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Noah Syndergaard finally got his chance to pitch in a regular season game for his new team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, on Sunday. However, it did not have the ideal end for Syndergaard, as the Dodgers ultimately lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 2-1, despite a sterling performance from the right-hander. Nevertheless, Noah Syndergaard relished the […]

Anthony Volpe has looked impressive during his short reign as the starting shortstop of the New York Yankees. As Volpe looks to continue his strong rookie season, manager Aaron Boone believes the shortstop has one trait that sets him apart from everyone else. Volpe has stolen a base in all three of the Yankees’ games […]

The Cleveland Guardians have been one of the most consistent teams in baseball during the last 7 years. Manager Terry Francona’s team has made the playoffs 5 times in that span, and have shown a tendency to combine strong pitching, solid defense and clutch hitting. While this has been going on, the Guardians have been […]

After the New York Mets made a big push to sign him in free agency, Kodai Senga finally made his long-awaited debut. With the Mets coming away with the victory, Senga had plenty of reasons to smile. Senga got a win in his first start, as the Mets took down the Miami Marlins 5-1. Following […]

The Boston Red Sox did not enter the 2023 season with high expectations for the campaign. Boston had an offseason in which chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom opted to not re-sign Xander Bogaerts, and he did not complete a single $100 million-plus signing. The Red Sox silenced doubters right out of the gate, as they […]

The New York Yankees had multiple standout performers in their 6-0 series finale win against the San Francisco Giants on Sunday, including Jhony Brito. The Yankees’ No. 27 ranked prospect according to MLB Pipeline was initially slated to open up the 2023 season with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Due to the team’s early season injury woes within […]

Aaron Hicks has yet to start any of the New York Yankees first three games. He has just one plate appearance thus far. Hicks is waiting for his 2023 opportunity with the Yankees. But the outfielder is unsure if it will come. The Yankees went with the same outfield alignment in their first two games: […]

New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton is already picking up where he left off from his All-Star campaign last season. Stanton slugged the first home run of his 2023 campaign in the Yankees’ 7-5 home loss to the San Francisco Giants, and he wound up making it back-to-back games with a dinger in the series […]

Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Madison Bumgarner had been sent back to Phoenix to be examined by doctors after complaining of some fatigue last night, MLB.com Diamondbacks beat writer Steve Gilbert wrote in a Sunday tweet. “Bumgarner told @Dbacks manager Torey Lovullo that he didn’t feel like he would have to miss a start,” wrote Gilbert. “No […]

With Opening Day now in the rear view mirror, the 2023 fantasy baseball season is officially underway. For fantasy baseball players, Week 2 offers the first opportunity to find diamonds in the rough that might’ve sneaked by on draft day. It’s still early in the season. Teams around the league are still trying to find […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks will finish their 4-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers today. We’re at Chavez Ravine sharing our MLB odds series, making a Diamondbacks-Dodgers prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Dodgers pummeled the Diamondbacks 10-1 last night. Early with the Dodgers already leading 1-0, Trayce Thompson started the night […]

The Boston Red Sox have had an action-packed start to their season against the Baltimore Orioles, losing the season-opener 10-9 before pulling off a wild comeback victory on Saturday afternoon, with the final score settling in at 9-8 thanks to a walk-off two-run home run from Adam Duvall. Despite the thrilling victory, fans can’t seem […]

The Los Angeles Angels will conclude their three-game series with the Oakland Athletics. We’re at the Coliseum sharing our MLB odds series, making an Angels-Athletics prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. On Saturday, the Angels destroyed the Athletics 13-1. Ultimately, an 11-run inning helped elevate the Angels to victory. Let’s go through […]

In the third game of the 2023 season, Xander Bogaerts collected two huge firsts for the San Diego Padres. He hit his first home run and won his first game with his new team in an 8-4 win over the Colorado Rockies. Bogaerts’ two-run blast in the bottom of the first kicked off a great […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have kicked off their season with two wins in their first three games against the Arizona Diamondbacks, and they will be looking to win the series in the final game, which takes place on Sunday afternoon. But until that game gets underway, the Dodgers and their fans are going to continue […]

There’s a new Splash Brother in the Thompson family. Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Trayce Thompson put on a show in Chavez Ravine Saturday night, smashing three home runs in the Dodgers’ 10-1 rout of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Thompson, the younger brother of Golden State Warriors star Klay, hit a grand slam in the first inning, […]

Joey Bart hoped to establish himself as the dependable No. 1 catcher for the San Francisco Giants this season, but he will have to wait for his opportunity as he battles tightness in his back. Joey Bart will get a scan for his back issue. Who catches tomorrow? Sabol? — Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) April 1, […]

One of the classic pitching matchups of the last decade is on tap at Dodger Stadium Saturday night when Clayton Kershaw takes the mound for the home team while Madison Bumgarner does the same for the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks. Dave Roberts on the Kershaw-Bumgarner matchup: "I'll tell you, I think both those two guys going […]

The Boston Red Sox won a thriller over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday, as they came away with a 9-8 home victory. While they secured the win on the day, the main storyline from the Red Sox’s performance against the Orioles centered on their pitching woes, which was also the case in their 2023 regular […]

The Boston Red Sox appeared to have lost their second straight game to open the season when Masataka Yoshida lifted an easy fly ball to left field with 2 outs in the 9th inning. However, Baltimore left fielder Ryan McKenna dropped the pop up and Red Sox centerfielder Adam Duvall followed with a home run […]

Chris Sale’s first start of the 2023 MLB season was a forgettable one, to say the least. The Boston Red Sox pitcher toed the rubber Saturday night and got immediately ripped by the Baltimore Orioles. If it weren’t for the Red Sox’s robust run support, Sale would have walked away with a loss. Nevertheless, Chris […]

After much speculation, Fox Sports is parting ways with Frank Thomas to make room for another Hall of Famer, Derek Jeter, per Andrew Marchand of the New York Post. The affable former slugger had been a baseball analyst for the network since 2014. “Frank has been an integral member of the FOX MLB studio team […]

The Los Angeles Angels roared back on Saturday following Anthony Rendon’s Opening Day altercation with a fan. Although Rendon and the Angels did not speak about the situation Saturday as MLB continues an investigation into what transpired, the Halos let their play talk for them, beating Oakland 13-1. Shohei Ohtani, Taylor Ward, and Gio Urshela […]

There are lofty expectations for the Seattle Mariners this season after ending a 20-year plus postseason drought in 2022. In order to meet those standards, though, they will probably need a healthy Robbie Ray. And that is not something they can currently say they have. The 2021 American League Cy Young is headed to the […]

The Milwaukee Brewers didn’t score this season until the eighth inning of their second game. Nevertheless, they are now 1-1 after defeating the Chicago Cubs 3-1 on Saturday. Starting pitcher Brandon Woodruff, who spun six innings of one-run baseball while striking out eight, was all smiles after the game, per Adam McCalvy. https://twitter.com/AdamMcCalvy/status/1642278641450070021 “Not that […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks take on the Los Angeles Dodgers. Our MLB odds series has our Diamondbacks Dodgers prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Diamondbacks Dodgers. The Arizona Diamondbacks scored an improbable win over the Dodgers on Friday night in the second game of this four-game season-opening weekend series. The win was improbable not […]

St. Louis Cardinals’ SP Jack Flaherty had a historic outing on Saturday. The 27-year old shutout the Toronto Blue Jays over five innings while allowing no hits in his performance. However, he also walked seven batters. According to Sarah Langs, Flaherty is the 16th pitcher since 1901 to record seven-plus walks while allowing no hits […]

New York Yankees’ top prospect Anthony Volpe recorded his first MLB hit on Saturday, per Bryan Hoch. Although the hit was just a single, it still drew no shortage of reaction from fans all around the MLB world. ANTHONY VOLPE’S FIRST MLB HIT! First of many more to come! pic.twitter.com/Yz2wQND0SY — Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) April […]

The Milwaukee Brewers have made that exact kind of franchise history that no team wants to make. The Brewers, whose lineup hasn’t given the scoreboard operators anything to do to start the 2023 season in their series against the division-rival Chicago Cubs, have broken the franchise’s previous record with 16 straight scoreless innings to start […]

Atlanta Braves’ SP Max Fried is headed to the injured list with a hamstring injury. Manager Brian Snitker shared an update on Fried ahead of Saturday’s game versus the Washington Nationals, per Mark Bowman. “It’s good that he didn’t blow anything up,” Snitker said. “But he strained it, so it’s going to prohibit him from […]

We’re back with another installment of our MLB pick and prediction series as we cover the final game of the first Saturday of the 2023 MLB Regular Season. The nightcap will feature the Cleveland Guardians (1-1) taking on the Seattle Mariners (1-1). Check out our MLB odds series for our Guardians-Mariners prediction and pick. The […]

OF Harrison Bader and SP Luis Severino are both currently dealing with injuries. The New York Yankees received fairly encouraging injury updates on both players on Saturday, per Bryan Hoch. “Harrison Bader is with the team in New York. He swung in a pool yesterday and will continue to do so today and tomorrow, according […]

New York Yankees rookie Anthony Volpe has had a wild last week. From making the Opening Day roster to playing at Yankee Stadium to begin his big league career, you could imagine he’s being hounded for attention from fans and all his family from the New Jersey area, who have all been in attendance for […]

The Atlanta Braves rotation has already been dealt a scare on 2023 MLB Opening Day. Starter Max Fried exited in the fourth inning with his team up 4-1 against the Washington Nationals due to an apparent hamstring injury. Via Fox Sports: Max Fried left today's game with an apparent hamstring injury (via @BravesOnBally)pic.twitter.com/jDiw6ncaql — FOX […]

The Los Angeles Angels take on the Oakland Athletics. Our MLB odds series has our Angels-Athletics prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Angels-Athletics. The Los Angeles Angels are already in trouble. It’s true that 99.9 percent of the time, a loss in the first game of the season is not due cause to […]

The Philadelphia Phillies take on the Texas Rangers. Our MLB odds series has our Phillies-Rangers prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Phillies-Rangers. The Philadelphia Phillies, as the defending National League champions, had a lot to be excited about heading into their 2023 season opener on Thursday. They were horrible in the first month […]

The Atlanta Braves take on the Washington Nationals. Our MLB odds series has our Braves-Nationals prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Braves-Nationals. The Atlanta Braves did on Thursday what they normally do: They beat the Washington Nationals on the road. The Braves feasted on the Nats in D.C. last season, winning regularly and […]

Former New York Yankees’ catcher Gary Sanchez recently agreed to a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants. Aaron Judge, who was linked to San Francisco during the offseason but ultimately re-signed with New York, believes Sanchez can help the Giants, per Susan Slusser. “Aaron Judge tells me he’s very excited Gary Sánchez has […]

Lars Nootbaar and Giovanny Gallegos will both be unavailable for the second game of the St. Louis Cardinals’ season against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday, according to The Athletic’s Katie Woo. “Lars Nootbaar is unavailable today. He jammed his thumb sliding into a base in Thursday’s opener. Hope is he’s back Sunday,” wrote Woo. […]