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Coming into the 2021 MLB season, the National League East looked like it would be a tough competition between the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets. While the Braves have experienced some unlucky injuries and have disappointed this season, the Mets are first in the National League East with a record of 52-44 with […]

The MLB trade deadline is near and Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Tyler Anderson could soon be on the move. Sources say that the Pirates are looking to move the 31-year-old lefty this week with the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, and Philadelphia Phillies named as the most likely candidates to land him, according to […]

The Chicago White Sox are about to get better on the outfield. Outfielder Eloy Jimenez is set to return Monday against Kansas City Royals, according to James Fegan of The Athletic. Tony La Russa expects Eloy Jiménez to be in Kansas City tomorrow, and expects to put him in the lineup. — James Fegan (@JRFegan) […]

The San Diego Padres have struck gold and acquired Pittsburgh Pirates All-Star Adam Frazier to kick off the MLB trade deadline, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. The San Diego Padres are acquiring second baseman/outfielder Adam Frazier from the Pittsburgh Pirates, sources tell ESPN. Frazier, 29, leads baseball in hits this year and is not […]

With a giant three-game set coming up against division rival San Francisco Giants, it seems that the Los Angeles Dodgers will be without their All-Star right fielder Mookie Betts who has been placed on the IL, according to Bill Shaikin.  Dodgers put Mookie Betts on IL. He's out for Giants series. — Bill Shaikin (@BillShaikin) […]

With the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers in a tight race in the National League West, both teams are looking to add starting pitching to fill out their respective rotations. It seems as though the two bitter rivals have set their eyes on the same prize, as MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand says both the […]

The Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers will complete their three-game series on Sunday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a White Sox-Brewers prediction and pick. The Brewers have dominated this battle of division leaders. Milwaukee took the first two matchups by a combined score of 13-2. The White Sox […]

The Boston Red Sox have been among the best teams in baseball in the 2021 season with a 60-39 record (tied for second in the MLB) entering play Sunday. While the Red Sox have been a great team, there are holes both in their lineup and in their rotation that need to be filled in […]

The Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners will finish up their four-game series on Sunday afternoon. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make an Athletics-Mariners prediction and pick. The Mariners have taken two of the first three games of this hugely important series. Seattle is still not completely out of playoff contention, trailing […]

After an impressive start to the 2021 MLB season and yet another injury ruining perfect start, Byron Buxton has rejected a contract extension that was offered by the Minnesota Twins. News broke out of the Buxton’s rejection by Ken Rosenthal and Dan Hayes. Byron Buxton has rejected a contract extension from the Twins, sources tell […]

The Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Dodgers will finish up their three-game series on Sunday afternoon. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Rockies-Dodgers prediction and pick. Both of these teams are playing in the ultra-competitive NL West. The Rockies don’t really have any sort of playoff hopes, but they would […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants will finish up a three-game series on Sunday afternoon. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Pirates-Giants prediction and pick. Heading into this series, the Giants had one of the best records in baseball while the Pirates had one of the worst. San Francisco […]

Let the Max Scherzer MLB trade rumors fire up again, just as they should ahead of the rapidly approaching trade deadline on July 30th. According to Jon Heyman of the MLB Network, the Washington Nationals ace is having his name in discussions about a potential move outside of the capital. Max Scherzer* is being discussed […]

The last few days have not been ideal for the Los Angeles Dodgers. They dropped three of four to the San Francisco Giants and now sit three games behind their rivals in the National League West. Kenley Jansen is also not enjoying life by any means after blowing two straight saves against the Giants. You […]

The Washington Nationals are fighting hard to make up some ground in the National League East and are said to be potential buyers with the MLB trade deadline around the corner. While Max Scherzer’s name has floated around trade circles, it seems unlikely that they deal him, especially after they were hit with some bad […]

The Colorado Rockies travel to the City of Angels to begin a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Rockies-Dodgers prediction and pick for this NL West clash. Colorado currently stands at 42-54 and is only 9-34 on the road. If you put $100 on […]

The Cleveland Indians will become the Cleveland Guardians next season. This has brought plenty of reaction from across the internet, ranging from people making jokes to people being outraged to people genuinely liking the change. Basically, the whole gamut of emotions. Naturally, one of the best reactions came from Guardians of the Galaxy director James […]

The San Diego Padres will take on the Miami Marlins for the second installment of their four-game series. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Padres-Marlins prediction and pick. In the opening match of this series, the Padres earned a 3-2 victory thanks to Blake Snell’s eight strikeouts. However, expect Marlins […]

The MLB trade deadline is just days away and teams are already starting to make moves. The Tampa Bay Rays acquired slugger Nelson Cruz from the Minnesota Twins on Thursday, and now the Rays are involved in another deal. According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, the Rays are sending Rich Hill to the New York […]

The Milwaukee Brewers will host the Chicago White Sox for the first of a three-game set on Friday evening. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a White Sox-Brewers prediction and pick. This will be the first meeting between these clubs this season. The White Sox and Brewers split their season series […]

The Toronto Blue Jays and New York Mets will open a three-game series at Citi Field on Friday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Blue Jays-Mets prediction and pick. Toronto dropped its final two games in Buffalo and will be on the road before returning to the Rogers Centre […]

After losing their most prolific player in Jacob deGrom, the New York Mets are heading into the second half of the MLB season with major concerns. With the postseason months away, here are three things the Mets must do in order to keep NL East lead. Add some insurance pitchers for now… and later deGrom’s […]

The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox will continue their four-game series at Fenway Park on Friday evening. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Yankees-Red Sox prediction and pick. Boston was able to snatch the first game of this series in extra innings. The victory made it three straight […]

The Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves will continue a four-game set at Citizens Bank Park on Friday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Braves-Phillies prediction and pick. Atlanta opened the series with a huge 7-2 victory over the Phillies on Thursday. The Phillies and Braves are both four games […]

Just hours after reports stated that the Cleveland Indians had settled on the new name, they’ve now openly revealed it. Cleveland’s baseball team will officially be called the Guardians.  Listen to Tom Hanks narrate the announcement in a 2-minute clip below: https://twitter.com/Indians/status/1418565355472101378 Check out the Indians new logo below, which takes a similar color scheme […]

The Trevor Story era with the Colorado Rockies is coming to an end one way or another after this season, and plenty of teams are interested in his services before this month’s MLB trade deadline. But what’s the best fit? Story is currently having one of his worst years at the plate, hitting .243/.316/.423 with […]

Whenever the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees get together to go to battle, the unexpected needs to be expected. This was the case on Thursday night when the two teams squared off at Fenway Park. After a lengthy rain delay in the middle innings forced a pause in the action, the two teams […]

The Tampa Bay Rays made a big move to acquire Minnesota Twins slugger Nelson Cruz over a week before the trade deadline. The Rays gave up a pair of Triple-A players in Joe Ryan and Drew Strotman, who were two of the better prospects in their system. Tampa felt the need to make the move […]

Both the Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies are trying to run down the New York Mets in the NL East as August approaches. The clubs are both 4 games back and as the trade deadline approaches, they’ll have to decide whether to buy, sell, or stay put as is. On the field, the Braves and […]

Fernando Tatis Jr. continues to do unthinkable things on a nightly basis. The San Diego Padres shortstop has quickly become one of the faces of the MLB for his play on the field and the excitement he brings to the game. On Thursday against the Miami Marlins, Tatis became the fastest player in MLB history […]

Let the MLB trade deadline begin! The Tampa Bay Rays kicked off things off on Thursday by acquiring slugger Nelson Cruz from the Minnesota Twins, according to MLB Insider Jeff Passan.  BREAKING: The Tampa Bay Rays are finalizing a deal to acquire slugger Nelson Cruz from the Minnesota Twins, sources tell ESPN. — Jeff Passan […]

Chicago White Sox slugger Yermin Mercedes shockingly announced Wednesday that he would be stepping away from baseball for a while. However, his departure from baseball didn’t last very long, as he has returned to the Triple-A Charlotte Knights and is in uniform for their game on Thursday night, according to James Fegan of The Athletic. […]

The San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers will finish up their four-game series on Thursday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Giants-Dodgers prediction and pick. The Giants have taken control of one of the most important series of the season. The rival Dodgers are only two games […]

The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox are kicking off a four-game series on Thursday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Yankees-Red Sox prediction and pick. The Red Sox played the Yankees right after the MLB All-Star Break and took just one game with one being postponed due […]

The Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners will begin a four-game series on Thursday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make an Athletics-Mariners prediction and pick. This is an absolutely crucial series for both teams. The Athletics are hot on the heels of the Houston Astros, trailing the AL West lead by […]

The Los Angeles Angels and the Minnesota Twins will begin a four-game series on Thursday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make an Angels-Twins prediction and pick. Both of these teams have been on a bit of a cold streak. The Twins have lost five of their last seven contests while […]

The Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals will wrap up their four-game series on Thursday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Cubs-Cardinals prediction and pick. This is a hugely important series for the Cardinals, who have won two of the three games so far. St. Louis is currently […]

The Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Indians will open a four-game set at Progressive Field on Thursday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Rays-Indians prediction and pick. This exciting American League battle features two clubs with postseason aspirations. Tampa Bay has a stronghold on an AL Wild Card spot […]

The Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves will open a four-game set at Citizens Bank Park on Thursday afternoon. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Braves-Phillies prediction and pick. This is a highly touted series as both clubs are in the midst of a tight battle in the NL East. Philadelphia […]