#Right Fielder

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…

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been around for over a century, and over that time, they've managed to win their fair share of World Series (7, to be precise). But in recent years, the team has fallen on hard times. They have made the playoffs three times since 2017 but only won the title in 2020. The Dodgers are hoping for their 8th win this year…

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…

Tuesday is opening day at Angel Stadium, the beginning of another hugely hyped, All-Star-studded, high-payroll and high-expectations season for the hometown Angels. Angels fans are thinking World Series for the club that hasn't made the playoffs since 2009 and won its only crown in 2002. Here are nine things every Angels fan should know going into…

Who doesn't love some NL Central baseball? In this edition of division foes, the Pittsburgh Pirates will battle it out with the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in the first matchup of a four-game set on Thursday. Join us for our MLB odds series, where our Pirates-Cubs prediction and pick will be made. Heading into this one, the Pirates have dropped…

The San Francisco Giants take on the Arizona Diamondbacks. Check out our MLB odds series for our Giants Diamondbacks prediction and pick. Carlos Rodon gets the ball for the Giants, while Tyler Gilbert makes the start for the Diamondbacks. Carlos Rodon has been the best starting pitcher on the Giants' staff this year, better than Logan Webb. Rodon's…

After a decade of unprecedented regular-season dominance, but all too familiar playoff disappointment that continued Saturday night with their elimination in the National League Division Series, the Dodgers find themselves in a familiar place entering this offseason. Trying to sustain the success that included winning a franchise-record 111 games…

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…

Javier Báez is headed to Detroit on a six-year, $140 million deal, The Athletic confirmed on Tuesday. The deal is pending a physical. Báez, who turns 29 Dec. 1, will be the third on the list of top free-agent shortstops to sign in the last few days, with both Marcus Semien (seven years, $175 million) and Corey Seager (10 years, $325 million)…

With the MLB trade deadline just weeks away, the baseball rumor mill is heating up. While the majority of baseball has been distracted by who is likely to land Juan Soto, there is likely to be a flurry of other activity at the deadline that could drastically impact the results of the 2022 MLB season. Since everybody loves trade speculation, we…

The St. Louis Cardinals face the Chicago Cubs in a regular season game on Friday, June 24, 2022 (6/24/22) at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. Fans can watch the game for free via a trial to Apple TV+ . Here's what you need to know: What: MLB regular season Who: Cubs vs. Cardinals When: Friday, June 24, 2022 Where: Busch Stadium Time: 8:15 p.m.…

This story was excerpted from Scott Merkin's White Sox Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, . And to get it regularly in your inbox. Making predictions for an upcoming Major League Baseball season is tough enough following Spring Training, and those prognostications come after watching baseball for six weeks to gain a working knowledge of…

Two division foes will meet on the diamond Tuesday for the second game of this series as the Miami Marlins will square off with the Philadelphia Phillies. It is time to check out our MLB odds series, where our Marlins-Phillies prediction and pick will be unveiled for all sports bettors to see. At 27-32, the Marlins are desperate to work their way…

Expectations are high in Diamondbacks land. Not only are they coming off an encouraging 85-win season, the team is fresh off an offseason in which it made several high-profile additions. For those wearing the rosiest of glasses, the moves left them dreaming not just about the Diamondbacks reaching the playoffs, but about them chasing down the Los…

At the beginning of the season, talk around baseball concerning the best starting rotations in the big leagues likely won't focus on the A's. But the talk should trend westward because the A's have the arms, all healthy for once, to orchestrate Oakland's third consecutive postseason appearance. The A's, winners of 97 games each of the last two…

SAN FRANCISCO - The Cubs are selling again and open for business. And so are we. With the current state of the elite-revenue franchise ranging from work-in-progress to embarrassing, or even despicable, depending on your vantage point, it's time for a new line of more purge-appropriate team merch. So with a nod to a former Cubs manager who never met…

The Pirates hope to build on the momentum of the final three months of the 2018 season to contend in 2019. General manager Neal Huntington believes that he helped paved the way for better days last July when he traded for Tampa Bay righthander Chris Archer and Texas reliever Keone Kela. The Pirates wound up finishing 82-79, better than expected…

Thirty-three mostly uneventful days have passed on the Major League Baseball calendar since Ryan Pressly induced a Nick Castellanos popup to end the 2022 World Series. But as the baseball world descended on San Diego for the winter meetings this week, the transactions arrived in a flurry. So let's take stock of the first month of the offseason with…

The Minnesota Twins have been all over the place of late. On the heels of back-to-back American League Central division titles, the Twins collapsed in 2021. They finished last in the division and were sellers at the MLB trade deadline, most notably moving Jose Berrios and Nelson Cruz. This offseason, Minnesota made a 180, as they were one of the…

The St. Louis Cardinals will look to stay on the winning track when they host the visiting Cincinnati Reds at 2:15pm ET Saturday in the middle game of a three-game series at Busch Stadium. The National League Central-leading Cardinals (33-26, 17-11 home) snapped a three-game losing streak by blanking the Reds 2-0 on Friday night in the series…

After a season that could have been special, the Oakland A's will be hard-pressed to post the second-best record in the American League once again in 2021. The A's are still in position to contend, even with two of their main guys, shortstop Marcus Semien and closer Liam Hendriks, elsewhere after a disappointing team stumble in the ALDS against the…

The Los Angeles Dodgers (44-25) go on the road to take on the Atlanta Braves (41-31) in the second game of their three-game series on Saturday evening as Freddie Freeman continues his first series back in Atlanta since signing with the Dodgers in March. These teams hold two of the top four records in the National League. The Dodgers are in first…

New York will play its eighth straight game against a divisional opponent to open the season when it travels to Baltimore on Friday night. The Yankees (4-3) won two out of three against Boston last weekend, but they had to settle for a four-game split against Toronto earlier this week. Baltimore has lost five of its first six games, including a 4-2…

We're a month from the MLB trade deadline, and it is still up in the air if the Baltimore Orioles will be full-timer sellers or not. Looking through the wishing well, we can see that it might be possible for the Baltimore Orioles to lose both Trey Mancini and Anthony Santander. For the record, I'm not too fond of it, but for the sake of this…

The Post's Mark W. Sanchez previews the NL West O/U wins: 97.5 Key player: Mookie Betts. For the Dodgers to be historically great - which is a real possibility - they could use their $365 million man in peak form. The right fielder was merely very good (.854 OPS) but not great last season, and the lineup is even more ludicrous with the addition of…

With Opening Day right around the corner, it's important to get ahead of as many predictions as possible. At least, it's more fun that way. Think about it like this: Just a few weeks ago, we weren't sure when we might watch Major League Baseball again. Here we are after every major free-agent signing and plenty of marquee trades, with a decent look…

On Wednesday afternoon, a National League bout features the Atlanta Braves (17-20) traveling to play the Milwaukee Brewers (23-14). These teams split the first two matchups of the series as they both look to secure a win today. Atlanta snapped its two-game skid with a win in the last outing. Max Fried (4-2, 3.14 ERA) starts for the Braves,…

The Arizona Diamondbacks (7-11) host the Los Angeles Dodgers (12-5) on Wednesday afternoon in a National League clash. These teams alternated wins through the first two matchups of the series. In the last contest, Arizona won 5-3 and ended the Dodgers' two-game win streak. Right hander Zac Gallen (0-0, 1.00 ERA) is on the mound for Arizona.…

An NL West contest features the Los Angeles Dodgers (71-33) traveling to play the San Francisco Giants (51-54) on Thursday to round out their four-game series. Los Angeles has been playing extremely well, winning seven of their last eight games. Meanwhile, San Francisco has struggled during the second half of the season as it is 0-7 against Los…

The Bronx Bombers are at full force and the pitching has been outstanding. Are the New York Yankees now the favorites to win the World Series? The ghosts of Yankees past are hard to miss in the Bronx, from Monument Park in center field to the 27 championship flags flying from the facade. Legendary names such as Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, and Mantle…

The New York Yankees (host the Chicago White Sox for the second game of their doubleheader on Sunday Night Baseball. New York beat the White Sox 7-5 on Saturday, securing the first win of the series. Luis Severino (3-0, 3.63 ERA) gets the start for New York, while Michael Kopech (0-1, 1.54 ERA) takes the mound for Chicago. First pitch is set for…

The second matchup of a four-game series between the Philadelphia Phillies (45-39) and the St. Louis Cardinals (45-41) gets underway on Saturday afternoon. St. Louis has been in a slump as it look to get back on track. The Cardinals have dropped five of their last six games. On the opposite side, the Phillies have won four of their last five…

The Houston Astros (62-32) and the Seattle Mariners (51-43) match up on Saturday for a battle between divisional rivals. Houston is in first place in the AL West standings while Seattle currently sits 11 games back and in second place. The Mariners are looking to redeem themselves after dropping 5-2 in the first game of the series on Friday…

The New York Yankees (56-20) travel to take on the Houston Astros (47-27) on Thursday night. Both teams sit in first place in their respective divisions. On Wednesday, the Astros defeated the Mets 2-0 and secured their second win in a row. The Yankees just swept the Oakland Athletics in their last series. Luis Severino (4-2, 3.38 ERA) is starting…

The New York Yankees (29-13) host the Baltimore Orioles (18-25) in an AL East battle on Tuesday evening. New York is currently on a three-game losing streak and will look to halt that slide. Baltimore notched a 6-4 win in the first game of the series on Monday night. The Yankees are presently first in the AL East while Baltimore sits in fifth…

The Toronto Blue Jays (37-27) host the New York Yankees (48-16) in the second game of their three-game series on Saturday afternoon. Both teams head into this matchup with top-10 pitching staffs in the majors. New York is ranked first with an ERA of 2.79. Meanwhile, Toronto is ranked 10th in the MLB in ERA (3.82). Jameson Taillon (7-1, 2.93 ERA)…

AL East rivals collide when the Baltimore Orioles (6-12) travel to take on the New York Yankees (12-6) in an early-afternoon matchup on Thursday afternoon. New York has been playing well as of late, winning five straight games. Meanwhile, Baltimore is looking to halt its three-game slide. Left-hander Bruce Zimmermann (1-0, 1.20 ERA) is on the hill…

The Chicago Cubs look to continue their strong play at PNC Park and complete a two-game sweep when they visit the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday afternoon. Chicago, which went 6-3 at Pittsburgh last season, opened the set Tuesday with a 2-1 victory behind a pair of solo home runs from Japanese sensation Seiya Suzuki. Drew Smyly threw five…

It's extremely rare to have multiple large market teams playing well all at the same time. Look at the NBA and NFL for example. When was the last time the NFL's large market teams in New York both were title contenders? Or the last time the Knicks and Lakers were relevant at the same time? In Major League Baseball, the four teams with the best…

A premier AL East showdown is on the horizon as the Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles will do battle on the diamond this evening. Join us for our MLB odds series, where our Blue Jays-Orioles prediction and pick will be unveiled. Winners of five straight including the first two of the series against the Orioles, Toronto has only increased…

The YES Network has its own roster to figure out. There is speculation over who will be added to the booth, including reports that the network has discussed the possibility of making an attempt for Derek Jeter and Don Mattingly. But what talent will they look to bring back? How about Paul O'Neill, who is not under contract for next year? BUY MLB…

The Orioles are entering the third year of a massive rebuilding project under a new front office regime that's introducing the franchise to analytical data and the importance of international scouting. It's a whole new world that likely will produce the same old results in 2021. The team isn't ready to contend over a full season, especially in the…

Diamondbacks general manager Mike Hazen and manager Torey Lovullo have worked together since 2017. Theirs is one of the longest current partnerships in baseball for a head of baseball operations and manager. Only the Dodgers (Andrew Friedman and Dave Roberts), Guardians (Chris Antonelli and Terry Francona), and Mariners (Jerry Dipoto and Scott…

The MLB offseason is only just beginning, and the Mariners still have some notable items left on their to-do list. One of those tasks is to acquire another outfielder, either through free agency or via trade. Seattle has already added Teoscar Hernández in a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays. Hernández figures to be the team's opening day right…

While the Toronto Blue Jays possess a rock-solid 17-13 record, there's some justified concern about how well the team is playing. After going all of April without losing a series, the club has dropped two in a row, and their negative run differential (-10) is difficult to ignore. A team projected to absolutely mash the ball entered the week 17th in…

Free agency is officially underway, and with it comes endless speculation about who is going to sign where. What will the New York Mets look like the next time they take the field? Sure, most of the predictions end up being completely wrong, but it's a fun exercise nonetheless. Batting first, second baseman Trea Turner Starting off hot, I know, but…

This is the first time since 2016 that the Blue Jays will host a postseason game at Rogers Centre. They welcome to the north the Seattle Mariners in an intriguing AL Wild Card Series. The winner gets to face the Astros in the next round. Here we'll discuss our Toronto Blue Jays AL Wild Card Series predictions as they take on the Mariners. The old…

Aaron Judge is the favorite to take home his first career MVP award after finishing second to Jose Altuve in 2017. He posted a sterling 11.4 fWAR, broke the American League home run record and dragged the New York Yankees to the playoffs. Ordinarily, he would be an easy choice. However, any year in which Shohei Ohtani plays does make for an easy…

The last time fans saw Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Teoscar Hernandez, he was hitting two homers in that painful 10-9 wild card series loss at Rogers Centre in October that ended their season. That was against the Seattle Mariners, who, ironically, just acquired the 30-year-old in a stunning trade announced earlier today. Hernandez goes to the…

Heading into the 2022 season, bettors in Las Vegas and beyond are looking at Charlie Blackmon as the best candidate from the Colorado Rockies to win the National League Most Valuable Player honor. However, while he is on the leaderboard, Blackmon is still quite the long shot according to MLB preseason betting odds. According to the National League…