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He’s finally back home. The Pittsburgh Pirates fanbase officially welcomed Andrew McCutchen back to PNC Park in their home opener against the Chicago White Sox. McCutchen, a legend of the team, got two massive ovations: the first was when his name was announced in the starting lineup. Cutch also got an ovation when he came […]

By now, every baseball fan knows the Tampa Bay Rays are always a tough out for anyone in the big leagues, despite not having a massive payroll or any big-name superstars. Well don’t look now but Kevin Cash’s ballclub is off to a blistering start in 2023, currently sitting at 7-0 after beating the Oakland […]

The Chicago Cubs have not had a lot of great starting pitching in recent years, but Marcus Stroman appears determined to change that this season. He has started the year with back-to-back scoreless starts that have resulted in Chicago victories. https://twitter.com/MLBastian/status/1644448144573231105 Specifically, Stroman has thrown 6.0 scoreless innings against the Milwaukee Brewers and the Texas […]

Joey Gallo has been on fire to start off his tenure with the Minnesota Twins. However, an unfortunate injury may put an immediate halt to any momentum Gallo had with the Twins. Gallo left the Twins’ contest against the Houston Astros on Friday. The team’s broadcast booth announced that Gallo was dealing with right side […]

White Sox SS Tim Anderson was ejected from Thursday’s game against the San Francisco Giants for an exchange with pitcher Logan Webb. Webb responded to a breakdown of the situation on Twitter by Jomboy, and the White Sox shortstop took the opportunity to troll him. lol — Logan Webb (@LoganWebb1053) April 7, 2023 ain’t shit […]

Shortly after Travis Kelce made a Hall of Shame mess of delivering the first pitch at the Cleveland Guardians home opener by spiking the pitch less than halfway to home plate, Kansas City Chiefs teammate Patrick Mahomes let his teammate have it. Ayyyyyy bruhhhhhhhhh 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀💀🤣🤣🤣 @tkelce https://t.co/v3RENRzcex — Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) April 7, 2023 […]

The comments St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol made about outfielder Tyler O’Neill not giving maximum effort while running home, which then led to him being benched, has brought to light an interesting generational debate. Old-school baseball minds probably saw no problem with a skipper calling out a player for not hustling enough. That was […]

Andrew McCutchen couldn’t be happier to have returned to the Pirates and the chance to resume his career in the city of Pittsburgh. "This city means everything to me." pic.twitter.com/WiIvogoo2O — Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) April 7, 2023 Andrew McCutchen being welcomed back to PNC Park will give you chills. pic.twitter.com/Gqc45EnWYH — Baseball (@mlbelites_) April 7, […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers take on the Arizona Diamondbacks. Our MLB odds series has our Dodgers Diamondbacks prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Dodgers Diamondbacks. The Los Angeles Dodgers started their season slowly, and the team which got in their way was the Arizona Diamondbacks. Arizona split four games in Dodger Stadium, a […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have enjoyed a strong start to the 2023 campaign. Their middle infield, however, has endured no shortage of uncertainty. SS Gavin Lux suffered a season-ending injury during spring training. Miguel Rojas, who took over the position for Lux, is currently dealing with an injury of his own, while 2B Miguel Vargas […]

Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers are set to square off against Madison Bumgarner and the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. Kershaw and Bumgarner will pitch against one another for the second time already this season. Kershaw commented on facing his old rival once again, per Matt Borelli of dodgerblue.com. “No, but I have […]

Heading into his 11th season in the MLB, and second with the Chicago Cubs, starting pitcher Marcus Stroman has gotten off to arguably the best start of his career in 2023. On opening day as the Cubs took on the Milwaukee Brewers, Marcus Stroman was dominant. Over six innings, he allowed just three hits and […]

The Washington Nationals take on the Colorado Rockies. Our MLB odds series has our Nationals Rockies prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Nationals Rockies. The Washington Nationals have already hit rock bottom this season. You can’t get much worse than being shut out by the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. It’s true that […]

Whenever the New York Mets and New York Yankees play against each other, it’s hailed as the Subway Series and presented as two rivals facing off. Steve Cohen doesn’t see it that way. The Mets owner dropped a surprising take on how he views the Yankees in his new New York role. Cohen respects the […]

The New York Mets managed to get back on the right track after being swept by the Milwaukee Brewers, as they came away with a 9-3 win over the Miami Marlins on Friday. The Mets had multiple standout performers in their 2023 home opener, including Pete Alonso. The two-time All-Star slugged the fourth home run […]

Travis Kelce is an extraordinary athlete. Pitching, however, isn’t in his future. The Kansas City Chiefs’ star tight end threw out the first pitch at the Cleveland Guardians game on Friday, and it’s safe to say it didn’t go as planned. With his mom, Donna, in attendance, Kelce spiked the first pitch which sent Guardians’ […]

The San Diego Padres take on the Atlanta Braves. Our MLB odds series has our  Padres Braves prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Padres Braves. The San Diego Padres have stumbled out of the gate this season. They had a lot of trouble with the Colorado Rockies last season, playing near .500 ball […]

Toronto Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins resolved a few team dilemmas during the offseason. For one, Atkins reached an agreement on a three-year, $33 million extension deal with Bo Bichette in February. Atkins will soon have to come to resolutions on several other such dilemmas, including on the futures of both starting pitcher Alek […]

The New York Yankees have been without either Carlos Rodon or Luis Severino to start the season. However, the Yankees’ fortune could soon be changing with Severino and Rodon taking massive steps in their injury recoveries. Aaron Boone confirmed that Severino will throw a live bullpen session on Sunday, via Chris Kirschner of The Athletic. […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are playing in their home opener Friday at Citizens Bank Park against the Cincinnati Reds. Bryce Harper and Rhys Hoskins are both out due to injury, however they made sure to take part in the pre-game festivities paying homage to last season’s National League Championship. Bryce Harper and Rhys Hoskins raise the […]

James Outman has stolen the show for the Los Angeles Dodgers to open the 2023 season. The young outfielder is hitting .353 with three extra-base hits up to this point, per MLB Network on Twitter. He’s also drawn five walks and scored five runs. Overall, Outman has posted a tremendous 1.287 OPS. Even though it’s […]

The Miami Marlins faced the New York Mets in a jam-packed home opener at Citi Field on Friday afternoon. Edward Cabrera took the mound for the Marlins, although his start didn’t last very long. Cabrera picked just 2.2 innings before being removed, but he twirled a no-hitter while giving up seven walks. That makes the […]

With Liam Hendriks out to start the season, the Chicago White Sox have been without their star closer. As the White Sox look to bolster their Hendriksless bullpen, Chicago turned their attention to a familiar face. The White Sox have brought back Alex Colome, via Scott Merkin of MLB.com. Colome was “assigned,” to the White […]

The Texas Rangers have gotten off to a pretty good start after what was a busy offseason for them. However, they are already facing a bit of attrition, as their starting rotation is already dealing with a few injuries. The latest update on Jake Odorizzi certainly won’t help matters much either. The Rangers swung a […]

With Edwin Diaz suffering a season-ending injury, the New York Mets now have a gaping hole in their bullpen. As the Mets try to replace Diaz and remedy their bullpen issues, New York has kept tabs on a former two-time All Star. The Mets have shown continued interest in Zack Britton, via Jon Heyman of […]

The St. Louis Cardinals will travel to take on the Milwaukee Brewers in a Friday night MLB matchup at American Family Field. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Cardinals-Brewers prediction and pick, laid out below. St. Louis has long been one of the better franchises […]

The New York Mets have already dealt with a number of injury concerns to open the 2023 season. Edwin Diaz is expected to miss the entire year after suffering an injury during the World Baseball Classic, while Justin Verlander was placed on the injured list prior to Opening Day. Nevertheless, both Diaz and Verlander were […]

The Philadelphia Phillies were already down a first baseman when Rhys Hoskins suffered a season-ending injury. With Darick Hall also going down to injury, the Phillies must turn to Plan C. Philadelphia is placing Hall on the injured list after he tore a ligament in this thumb. Hall is now poised to undergo surgery and […]

‘Friday Night Baseball,’ a joint broadcast between Apple and Major League Baseball, will return for the 2023 season, Apple Newsroom announced on Friday. The weekly doubleheader will air on Fridays throughout the regular season to all Apple TV+ subscribers. There will be no local broadcast restrictions over the 25 weeks of games, which will be […]

The New York Yankees have gotten off to a strong start in the 2023 MLB season despite having a few guys on the IL. However, Josh Donaldson might also be headed to the IL after tweaking his hamstring, according to Jack Curry of YES Network. ‘Boone said the Donaldson hamstring injury is “likely” an IL […]

Steve Cohen is set to watch his New York Mets take on the Miami Marlins in the team’s home opener. Before first pitch, the Mets owner threw the first punch by roasting Marlins faithful. Miami hosted New York in a four game series to start the season. Cohen was in attendance on Opening Day. As […]

It’s the home opener for the Los Angeles Angels, as they meet the Toronto Blue Jays at Angels Stadium. We’re at the Big A, sharing our MLB odds series, making a Blue Jays-Angels prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. On Thursday, the Blue Jays defeated the Kansas City Royals 6-3. First, they […]

The New York Yankees have recalled right-handed pitcher Jhony Brito from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre ahead of the team’s weekend series with the Baltimore Orioles, MLB Insider Hector Gomez reported on Friday. Brito was impressive in his MLB debut last Sunday, allowing just two hits and a walk over five shutout frames while striking out six […]

The New York Mets fanbase wants one thing and one thing alone: Francisco Alvarez. The hotshot prospect made his MLB debut last year, and since then, fans want the youngster to see the field. Bolstering his case to start consistently is New York’s catching problem: Tomas Nido is currently in the midst of a bad […]

The Oakland Athletics will travel to take on the Tampa Bay Rays in a Friday night MLB matchup at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes an Athletics-Rays prediction and pick, laid out below. Oakland is mired in an ugly rebuild, with […]

The Chicago White Sox will take on the Pittsburgh Pirates in a Friday afternoon MLB matchup at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a White Sox-Pirates prediction and pick, laid out below. Chicago struggled last season, ending with an even 81-81 record, […]

The Seattle Mariners will travel to take on the Cleveland Guardians in a Friday afternoon MLB matchup at Progressive Field in Ohio. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Mariners-Guardians prediction and pick, laid out below. Seattle earned a playoff berth in 2022 for the first […]

New York Mets Justin Verlander said it is “very reasonable” to expect him to be back by the end of the month, according to a Friday tweet from Newsday Sports Mets beat writer Tim Healey. “Justin Verlander (right teres major strain) said it is ‘very reasonable’ to expect him to be back by the end […]

The San Francisco Giants continue interleague play as they have their home opener against the Kansas City Royals. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Royals-Giants prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Royals enter the game at 1-6 and losers of three straight. The offense is struggling and the pitching […]