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The New York Yankees, led by right fielder Aaron Judge, face the Oakland Athletics in a regular season game on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 (6/28/22) at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Local fans can watch the game for free via a trial of DirectTV Stream -- YES Network for fans in New York, NBC Sports California for fans in Oakland. Fans in…

I can't decide what's more bewildering: That the Red Sox really feel like they did something on Wednesday morning, or that so many of the rest of us don't. The clearest emotion to find is joy for Rafael Devers, his evolution from a 16-year-old Dominican free agent to the unquestioned face of the franchise complete in a shade less than a decade.…

Believe it or not, Red Sox spring training opens in just about five weeks. The roster is not complete quite yet, but the large majority of the 2023 team has already been put together, and it looks quite different than the group that last took the field at Fenway Park in early October. Boston's chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom entered the winter…

The Boston Red Sox and star third baseman Rafael Devers are finalizing an 11-year, $331 million contract, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan and Joon Lee. Devers and the BoSox agreed to a one-year, $17.5 million deal for the 2023 campaign on Tuesday to avoid arbitration. Per ESPN, Devers' 11-year deal will go into effect this year and run through the…

I can't be the only person whose pulse spiked seeing the words "Rafael Devers" and "agreement" on their phone Tuesday until realizing it was just for a $17.5-million deal covering his last year before free agency. No matter. Good news is good news, and avoiding even the suggestion of arbitration with The Last Red Sox Superstar qualifies as…

Atlanta's been thorough at the plate of late, and can offset the advantage it may give up to start on the mound today. With St. Louis' bullpen vulnerable against the Braves' hot bats, see why our MLB betting picks like the Cardinals to get piled upon. Two NL teams looking to improve their playoff position will meet at Truist Park on Tuesday night…

Wednesday was an offday for American League Division Series action, so we only had the National League to watch. Both NLDS games at least made for compelling TV, and even better, both guaranteed at least one more playoff game in each series. The Dodgers and Phillies each had a chance to move up 2-0, but instead, the two NLDS sets are knotted up as…

The Boston Red Sox have made some moves this offseason, but not all of them went over well with the fans. This free agency period has given us a good idea of top prospect Marcelo Mayer's timeline to the Major Leagues. Let me explain. Some were upset that the Red Sox didn't bring in any big free agents. Most were upset that they failed to bring back…

With MLB free agency winding down, the league is beginning to take shape. Some teams have drastically improved their chances of competing in 2023 based on swift offseason moves. The New York Mets just pulled off a stunner to land Carlos Correa after the shortstop had previously agreed to a deal with the San Francisco Giants. Other teams such as the…

The Colorado Rockies and Atlanta Braves will face off in the final game of their three-game series in Atlanta Thursday night. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Rockies-Braves prediction and pick we have laid out below. Colorado is in the midst of another lost season, going 56-75 and once again…

As a Cleveland native growing up with the 1990s Indians, I got to watch a lineup that had Jim Thome, Manny Ramirez, Kenny Lofton, Roberto Alomar, Carlos Baerga, David Justice, Albert Belle, Sandy Alomar and many other great hitters. It's no wonder I became such a huge baseball fan. I saw something special every day. The Los Angeles Dodgers have the…

There were 11 different players who received a contract of $100 million or more in free agency last offseason, led by Corey Seager who signed a 10-year, $325 million deal with the Texas Rangers. That list will likely be shorter this offseason, but there are still a number of high-profile players set to hit the open market, including New York…

Here's what you need to know about the Dodgers and Atlanta Braves in the best-of-seven National League Championship Series, which begins Saturday: (All times PDT; all games televised on TBS) Game 1: Saturday, 5 p.m. at Truist Park Game 2: Sunday, 4:30 p.m. at Truist Park Game 3: Tuesday, TBD at Dodger Stadium Game 4: Wednesday, TBD at Dodger…

The Los Angeles Dodgers (64-56) will try to break their four-game losing streak on Tuesday when they host the San Francisco Giants (60-60) as large betting favorites at sportsbooks. The Dodgers blew a 2-1 lead in the ninth inning en route to a disappointing 5-2 loss to the Giants in the series opener on Monday, as their struggles continued without…

Major League Baseball's August 2 trade deadline is still a long way off. But the past two months of action have set the table enough for us to throw down some bold predictions regarding what type of chaos awaits in two months. Just so we're clear from the outset: We're aiming for bold but realistic predictions. I'm not here to make up some…

Reigning AL MVP Aaron Judge put an exclamation point on MLB's 2022 Winter Meetings with the largest free agent contract in MLB history, a nine-year, $360 million deal to remain with the New York Yankees through his age 39 season in 2031. As per MLBTR, "The $40 million average annual value on the contract establishes a new record among position…

Welcome to playoff baseball, where the "best" team wins the championship far less often than in other sports. To wit: According to Baseball Prospectus odds, no team in the 2021 playoff field has better than a 20 percent chance to win the World Series. With eight deserving teams ready to do battle, let's dive into the reasons each particular team…

Aaron Judge is staying put, Trea Turner is headed back to the National League East, Jacob deGrom and Justin Verlander are switching state income taxes and Willson Contreras is changing sides in a heated National League Central rivalry... that's just a taste of the flurry of moves. MLB's first in-person Winter Meetings in three years was a veritable…

Major League Baseball's 2022 winter meetings blew through San Diego like a three-day whirlwind, sending Justin Verlander to the Mets, Trea Turner to the Phillies, Willson Contreras to the Cardinals, Kenley Jansen to the Red Sox and "Arson Judge" into the pantheon of baseball's greatest Twitter moments. One of our biggest takeaways from the spending…

The New York Yankees made a splash in free agency on Wednesday, re-signing Aaron Judge to a long-term deal after the AL MVP tested the waters in free agency. The Bronx Bombers re-signed the 30-year-old outfielder to a nine-year, $360 million deal, giving him the highest annual salary for any position player in MLB history ($40 million.) The deal…

After being courted by Steph Curry and his favorite childhood team, 2022 AL MVP Aaron Judge has decided to re-sign with the New York Yankees with a nine-year, $360 million contract. He'll have a top-five salary in Major League Baseball and returns to a team and a city where he set an American League record by bashing 62 home runs this past…

Though we're still waiting on the biggest, Aaron Judge-sized domino to fall, there have already been quite a few lucrative deals handed out in this year's MLB free-agency cycle. Eleven players have agreed to contracts worth at least $10 million per year, and there could be as many as 40 more at that price point when all is said and done. Not all of…

A day before Aaron Judge hit a grand slam for his 30th home run, David Bednar got the New York Yankees slugger to go down looking at a curveball for the final out to the cheers from a standing, sellout crowd at PNC Park. As reluctant as Derek Shelton has been to call Bednar the closer, the Pittsburgh Pirates manager didn't hesitate after his save…

The Braves quest at repeating as world champions received a significant boost on Thursday with the return of Ronald Acuña Jr. Six months ago, the Atlanta Braves stood on the field in Houston an out away from the franchise's first World Series title in 27 years. For players like Freddie Freeman, Ozzie Albies, and Dansby Swanson, it was the…

The 2022 Major League Baseball season is almost here and Sportsnaut's MLB predictions offer projections for the standings, award winners and more. MLB games today will offer daily predictions and the full schedule for the entire season from 2022 Opening Day to the World Series. As part of our year-round MLB coverage, we'll provide analysis, the…

MLB Free Agency has been sluggish across the entire league. None of the top guys have signed and not too much has changed, but we do have some rumors and reports surrounding some of the Braves free agents that have made me adjust my thoughts surrounding the likelihood each one of them returns. Original Prediction: 10% New Prediction: 10% Nothing's…

This year's free-agent market for relievers was long known to be a weak one, and teams, knowing that, went all out to retain their best free-agent arms before they ever reached the market -- like Edwin Díaz, Robert Suarez and Rafael Montero. What's left, then, is a collection of older pitchers coming off mostly uncertain seasons. You might have to…

Matt Eddy answered questions regarding the Mets system today at 1 p.m. ET. You can read the transcript here. Richard Wilner (New york): Do you think Baty, Vientos and Alvarez will make the Mets team out of spring training? Matt Eddy: Hello! I think there is a scenario in which Baty makes the team with a huge spring training. But more Triple-A time…

The Atlanta Braves and Boston Red Sox face off in a Spring Training matchup at the Red Sox spring home, JetBlue Park at Fenway Park South, in Fort Myers, Florida. The two teams are getting ready for the start of the regular season, which is less 10 days away. Spring Training games are always unpredictable. What should fans expect from this…

A month into the offseason things have still been relatively quiet. Only a small handful of big-ticket free agents have signed with new teams, and the Red Sox have so far only made small additions on the fringes. Yet with the Winter Meetings approaching in a little over a week, the Hot Stove could heat up in a hurry. The Red Sox have a lot to do…

The Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals will begin a three-game series in our nation's capital with a Monday night matchup. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Braves-Nationals prediction and pick, laid out below. The Atlanta Braves, at 95-58, are in a brawl for the top spot in the NL East with…

If there's one thing that can be definitively determined from the way Brian Cashman handled the Baby Bombers Era, it's that the New York Yankees committed far too much money to veteran relief pitchers. The Yankees doled out big-money deals to Aroldis Chapman (more than once), Zack Britton, and Adam Ottavino, living to regret every single one of…

Wednesday was scheduled to be the first official day of spring training for all 30 Major League Baseball franchises. Instead, camps across Arizona and Florida were quiet and the big leaguers were absent. The 2022 season remains frozen due to a lockout of the players by the owners after the. There has been little movement, at least publicly, between…

Nick Nelson may be taking the mound to start but all signs point to this being a bullpen game for the Phillies at Truist Park. Our MLB betting picks break down why they may just have the relief corps needed to pull off the+200 moneyline upset. An NL East rivalry will be renewed on Tuesday night as the Philadelphia Phillies battle the Atlanta Braves…

The Pittsburgh Pirates and Los Angeles Dodgers meet for the final time this season in Dodger Stadium on Wednesday night. It's time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Pirates-Dodgers prediction and pick. Los Angeles currently stands at 74-46 and is 38-20 at home. If you put $100 on every single Dodgers game so far this season, you'd be down…

The New York Mets and Atlanta Braves will play their third of a four-game series Wednesday night in Atlanta. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Mets-Braves prediction and pick we have laid out below. The New York Mets are one of the most exciting teams in the league, with their 75-42 record sitting…

Making World Series futures bets can be a treacherous endeavour due to the unpredictability of the MLB playoffs. Last year's 88-win Atlanta Braves provided a concrete example of that. Because anything can happen in October, value exists for bettors willing to go beyond the biggest favourites. With that in mind, here are our top World Series futures…

These Atlanta Braves free agent predictions from MLB insider Jim Bowden already seem like they won't happen. MLB insider and former big league general manager Jim Bowden has some insane Atlanta Braves predictions for the offseason. One involves an expensive welcome parade. Another will require Braves fans to say "farewell." The third is a curious…

The 2022 MLB season is over, and the Astros have been crowned World Series champions. Now, the only thing left to hand out is the hardware for the top players and managers. This year, the awards could carry some extra significance for a few players in particular. AL MVP finalist Aaron Judge and AL Cy Young finalist Justin Verlander are both free…

The annual MLB general manager meetings were held last week in Las Vegas, and the event is traditionally the rumor-filled calm before the storm. (It's also not to be confused with the winter meetings, which will take place in San Diego from Dec. 4-7 and is when a ton of wheeling and dealing goes down.) Free agents couldn't sign with new teams until…

Later this evening, the Toronto Blue Jays will be facing the Texas Rangers at the Rogers Centre, the first home opener on Canadian soil since 2019 due to Covid-19 restrictions forcing the club south of the border the last two years. This has fans excited, not just because baseball is back after the lockout negotiations had things looking bleak this…

Hi there, baseball fans. It's free-agent prediction time! Before we begin, remember how last offseason there were a handful of elite free-agent shortstops on the market, and everyone tried to guess where they'd wind up, and then the Rangers shocked everyone and signed TWO of them, Corey Seager and Marcus Semien? Absolutely nobody predicted that…

The 2022 MLB offseason is underway, so it's time to continue our MLB Odds series with a look at who may in position to win the 2022 World Series. After the Atlanta Braves beat the Houston Astros in the 2021 World Series, futures odds have began to leak out. The Los Angeles Dodgers have been named the favorite for the 2022 World Series title, with…

Emotions will be high when the Los Angeles Dodgers host the Atlanta Braves in the first game of a three-game series on Monday at Dodger Stadium. The game will be the first since former Braves franchise icon Freddie Freeman signed with the Dodgers and former L.A. closer Kenley Jansen joined Atlanta in the offseason. Los Angeles is a -220 moneyline…

The Atlanta Braves got so many contributions from a variety of sources. Dansby Swanson, Austin Riley, and Travis d'Arnaud put up some of the best numbers of their careers so far. William Contreras was the designated hitter in the NL All-Star despite not being the team's regular designated hitter. Kyle Wright and Max Fried were great all year long…

Though the World Series ended less than 48 hours ago, the offseason has officially started for the Atlanta Braves. On Sunday, the Braves acquired outfielder Sam Hilliard from Rockies in exchange for minor league pitcher Dylan Spain. On the surface, this may seem to simply be a depth addition for the outfield. However, though Hilliard has struggled…

The Mets and closer Edwin Díaz have agreed to a five-year, $102 million contract, sources confirmed to The Athletic on Sunday. The deal is pending a physical. USA Today first reported the news. The deal is a record for a closer and includes an opt-out and full no-trade clause, as well as a sixth-year option, sources confirmed. Díaz, baseball's best…

It's a doom and gloom forecast, but let's assume the Atlanta Braves will watch all eight of their free-agents-to-be move on. They'll waive goodbye to Dansby Swanson, Kenley Jansen and Adam Duvall. Robbie Grossman will sign elsewhere, Luke Jackson too, along with Jesse Chavez - actually, we'll see you back in a Braves uniform after next season's…

The Atlanta Braves and New York Mets will face off in a pivotal five-game series this weekend at Citi Field. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes our Braves-Mets prediction and pick we have laid out below. The Atlanta Braves are chasing the Mets in the NL East, with their 63-43 record still four and a…

At Truist Park on Friday, the San Diego Padres (20-12) begin a three-game series versus the Atlanta Braves (15-17), at 7:20 PM ET. The Padres (+125 underdog moneyline odds) are away versus the Braves (-145). The Braves will give the ball to Max Fried (4-2) versus the Padres and Yu Darvish (3-1). The Braves won their most recent game against the Red…