the Chicago Cubs. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Brewers-Cubs prediction and pick.   The Brewers went 95-67 last season, winning the NL Central. Additionally, they finished one win shy of the franchise record […]

With Opening Day just hours away, the San Diego Padres and Minnesota Twins decided to make last-minute tweaks to their respective rosters, agreeing to a trade involving starting pitcher Chris Paddack and outfielder Brent Rooker, who are both heading to Minnesota, and relief pitcher Taylor Roger, who is on his way to San Diego. Also […]

As MLB teams look to play ball on Opening Day, the San Diego Padres are still looking to make trades. They linked up with the Minnesota Twins to bolster their bullpen. According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, San Diego will receive Taylor Rodgers and Brent Rooker while sending Chris Paddack and Emilio Pagan to Minnesota. […]

The San Diego Padres’ hopes for contention took a big blow when it was announced that superstar shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. sustained a fractured wrist that will keep him sidelined for up to three months. Luckily for the Padres, they just so happen to have one of the most talented shortstop prospects in the game, […]

Atlanta Braves fans will sorely miss their longtime first baseman in Freddie Freeman as he heads west to join the Los Angeles Dodgers. But there may not be as much love lost from his former teammate Ronald Acuna Jr. The Braves right fielder went on Instagram Live and was said to have opened up about […]

MLB The Show 22 is released, and critics have gotten a lot of time playing it by now. Here are what the MLB The Show 22 Review Scores reveal. MLB The Show 22 Review Scores – 80 on Metacritic MLB The Show 22 received a Metacritic score of 80 on the PS5. We’re back yet […]

The San Diego Padres are still looking to get a trade through the door ahead of Opening Day. After failing to land Jose Ramirez, who re-upped on a monster extension with the Cleveland Guardians, the Padres have reportedly engaged in trade talks with the Minnesota Twins. The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reports the Twins and Padres are […]

The Milwaukee Brewers lost catcher Pedro Severino to an 80-game suspension after he tested positive for a banned substance. In order to replace the void left by Severino, the Brewers facilitated a trade with the San Diego Padres, moving to acquire Victor Caratini and cash for a pair of players, according to FanSided’s MLB insider, […]

The Boston Red Sox are hoping to lock down Rafael Devers on a long-term contract extension, but it appears their early efforts in doing so have come up short. According to Hector Gomez, Boston’s latest offer to Devers was considered by the third baseman’s camp to be beneath his value, prompting them to reject the […]

Carlos Correa never even visited with the Chicago Cubs this offseason, and today we found out why. According to Stephen Nelson, Correa never received the Cubs’ offer. That’s right, despite Chicago’s proposed seven-year deal worth over $30 million per year, Correa didn’t even have the opportunity to consider it. Nelson cited Correa’s agent switch as […]

The St. Louis Cardinals were looking to fill out their starting rotation for 2022, and the team revealed its surprising plans for the final rotation spot ahead of Opening Day. According to Derrick Goold of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Cards are planning to utilize flame-throwing pitcher Jordan Hicks as their fifth starter. He’ll toe […]

The Washington Nationals were expecting to enter the season without the services of starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg, who has been sidelined due to thoracic outlet syndrome, a condition that required him to undergo surgery. Nationals manager Dave Martinez spoke about expectations for the three-time All-Star, stating that the team will be pleased with whatever innings […]

2021 National League MVP Bryce Harper of the Philadelphia Phillies recently did an interview with Barstool Sports’ baseball podcast “Starting 9.” Harper discussed a number of topics, including the most difficult pitchers to face in the National League. Naturally, he named Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer as the top two hurlers in the NL. He […]

MLB is hiring former Cy Young award wining pitcher CC Sabathia as a special assistant to commissioner Rob Manfred, per Bob Nightengale. According to Nightengale, Sabathia’s role will focus on the following, “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, social responsibility, youth participation and broadcasting.” Sabathia's role will focus on player relations, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, social responsibility, […]

In the most recent National Baseball Hall of Fame voting cycle from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, David Ortiz was the lone player to be inducted. The Boston Red Sox legend became a first-ballot HOFer. The New York Yankees could have seen one of their legends, Alex Rodriguez, make it in as well but […]

The Mets initially had Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer lined up to pitch games 1 and 2 of the 2022 MLB season. Scherzer will still pitch the second game, but the Mets announced a surprise Opening Day starter on Wednesday. Tylor Megill, who wasn’t even projected to be in the Mets five man rotation following […]

The Boston Red Sox have the odds stacked against them for the 2022 season. The Blue Jays strengthened their team, and the Yankees and Rays are always ready to compete. Last year, Boston snuck into the postseason as a Wild Card team and made it all the way to the ALCS before losing to the […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have a big decision to make when it comes to the future of superstar infielder Trea Turner. The Dodgers acquired Turner, alongside Max Scherzer, at the 2021 MLB trade deadline, gaining control of the 28-year-old’s contract through the 2022 season. After this season, Turner is set to hit free agency, and […]

Randy Johnson established himself as one of the best pitchers in baseball history after making his MLB debut in 2022. With multiple broken records and a long list of major accolades over a 22-season career, The Big Unit is a certified legend of the sport who made a lot of money striking people out. Let’s […]

After yet another productive offseason, the Los Angeles Dodgers will be hungry to chase a World Series title in 2022. With Freddie Freeman joining an already scary lineup consisting of Mookie Betts, Justin Turner, and Trea Turner, among others, this team is going to be a force in the National League. Although Betts is one […]