#Major League Baseball

For years, the NBA and NHL have set the top of their draft orders through a lottery system. And Major League Baseball is about to do the same. The new MLB collective bargaining agreement struck ahead of the 2022 campaign called for a draft lottery beginning in 2023. The change was made to discourage tanking, as finishing with one of the worst…

Miami Marlins vs Tampa Bay Rays 5/25/2022 Picks Predictions Previews The Miami Marlins will take on the Tampa Bay Rays to complete a 2-game interleague series down the road held at Tropicana Park, St. Petersburg, FL, on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at 6:40 PM EDT. The Marlins are entering this game following its 4-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves. On…

You are supposed to root for your team to win the championship. I get this. For those of us blessed to root for a great team, we want to see that greatness capped off with that sweet, sweet, very pointy championship trophy. For those of us who don't have that opportunity, well, it's even better to root for the underdog, is it not? The 2023 Kansas…

Detroit Tigers vs Arizona Diamondbacks 6/24/2022 Picks Predictions Previews The Detroit Tigers (26-43) will be stealing bases against the Arizona Diamondbacks (32-39) in Game 1 of 3 of the MLB Interleague at Chase Field in Phoenix on Friday, June 24, 2022, at 9:40 PM ET. Detroit will try to snap a three-game losing streak in coming to this match-up…

Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics 5/27/2022 Picks Predictions Previews The Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics will play game two at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California on Friday, May 27, 2022, at 9:40 PM ET. The Rangers are in third place in the AL West standings with a record of 20-23. The team is riding on a two-game…

Look, I understand my job each week in my quizzes is to educate, illuminate and entertain you (and occasionally frustrate you as you attempt to go 9-for-9). I'm definitely not here to bring you down, even in a memorial for those we lost in 2022. I look at it more as a celebration of their lives and hopefully give you something to further remember…

Tuesday at Dodger Stadium saw the Dodgers, Major League Baseball, and the city of Los Angeles announce plans for All-Star week in and around downtown in July. Dodger Stadium hosts the MLB All-Star Game for the first time since 1980. But while that Tuesday, July 19 game - called by Joe Davis from his home booth in his new role as Fox Sports' No. 1…

Of all professional sports, none will offer more games for betting annually than Major League Baseball. Every season, the Boston Red Sox play 162 games, minimum. That's 162 times to have your heart broken. Or, 162 times to possibly rejoice, and 162 times to cash in. In this primer, we'll examine the unique strategies for betting on baseball for…

Looking Back On Michael Jordan's Final NBA Game, 20 Years Later It's hard to believe, but we're nearing the 20-year anniversary of the final game in Michael Jordan's illustrious and legendary NBA career. The most decorated basketball player of all time played his final NBA game with the Washington Wizards on Apr. 16, 2003 against the Philadelphia…

The 2022 MLB season takes a detour for one of the most special events of the year where the Cincinnati Reds take on the Chicago Cubs in the 2022 MLB Field of Dreams Game, which take place in remote stadium built within a corn field and pays homage to the 1989 film "Field of Dreams" when this game gets underway on Thursday, August 11 at 4:15 p.m.…

We are less than two weeks into the 2023 calendar year, but we've got bold predictions of a litany of things that will go down in Major League Baseball over the course of the next 11.5 months. Most of our predictions are about things that will happen during the 2023 MLB season, of course. A breakout rookie. An unlikely MVP. A surprise AL West…

At Minute Maid Park on Thursday, the Detroit Tigers (8-15) open a four-game series against the Houston Astros (14-11), at 8:10 PM ET. The Astros are favored (-170 on the moneyline to win) when they take on the Tigers (+144). The scheduled starters are Jose Urquidy (2-1) for the Houston Astros, and Tarik Skubal (1-2) for the Detroit Tigers. The…

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Guardians unveiled planned renovations at Progressive Field for 2024 and 2025 on Thursday, but absent from the designs was any mention of a sportsbook or space devoted to sports gambling that resembles facilities that opened earlier this month when sports gaming became legal in Ohio. Brian Barren, Guardians president of…

Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics 7/22/2022 Picks Predictions Previews The Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics will meet at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California on Friday, July 22, 2022, at 9:40 PM ET. The Rangers are in third place in the AL West standing with a record of 42-49. The team won over Seattle last Thursday to a score of…

The Major League Baseball season looms just over the horizon and new hopes are placed in teams around major league baseball. The Houston Astros lifted the Commissioner's Trophy at the end oflast season, winning in six against a stubbornly difficult Philadelphia Phillies. As the dust settles on the biggest of the off-season trade deals, all eyes…

Arizona Diamondbacks vs Colorado Rockies 8/13/2022 Picks Predictions Previews The Arizona Diamondbacks will oppose the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field, CO on Saturday, August 13, 2022 at 8:10 PM ET. Since the all-star break, the Diamondbacks performed admirably, finishing 11-8 in that period. The Arizona Diamondbacks enter this series with a 5-3…

The trend of dominant pitching and well-rounded teams in MLB continued this year as the NL East went on a great run with the Phillies, Mets, and Braves all making a long streak at the end of the season. With Sandy Alcantara pitching at the rate that he was, and Max Fried and Kyle Wright both most likely making their individual Cy Young pushes this…

Izell Reese thinks of himself as a visionary, the kind of man who finds solutions to big problems. As a teenage football star, he went unrecruited from his Dothan, Ala., high school. Undaunted, he walked on at the University of Alabama Birmingham, not only making the team but starting as a freshman. Four years later, he was drafted by the Dallas…

The MLB just had its best year of all time. In terms of revenue, no other year in baseball history has been better. While there are complaints about the state of the game, money talks and the league made quite a lot of it in 2022. "Major League Baseball hit a home run financially in 2022, propelling itself to a new record for revenues. After two…

Dubai: It costs a pretty penny to watch Floyd Mayweather fight, hear Max Verstappen scream down the finish line and take the checkered flag or see Novak Djokovic glide around the hallowed turf of Wimbledon. Paying well above the odds to attend major international sporting events may not be a problem for those blessed with deep pockets. But football…

No player has more base hits in Major League Baseball than Pete Rose. But you won't find his plaque in the Baseball Hall of Fame. We all know why. Rose bet on the Cincinnati Reds game as a player and manager. Betting on your sport is one of the cardinal no-no's of all professional and major college athletes. It undermines the integrity of the…

The New York Mets may have lost out on free agent superstar Carlos Correa, but they remain legitimate World Series contenders in 2023. However, the Mets no longer can be considered favorites to win a championship next season. Just three weeks ago, Mets owner Steve Cohen said as much. Breaking the news that New York had reached a 12-year, $315…

On its own, the Toronto Blue Jays signing a 34-year-old infielder to a one-year deal is not the kind of thing that will cause fans to wonder what brand of ski googles the players will wear in their Champagne-soaked clubhouse. Brandon Belt? Nice hitter, when healthy. Strong beard. Excellent name with many headline-pun possibilities. But also a guy…

The San Francisco Giants (27-22) will visit the Miami Marlins (20-28), Thursday at 6:40 PM ET, in the first game of a four-game series. The Giants are an underdog (+120 moneyline odds) when they take the field at the Marlins (-140). The Marlins will start Sandy Alcantara (5-2) versus the Giants and Alex Wood (3-4). The Giants fell to the Phillies…

Cleveland Guardians vs Texas Rangers 9/24/2022 Picks Predictions Previews The Cleveland Guardians will play game two against the Texas Rangers at the Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at 7:05 PM (EDT). The Guardians are in first place in the AL Central standings with a record of 83-67. The team won the three-game…

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Yankees games are going to sound a little bit different in 2023. The YES Network has canned retired MLB outfielder Cameron Maybin as it looks to shake up its broadcast lineups for next year, according to a report from the New York Post's Andrew Marchand. In addition to Maybin's ouster, Carlos Beltran will appear in studio instead of during games,…

KAPALUA, Hawaii - On Sunday morning at the Sentry Tournament of Champions, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan met with credentialed media for a question-and-answer session. He welcomed any and all questions, though he cautioned that due to ongoing litigation with LIV, he might not answer every one fully. That was his only preamble; then Monahan…

Tim Locastro realized his childhood dream of playing for the Yankees. Now, the speedy New York native will get to stay in the city, but will move across it. The Mets and Locastro have agreed to a minor-league deal, according to a report from Sports Illustrated's Pat Ragazzo. Want to bet on MLB? It's reportedly a minor-league deal with an invite to…

Major League Baseball's offseason has officially crossed the halfway point. All but five of our top 50 free agents are off the board. The trade market is still open, of course, but the biggest story on that front this offseason has concerned who hasn't been moved rather than who has. Coming into the offseason, the expectation was that the Los…

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Baltimore Orioles vs Washington Nationals 9/14/2022 Picks Predictions Previews The Baltimore Orioles will face off against the Washington Nationals in an MLB showdown at Nationals Park, Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at 7:05 PM EDT. The Orioles are heading into this game following a 1-0 loss to the Boston Red Sox on…

At Globe Life Field on Saturday, the Texas Rangers (four straight losses) play the Atlanta Braves at 7:05 PM ET. The Braves are favored (-111) in an expected tight game against the Rangers (-109). The scheduled starters are Bryce Elder (1-2) for the Atlanta Braves, and Dane Dunning (0-1) for the Texas Rangers. These clubs meet again after the…

The year 2022 was filled with various enormous changes for the outfielder Aaron Judge. From starting the year by betting on himself to hit 50 home runs to ending the year by getting named the captain of one of the oldest franchises in Major League Baseball, All Rise has come a long way. However, it wasn't the easiest journey for him to cover,…

Renowned New York Yankees hitter Lou Gehrig once famously dressed up as Tarzan in 1936, presumably to kick off a career in the movies. Nicknamed the "Iron Horse," Gehrig had a swashbuckling look about him on set with a mace in hand and clad in leopard skin. The costumes and props perfectly epitomized Gehrig, who was an extremely dangerous hitter on…

The New York Yankees are one of the most iconic teams in Major League Baseball and the most successful professional baseball team in the world. The Yankees have a long and storied history of success, having won 27 World Series championships, 40 American League pennants, and numerous division and wild card titles. They are known for their…

The MLB offseason is winding down as we are getting closer and closer to pitchers and catchers reporting to start another full baseball season. We have seen some big moves made across the board this offseason, as playoff teams tooled up their rosters to make another series push at a title in 2023. Here are the early World Series odds with a little…

The Yankees lost a piece of their bullpen depth to a division rival. On Thursday, the Blue Jays claimed righty reliever Junior Fernandez off waivers from the Yankees. The Yankees had designated Fernandez for assignment on Dec. 21 - the same day they officially added free agent prizes Tommy Kahnle and Carlos Rodon to the 40-man roster. Want to bet…

This is one in a series of stories looking at members of the Pittsburgh Pirates 40-man roster. He's the oldest player in Major League Baseball, a wily veteran and a fan favorite. When the Cincinnati Reds selected left-handed pitcher Rich Hill in 1999-the first of three times he was drafted-seven players on the Pirates' current 40-man roster were…

Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals 9/21/2022 Picks Predictions Previews The Minnesota Twins (73-75) will play Kansas City (59-89) in the AL Central Division at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at 8:10 PM ET. Minnesota is in 3rd place at 73-75 in the American League Central Division with a.493 team percentage and…

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Legal sports betting arrived in Ohio on Jan. 1 and the 2023 Major League Baseball season is certain to see a significant impact in Cleveland. Fans will be able to place bets using mobile apps and at local sportsbooks, and plans could be in the works to bring gambling into ballparks sooner rather than later. Paul Hoynes and Joe…

With the 2022 MLB All-Star festivities in the books, it's time for a quick round of bold predictions before the second half of the season gets underway on Thursday. What follows are 10 bold predictions for the remainder of the 2022 season, focusing mostly on individual players rather than teams since there will be plenty of postseason predictions…

Everything about Shohei Ohtani as a Major League Baseball player is historic. He's accomplished things on the field we haven't seen since the days of Babe Ruth. The 2021 American League MVP has even accomplished things Ruth wasn't able to do during his own Hall of Fame career. With the Los Angeles Angels being, well, the Angels, Ohtani has found…

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…

Toronto Blue Jays vs Detroit Tigers 6/12/2022 Picks Predictions Previews The Toronto Blue Jays (34-24) will slug it out against the Detroit Tigers (24-34) in the series installment finale at Comerica Park in Detroit on Sunday, June 12, 2022, at 1:40 PM ET. Toronto will try to end this series with a victory versus Detroit on Sunday after splitting…

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The Seattle Mariners and Ty France take the field at Minute Maid Park against Kyle Tucker and the Houston Astros on Sunday. The Astros pitching staff is fifth in MLB with a collective 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings. The Mariners' 110 home runs rank 13th in Major League Baseball. Here's what you need to get ready for Sunday's Astros vs. Mariners…

There aren't many people in baseball with as much general manager experience as Brian Cashman, who has been at his post with the Yankees since 1998. Brian Sabean, however, isn't too far off - and the Yankees just brought him aboard. Want to bet on MLB? Sabean will serve as Cashman's executive advisor, according to a press release from the Yankees…

It's not the Rafael Devers news Red Sox fans were hoping for. Tuesday afternoon, the Red Sox agreed to a one-year deal with Devers that will cover his final year of salary arbitration and pay him $17.5 million in 2023, as first reported by ESPN and later announced by the club. At the very least, the team will avoid taking Devers to arbitration,…