#World Series

In the long, glorious history of the New York Yankees, the most decorated franchise in professional sports, it's very difficult to argue for unfair treatment - except in areas where the personal biases of writers are allowed to intervene. The Yankees have been outright dominant over the course of the past century, which means they've created…

The bottom line is that the LIV players are not earning any OWGR points and plummeting in the world rankings as a result. Fair or unfair? OWGR ranking points are important, because a player's position in the rankings is used to determine qualification for some important events. The Masters, for instance, uses the OWGR points list to invite the top…

ST. LOUIS - Tis the season for excessive social media scrolling, baseball fans. The clock is winding down on the MLB trade deadline. It's that time of the year when the St. Louis Cardinals usually find themselves busy making moves, though the chances of pulling off a blockbuster vary each season. Occasionally, the Cardinals will pull the trigger…

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…

Fans enjoying hot dogs and cold brews on a weekday afternoon. The familiar cracking sound of the ball meeting the bat before flying out of sight. Classic pinstripes, lived-in dugouts and 7th-inning stretches. Baseball is back. And while enjoying the game from a fan perspective is easy like a Sunday morning double-header, betting on baseball and…

The Los Angeles Dodgers are still in a position to compete despite their quiet offseason. But they could drastically increase their World Series odds by pulling the trigger on a high-profile trade. The MLB trade market has moved fairy slow for the most part with the exception of a few deals. With that being said, could the Dodgers stun the MLB…

We're a little over a month away from pitchers and catchers reporting in 2023 and soon the hours of sunshine a day will be longer and spring training will be upon us. The Houston Astros captured the 2022 World Series in a 6-game affair with the Philadelphia Phillies, just 1 year after falling to the Atlanta Braves in their quest for a 2nd title.…

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Plenty of Boston Red Sox fans are just moving on from their grief over the franchise trading away superstar Mookie Betts to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2020. Well, all of those fun feelings are resurfacing on Thursday because the Red Sox are back at it again. Not only is Boston in the midst of an embarrassingly bad offseason, but the club just took…

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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…

Well, Angels fans. I guess there is some hope after all. MLB.com writer Will Leitch decided to have some fun, and predict who would win the next 10 World Series. And, what was probably a surprise to many, the Angels did in fact make the list. Not even just as a World Series participant, but as a winner. And the best news of all, it's before Mike…

The New York Yankees struck out on a Luis Castillo trade, leaving Brian Cashman to focus his attention on acquiring Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Frankie Montas. Castillo, the best starting pitcher available at the MLB trade deadline, came off the board Friday night when the Seattle Mariners acquired him for a prospect package headlined by…

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The Astros haven't even held their World Series parade in Houston yet, but 29 other MLB teams are already focused on the 2023 Fall Classic. Houston won its second title in six years by beating the Philadelphia Phillies in six games. The team is among the contenders to win it all next season, but another powerhouse organization is pinned as the…

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Carlos Baerga always had time for reporters when he played for the Indians. Now he's become one. Baerga, who spent 14 years in the big leagues, hosts a popular podcast in Puerto Rico called "I Love Sports with Carlos Baerga and Friends." During the winter meetings in December, Baerga was first with the news that Cy Young winner…

This story was excerpted from Keegan Matheson's Blue Jays Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, . And to get it regularly in your inbox. When Drew Carey was still hosting the show, he'd open by saying: "Welcome to'Whose Line Is It Anyway?', the show where everything is made up and the points don't matter." The same can be said about the…

MLB odds series for our Braves Mariners prediction and pick. Max Fried goes to the hill for the Braves, while George Kirby will start for the Mariners. Max Fried has a 2.48 ERA, the product of relentless consistency since a few rocky outings in April. Fried, since May 14, has allowed more than three earned runs in only one start. One. That's a run…

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…

The Oakland Athletics are set to host the Miami Marlins today in the final matchup of a three-game set at RingCentral Coliseum. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes our Marlins-Athletics prediction and pick we have laid out below. Today's game features a pair of MLB bottom feeders looking to finish out…

The World Series continues Thursday at 8:03 PM ET when the Houston Astros visit the Philadelphia Phillies live on FOX from Citizens Bank Park. Both teams are looking for a pivotal Game 5 win to break the 2-2 tie in the series. Noah Syndergaard is expected to start for the Phillies, while the Astros will counter with Justin Verlander. The Astros…

He is a little longer in the tooth and is coming off a season halted by injury, but in Brendon Belt the Blue Jays have added a two-time World Series champion as the latest move in a busy off-season overhaul. A source confirmed on Monday that the team has signed the versatile Belt to a one-year, $9.3-million US deal. The 34-year-old played all 12 of…

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The San Diego Padres have assembled one of the deepest lineups in baseball following their acquisiton of Xander Bogaerts. Already equipped with Manny Machado, Fernando Tatis Jr., and Juan Soto, the Padres now have four (4!) superstars headlining the top of their lineup. While San Diego's star-studded roster promises to create fireworks on the…

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Joc Pederson has enjoyed a successful MLB career, considering he was drafted in the 11th round of the 2010 MLB Draft. Since then, the slugging outfielder has won two World Series titles, while also receiving two selections to the All-Star team. "Mickey Mantle has the most home runs in WS history with 18. Here are the top 5 active players in HRs in…

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…

The New York Mets (70-39, 34-18 home) made a statement over the weekend taking four of five games from the defending champion Atlanta Braves. They'll look to carry the momentum over to a new week, as they open up a three-game set with the Cincinnati Reds (44-63, 20-31 away) on Monday. Odds as of August 7th at Barstool Sportsbook. The Mets opened up…

As of June 8, the Detroit Tigers have the second-best bullpen ERA in baseball. Wait, what? The same Detroit Tigers whose abysmal late-game pitching potentially cost them multiple World Series appearances and - potentially - wins? The ones who threw money at proven veterans with excellent track records only to turn into pumpkins in Detroit? Yes, the…

Now that the 2022 MLB trade deadline has passed, it's worthwhile to check back in on the updated World Series odds. While the Yankees, Dodgers, and Astros still sit atop the World Series odds boards, given the changes to this year's playoff format, it's truly anyone's game once the 12-team field is officially set. A handful of playoff-contending…

After an absolute beatdown occurring within the thin air of the Mile High City, the Los Angeles Dodgers will seek another repeat of their performance from yesterday when they take on the Colorado Rockies for the second consecutive night. Let us take a closer look at our MLB odds series, where our Dodgers-Rockies prediction and pick will be…

A lot of people will voice their negative opinions of this new format based on just one campaign, but we need at least another year to really see if it works. It hasn't been a disaster and when you change a format, that's what you don't want. It's been interesting to see how the players have evolved and coped with the increased number of…

The Chicago Cubs victory in the 2016 World Series gets discussed as if it was yesterday but the fact remains that the Cubs are closer to 2026 than they are to 2016. Starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks is the lone player that remains on the Cubs' roster from the 2016 team and questions have arisen over the course of the next two seasons regarding when…

The Astros' offseason has been filled with disrespectful prediction after slanderous column. And we get it--people are sick of the bad boys of baseball and they are sick of their winning ways. Since 2017, the Astros have made it to the ALCS six straight seasons, won the AL West five times, appeared in four World Series and won two. Needless to say,…

The Los Angeles Angels signed Brett Phillips to be the Opening Day fourth outfielder. Whether that'll end up being a good signing or not remains to be seen, but it does tell us one thing. Jo Adell and Mickey Moniak will almost certainly barring injury not be on the Opening Day roster. This could mean one of two things. Either one or both of them…

HOUSTON - Following the TCU Horned Frogs' loss in the National Championship, Mattress Mack's betting history has now slipped to 2-7 on his largest wagers since the start of 2022. Mattress Mack has been one of the most famous sports bettors in the world for many years now, although his recent string of bets suggests players may be better off fading…

The next player in our 2023 season preview series is newly-acquired first baseman Brandon Belt. First, here's a refresher on the projection system we're going to be taking a look at. STEAMER: 326 PA, 62 H, 13 HR, 40 RBI, .222/.323/.410, 111 wRC+, 0.6 WAR 2021: 381 PA, 89 H, 29 HR, 59 RBI, .274/.378/.597, 157 wRC+, 3.4 WAR 2022: 298 PA, 54 H, 14 HR,…

On Monday, the Phillies completed a trade with the Giants to acquire Yunior Marte. The addition of Marte to the Phillies bullpen brought yet another fireballer to the team. Marte averages 97.7 MPH on his 4-seamer and peaked at 99 MPH in 2022. He joins a laundry list of hard-throwing relievers on the Phillies. Between the Phillies' 10 top relieving…

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.…

MLB.com writer Will Leitch used his crystal ball to predict the next ten World Series champions. It's a very strange list comprised of ten different World Series winners. It's a list that could bring some laughs and tears of joy to Los Angeles Angels fans. In 2023 he has the Dodgers somehow winning the World Series defeating the Blue Jays. The same…

Trevor Bauer become a free agent on Thursday, but the market will be a lot more hostile toward the 2020 National League Cy Young Award winner than it was two winters ago, when Bauer signed a three-year, $102-million deal with the Dodgers after turning down a lucrative offer from the New York Mets. "The only guy who I know for sure would sign him is…

The Nationals have made several moves this offseason, mainly to their lineup and bench, adding the likes of Corey Dickerson, Dominic Smith, Stone Garrett and Jeimer Candelario. For a team that really struggled to provide any sort of pop after the trades of Juan Soto and Josh Bell at the trade deadline, it's good to see them bring in new players to…

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…

This Saturday, the game's brightest prospects will gather at Dodger Stadium for the 2022 Futures Game. The Futures Game is MLB's annual showcase of the sport's best prospective big leaguers, some of whom will make their big-league debut in the second half. And you know what? Some will be traded at the deadline. That's how it has been throughout…

For all the talk about how division races supposedly don't matter as much as they used to -- and I can think of a couple No. 1 and No. 2 seeds who would very much disagree with you -- it still means something to be able to call yourself a champion. I guarantee you there are Guardians fans who have 2022 AL Central champs shirts. It might not be the…

In 2020, Derek Jeter was elected into the Baseball Hall of fame in his first year of eligibility after receiving 396 of 397 votes. In 2023, Jeter has been inducted into a new Hall of Fame - the GQ Sports Style Hall of Fame. BUY YANKEES TICKETS: STUBHUB, VIVID SEATS, TICKETSMARTER, TICKETMASTER The former New York Yankees shortstop along with Deion…

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…