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Paul Goldschmidt is mashing. Like, really mashing. The St. Louis Cardinals first baseman extended his hitting streak to 25 games as he received the NL Player of the Month Award. He is playing himself well into the MVP conversation so far this season. After Goldschmidt went yard in a 14-5 win against the Chicago Cubs […]

Just a day after Jameson Taillon took a perfect game into the eighth inning for the New York Yankees, Gerrit Cole did a lot of the same on Friday night in a 13-0 win over the Detroit Tigers. The hard-throwing righty flirted with history as well, throwing a perfect 6.2 innings before Jonathan Schoop laced […]

The New York Mets have owned the 2022 season so far. Despite injuries to their superstar pitchers, they have been dominating and are tied for the most wins in the National League. Team owner Steve Cohen loves what he sees but also learned the hard way how an early-season lead can evaporate. Last season, in […]

Cleveland Guardians ace Shane Bieber is back after a mediocre start to the 2022 season. The former AL Cy Young winner has pitched at least 6 innings in each of his previous four starts and has not surrendered more than 2 earned runs in any of those outings. He most recently posted a dominant 7 […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers clearly have a knack for churning out starting pitching. Clayton Kershaw is currently injured and young phenom Dustin May is still recovering from Tommy John surgery, yet the rotation is seemingly deep as ever. Walker Buehler and Julio Urias are leading the charge while Tony Gonsolin has performed admirably this season. […]

Joe Musgrove led the San Diego Padres to a 7-0 victory on Friday night. The star right-hander flirted with his second no-hitter in consecutive seasons before Kolten Wong slapped a double in the 8th inning. Nonetheless, Musgrove worked 8 excellent shutout innings and struck out 6 while allowing just the 1 hit. Musgrove commented on his […]

For the second straight game, the New York Yankees flirted with a perfect game. After Jameson Taillon, it was Gerrit Cole’s time to shine. On Friday, Cole made life extremely difficult for the Detroit Tigers, who was unable to touch the ace pitcher until the seventh inning. Jonathan Schoop broke the drought for Detroit, though […]

As the MLB trade deadline is looming ahead, Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Zac Gallen could soon see his name in the rumor mill. In his fourth season with the Diamondbacks, Gallen has opened up the campaign on quite a promising note. He currently boasts a 2.32 ERA in 50.1 innings pitched. He has had several […]

New York Yankees lefty Nestor Cortes has been one of the best feel-good stories of the 2022 season. That’s why it’s not exactly a surprise to hear other broadcasters and people around the MLB discuss how effective Cortes is with his quirky style of pitching on the mound. On Thursday night, Twins commentator Jim Kaat […]

In a move that seemed inevitable for quite a while, the Philadelphia Phillies elected to fire manager Joe Girardi on Friday. Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski announced that bench coach Rob Thomson will take over as the team’s interim manager for the remainder of the 2022 season. Ahead of the Phillies’ home series […]

The Tampa Bay Rays are in need of a lot of upgrades in terms of facilities. They actually had the chance to land $35 million toward a new spring training facility but after the organization tweeted out against gun violence following the shootings in Uvalde and Buffalo, Florida governor Ron DeSantis is now punishing the […]

The New York Mets will continue their series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Mets-Dodgers prediction and pick.   This is a showdown between two of the best teams in the league. The Mets have leaned on elite all-around play to earn […]

Fantasy baseball managers were dealt a tough blow a couple weeks ago when news surfaced that St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Tyler O’Neill was headed to the 10-day IL with a shoulder injury. Well, those managers can breath a sigh of relief. It appears his return to the lineup in St. Louis is imminent. O’Neill is […]

The Boston Red Sox will take on the Oakland Athletics on Friday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Red Sox-Athletics prediction and pick. This is a matchup between two of the most disappointing teams in the MLB. The expectations surrounding the Red Sox were sky-high coming into the season, […]

The St. Louis Cardinals are 29-22 this season, despite being hit with a number of injuries. Recently, they received some good news on former standout ace Jack Flaherty and his injured right shoulder. Flaherty tossed a bullpen session, throwing 40 pitches and is feeling really good. MLB.com Cardinals beat writer John Denton captured his thoughts. […]

The Tampa Bay Rays have had a handful of injury woes within their bullpen unit, and now another relief pitcher will be sidelined for at least the coming week. The Rays announced on Friday that reliever J.P. Feyereisen has been placed on the 15-day injured list ahead of their three-game home series against the Chicago […]

The Seattle Mariners take on the Texas Rangers. Check out our MLB odds series for our Mariners Rangers prediction and pick. Logan Gilbert takes the bump for the Mariners, while Dane Dunning goes to the hill for the Rangers. Logan Gilbert has a 2.29 ERA. He has an electric arm and lights-out stuff. One of […]

The Chicago Cubs rebuild took a major hit on Friday when it was announced that top prospect Brennen Davis underwent back surgery. According to the Athletic, Davis very well could end up missing the remainder of the 2022 season. Any amount of time lost for prospects stunts their development which is exactly the last thing […]

The New York Yankees may soon see Giancarlo Stanton make a return to action. Ahead of the Yankees’ three-game series against the Detroit Tigers, manager Aaron Boone noted that Stanton could be activated off of the injured list as soon as this weekend. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Giancarlo Stanton could be back as soon […]

The Chicago White Sox take on the Tampa Bay Rays. Check out our MLB odds series for our White Sox Rays prediction and pick. Davis Martin gets the start for the White Sox, while Shane McClanahan gets the ball for the Rays. Davis Martin pitched five innings and gave up one run against the Royals […]

The Minnesota Twins take on the Toronto Blue Jays. Check out our MLB odds series for our Twins Blue Jays prediction and pick. Chi Chi Gonzalez gets the start for the Twins, while Yusei Kikuchi gets the call for the Blue Jays. Chi Chi Gonzalez has quite a story to tell. This is his first […]

Milwaukee Brewers All-Star pitcher Brandon Woodruff provided some positive news regarding his injured ankle. He played catch for the first time Thursday since being placed on the 15-day IL retroactive to May 28th. The Brewers righty told reporters that he felt encouraged with how he felt afterward, according to MLB Brewers beat writer Adam McCalvy. […]

The Atlanta Braves will take on the Colorado Rockies on Friday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Braves-Rockies prediction and pick.   The Braves have been one of the most disappointing teams in all of baseball this season. After their World Series victory, many expected Atlanta to at least […]

The San Francisco Giants are hanging around in the National League West despite a plethora of injuries so far in 2022. But the Giants received a number of major injury updates on key players such as first baseman Brandon Belt and starting pitcher Anthony DeSclafani on Friday ahead of their matchup with the Marlins. Brandon […]

The Los Angeles Angels’ early season woes continued on Thursday, as they dropped both games of their road doubleheader against the New York Yankees. The Angels mustered up a mere one run scored in the opener, and in the latter game of the doubleheader, they did not have a single hitter reach base until the […]

The Houston Astros will take on the Kansas City Royals on Friday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make an Astros-Royals prediction and pick.   These teams have had completely opposite seasons. The Astros have unsurprisingly been one of the best teams in all of baseball, earning themselves a 33-18 record […]

The Philadelphia Phillies fired manager Joe Girardi on Friday amid their disappointing start to the 2022 season. There had been speculation for a couple of weeks that Girardi was on the hot seat in Philadelphia. President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski revealed the final decision process when it came to firing Joe Girardi: “I did not […]

Two of the top teams in the National League face off once again Friday night! It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Padres-Brewers prediction and pick. The San Diego Padres are struggling at the moment as they have lost four straight games. The Padres got swept by the St. Louis Cardinals to […]

The Philadelphia Phillies finally pulled the plug on the Joe Girardi era, issuing the manager his pink slip as the team sits seven games below the .500 mark. The franchise remains just about hopeless despite having a massive offseason, several strong hitters, a reigning NL Cy Young Award nominee and the reigning NL MVP. Phillies […]

The weekend is finally here! Tune in to this matchup between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees to start your weekend off right! Don’t forget to check out our MLB odds series, where our Tigers-Yankees prediction and pick will be unveiled. Winners of five of their previous six games, The Tigers enter Friday […]

In the midst of yet another strong season, the Houston Astros made an important move for their future. On Friday, the Astros agreed to a massive contract extension with star slugger Yordan Alvarez, as reported by Jeff Passan of ESPN. Slugger Yordan Álvarez and the Houston Astros are in agreement on a six-year, $115 million […]

For the first time since 2017, these two unfamiliar inter-league squads will go head-to-head in the City of Brotherly Love. Treat yourself by tuning into this contest between the Los Angeles Angels and the Philadelphia Phillies, where there should be no shortage of drama. It is time to take a look at our MLB odds […]

The Philadelphia Phillies announced Thursday morning that they were parting ways with Joe Girardi. The 2022 MLB season was only Girardi’s third year with the Phillies after replacing Gabe Kapler in October 2019. Shortly after the news broke, Girardi joined MLB Network Radio to discuss what went wrong for the Phillies to start the season. […]

The San Francisco Giants are in “The Magic City” to take on the Miami Marlins as this intriguing four-game series continues on Friday evening. Join us for our  MLB odds series, where our Giants-Marlins prediction and pick will be made for the whole baseball world to see!   Heading into Friday, the Giants’ bats were […]

The Philadelphia Phillies fired manager Joe Girardi after their disappointing start to the 2022 MLB season. The 22-29 Phillies have often looked lifeless and have found ways to beat themselves, with management placing blame for the rough start on the manager. Some family members of Phillies players seemed to question the team’s culture and “lack […]

The Philadelphia Phillies fired manager Joe Girardi on Friday. Rob Thomson will take over duties as interim manager. Philadelphia had lofty expectations for the 2022 season but are currently well under .500 and sitting in third place in the NL East. Obviously, all of the blame can’t be placed on Joe Girardi. The Phillies built […]

MLB is full of stars. The league has made an effort to better market their top-tier talent and players such as Shohei Ohtani, Mike Trout, Mookie Betts, and Aaron Judge have entered celebrity territory. With that being said, there are plenty of talented players who don’t receive near the attention that they deserve. Miami Marlins […]

After tons of criticism and a disappointing start to the season, the Philadelphia Phillies are officially parting ways with Joe Girardi. The Athletic’s Jayson Stark tweeted the news Friday morning. The #Phillies are parting ways with Joe Girardi today. Bench coach Rob Thomson will be the interim manager, sources tell @TheAthleticMLB @JSalisburyNBCS was on it […]

The St. Louis Cardinals will try and bounce back as they take on the Chicago Cubs for a Friday matinee at Wrigley Field. It’s time to continue our MLB odds coverage with a Cardinals-Cubs prediction and pick.   The Cubs defeated the Cardinals 7-5 on Thursday night. The Cubbies started things off when Wilson Contreras […]