#MLB All Star

A funny thing has happened on the way to what assorted baseball media figures assumed was another 100+ loss season for the Orioles. They've started winning games, sitting on a.500 record of 46-46 at the All-Star break. Instead of fans having to wonder when the prospects will start arriving to turn things from dismal to bearable, now it's more like…

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…

Baseball America released their top 10 Los Angeles Dodgers prospect list for the 2023 season, which is headlined by Diego Cartaya for a second consecutive year. Following Cartaya on the list is Bobby Miller as the No. 2 ranked Dodgers prospect, then Miguel Vargas, Michael Busch, Ryan Pepiot, Gavin Stone, Andy Pages, Dalton Rushing, Nick Nastrini…

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…

The Washington Nationals (57-36) will try to stay perfect since the MLB All-Star break when they wrap up a two-game interleague series against the Los Angeles Angels (46-50) as road favorites at the sportsbooks. The Nationals won the series opener 4-3 on Tuesday, handing the Angels their 10th loss in 14 games. Betting line: The Nationals opened as…

The All-Star Break represents a mid-season time out for legally betting on MLB games, but also opens up the door for placing wagers on baseball's best players over a series of several events. Legal MLB All Star Game betting can occur across the entire USA, and the following guide reveals how and where to do so in your state. We provide detail into…

The Dodgers are winners of three straight and now host the Cubs as part of a four-game series. With Tony Gonsolin taking the mound, we like Los Angeles to win by more than one run tonight. Find out more in our Cubs vs. Dodgers betting picks. The Los Angeles Dodgers are steamrolling towards the MLB All-Star break. They have won seven of their last…

A retired MLB legend who once famously played for the New York Mets has now become an active political commentator. His heroics on the offense and defense alike made him a three-time All-Star player. Though he also played for the Philadelphia Phillies later, his 1986 World Series victory with the Mets remained mostly memorable. Without much of a…

Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images. Pictured: Giancarlo Stanton of the New York Yankees The MLB All-Star game takes place Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium, and weather could play a factor. As is often the case in baseball, wind is the factor to be aware of tonight. PJ Walsh breaks down how the wind could…

2022 Blue Jays Retrospective: Things go south, Charlie Montoyo takes the fall, and more Over the next few days, we'll be taking a look back at the year that was for the Toronto Blue Jays. Toronto hit the "dog days" of summer in June. Emotionally derailing series' against the Yankees, Brewers, and White Sox triggered a multitude of question marks…

The 2022 MLB Draft is in the books and the Texas Rangers made 18 picks. The Athletic has comprehensive live coverage of the 20-round, three-day event, including top-100 prospect rankings, mock drafts, prospect profiles, team-by-team analysis and much more. Find out how the Rangers fared in the draft and much more… Well, that happened. The Rangers…

MLB's All-Star festivities are all about bringing the big names together. This also applies to the annual Celebrity Softball Game, which serves as a prelude to baseball's current stars taking the field. Luckily, this harmless bout now carries the same stakes (none) as the actual All-Star Game. This year's celebrity shindig takes on a new format, as…

Grant White Every year, the dog days of summer are punctuated by the MLB All-Star Game. Although the mid-summer classic interrupts the year-round entertainment we've come to expect from the Big Four, that blow is softened by the Home Run Derby the night before the game. There is no defensive play, and batters choose their respective pitchers,…

The 2022 Major League Baseball season continues on Monday, Aug. 8 with several intriguing matchups. One that sticks out among the rest is an AL East showdown between the Toronto Blue Jays (60-48) and Baltimore Orioles (56-52). The Blue Jay shave been one of the hotter teams since the MLB All-Star Break and enter this game after splitting a…

Texas sports betting is not yet legalized, albeit there was a big push to get it a bill passed through the Lone Star state's legislature in 2021. As the Texas legislative session only occurs in odd years, the next realistic push can only happen in 2023. Since Attorney General Ken Paxton presented an opinion in 2017 citing that wagering on Daily…

Believe it or not, the Baltimore Orioles - who previously occupied dead last as a moneymaker for bettors - returned major winning potential ahead of the MLB All-Star break. The same franchise that labored to a 254-455 record, and finished a combined 191 games behind the American League East powers from 2017-2021, would have won bettors the most…

Pickswise provides exclusive sports betting content to MLive.com, including picks, analysis, tools, games and sportsbook offers to help bettors get in on the action. Please wager responsibly. The MLB All-Star festivities conclude with the All-Star Game on Tuesday night, and all teams will be back in action by Friday. There are a variety of baseball…

The first batch of MLB all-star voting results was revealed this week, which gives us a perfect opportunity to talk about the Toronto Blue Jays' brightest star. Of course, we mean Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who owns a 1.048 OPS this month. If your mind first drifted to Alejandro Kirk, don't worry - we'll mention him, too. As Toronto enjoys Thursday's…

The 2022 MLB season rolls along and will feature one of the best matchups out west starting today where the surging Seattle Mariners (54-45) take on one of the best team in baseball in the Houston Astros (64-35) when this game gets underway from Texas on Thursday, July 28 at 5:10 p.m. PT/8:10 p.m. ET with a live broadcast on FS1, and locally on…

The MLB All-Star Game is Tuesday night in Los Angeles, but first up is a power-hitting display in the 2022 MLB Home Run Derby. Pete Alonso of the New York Mets is the two-time reigning champion and aims to be the first to win three in a row. He could join Ken Griffey Jr. as the only three-time winners. Alonso is not the top seed, an honor that goes…

LOS ANGELES - The 2022 MLB All-Star Game takes place in Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night. The Midsummer Classic always is a blast, but we can always enhance that fun by making some picks. Let's get to it. (All odds courtesy of Caesars Sportsbook) Featured Game| National League All-Stars vs. American League All-Stars The American League has won eight…

Who will be the No. 1 pick in the 2023 MLB Draft? Sportsnaut's latest 2023 MLB mock draft 2023 dives into the best prospects available this year, with many names who will help shape the future of Major League Baseball in the years to come. The first MLB Draft lottery provided a few surprises that shook up the order in Round 1. For the second time…

Throughout this past year the Boston Red Sox have expressed a desire to bring the MLB All-Star Game back to Fenway Park. The city last hosted 23 years ago in 1999, and since then nearly every other MLB club has hosted the game - a few more than once - while the historic stadium itself has been completely transformed through a series of extensive…

The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox are kicking off a four-game series on Thursday night. It's time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Yankees-Red Sox prediction and pick. The Red Sox played the Yankees right after the MLB All-Star Break and took just one game with one being postponed due to COVID-19 complications. The Red Sox are fresh…

It is the line everyone remembers from the 2013 Tom Hanks movie "Captain Phillips." Well, I have one thing to say to Rob Manfred: I am the commissioner now. After rubbing the magic lamp, the genie granted me one wish and I choose to become the commissioner of Major League Baseball. Why? Because while I love baseball, I think there are some things…

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For the ninth time, and first since 2019, Major League Baseball, all 30 MLB Clubs, Minor League Clubs and other partners have organized a charity auction during Baseball's Annual Winter Meetings to benefit a special cause close to the game. The auction this year, which was spearheaded by the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros, will support the…

The 2022 MLB Winter Meetings officially got underway on Sunday night. Former Toronto Blue Jays slugger Fred McGriff was selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, with names such as Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens missing the cut. However, the Hall of Fame isn't what gets baseball fans excited for the Winter Meetings. It's the flurry of trades, signings,…

For those arriving in the fourth inning of the ongoing saga of Yasiel Puig, the former MLB outfielder, the troubled athlete was set to plead guilty to lying to federal investigators who were looking into a gambling case, but Puig has now changed his mind based on new evidence. Puig was set to plead guilty to misleading IRS agents and HIS Officials…

Highlighting today's edition of MLB player prop picks are two pitchers, one who we're backing to fan at least six Cubs, and another we're fading against a hot Texas Rangers batting order. We break it all down below. It's the first full week of action back on the diamond following the MLB All-Star game, so let's start the second half in style by…

The MLB All-Star break was extended an extra day with the postponement of Thursday's scheduled Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees series opener at Yankee Stadium. The extra day of rest around the league gives bettors some more time to dive into the futures odds for the 2021 World Series and make their MLB picks and predictions. The 2020 World…

The St. Louis Cardinals have plenty of work - and winning - to do in the second half of the season if they are to make the postseason. Nevertheless, they seem to have what it takes to contend for at least the National League Central division title. This is why they are going to be fun to watch the rest of the way. With that said, here are three…

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The 2022 MLB All-Star Game is behind us, and the regular season's second half is underway. With the trade deadline less than two weeks away, the race for the playoffs is heating up. Over the next 12 weeks, contenders and pretenders will be revealed. Players will be moved, playoff spots will be earned, and awards races will be decided. The White…

Yasiel Puig has withdrawn a guilty plea in connection with charges of lying to federal investigators probing an illegal gambling ring in Southern California, attorneys for the former Major League Baseball outfielder said in a statement Wednesday. Puig, a former MLB All-Star with the Los Angeles Dodgers, reached an agreement with the U.S. Justice…

Feel free to forgive yourselves if you find MLB All-Star Game voting just a bit confusing. This seasons' balloting is a multi-phase affair with more than one deadline and, as always, doesn't result in the selection of a complete roster. And although voting remains incomplete for several more days, one thing is certain for the KC Royals and their…

Dodgers vs. Giants is one of the greatest rivalries in all of sports and the two teams will begin the second half of their season going head-to-head on Thursday. The Dodgers entered the All-Star break on a four-game winning streak while the Giants have won their last three contests. Los Angeles will send Mitch White (1-2, 4.20 ERA) to the mound for…

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The 2022 MLB Draft is in the books and the Tampa Bay Rays made 22 picks. The Athletic has comprehensive live coverage of the 20-round, three-day event, including top-100 prospect rankings, mock drafts, prospect profiles, team-by-team analysis and much more. Find out how the Rays fared in the draft and much more… The Rays had the biggest reach of…

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The National League Central-leading Chicago Cubs (69-50) begin a key divisional series against the Pittsburgh Pirates (61-60) on Thursday in what is listed as a pick'em matchup at sportsbooks. The Pirates will be trying to break a three-game losing streak to stay in the playoff race at home, where they have a 33-29 record this season. MLB betting…

Massachusetts sports betting is still not legal yet but baseball fans can still bet on the Boston Red Sox with the best online sportsbooks. Expected to contend for the American League East crown, the Red Sox will be one of the best bets in the MLB on a daily basis in 2022. As a result, the best Massachusetts sports betting sites are giving away…

These past few years have been tough for baseball. First the sport was upended by the COVID-19 pandemic, then it dealt with the financial fallout of the shortened 2020 season, and last year the offseason was overshadowed by labor strife and eventually a lockout the shut down the sport for 99 days. Now, finally, we're heading into a somewhat normal…

MLB All-Star Week's action on the field begins Saturday, July 16 at Dodger Stadium with the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game. The annual exhibition features the top Minor League prospects competing and will once again be a National League vs. American League format. Former Los Angeles Dodgers catcher and three-time World Series champion Mike Scioscia…

The Texas Rangers and Globe Life Field will host the 2024 All-Star Game! Rob Manfred made that announcement today at the conclusion of the owner's meetings in New York. It will be the second time the Rangers organization has hosted the All Star Game, as The Ballpark in Arlington hosted the 1995 All Star game and fans saw a thrilling 3-2 NL…

Who: Houston Astros vs. Philadelphia Phillies When: Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022 Time: 8:03 p.m. EST Where: Citizens Bank Park (Philadelphia, PA) Betting Odds Summary Moneyline: Astros (-156), Phillies (+132) Runline: Astros -1.5 (+110), Phillies+1.5 (-132) Total: Over/Under 7.5 Runs (-106/-114) Odds and lines are current from FanDuel Sportsbook at the…

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Minor League Baseball today announced that outfielder Robert Hassell III has been selected as a 2022 High-A Midwest League All-Star. Votes were cast by the league's 12 managers. Hassell starred for the Fort Wayne TinCaps from Opening Day on April 8 up until he was traded by the San Diego Padres to the Washington Nationals…

Now that the Major League Baseball lockout has ended, it's time to look ahead to the 2022 season. The Boston Red Sox, who reached the American League Championship Series last season, figure to be a title contender. Boston plays in the loaded AL East, which features projected heavyweights clubs, including the reigning division champion Tampa Bay…

The New York Yankees are a dream franchise to play in, for most baseball aspirants. Through their financial prowess and glamorous appeal, the Yankees can elevate a player to superstardom. However, one can't always live among the Yankees hype, defying all odds. Former Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka is a testament to this fact. Japanese baseball…

The Boston Red Sox have had a rather interesting start to the 2022 season. They came out of the gates ice cold, before going on an absolute tear midway through May and June. As soon as the calendar flipped to July, though, they went cold again, causing them to head into the MLB All-Star break on a bad note. Boston currently sits two games behind…