Note: This file will be updated with any overnight pitching changes or weather-related game postponements, along with the addition of the latest MLB game odds as of the indicated time of publication. For the second time, Houston Astros starting pitcher Ronel Blanco has a date with the Texas Rangers, this time at home. Last Sunday […]
Continue readingDETROIT — Third baseman Zach McKinstry accounted for six runs allowed in a bizarre 12th inning, as the Tigers dropped a lengthy 11-5 decision to the Minnesota Twins in the opening game of a doubleheader on Saturday. Stuck in a 4-4 game in the 12th, the Twins took advantage of a bases-loaded walk and a […]
Continue readingWe’ve created a super complex formula to score teams in seven different categories, creating a possible maximum score of 50. These categories fit into the general idea of: “What makes baseball exciting?” First, the 10-point categories (on a scale of 1-10 points maximum): Star power: This is based off our annual MLB Rank of the […]
Continue readingLewis delivered the first hit of the day for Minnesota, a no-doubt home run to left field with two outs in the first inning. Two innings later, Minnesota pulled ahead when Carlos Correa‘s double brought home Manuel Margot. The hit proved costly, though, when Lewis pulled up near third base with a right quad injury. […]
Continue readingOpening Day is tomorrow, so you know what that means — it’s time for season predictions! There are lots of questions going into the 2024 season: What does Year 3 of MLB’s expanded playoffs have to offer? Will we continue to see top teams knocked out early? And is this the year your favorite team […]
Continue readingHappy MLB Opening Week, baseball fans! After a wild offseason, one thing is clear heading into the new season: Everyone is chasing the two superteams that stand alone in the top tier of our initial 2024 rankings. Whether your team is good enough to go toe-to-toe with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves or […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Gunnar Henderson celebrates with family as Orioles Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. announces Henderson as the American League Rookie of the Year. (0:26) Five years after they played together in a showcase of the best high school baseball players in America, Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll and Baltimore Orioles shortstop […]
Continue readingNow that the Fall Classic is over, it’s time to turn our attention to 2024 — and we’re kicking that off with some way-WAY-too-early power rankings. Where do Texas and Arizona rank after their exhilarating World Series runs? Were the Braves and Dodgers hurt by their division-round knockouts? And where did the Orioles and Astros […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Evan Carter makes a leaping grab to rob Alex Bregman of a hit, and Jose Altuve gets called out for not re-touching second base before heading back to first. (1:03) Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy has a deep, gravelly voice that suggests the seriousness of a drill sergeant from a World […]
Continue readingHarbor the bitter feeling as fuel for improvement when spring training starts next year, he told them, and remember who caused it. The Houston Astros — Minnesota’s newest postseason nemesis — are going to the American League Championship Series for the seventh straight year, and they are the standard the Twins have to exceed in […]
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