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Continue readingThe Bryce Harper Phillies era has begun, with Philadelphia and the Atlanta Braves wrapping up a season-opening series on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball (7 p.m.). Before Harper took the field in his new uniform for the first time, we asked five of our experts to predict how things would go during the $330 million man’s […]
Continue readingNot that Corbin Burnes had it easy. Burnes allowed a home run to the first batter of the game, and Baltimore’s new star pitcher left after five innings Sunday against the Brewers. He allowed three runs along with six hits and two walks, but he struck out five and pitched out of trouble on multiple […]
Continue readingWe’re one week into the 2024 MLB season, and after the Brewers and Pirates each suffered their first loss of the season on Wednesday, we have one team still undefeated through seven days of play — the Tigers?! We’ve seen hot starts across the league from not only a few surprising teams but also typical […]
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 readingNote: 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. Wednesday’s slate includes several starting pitchers who excelled during their first starts of 2024, as four of the top 10 fantasy point scorers […]
Continue readingNote: 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. Thanks to the opening series in Korea, Los Angeles Dodgers RHP Tyler Glasnow and San Diego Padres RHP Yu Darvish make their third […]
Continue readingNEW YORK — Pitchers Genesis Cabrera of the Toronto Blue Jays and Yohan Ramirez of the New York Mets were suspended for three games each by Major League Baseball on Sunday for their actions in separate games. And Mets manager Carlos Mendoza was suspended for one game as a result of Ramírez’s actions, Major League […]
Continue readingNEW YORK — Rhys Hoskins drove in four runs, a day after his hard slide into Jeff McNeil caused dugouts to empty, and Yohan Ramirez was ejected for throwing behind the Milwaukee designated hitter’s back in the Brewers’ 7-6 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday. Hoskins hit a two-run single in a three-run […]
Continue readingNEW YORK — Even on a new team in a different division, it took all of one game for Rhys Hoskins to rile up the New York Mets. Tempers flared Friday during the season opener at Citi Field when the Milwaukee Brewers’ newcomer — who agitated the Mets during his days with the NL East […]
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