Tag: 2021 MLB Season

Jose Abreu will lead the Chicago White Sox as the team looks to dethrone the Minnesota Twins in the AL Central. (Image: Patrick Gorski/USA Today Sports)

Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins Set to Duel for AL Central Title

In the shortened 2020 season, a three-way battle for the AL Central title came down to a single game, with all three contenders ultimately making the expanded playoff field. In 2021, however, there will be no guarantees outside of winning the division, meaning that the White Sox, Twins, and Indians […]

The New York Yankees are poised to win the AL East in 2021, provided Aaron Judge and others can remain healthy. (Image: Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post)

New York Yankees Favored to Reclaim AL East Title in Three-Way Race

The Tampa Bay Rays won the American League East in a landslide last season, running away by seven games in the truncated 60-game schedule. But the New York Yankees come into the 2021 campaign as the favorite to win the AL East title for the second time in three years. […]

The AL MVP race could come down to Mike Trout vs. the field, with the Angels superstar looking to rebound from a slightly down year in 2020. (Image: Mark J. Terrill/AP)

AL MVP Odds: Can Anyone Stop Mike Trout from Winning His Fourth Trophy?

Mike Trout seemingly comes into every season as the odds-on favorite to win the American League Most Valuable Player award. Even coming off what was, arguably, his worst full season in the majors, oddsmakers still see the Los Angeles Angels superstar as the man to beat in the AL MVP […]

Major League Baseball won’t carry over its entire modified 2020 ruleset this year, but extra innings will still start with a runner on second base. (Image: Carlos Osorio/AP)

MLB, Players Union Agree to Carry Over Some COVID Protocols for 2021 Season

Major League Baseball will return to a 162-game season in 2021, but that doesn’t mean it’s back to business as usual. The league and the MLB Players’ Association agreed Monday to a series of protocols for the upcoming year while rejecting some of the wholesale changes to MLB rules that […]