Tag: MLB

The centerfield scoreboard at Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs. (Image: Patrick Gorski/USA Today Sports)

LA Dodgers (38.5) Favorites in Adjusted NL Win Totals

Oddsmakers at PointsBet adjusted their win totals for the upcoming MLB season. The Los Angeles Dodgers appeared in the World Series twice in the past three seasons, and are the consensus favorites once again in the National League. The Dodgers have the best over/under win total in the NL at […]

The scoreboard embedded in the Green Monster at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Image: Marco Esquondoles/Boston Globe)

Adjusted MLB Win Totals: Yankees Top AL with 38.5 Over/Under

With the MLB season set to start at the end of July, bookies scrambled to adjust win totals across the board. In the American League, oddsmakers at PointsBet set the top win total at 38.5 over/under for the New York Yankees. The Yankees are the consensus favorite to win the […]

Cardinals 1B Mark McGwire acknowledging the crowd at Busch Stadium in St. Louis after he hit home run #62 in 1998. (Image: Getty)

MLB HR Record: Ruth, Maris, McGwire, Bonds Home Run Kings

ESPN aired its latest 30 for 30 documentary film, “Long Gone Summer,” about the 1998 season when Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa chased the elusive MLB home run record previously held by Roger Maris (61 HR in 1961). Since the legendary Babe Ruth set the original HR record with 60 […]

NY Yankees RF Aaron Judge congratulates SS Gleyber Torres after hitting a home run in Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NY. (Image: Julie Jacobson/AP)

Bronx Baby Bombers Favs to Clinch AL Pennant

Oddsmakers have pegged the New York Yankees as the consensus favorite to win the AL Pennant this season at 8/5 odds. The Yankees’ young stars — Aaron Judge, Gleyber Torres, and Gary “Kraken” Sanchez — have yet to play in the World Series together, but the Baby Bombers are the […]

The LA Dodgers celebrate an extra innings victory in Game 3 of the 2018 World Series. (Image: Thomas York/Getty)

LA Dodgers Favs to Snag Third NL Pennant Since 2017

The Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, and Washington Nationals are the consensus top-three favorites to win the National League (NL) pennant in 2020, with the Dodgers the overall favorite at 8/5 odds to represent the NL in the World Series. According to a recent update by William Hill, the Dodgers […]

What the proposed realignment of teams would look like when the MLB resumes the 2020 season. (Image:  USA Today Sports)

MLB Floats Cactus and Grapefruit Divisions for Post-Pandemic Season

The start of the 2020 MLB season has been postponed indefinitely during the coronavirus pandemic. In the meantime, MLB executives and league officials have discussed multiple scenarios to start the season. One such idea includes division realignment by the MLB, splitting the league in two (the Cactus League in Arizona […]

New York Yankees RF Aaron Judge with trainer Steve Donahue during a game in 2018 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. (Image: Elsa/Getty)

NY Yankees Slugger Aaron Judge Out Indefinitely (Fractured Rib)

The bad beats continue for the New York Yankees in the latest episode of Bronx ER. Aaron Judge is the latest high-profile member of the Yankees to catch the injury bug with a fractured rib. The team announced Judge will be out indefinitely, but tests revealed he’s had the injury […]

Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino during a game at the end of the 2019 season in the Bronx, NY. (Image: Elsa/Getty)

NY Yankees Lose Pitcher Luis Severino for Season (Tommy John Surgery)

The horror show known as “Bronx ER” continues for another season in Gotham. The New York Yankees announced that starting pitcher Luis Severino has an elbow injury and will undergo Tommy John surgery. He will miss the entire 2020 season. The Yankees shutdown Severino last week due to discomfort in […]

NY Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom is seeking a third consecutive NL Cy Young award. (Image: Gregory Fisher/USA Today Sports)

2020 Cy Young Odds: Gerrit Cole and Jacob deGrom Favorites

The Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas released odds on the projected winners of the 2020 Cy Young award for both MLB leagues, and a pair of pitchers in the Big Apple are favorites. Gerrit Cole, who recently signed a record-setting deal with the New York Yankees, is the favorite to […]

The new MLB umpire labor contract includes the possible use of an automated ball-strike call system. (Image: MLB)

MLB and Umpires Reach Deal to Develop Computer Strike-Zone System

Major League Baseball and the MLB Umpires Association reportedly reached an agreement on Saturday to develop and test a computer strike-zone detection system. The automated system, which should greatly improve call accuracy, could be used in MLB games sometime within the next five years. According to Associated Press sources, the […]

NY Yankees CF Aaron Judge and 2B Gleyber Torres celebrate a home run at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. (Image: Elsa/Getty)

2020 World Series Odds: New York Yankees Now 4/1 Favorites

William Hill listed the New York Yankees as the betting favorite to win the 2020 World Series at 4/1 odds. The Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers are the other top favorites on the board, with the Astros at 5/1 odds and the Dodgers at 6/1 odds. The Yankees saw […]