While Fanatics’ $500 million acquisition of Topps’ card manufacturing business didn’t come as a big surprise to most industry insiders, the announcement this week was certainly a momentous occasion for the hobby. In the ensuing years, Fanatics will become the license holder to use team logos and player likenesses in […]
Endeavor Group Holdings has agreed to buy 10 Minor League Baseball teams, including the affiliates of prominent MLB franchises like the New York Yankees and the Atlanta Brave. One of the teams, the Oklahoma City Dodgers, is currently co-owned by Endeavor President Mark Shapiro. Endeavor got its start as a […]
Fanatics, the company known primarily as one of the world’s foremost suppliers of sports team gear, shocked the trading card industry earlier this year when it scooped up the licenses to produce cards for the three most popular sports of baseball, basketball, and football. Likely soon to be out of […]
MLB owners instituted a lockout after Wednesday’s deadline for a new collective bargaining agreement came and went. It’s the first MLB work stoppage since the 1994 strike and, while there is plenty of time before the March 31, 2022 opening day, punters are already betting on a delay. It’s true […]
The New York Mets already boast one of the best pitchers in baseball in two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom. Now, they’ll bring even more firepower to the mound in 2022 with the addition of veteran starter Max Scherzer to the rotation. New York signed Scherzer to a three-year, […]
The number of cryptocurrency deals in sports continues to climb. Crypto.com recently made headlines with a record-breaking $700 million naming rights deal for LA’s Staples Center. Meanwhile, the NFL’s Tom Brady and MLB’s Shohei Ohtani are cashing in with cryptocurrency hookups. In 2021, the value of cryptocurrencies soared. As a […]
Whether your favorite team is in the market for a big bat or an ace, this year’s crop of free agents has the potential to make this an exciting MLB offseason. But a number of factors are conspiring to make this winter’s hot-stove season run ice cold. From uncertainty around […]
The Los Angeles Angels have two of the best players in baseball in Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani, but have failed to turn that into a winning formula. The franchise began addressing that issue on Tuesday when the Angels signed right-handed starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard to a one-year deal. Multiple […]
The Atlanta Braves shut out the Houston Astros on Tuesday night to clinch the 2021 World Series, capturing their first title since 1995. Soon after, sportsbooks posted their first 2022 World Series odds, posting a list of usual suspects as the favorites to win the title next year. The Los […]
The Houston Astros kept their World Series hopes alive with a 9-5 win over the Atlanta Braves in Sunday’s Game 5. Now, the series shifts to Houston for Game 6, where the Astros will still need to win both games to deny the Braves their first title since 1995. The […]
The Atlanta Braves failed to close out the Houston Astros in Sunday’s Game 5, but their star players still top the World Series MVP odds heading into Game 6 on Tuesday night. No one player has broken out to stake a clear claim for the World Series MVP. But with […]
The Atlanta Braves can win their first World Series title since 1995 on Sunday, but they’ll have to get past Framber Valdez and the Houston Astros in Game 5 to do it. Atlanta came from behind to capture a 3-2 win at home on Saturday, taking a 3-1 series lead. […]
The Houston Astros need their bats to wake up on Saturday as they attempt to once again tie up the World Series against the Atlanta Braves in Game 4. The Braves won Friday’s Game 3 on a combined two-hit shutout, with starter Ian Anderson going five no-hit innings. Snitker relied […]
The World Series has turned into a best-of-five contest, with the Braves taking home field advantage as they will host the Astros in the next three meetings starting with Game 3 on Friday night. Ian Anderson will take the hill for Atlanta against Houston’s Luis Garcia in the critical third […]
Same game parlays have become an increasingly popular way to bet on major sporting events, with most online bookmakers in the United States now offering this option to bettors. And while you might associate these parlays primarily with football and basketball, the World Series also presents an opportunity to combine […]
Whether you think that NFTs are the future of collectibles or something between a fad and an outright scam, sports NFTs aren’t going away anytime soon. More products are hitting the market every week, with new and established companies distributing offerings from a variety of sports over the last few […]
The Atlanta Braves overcame an early injury to Charlie Morton to win Game 1 of the World Series 6-2 over the Houston Astros, and are now favorites to win the title heading into Game 2 at Minute Maid Park on Wednesday night. FanDuel Sportsbook now lists the Braves as the […]
Just like with the Super Bowl, prop bets have become an increasingly important part of World Series betting. Today, sportsbooks offer a wide variety of World Series prop bets, ranging from markets on unlikely events to head-to-head matchups between different players for various stats. There are too many prop bets […]
The Houston Astros may not be interested in narratives, but they’ll still have a chance to put their sign-stealing past behind them starting on Tuesday night as they host Game 1 of the World Series against the Atlanta Braves. Houston won the 2017 World Series, but when revelations of a […]
From 2014 through 2018, Jose Altuve went to five All-Star Games, won an AL MVP award, and earned a World Series ring with the Astros. In 2020, the second baseman had the worst season of his career. Now, Altuve is back in peak form and sits atop the World Series […]
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