The MLB trade deadline passed on Monday, and with nearly everyone still in contention, plenty of teams were on the lookout for helpful additions while also being reluctant to give up too much themselves. The shortened, 60-game season and expanded 16-team playoffs have kept nearly every team within a few […]
Battleground NYC. The New York Yankees and NY Mets will meet this weekend in a classic Subway Series with one twist. Both teams must make up missed games (due to COVID-19 postponements) so they will play two doubleheaders this week for five total games within three days. To complicate matters, […]
Lucas Giolito etched his name in the history books when the Chicago White Sox pitcher threw a no-hitter in a 4-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. He faced 28 batters and threw 101 pitches while waking just one batter and adding a career-high 13 strikeouts. The surging Chicago White (18-12) […]
The Oakland A’s and Minnesota Twins top the American League with identical 20-10 records. Both teams saw their championship odds improve as they reached the season’s midway mark. The Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas listed the Twins at 12/1 odds and the A’s are 14/1 odds to win the World […]
Abreu.. en fuego! No one had a better week in the big leagues than Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu, who smacked six home runs over the weekend in a series against the Chicago Cubs. Abreu hit a home run in four-consecutive at-bats at Wrigley Field, and he hit […]
The Tampa Bay Rays (17-9) swept the New York Yankees (16-9) and secured first place in the AL East as the Bronx Bombers slipped to second. The losing streak coincides with another unfortunate string of injuries to key Yankees that struck down Gleyber Torres (hamstring), James Paxton (elbow), and Zack […]
El Nino strikes again. Fernando Tatis, Jr., the shortstop for the San Diego Padres, leads the majors with 12 home runs and 29 RBI, including a controversial grand slam the other night against the Texas Rangers. Tatis made headlines earlier in the week when he smacked a grand slam on […]
The Los Angeles Dodgers started the shortened season with a 17-7 record, and are currently riding high on a six-game winning streak as the best team in baseball. No one else in the National League has more than 14 wins. Mookie Betts didn’t waste any time in impressing his new […]
The New York Yankees (15-6) sit on top of the standings, even though three of their top hitters are on the IL with various injuries. Aaron Judge (calf), DJ LeMahieu (thumb injury), and Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring) are all currently sidelined on the IL, which is a huge loss because Judge […]
The St. Louis Cardinals have only played five games so far in the shortened 2020 Major League Baseball season, due to a COVID-19 outbreak that has kept the team out of action since July 30. But MLB commission Rob Manfred remains confident that the Cardinals can play a “credible†schedule […]
It’s only been two starts, but Shane Bieber looks phenomenal. The Cleveland Indians’ ace began the season 2-0, and has yet to yield a run in 14 innings while whiffing 27 batters. According to a recent update by DraftKings, Bieber is now +275 odds to win the AL Cy Young. […]
Major League Baseball has another coronavirus problem on its hands, as two players on the St. Louis Cardinals have tested positive for COVID-19. The positive tests led MLB to postpone Friday afternoon’s game between the Cardinals and the Milwaukee Brewers. Cardinals Tests Follow Marlins Outbreak MLB Network’s Jon Heyman first […]
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said Monday that while the Marlins COVID-19 outbreak is concerning, Major League Baseball is far from even considering shutting down the 2020 season. Manfred made his comments on the MLB Network, where he answered a variety of questions about the Marlins situation and its impact on […]
Only 20 players have hit .400 or better during a full season in MLB history, and no one’s accomplished the rare feat since 1941. With a pandemic-shortened season in 2020, will anyone have a shot at hitting .400 and making history with an asterisk next to their name in the […]
Betts or Bellinger? Or Yelich or Acuna? A pair of outfielders from the Los Angeles Dodgers lead the National League MVP race. DraftKings recently posted an update with Mookie Betts at 6/1 odds to win and Cody Bellinger at 7/1 odds to win the NL MVP. Milwaukee Brewers slugger Christian […]
Two days after Toronto Blue Jays officials announced their home baseball games will be played in Buffalo, the team divulged on Sunday when the first one is scheduled to be played. Buffalo’s Sahlen Field, home of the club’s Triple-A Bisons, will host Toronto’s first home game on Aug. 11. It […]
The Miami Marlins postponed their home opener against the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night after at least 12 Marlins players and two coaches tested positive for COVID-19. Major League Baseball also postponed a game between the Phillies and the Yankees, as the Marlins had been playing in Philadelphia this past […]
When Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Union were negotiating over the 2020 season, both sides showed interest in expanding the playoffs. Now, players and owners are engaging in last-minute negotiations over ballooning the postseason for the shortened campaign. ESPN’s Buster Olney and Jon Heyman of the MLB Network […]
After a delay of 119 days, baseball’s Opening Day is finally here. Here at OG, we have a quickie preview of the upcoming season with deep thoughts on all 15 teams in the National League. The Los Angeles Dodgers are the consensus favorites to win the NL Pennant and the […]
After a four-month delay, Opening Day is finally here and we have a special quickie preview of the upcoming season with deep thoughts on all 15 teams in the American League. It seems like everyone is picking the New York Yankees to win the AL pennant and reach the World […]
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