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MLB 2024 season preview: Rankings, every team’s playoff odds
Happy 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 readingTyler Glasnow looking to combine athleticism and ability in L.A.
“It’s no big deal, really,” he said. (Yes, it is. There aren’t many people that big and tall who can do a backflip.) “Oh, I’m sure there are a lot of people bigger than me that can,” he said. (No, there aren’t.) Glasnow, 30, is a new member of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ rotation, acquired […]
Continue readingYankees cut Jeter Downs to make room for Diego Castillo
Downs was designated for assignment Friday, one month after the Yankees claimed the 25-year-old shortstop off waivers from the Washington Nationals. The Yankees needed the roster spot after claiming infielder/outfielder Diego Castillo off waivers from the New York Mets. Downs, the 32nd overall pick by Cincinnati in the 2017 amateur draft, is named after former […]
Continue readingJose Altuve HR puts Astros on brink of another World Series
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Houston Astros are on the verge of reaching the World Series, again, because of Jose Altuve. Altuve clubbed a three-run homer off Texas Rangers reliever Jose Leclerc in the top of the ninth inning, and after barely holding a lead through the bottom of the ninth, Houston — which had lost […]
Continue readingRangers rip Astros after tempers flare in HBP fracas: ‘Not right’
More Teams. More Games. Benches clear after Adolis Garcia gets hit by a pitch, leading to multiple ejections and Dusty Baker refusing to leave the dugout after getting tossed. (1:57) ARLINGTON, Texas — Adolis García took a 99-mph fastball to his left arm in Friday’s eighth inning and immediately turned to Houston Astros catcher Martín […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Tuesday’s MLB games
For an in-depth look at what to expect in this daily article and for how to best utilize the information contained within, check out our handy primer here. Note: This file has been updated with any overnight pitching changes or weather-related game postponements, along with the addition of the latest MLB game odds as of […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Friday’s MLB games
For an in-depth look at what to expect in this daily article and for how to best utilize the information contained within, check out our handy primer here. Note: This file has been updated with any overnight pitching changes or weather-related game postponements, along with the addition of the latest MLB game odds as of […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Friday’s MLB games
For an in-depth look at what to expect in this daily article and for how to best utilize the information contained within, check out our handy primer here. Note: This file has been updated with any overnight pitching changes or weather-related game postponements, along with the addition of the latest MLB game odds as of […]
Continue readingAstros close out Twins, setting up ALCS showdown vs. Rangers
More Teams. More Games. Ryan Pressly strikes out Max Kepler to send the Houston Astros to their seventh consecutive ALCS. (1:06) MINNEAPOLIS — The Battle of Texas is on. One day after the Texas Rangers locked down a spot in the American League Championship Series, the Houston Astros clinched their seventh consecutive ALCS bid with […]
Continue readingJustin Verlander pitches 6 shutout innings as Astros beat Twins
More Teams. More Games. Justin Verlander strikes out six batters, tossing six scoreless innings in the Astros’ Game 1 win. (0:50) HOUSTON — Justin Verlander was wearing a New York Mets uniform when the season began. But on Saturday night, he was right back where he has been so many times before, on the mound […]
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