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The undefeated Los Angeles Dodgers suffered a big injury blow to the infield with the temporary loss of first baseman Freddie Freeman. Freeman suffered an ankle sprain before the Dodgers’ game against the Atlanta Braves due to a shower mishap. He is now on the injured list for 10 days, per Bob Nightengale. His time […]

The New York Yankees (3-2) ran into some trouble the last two days versus the Arizona Diamondbacks and are hoping to avoid a series sweep in The Bronx on Thursday night. A weekend set against the Pittsburgh Pirates could allow the 2024 American League champions to regain momentum in the early stages of the new […]

The Boston Red Sox started the season slowly with three losses in their first four games on the road against the Texas Rangers. None of their big hitters — including newly acquired Alex Bregman — were able to come through in clutch hitting situations. Manager Alex Cora knows it’s a long season and there was […]

The Atlanta Braves (0-7) are making one trade after another in the first week of the 2025 MLB season, as they try to counteract their injury and performance concerns. General manager Alex Anthopoulos kept his eyes open for available talent on Thursday, striking a deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates for catcher Jason Delay, per the […]

The Cleveland Guardians will stay in Southern California for a showdown with the Los Angeles Angels. It will be a battle at the Big A as we continue our MLB odds series and make a Guardians-Angels prediction and pick. Guardians-Angels Projected Starters Gavin Williams vs. Jose Soriano Gavin Williams (0-0) with a 3.60 ERA. Last […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers will begin a three-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies. Two NL contenders clash at Citizens Bank Park as we continue our MLB odds series while making a Dodgers-Phillies prediction and pick. Dodgers-Phillies Projected Starters Yoshinobu Yamamoto vs. Jesus Luzardo  Yoshinobu Yamamoto (1-0) with a 2.70 ERA Last Start: Yamamoto went five […]

The Yankees visit the Pirates in Pittsburgh! The Yankees have opened the season playing well, while the Pirates have struggled to find much consistency in comparison. This is an intriguing matchup between the two teams in Pittsburgh. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Yankees-Pirates prediction and pick. Yankees-Pirates Projected Starters Max […]

Since spring training, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone had confidence in young catcher turned first baseman Ben Rice’s ability to hit the ball. That confidence was shown when he chose Rice to bat leadoff in Thursday night’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. When asked to explain his decision, Boone offered a simple one-word answer […]

The Chicago White Sox’s rebuild is nearly complete, but there is still one star left on the team. It seems like just a matter of time until the White Sox trade Luis Robert. The centerfielder had a great spring training, and now that the regular season has begun and the White Sox are again struggling, […]

The Athletics make the trip to Colorado to face the Rockies! These two teams have struggled to find some early season consistency to open the 2025 season. This is a big game for both teams to get back on track and gain momentum early in the season. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series […]

The Blue Jays visit New York City to play the Mets and start a new series! The Blue Jays have been red-hot to start the season and have won four straight to open the season. The Mets have been inconsistent to start the season in comparison. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with […]

Philadelphia Phillies star JT Realmuto has been in the big leagues for over a decade, and he’s undoubtedly one of the best catchers in the sport. But, somehow, ESPN’s latest rankings of the top 100 players in the Majors had Los Angeles Dodgers rookie Roki Sasaki much higher than Realmuto on their list, putting him […]

The Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles are playing a rubber game at Camden Yards on Thursday. A lot has been made of Rafael Devers’ struggles to start the season for Boston, but not much attention has been paid to their newest acquisition. Alex Bregman hit his first Red Sox home run against the Orioles, […]

The Chicago Cubs open up a new series as they host the San Diego Padres. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Padres-Cubs prediction and pick. The Padres are 7-0 so far this year, sitting a half-game behind the Dodgers in the NL West. They opened up the season with a four-game […]

The one thing that can bring MLB players together is looking at ESPN rankings of their fellow confidants around the league. Well, ESPN recently released their rankings, and there were many questions about certain players being placed where they are. One of those players was New York Mets’ Juan Soto, who was ranked No. 8 […]

Philadelphia Phillies ace Zach Wheeler placed ninth on the recent ESPN Top 100 and second among starting pitchers. After finishing second in the National League Cy Young race last year, it is an expected high ranking for Wheeler. But for one National League rival, it is not high enough. Padres third baseman Manny Machado says […]

The New York Mets reportedly added pitching depth on Thursday. According to Robert Murray of FanSided, the Mets and pitcher Jose Marte are in agreement on a two-year minor league deal. It is worth mentioning that Marte underwent shoulder surgery last season. He is still recovering from the surgery, which is something Murray included in […]

It’s safe to say that the Atlanta Braves have not had the start to the 2025 MLB season that they were envisioning. With Wednesday evening’s loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Braves dropped to an abysmal 0-7 on the season, now standing as the lone team in the league without a win on the […]

AL Central rivals collide as the Chicago White Sox visit the Detroit Tigers. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a White Sox-Tigers prediction and pick. The White Sox come into the game at 2-4 on the year. They opened the year with a win over the Angels before dropping the next two […]

Houston Astros right-hander Luis Garcia has suffered yet another setback in his return from Tommy John surgery. The team shut down Garcia on March 20 due to elbow soreness in his throwing arm, and a recent MRI showed inflammation. He’s shut down from throwing indefinitely. Via Brian McTaggart: “RHP Luis Garcia received an MRI, and […]

ESPN released its top 100 players in MLB  list, and players have been reacting to the rankings, with some pointed critiques in multiple areas. One of those is in regard to New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor, who was ranked No. 17, one spot behind Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz. New York Yankees […]

The Rockies make the trip to Philadelphia to face the Phillies! These two teams are headed in opposite directions this season. The Rockies have been struggling and are not projected to do much else, while the Phillies are seen as a contender. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Rockies-Phillies prediction and […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates’ second-year pitcher Paul Skenes seems to be a hot commodity on and off the diamond, and that was evident after GQ magazine published a story about him and his girlfriend, Livvy Dunne, who is a popular gymnast at Louisiana State University. Not only did the story cover angles of the relationship as […]

The New York Yankees are 3-2 to start the season. Aaron Judge had a dominant series against the Milwaukee Brewers, hitting four homers and driving in 11 runs for the Yankees. On their recent Top 100 list, ESPN ranked the slugger fourth despite his AL MVP last season. When asking other players in the league […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers improved to 8-0 on Wednesday as they completed the series sweep against the Atlanta Braves. It looked like the Braves were going to hand the Dodgers their first loss of the season early in the game as they took a 5-0 lead, but Los Angeles clawed back into the game. It […]

The New York Yankees have enjoyed a strong start to the 2025 campaign, winning three of their first five games, and they have done so in destructive fashion at times. Off the field, though, the team has been working to support one of their former players, Brett Gardner, after his son, Miller Gardner tragically died […]

For much of their Wednesday night contest against the Los Angeles Dodgers, it seemed like the Atlanta Braves were going to pick up their first victory of the season, while also handing the Dodgers their first loss of the year. Instead, Los Angeles rallied from a 5-0 deficit and ended up pulling off a 6-5 […]

The Chicago Cubs swept the Athletics in their first trip to Sacramento. Their 10-2 win on Wednesday was their fifth of the season, bringing them over .500 for the first time. Their offseason was highlighted by Kyle Tucker, who came to the Cubs in a trade from the Houston Astros. He had a poor spring […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Reds-Brewers prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Reds-Brewers. The Cincinnati Reds have had a very rough 48-hour period preceding Thursday’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers. The Reds did something remarkable, rare, and difficult: They not only got shut out in consecutive home games, […]

Zac Gallen matched his career high with 13 strikeouts, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 4-3 win over the New York Yankees on a cold, rainy night in the Bronx. After a rough Opening Day, Gallen found his rhythm Wednesday, retiring 11 straight batters and keeping New York off balance with his sharp knuckle curve. […]

Opening Day is in the rearview and the MLB season is underway. There has been a lot of conversation about torpedo bats, but that may have cost your fantasy baseball team in Week 1. If it did, you are probably looking at the waiver wire to get the 2025 fantasy baseball season off to a […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Diamondbacks-Yankees prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Diamondbacks-Yankees. The New York Yankees face some substantial pitching questions this season. The injuries to Gerrit Cole and Luis Gil have left the Bronx Bombers shorthanded and in need of steady performances from their back-end rotation […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with an Astros-Twins prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Astros-Twins. The Houston Astros just got clobbered in three games by the San Francisco Giants at home. The Giants walked into Houston and decisively outplayed the Astros. San Francisco won all three games by at least […]

The Minnesota Twins entered Wednesday’s series finale against the Chicago White Sox stuck in a frustrating early-season funk—and then, the rain came. A 3-hour, 20-minute delay pushed back first pitch and left the team stuck in a holding pattern at Guaranteed Rate Field. But instead of letting the delay derail them, the Twins found rhythm […]

For the first five games of the season, Rafael Devers couldn’t buy a hit. The Boston Red Sox slugger was mired in an 0-for-21 slump with a staggering 15 strikeouts, drawing concern from fans and frustration across the lineup. But on Wednesday night at Camden Yards, Devers finally delivered — and the weight of the […]

The San Diego Padres can’t stop winning. Jackson Merrill and the Friars have played seven games so far in the 2025 MLB regular season and won all of them, including Wednesday night’s series finale at Petco Park in San Diego against the Cleveland Guardians. Together with their National League West Division rivals, the Los Angeles […]

New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso highlighted a positive trait this year’s team already has after the extra-innings win over the Marlins. The four-time All-Star came in the clutch with a three-run home run in the top of the eighth inning to tie this game at 4-4. The Mets would eventually score two runs […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers were down 5-0 on Wednesday night against the Atlanta Braves, but they somehow found a way to get the win. Shohei Ohtani was the hero as he hit a walk-off home run to improve the Dodgers’ record to 8-0. Los Angeles is off to a ridiculously impressive start as they have […]

While the Pittsburgh Pirates aren’t very good in 2025, with the team sitting not-so-pretty with a 2-5 record in the National League Central Division, one of the lone bright spots of the season so far has been the play of Paul Skenes, the first overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft. Working his way up […]