The Oakland A’s (54-41) are one of the hottest teams in baseball right now, while riding a five-game winning streak and winning 18 out of their last 23 overall games. However, they have 10 games on deck against a trio of division leaders including the Houston Astros, Minnesota Twins, and […]
The New York Yankees are looking to trade outfielder Clint Frazier for a starting pitcher before the trade deadline and the latest rumors out of the Big Apple suggest that GM Brian Cashman is eying Marcus Stroman from the Toronto Blue Jays or Zack Wheeler from the NY Mets. The […]
At the start of the second half of the season, the Atlanta Braves are 8/1 odds to win the 2019 World Series according to William Hill. The Braves (58-37) hold the second-best record in the National League and also boast the best road record in the NL. The Braves are […]
The Chicago Cubs have added veteran catcher Martin Maldonado, acquiring the 32-year-old from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for left-handed pitcher Mike Montgomery. The move will give the Cubs a third viable option at catcher, and in the short term, will help cover for the foot injury to All-Star […]
Rookie manager Rocco Baldelli guided the Twins to the top of the AL Central in the first half of the season and they are on pace for 100 wins this season, but will the Twins avoid a summer collapse and still have enough gas in the tank for a legitimate […]
Jim Bouton pitched in over 300 games in the Majors. He spent seven years (’62-’68) with the New York Yankees. In 1963 he won 21 games. Then he bumped around with several teams during the 1969 season when he wrote Ball Four. Bouton’s enduring mark on baseball will forever be […]
With the second half of the season beginning in full on Friday, the All-Star break gave an indication on what the rest of the year should hold for Major League baseball. Questions in Spring Training on how players and teams would do in first 90 games have now provided answers. […]
The baseball season is a little more than halfway over, and there has been a shift in odds for the MVP races. In the National League two longshots have become favorites, while one player in the American League has cemented his standing as the top pick. Two preseason picks for […]
Cleveland pitcher Shane Bieber struck out the side in the fifth inning to win the MVP honors in a 4-3 American League victory at the All-Star Game in Cleveland on Tuesday night. With no clear most valuable player emerging during the tightly contested matchup, the sterling performance by a hometown […]
With baseballs flying out of major league stadiums at a high rate, pitchers are starting to criticize MLB, accusing the league of using juiced baseballs. One of the most vocal critics is Houston pitcher Justin Verlander. The ace has already given up 26 home runs at the All-Star break. That […]
New York Mets rookie Pete Alonso spoiled a record-breaking performance by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to win the 2019 Home Run Derby on Monday night. Alonso earned the million dollar prize for winning the pre-All Star Game contest by hitting 23 home runs in the final round, one more than Guerrero. […]
Monday’s MLB All Star Game Home Run Derby might be more noteworthy for who is not participating, rather than who will be competing. The top two leaders in home runs this season chose not to participate. Milwaukee’s Christian Yelich, who leads the majors with 31 homers, had to pull out […]
After getting snubbed for this year’s All-Star Game, New York Yankees infielder Gleyber Torres got named as an alternate to make his second consecutive All-Star teams. Torres, 22, joined Hall of Famers and Yankees legends Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle as the only Yanks to Make two All-Star squads before […]
Tampa Bay Ray player Brendan McKay is hoping that he is one of the first of a possible trend in baseball. The rookie, who was called up from the minors last weekend, is a two-way player, something that was popularized last year by Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani. More and […]
On International Amateurs Signing Day, the New York Yankees snatched up one of the premier prospects from Latin America in this century when they signed 16-year old Jasson ‘El Marciano’ aka ‘The Martian’ Dominguez to a deal that included a $5.1 million bonus. The power-hitting switch-hitting centerfielder from Valverde, Dominican […]
The MLB season passed the halfway mark and only 5.5 games separate first place from last place in the NL Central, which means all five teams – Cardinals, Brewers, Cubs, Reds, and Pirates – have a legitimate shot at a division crown and a guaranteed spot in the playoffs. The […]
The injury bug continues for the unlucky New York Yankees with power-hitting first baseman Luke Voit becoming the 21st member of the Yanks to suffer an injury and spend time on the IL this season. Voit, 28, suffered an abdominal strain injury during the first London game over the weekend. […]
Bobby Bonilla received $1.19 million on Monday from the New York Mets, a team he hasn’t played for since 1999. And the Mets will continue to pay him that much annually until 2035, thanks to infamous Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff and a baseball contract that now can only be seen […]
Two of the biggest surprises in the first half of the 2019 MLB season are the Minnesota Twins and San Diego Padres. The first place Twins lead the AL Central with 53 wins, or second most in the American League and although the Padres (42-42) are only playing .500 ball, […]
The Baltimore Orioles have so far lived up to the prediction that they would be the worst team in Major League Baseball. The Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook at the beginning of the season had the team’s win total at 59.5, the lowest ever posted by the iconic sportsbook. That line […]
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