Three NBA teams have yet to lose a home game this season, with the Philadelphia 76ers (13-0), Miami Heat (11-0), and Boston Celtics (10-0) a combined 34-0 on their home courts. It’s no surprise that the Heat, Celtics, and Sixers have all leveraged their home court advantage to propel them […]
Anthony Rendon has signed with the Los Angeles Angels for $245 million over seven years, according to reports by multiple media outlets, including ESPN.com and MLB.com. The third baseman is expected to be introduced by the Angels on Saturday after completing a physical on Friday, according to sources cited by […]
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 […]
The New York Yankees landed the top free-agent pitcher on the market when Gerrit Cole agreed to a nine-year contract worth $324 million. Cole will earn $36 million per year or more than $1 million per start, which makes him the highest-paid pitcher in baseball. Cole, 29, went 20-5 with […]
Stephen Strasburg will remain with the Washington Nationals after agreeing to a seven-year, $245 million contract with the team on Monday. The massive deal is the largest ever for a pitcher, though that designation is likely to be short-lived as Gerrit Cole has yet to sign this offseason. Strasburg Breaks […]
Sterling Partners released a statement saying that the Wilpons are in talks to sell the majority stake in the New York Mets to minority owner Steve Cohen, though the team’s management likely wouldn’t change for at least five years. According to The New York Times, a deal is not imminent, […]
ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported Wednesday that starting pitcher Zack Wheeler has agreed to a five-year, $118 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. Sources cited by Passan said that Wheeler chose the Phillies offer over a slightly larger contract from the Chicago White Sox. Wheeler Bolsters Philadelphia Rotation Wheeler is coming […]
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) met with MLB commissioner, Rob Manfred in New York on Monday to talk about a proposed plan to eliminate 42 minor league teams across the country after the 2020 season. Sanders, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president, has been an outspoken opponent of the […]
Major League Baseball (MLB) is pushing a proposal that could eliminate 42 minor league teams. The proposal would also restructure the relationship between the two professional baseball organizations, stripping some of the traditional powers away from MiLB. Every two years, the major and minor league baseball organizations negotiate and sign […]
New York Mets ace, Jacob deGrom and Houston Astros superstar, Justin Verlander won their leagues’ respective Cy Young Awards on Thursday, with each of the pitchers earning the honor for the second time. For deGrom, the vote gave him back-to-back Cy Young Award wins, while Verlander won his award in […]
It took Houston pitcher Gerrit Cole less than an hour after the Astros lost Game 7 of the World Series to announce he was a free agent. Now the question is, who will pay for the talented right-hander? Cole was 20-5, with an ERA of 2.50 in 33 games with […]
The Washington Nationals erased a 2-0 deficit after five innings, scoring six late, unanswered runs to win Game 7 of the World Series by a 6-2 final over the Houston Astros. Patrick Corbin earned the win with three innings of scoreless relief behind Max Scherzer, who gutted out five innings […]
Mattress Mack, otherwise known as popular Houston furniture store magnate Jim McIngvale, bet over $13 million via multiple wagers on the Houston Astros to win the 2019 World Series. He lost $13 million when the Washington Nationals won back-to-back games in Houston to win the World Series. If the Astros […]
The Washington Nationals rode a strong performance by starter Stephen Strasburg to take Game 6 of the World Series 7-2 over the Houston Astros. The win tied the series at three games each, forcing a decisive Game 7 on Wednesday night in Houston. Strasburg Recovers After Tipping Pitches Strasburg gave […]
The Houston Astros won their third straight game in Washington, beating the Nationals 7-1 in Game 5 of the World Series on Sunday night to take a 3-2 lead in the Fall Classic. The Nationals were forced to scramble to find a starter for Game 5 after Max Scherzer was […]
The Philadelphia Phillies filled their manager vacancy by hiring ex-New York Yankees skipper Joe Girardi. Girardi won three World Series titles with the Yankees as a catcher in the late 1990s. He later won a World Series as the manager of the Yankees in 2009. The Yankees fired Girardi after […]
What had been a tightly contested game turned into a laugher in the seventh inning, as the Washington Nationals scored six times against the Houston Astros to run away with Game 2 of the World Series on Wednesday night. Washington took advantage of Houston misplays to break open the game, […]
The Washington Nationals solved a problem Tuesday night that has confounded all of Major League Baseball over the past five months, handing a rare loss to Houston Astros starter Gerrit Cole on their way to win Game 1 of the World Series. The Nationals jumped on Cole early, then held […]
The 2019 World Series between the Washington Nationals (93-69) and Houston Astros (107-55) features seven premier starting pitchers all seeking to out-hurl each other in the Fall Classic. The Houston Astros are the World Series betting favorite at -220 odds to win the title, while the Washington Nationals are a […]
Houston Astros All-Star Jose Altuve hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to win Game 6 of the ALCS 6-4 and knock out the New York Yankees. The Astros clinched the American League pennant and move on to the World Series for the second time […]
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