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The San Franciso Giants have the best record in the MLB through the first couple of months of the season. Surprisingly enough, the Giants also have another hard-to-believe statistic, as they lead the MLB in walk-off losses with seven on the year. Giants now have 7 walk-off losses, the most in MLB this season.https://t.co/RhidiRVobv pic.twitter.com/of1vOYNUAU […]

Who would’ve thought a matchup in the middle of June featuring the lowly Minnesota Twins and the struggling New York Yankees would become a must watch event? That’s exactly what Wednesday’s matchup has turned into. There’s plenty of layers to this and it starts with the Twins’ third baseman, Josh Donaldson. Donaldson recently spoke out […]

The Minnesota Twins will be hosting the New York Yankees for the second game of this mid-week series. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Yankees-Twins prediction and pick. New York took the first game of this series by a score of 8-4 on Tuesday night. The Yankees extended their winning […]

There’s a controversy sweeping through Major League Baseball right now, and New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole is caught up in it. MLB is trying to crack down on pitchers using foreign substances to help increase the spin rate on their pitches. Minnesota Twins veteran Josh Donaldson recently suggested Cole was being helped by these […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates will host the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second game of this mid-week series. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Dodgers-Pirates prediction and pick. Los Angeles took the first game of this series by a score of 5-3. Walker Buehler threw an absolute gem for the Dodgers […]

The San Diego Padres will host the Chicago Cubs for the third and final time of this series at Petco Park. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Cubs-Padres prediction and pick. These teams split the first two games of this slugfest series. The Cubs and Padres collectively put 21 runs […]

The Texas Rangers will host the San Francisco Giants for the finale of a two-game mid-week series in Arlington. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Giants-Rangers prediction and pick. This will be the fourth and final meeting between these teams during the regular season. The Giants won all three previous […]

As though the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates didn’t have enough on their plate on Tuesday evening at PNC Park against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the struggling National League Central ballclub moved backward in terms of scoring runs. Pirates third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes blasted a home run early on in the National League clash in Pittsburgh to […]

When the Toronto Blue Jays signed Marcus Semien to a one-year, $18 million deal in free agency, it looked like a reach. Now, it looks like a bargain. Marcus Semien was one of the more polarizing free agents on the market this past winter. On the one hand, he was a finalist for the American […]

The Oakland Athletics will head to The Mile High City to take on the Colorado Rockies in the first game of their three-game series. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make an Athletics-Rockies prediction and pick. The Athletics have had a solid start to the season. They are 33-25 for the year […]

Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard is reeling after yet another early playoff exit, this time to the hands of Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. Dame literally did everything he could, but the Blazers ultimately couldn’t overcome the talented Nuggets squad despite a masterful playoff performance from Lillard, who set another unbelievable […]

The St. Louis Cardinals will host the Cincinnati Reds for the second of a four-game set. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Reds-Cardinals prediction and pick. Cincinnati took the first game of the series by a score of 4-2 on Thursday. Both teams are 5-5 in their last 10 games, […]

Major League Baseball hot stove season is quickly approaching and plenty of teams should be active at the trade deadline. The rumors have started, and this one will make Oakland Athletics fans happy as a huge name has been thrown around in a potential deal. According to Jon Morosi of MLB Network, the A’s are […]

The Atlanta Braves get set to host the Los Angeles Dodgers for the first of a three-game set. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Dodgers-Braves prediction and pick. Atlanta is currently holding onto the second spot in the National League East despite their 26-28 record. Los Angeles is trying to […]

The Philadelphia Phillies get set to host the Washington Nationals for the first of a three-game set. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Nationals-Phillies prediction and pick. Washington is looking to climb its way out of the gutter. The Nationals are currently in last place in the National League East. […]

The Seattle Mariners will be taking on the Los Angeles Angels in the first game of a four-game set. Although the Angels had playoff hopes at the start of the season they have struggled so far. They are currently 25-30 but are heading into an easier stretch of the season. The Mariners on the other […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks are gearing up to face the Milwaukee Brewers in the first of a four-game set in Arizona. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Diamondbacks-Brewers prediction and pick. The Brewers won five straight before losing Tuesday to the Detroit Tigers and are suddenly on the other side of […]

The Washington Nationals are just a couple years removed from the first World Series in franchise history, but their future outlook might be worse than any club in the majors. Let’s start with 2021. The Nationals hoped to rebound from a poor 2020 and reassert their contender status in the National League East. It hasn’t […]

The San Francisco Giants get set to host the Chicago Cubs for the first of a four-game set on Thursday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Cubs-Giants prediction and pick. The Cubs defeated the Padres in their last series and the Giants split their most recent series with the […]

The Colorado Rockies will host the Texas Rangers for the finale of a three-game set. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Rangers-Rockies prediction and pick. Colorado will look to complete the three-game sweep as they’ve won the first two games by a combined four runs. The Rockies have gotten brilliant […]

The Houston Astros will host the Boston Red Sox for the finale of a four-game set. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Red Sox-Astros prediction and pick. Houston will be looking to complete the sweep in what has been a one-sided series. The Astros have allowed just four total runs […]

Former Arizona Diamondbacks manager and current broadcast Bob Brenly was in hot water on Tuesday night after making a racial comment towards New York Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman. He has since apologized. Brenly initially said “Pretty sure that’s the same do-rag that Tom Seaver used to wear when he pitched for the Mets,”, which Stroman […]

The fan incidents keep occurring and another one took place on Wednesday afternoon in Chicago. A fan was caught running onto the field in the middle of the Chicago Cubs game against the San Diego Padres and was brought down by Wrigley Field security. The interesting part is the message the fan was trying to […]

The Minnesota Twins were already trending as potential sellers ahead of July. They are in deep you know what with catcher Mitch Garver on the shelf indefinitely. Garver, who had a poor 2020, was reasserting himself as one of the best catchers in baseball this season. He had an .833 OPS and eight homers through […]

The St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers will close out a three-game set on Wednesday night in Los Angeles. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Cardinals-Dodgers prediction and pick. Los Angeles opened this series with a 9-4 victory on Monday night. The Cardinals bounced back with a 3-2 […]

After two months of the MLB season, there have been some surprises. Heading into the season, the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, and San Diego Padres were pegged as favorites to win the World Series. Through the first chunk of games, not much has changed. However, the newest World Series title odds have shifted […]

The Houston Astros will play host to the Boston Red Sox in the second of a four-game set on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Red Sox-Astros prediction and pick. Houston took the first game of this series behind an offensive onslaught. The Astros beat up on Eduardo […]

The San Diego Padres visit the Chicago Cubs for the second of a three-game set on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Padres-Cubs prediction and pick. The Padres are falling off as they are now on a brutal two-game losing streak. Of course that is sarcasm as this […]

The Chicago Cubs have enjoyed their Memorial Day against the San Diego Padres so far, with several home runs to their name. Cubs star Kris Bryant got in on the fun in the bottom of the fifth inning with an oppo taco dinger. The home run itself wasn’t all that spectacular given it just got […]

The San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers will close out a four-game set on Sunday. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Giants-Dodgers prediction and pick. The Giants won the series opener before the Dodgers took the next two games by a combined eight runs. Both teams will send […]

Atlanta Braves talent Marcell Ozuna has been arrested in Georgia after allegedly choking his wife and slamming her against a wall. According to state police, they witnessed the attack themselves. Per their release on the Braves player:  “witnessed the suspect grabbing the victim by the neck and throwing her against a wall. … In addition […]

The Chicago White Sox have some fresh new jerseys courtesy of Nike, though manager Tony La Russa might not be able to handle the heat. The White Sox were among the first teams to showcase Nike’s new MLB City Connect jerseys. Chicago’s new threads are pretty sleek with the patented “S” at the beginning of […]

The Houston Astros will host the San Diego Padres for the first of a three-game set on Friday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Padres-Astros prediction and pick. San Diego has been the hottest team in all of baseball with wins in 11 of its last 13 games coming […]

Los Angeles Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani has been marvelous in the 2021 season. He is dealing on the mound, he is crushing baseballs, and he is just been an absolute joy to watch. Ohtani has even made an appearance or two in the outfield for the Angels. However, something might be brewing, as he was […]

Toronto Blue Jays pitching prospect Alek Manoah made New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge look absolutely foolish during his MLB debut on Thursday. The Blue Jays called Manoah up to the big leagues, with the young right-hander getting to make his debut at Yankee Stadium, of all places. Manoah got his MLB career off to […]

Philadelphia Phillies manager Joe Girardi is developing a contentious relationship with the media in 2021. It started with Jean Segura and Bryce Harper, and appears to be growing bigger. Girardi would not address a scuffle he had with Segura during a loss to the Toronto Blue Jays last week and grew angry with media members […]

The Chicago Cubs might have to choose between re-signing Kris Bryant, Javier Baez and Anthony Rizzo this winter. Bryant needs to be priority No. 1. All three of the Cubs’ top stars will be free agents at the end of the 2021 season. Each could command a pretty strong dollar figure on the open market, […]

Chicago Cubs star Javy Baez is used to providing thrilling plays. He has done it all throughout his career in all phases of his game. He can flash the leather in the field and has some eye-popping snap tags on his resume. At the dish, Baez has provided moonshot home runs and has some otherworldly […]

New York Mets right-hander Noah Syndergaard was hoping to make a June return to the mound, but his status is in doubt after another setback. The Mets star was removed from Wednesday’s rehab start after experiencing elbow soreness. The team said at the time it was merely a precaution, though Syndergaard’s timeline has now seen […]