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Cincinnati Reds star Joey Votto is a baseball fan like the rest of us. Similarly, he grew up watching the iconic baseball film “Field of Dreams.” However, unlike us, Votto will be able to play a major league baseball game at the iconic field from the movie. His Reds will take on the Chicago Cubs […]

The New York Mets can’t stop winning and Daniel Vogelbach can’t stop being a legend in Queens. Here’s the hefty Mets slugger walking up to the plate while the soothing music of Keli’s Milkshake reverberates all over inside the Citi Field during Wednesday’s game between New York and the Cincinnati Reds. Daniel Vogelbach's walk-up song is now Milkshake […]

On Tuesday, more baseball fans caught a glimpse of a Pittsburgh Pirates game than they likely have all season. But it did not really have much to do with baseball per se. Pirates second baseman Rodolfo Castro was caught with a cell phone as he was running the bases. According to MLB on FOX reporter […]

The Detroit Tigers heard the cries of their fanbase on Wednesday. The team fired executive vice president and general manager Al Avila. It ended a tumultuous end to a seven-year stint at the head of the front office for the MLB’s first Cuban-born general manager. The only winning season the Tigers had under Avila came […]

Not that the Los Angeles Dodgers have a desperate need for help right now, but the team is about to get one of its weapons back in its pitching staff.  Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register reported that Dodgers manager Dave Robert said that Dustin May is just a minor league start away from […]

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge just hit his 45th home run of the season, and with the pace he’s sending the ball out of the park, he is on track to make more history. According to ESPN Stats & Info, Judge is now the fifth-fastest player to ever reach the 45 HR mark in […]

The New York Yankees’ midseason struggles were made far worse when Matt Carpenter went down in the series opener against the Seattle Mariners. After taking a pitch off his back foot, Carpenter was removed from the game and subsequently placed on the IL with a fractured foot. After undergoing tests on the injury, ESPN’s Marly […]

The Boston Red Sox are hoping that James Paxton could be ready to pitch in the majors again soon to help them boost their chances to make the 2022 MLB postseason. According to  Chris Cotillo of Mass Live, Paxton has progressed well enough to have a scheduled “simulated game” before the end of the week. […]

The Detroit Tigers made the difficult and surprising decision to part ways with Al Avila, who had been the organization’s general manager for the past seven seasons. During a press conference after the news broke of the Tigers’ decision, team owner Chris Illitch proceeded to throw Avila under the bus for some questionable moves he […]

Roger Maris once hit 61 home runs in a single season. At the time, that mark set the MLB record for most home runs in a single season. It has since been passed, but there is no denying the fact that Maris had an incredible 1961 campaign. However, he surprisingly only hit 203 home runs […]

The Houston Astros have closed the gap on the New York Yankees and tied them in the standings entering play Wednesday. Both clubs are now 71-40 on the season. Things appear to be getting even better for Houston. On Wednesday, news surfaced that veteran starter Lance McCullers is going to return to the rotation. He […]

The Cleveland Guardians did not make any notable acquisitions ahead of the MLB trade deadline. They also feature MLB’s youngest roster. Nonetheless, this ball club is tied for first place in the AL Central with the Minnesota Twins as of this story’s publication. Terry Francona’s Guardians have defied expectations in 2022. But they still have […]

The Minnesota Twins take on the Los Angeles Dodgers. Check out our MLB odds series for our Twins Dodgers prediction and pick. Sonny Gray goes to the mound for the Twins, while Ryan Pepiot will start for the Dodgers. Sonny Gray has a 3.19 ERA. His last six starts paint a fascinating portrait of contradiction […]

The Detroit Tigers have been one of the worst teams in baseball this season, as evidenced by their 43-68 record. On Wednesday afternoon, they decided to do something about it. The club announced that they have fired Executive Vice President and general manager Al Avila, per Tigers PR on Twitter. The Detroit Tigers today announced […]

The St. Louis Cardinals take on the Colorado Rockies. Check out our MLB odds series for our Cardinals Rockies prediction and pick. Jose Quintana goes to the hill for the Cardinals, while Kyle Freeland gets the ball for the Rockies. Jose Quintana has a 3.39 ERA. In his last three starts, he has been terrific, […]

The MLB’s Field of Dreams game is only a day away. Before the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds began their contest in Dyersville, Iowa, the status of the 2023 game has already been revealed by former superstar Frank Thomas. Thomas, the two-time MVP and five-time All-Star with the Chicago White Sox, is a member of […]

The Texas Rangers take on the Houston Astros. Check out our MLB odds series for our Rangers Astros prediction and pick. Glenn Otto goes to the hill for the Rangers, while Justin Verlander gets the call for the Astros. Glenn Otto has a 5.31 ERA. He doesn’t get destroyed in his starts, but he very […]

The New York Yankees were one of the more active teams at the MLB Trade Deadline, making numerous moves. They swung a trade for All-Star Andrew Benintendi to essentially replace Joey Gallo, who was sent to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The team also had a need for another proven starter and Brian Cashman addressed just […]

From one star outfielder to another. Seattle Mariners rookie Julio Rodriguez and New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge met on the field before the two teams are set to collide later Wednesday afternoon at T-Mobile Park. Rodriguez and Judge exchanged signed memorabilia on the field and then had a conversation. The Mariners rookie issued this […]

The New York Yankees had arguably the best left side of an infield of all-time from 2004-2013. New York originally drafted shortstop Derek Jeter who spent his entire 20-year career with the Yankees. Meanwhile, the ball club acquired shortstop Alex Rodriguez prior to the 2004 season. Rodriguez moved to third base during his time with […]

Editor’s Note: The headline of this story and several inaccuracies in the story itself about the Trevor Bauer lawsuits have been corrected. Bauer isn’t facing any active sexual assault lawsuits and never faced criminal charges. We regret the errors. Trevor Bauer is back in the news. The suspended Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher received a two-year […]

The San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres will wrap up their three-game series on Wednesday afternoon in San Diego. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes our Giants-Padres prediction and pick we have laid out below. San Francisco is in a much different spot this year, with […]

The Atlanta Braves are just 5-5 in their last 10 games and now sit seven games behind the New York Mets in the National League East. With the hope of adding a spark to the lineup, the team has called up Vaughn Grissom to make his big league debut, their top infield prospect. Welcome to […]

The St. Louis Cardinals surprisingly traded Harrison Bader to the New York Yankees for SP Jordan Montgomery ahead of the MLB trade deadline. Bader, a Gold Glove outfielder, had spent his entire career in St. Louis prior to the deadline deal. He was never much of a force at the plate, but he had some good […]

Los Angeles Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani passed Ichiro Suzuki on the all-time home run list after hammering the 118th homer of his career on Tuesday. Ohtani is now second all-time in home runs for a Japanese-born player, trailing only Hideki Matsui. Matsui hit 175 home runs during his big league career. There were plenty of […]

The New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners will conclude their three-game series Wednesday afternoon in Seattle. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes our Yankees-Mariners prediction and pick we have laid out below. The New York Yankees are tied with Houston for the best record in the American […]

Shohei Ohtani accomplished yet another historic feat that only Babe Ruth has done. The Los Angeles Angels’ two-way sensation has always been compared to the Great Bambino and again showed why in the Angels’ 5-1 win over the Oakland Athletics. Ohtani joined Ruth as the only other MLB player to record 10 pitching wins and […]

The New York Yankees are coming off a loss in an instant classic to the Seattle Mariners. A 1-0 defeat after 13 innings is just the latest loss in a major slump for the Yankees. New York tallied three hits and four walks but only put two players on base themselves (both by walk, one of […]

The San Diego Padres will have a very comfortable sleep Tuesday night after Manny Machado delivered the goods for the team with a walk-off 3-run home run against the San Francisco Giants. But Machado was also quick to give credit to his new teammate, the Padres’ shiny MLB trade deadline acquisition and outfielder Juan Soto […]

Golden State Warriors superstar point guard Stephen Curry was among the thousands in attendance at Dodger Stadium Tuesday night to watch the Los Angeles Dodgers kick off a short two-game set against the visiting Minnesota Twins. He also got to witness the real brother of his Splash Brother Klay Thompson get a big hit in […]

Following a recent three-game sweep at the hands of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Manny Machado boldly declares that he was not worried about the San Diego Padres because he’s “f***ing Manny Machado!”Well, after what he did late Tuesday night against the San Francisco Giants, who’s to argue with that? Machado delivered a towering three-run walk-off […]

On Tuesday night, Los Angeles Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani added to his long list of incredible accomplishments. In the 7th inning of the Angels game against their division rival, the Oakland Athletics, Ohtani blasted his 25th home run of the year. In doing so, he surpassed Ichiro Suzuki for 2nd on the all-time list for […]

The San Diego Padres made the big move prior to the MLB trade deadline trading for the young superstar, Juan Soto. Soto had done a nice job since arriving in San Diego but had yet to drive in a single run for the Padres. Well, that changed Tuesday night and it changed in a big […]

St. Louis Cardinals righty Miles Mikolas is not having a particularly sweet Tuesday evening, as he just got absolutely rocked on the mound by the Colorado Rockies. Mikolas started the game but was not even able to touch three innings after surrendering an embarrassing amount of runs to the Rockies that not only put the […]

After getting released by the San Francisco Giants organization Tuesday, pitcher Solomon Bates has grabbed headlines by publicly announcing that he is gay via his Instagram account. Giants manager Gabe Kapler was sought for a reaction to Bates’ coming out prior to Tuesday night’s showdown against the San Diego Padres at home, and he had […]

Keith Hernandez hates the Philadelphia Phillies, and that’s a natural feeling for everyone who’s got any sort of emotional investment in the New York Mets. Hernandez let this particular feeling be known again when he candidly and hilariously revealed that he asked his bosses over at SportsNet New York to keep him out of game […]

Sports are, by nature, confrontational. There is a winner and a loser. But sometimes, between the lines, special moments happen. Sportsmanship wins out. That’s what happened at the Little League World Series qualifier between Oklahoma and Texas East on Tuesday. Texas East right-hander Kaidan Shelton accidentally let a pitch get away from him, which hit […]

The Chicago White Sox continue to flounder and fall short of expectations this season. On Tuesday, Lance Lynn took the hill for Chicago against the lowly Kansas City Royals. Despite the relative lack of talent in the lineup, Lynn struggled once again, this time allowing two home runs in a 4-2 loss. After the game, […]

The Chicago Cubs recently informed Jason Heyward that he’s no longer part of their plans going forward, and it may be time for the team to make a similar decision regarding another injured veteran. Kyle Hendricks has been sidelined since early July with a shoulder issue, and the results from a recent MRI don’t bode […]