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The Philadelphia Phillies being back in the World Series means everything to the city. Their first playoff run in 11 years will come to an end in the the fall classic, which no one saw coming. The heroes of their last pennant-winning team — like manager Charlie Manuel, shortstop Jimmy Rollins and first baseman Ryan […]

For most baseball teams, reaching the American League Championship Series would be considered a success. Not for the New York Yankees. They were swept in embarrassing fashion by the hated Houston Astros, leaving players and fans shaking their heads. There are a number of questions facing the Yankees organization this offseason. Obviously, the biggest one […]

Adam Wainwright previously announced that he will return for the 2023 season. However, Wainwright recently added that the 2023 campaign will be his final one in the big leagues, per Derrick Goold. “Yes, this will be the last one,” Wainwright said. “But everyone relax, let me go out and pitch. … I’m coming back to […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are heading to the World Series for the first time in 13 years, much in part to the hot bat of superstar Bryce Harper, who has been absolutely tearing the cover off the baseball in these playoffs. The question is, why are pitchers still pitching to him? Philadelphia Eagles star AJ Brown, […]

The World Series begins on Friday and there is no better time than to discuss World Series MVP predictions! It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a 2022 World Series MVP prediction and pick. When the Atlanta Braves took home the title in 2021, it was because of a group effort that resulted […]

The Fall Classic is upon us as the Philadelphia Phillies take on the Houston Astros for a best-of-seven-game series! It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Phillies-Astros series prediction and pick. The Phillies are coming off of a huge performance against the San Diego Padres in the NLCS. In what was the […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are back in the World Series for the first time since 2009. They face the Houston Astros in the midst of a spectacular postseason run. Phillies fans are super excited to see their squad back in the World Series, but it’ll cost them a lot to see them in person. The average […]

Atlanta Braves young star Michael Harris enjoyed a superb rookie season. However, one fan seems to think baseball players can’t enjoy life away from the game following the season. A fan directed a tweet toward Harris calling him out for bowling. “Nice to see Michael Harris II bowling instead of taking reps in center field […]

The Philadelphia Phillies entered the 2022 MLB Playoffs as the number six seed in the National League. And somehow, they have managed to emerge as the final team standing among the National League field. The Phillies overcame the St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, and San Diego Padres to advance to the World Series, which is […]

Can you imagine boo’ing your best player fresh off of a regular season that saw him hit 62 home runs? The fact is that most Yankees fans would cringe at the thought of boo’ing Aaron Judge. However, there were some fans who decided to let Judge hear it during a rough postseason stretch. As a […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are preparing for their first World Series since 2009, with Game 1 scheduled for Friday. Ahead of the much-anticipated matchup, manager Rob Thomson has announced that Aaron Nola will start the series opener, with Zack Wheeler going in Game 2 against the Houston Astros. Via Todd Zolecki: “Aaron Nola will start Game […]

The New York Yankees suffered more postseason disappointment this season after getting swept out of the ALCS by the Houston Astros. Now they will enter the offseason with some big questions, the biggest being whether they will be able to re-sign star slugger Aaron Judge in free agency. But New York may have to make […]

The New York Yankees recent postseason woes continued this season, as they crashed out of the ALCS after getting swept by the Houston Astros. Now, they must turn their attention towards re-signing Aaron Judge, who is set to hit free agency after a historic season of hitting that saw him enter the record books. Judge’s […]

The St. Louis Cardinals are saying goodbye to legends like Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina. One of the Cardinals’ other veteran legends, Adam Wainwright, isn’t going anywhere yet. According to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Wainwright is returning to the Cardinals next season. “Adam Wainwright will be returning to [the Cardinals] for the 2023 […]

The New York Yankees crashed and burned out of the 2022 MLB Playoffs after getting swept in the ALCS by the Houston Astros. Now, they have to quickly turn their attention towards their star outfielder Aaron Judge, who is set to hit free agency after a historic season of hitting this year. Even though Judge […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are in the World Series against the Houston Astros. That’s a sentence that would have made any Phillies fan spit out their coffee back in April, when the club was below .500 and in a steady free fall. Or when the thumb of 2021 National League MVP Bryce Harper broke, seemingly shattering […]

The San Francisco Giants are taking a page out of the Golden State Warriors’ book this free agency. No, they are not going to build with young talent and be patient with them whatsoever. Rather, they are going to spend big if it means they can finally win the World Series. Their first target? Aaron […]

New York Yankees fans are still steaming mad over the frustrating way the team’s 2022 MLB season ended — via a sweep at the hands of the hated Houston Astros in the American League Championship Series. They want heads to roll in the offseason, with most of their ire directed at Yankees general manager Brian […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers season ended much earlier than many people expected. They won a franchise record 111 games during the regular season. That is tied with the 1954 Cleveland Indians for the fourth most in the history of Major League Baseball. Yet, the Dodgers were eliminated by their hated little brothers to the south, […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are riding the wave of momentum all the way into the 2022 World Series. The Phillies are on fire, having won nine of their 11 playoff games thus far. They beat the St. Louis Cardinals in the wild card round, winning both games. They then took out the defending World Series champion […]

Fernando Tatis Jr. is still several months away from being back on the field, but it’s never too early to speculate just what position exactly will he be playing once he makes his return to action. President of Baseball Operations AJ Preller was asked about that Tuesday, but even he doesn’t also seem to have […]

Houston Astros legend Nolan Ryan is brimming with confidence as he predicts big things for his former team when they play the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2022 World Series. Ryan was a member of the 1980 Astros who lost to the Phillies in the championship series that year. That was also the last time the […]

Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson could be with the New York Yankees right now. Instead, New York opted to sign Aaron Boone to be their manager instead. Boone’s Yankees will be watching Rob Thomson’s Phillies take on the Houston Astros in the 2022 MLB World Series. Thompson was recently asked if he believes the Yankees […]

Padres’ President of Baseball Operations AJ Preller recently got brutally honest on Juan Soto and Josh Hader’s future in San Diego, per MLB.com. “Probably the biggest thing, at least with Hader and with Juan Soto, is this carries forward,” Preller said. “Ultimately, it wasn’t just a rental piece. They’re guys that, you know, in Juan’s […]

The Houston Astros are headed to the MLB World Series after cruising through the playoffs. After sweeping both the Seattle Mariners and New York Yankees, Houston seems primed for a World Series win. However, nothing will come easy against a red hot Philadelphia Phillies ball club. There is one particular player who can provide the […]

Zack Wheeler was previously the presumed Game 1 World Series starter for the Philadelphia Phillies. However, manager Rob Thomson hinted that Philadelphia may go in a different direction. In an interview with Audacy’s SportsRadio 94 WIP (Philadelphia), Thompson said Aaron Nola will likely get the Game 1 nod. “I think that, and we’ll announce official […]

The Miami Marlins have officially found their replacement for Don Mattingly. After a thorough search, the Marlins have settled on St. Louis Cardinals bench coach Skip Schumaker to be their next manager, as reported by Craig Mish on Twitter. Skip Schumaker reportedly blew away Marlins general manager Kim NG in the interview process, so it’s […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are in the World Series for the first time since 2009 and the city is absolutely buzzing. Hell, they even broke a 24-hour record for Championship Series merchandise sold. There are also lots of different public figures, athletes, and coaches from the City of Brotherly Love. One of them is Ohio State […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are heading to the World Series for the first time since 2009 and there is no question the fans at Citizens Bank Park played a key part in getting their team to the Fall Classic, bringing the energy each and every night. In fact, Phillies supporters were so pumped up they literally […]

Yankees fans and players are pleading their cases for Aaron Judge to stay in New York. Nestor Cortes said Judge should be given the title of ‘captain,’ while Anthony Rizzo said he should receive an “astronomical” amount of money in free agency. Rizzo recently doubled-down on his Aaron Judge praise while echoing Cortes’ take, per […]

The Boston Red Sox and superstar Rafael Devers are reportedly working on a contract extension, per MLB insider Yancen Pujols. The Red Sox and Devers have previously discussed a deal. However, Pujols reports that Boston made a “A substantially improved offer” compared to Boston’s prior offer. Pujols did add a catch to the situation, as […]

MLB fans will remember the Boston Red Sox making history after climbing back from a 3-0 deficit in 2004 ALCS against the New York Yankees. Boston shocked New York and went on to win their first World Series championship since 1918, effectively breaking the Curse of the Bambino. So it wasn’t surprising to see find […]

The New York Yankees’ most recent postseason loss to the Houston Astros is the one that might sting the most. Aaron Judge’s historic season is over and he is now a free agent. Fans are furious with general manager Brian Cashman and manager Aaron Boone. According to Andy Martino of SNY, the Yankees plan to […]

The Houston Astros ran the American League all season long. Their AL dominance had the majority of people choosing them to reach the World Series, and that is exactly what occurred. In fact, the Astros steamrolled their way through the MLB playoffs en route to the MLB World Series. However, they may finally face some […]

Aaron Judge to the Los Angeles Dodgers? The New York Yankees’ playoff elimination at the hands of the Houston Astros has officially kicked off the Judge free agency sweepstakes- and the Dodgers are rumored to be interested in the towering slugger. But such interest could force the club to shuffle their alignment defensively. Dodgers All-Star […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are headed to the MLB World Series! The New York Mets and Atlanta Braves dominated National League East headlines all season long. Meanwhile, Philadelphia snuck into the playoffs as the final NL Wild Card team. Nevertheless, Philadelphia outlasted Atlanta, New York, and the rest of the NL. However, they will now have […]

New Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy was recently introduced by the team. One question that everyone has been asking was posed to Bochy, per MLB.com. “I miss this game,” Bochy said in response to why he returned to the dugout. “There’s so many things about the game I miss – in the dugout, the competition, […]

San Diego Padres’ catcher Austin Nola was asked whether he congratulated his brother and Philadelphia Phillies star pitcher Aaron Nola on reaching the World Series, per Bob Nightengale. “I love my brother, but I have to let those emotions pass before I even talk to him,” Austin Nola said. “I’m going to congratulate him, but […]

The New York Yankees will turn their attention to the offseason and free agency following their defeat at the hands of the Houston Astros in the ALCS. One of the players who is set to hit the open market is veteran starting pitcher Jameson Taillon. Via NJ.com, Taillon opened up on whether he’d be interested […]