Major League Baseball declared its first COVID-19 postponement of the season on Wednesday as the Cleveland Guardians reported multiple positive tests for the coronavirus within their organization. The league chose to postpone the game to allow for additional testing and contact tracing. Francona tests positive for COVID-19 The Guardians announced […]
It’s hard for a single performance to have a measurable impact on the Rookie of the Year race, but Reid Detmers may have found an exception to that rule by throwing a no-hitter against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night. FanDuel Sportsbook now lists Detmers as a +3000 pick […]
The St. Louis Cardinals knew they were getting a perennial All-Star when they traded for Nolan Arenado from the Colorado Rockies before the 2021 season. In 2022, Arenado isn’t meeting those expectations — he’s exceeding them. With seven home runs over his first 27 games, Arendado has put himself near […]
The Los Angeles Dodgers spent most of the 2021 season looking up at San Francisco in the standings, with the Giants ultimately pulling off a massive upset by winning the NL West crown. On Wednesday, the Dodgers showed they had no interest in watching that story play out again. Los […]
The Cincinnati Reds started the year with a weak roster and little chance of making the playoffs, let alone winning their division or competing for a World Series title. Yet few could have possibly predicted just how horrid the Reds would be through the first four weeks of the 2022 […]
Heading into the 2022 season, most observers regarded the Minnesota Twins as the only threat to the Chicago White Sox in the AL Central, albeit a long shot to actually win the division. Expectations are rising after a month of play, however, as the Twins now lead the AL Central […]
The New York Mets still owe Robinson Cano $40.5 million over the next two seasons. That didn’t stop the team from designating the 39-year-old second baseman for assignment on Monday. All MLB teams needed to cut their rosters from 28 players down to 26 on Monday, and Cano was a […]
The New York Mets threw the first no-hitter of the 2022 season on Friday night, as five pitchers combined to stymie the Phillies in a 3-0 win. Tylor Megill threw the first five innings before giving way to Drew Smith, Joely Rodriguez, Seth Lugo and final closer Edwin Diazo to […]
Ronald Acuna Jr. will man right field for the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night, marking an earlier-than-expected return for the superstar after undergoing knee surgery. Acuna rates as the +600 second choice to win the National League MVP at FanDuel Sportsbook, trailing only Juan Soto (+400). Those odds shortened on […]
Eddie Rosario struggled to find success at the plate in the early weeks of the 2022 season. A visit to the doctor revealed that his problems are far more serious than anyone realized. Rosario will miss eight to 12 weeks as he recovers from a laser procedure on Wednesday to […]
The Mariners came into the 2022 season as a fringe playoff contender, a potential wild-card team that would struggle to compete with the Houston Astros for the AL West title. But Seattle is already exceeding those expectations, showing that it has an offense that can compete with anyone in the […]
The New York Mets have gotten off to a dazzling start without the help of injured ace Jacob deGrom. They’ll have to keep it up without the two-time Cy Young Award winner, as deGrom is still a ways off from throwing, let alone pitching in a real game. The Mets […]
The Chicago White Sox have lost seven straight games, digging themselves an early hole in the AL Central race. And now, they’ll have to climb out without star outfielder Eloy Jimenez, who will miss six to eight weeks with a right hamstring strain. The White Sox placed Jimenez on the […]
Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve got off to a slow start in the first two weeks of the MLB season. He’ll now miss at least 10 days after straining his left hamstring during Houston’s 8-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday. The Astros placed Altuve on the […]
After the team spent liberally in the offseason, few expected to see the same old Mets in 2022. But even the biggest fans couldn’t have predicted just how well New York would start the season, as the Mets hold the best record in baseball after two weeks of play. The […]
On Tuesday, the Toronto Blue Jays began a three-game series in Boston against the Red Sox, with both teams able to field their full teams – minus any players who recently tested positive for COVID-19. But the Red Sox won’t be able to bring their entire team up to Toronto […]
Mike Trout missed most of the 2021 season with a serious calf strain, an injury that stopped him from competing with teammate Shohei Ohtani for the American League MVP. The Los Angeles Angels superstar may now miss some time in 2022 after taking an offspeed pitch to his left hand […]
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had already hit one home run when Aaron Hicks accidentally spiked his right hand on a play at first base in the second inning. Rather than leave the game, Guerrero stayed in and went on to hit two more homers in the Toronto Blue Jays’ 6-4 win […]
Steven Kwan started his MLB career with a blistering first week, with just his first five games being enough to launch him into the conversation for AL Rookie of the Year. As of Wednesday evening, FanDuel Sportsbook lists Kwan as the +650 third choice to win the AL Rookie of […]
Opening Day is coming on Thursday, as a slightly delayed MLB season begins on April 7. While a long lockout threatened to derail this year’s campaign, it will be business as usual for baseball this spring and summer, which means six months of non-stop MLB betting opportunities. Over the past […]
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