It’s been that kind of year for the Minnesota Twins lineup. The team entered play on Thursday a disappointing 22nd in baseball in team OPS, in large part due to injuries to Carlos Correa, Byron Buxton, Joey Gallo, Max Kepler, Jorge Polanco — if you can name a Twins regular, odds are they’ve spent at […]
June 8, 2023
With the state of the sports memorabilia market these days, snagging momentous home run balls — like, say, a generational prospect’s first career dinger — has become a cottage industry unto itself, with full adults traveling the country and clambering over fans to get their hands on valuable souvenirs. Which is why what happened in […]
June 8, 2023
Two postponements due to poor air quality Wednesday makes for a heftier Thursday slate than usual, and it’s also one that features some of the best arms in baseball on the mound — from Spencer Strider vs. Justin Verlander to Clayton Kershaw, Zack Wheeler, Tyler Glasnow and more. And that’s not even to mention all […]
June 8, 2023
For a day that started with Aaron Judge being officially placed on the injured list, it wound up being a relatively quiet day on the health front around MLB. The New York Mets endured a major scare when Pete Alonso took a fastball off his hand and was forced to leave the game, but thankfully […]
June 8, 2023
As Canada continues to deal with hundreds of wildfires burning across the country, storm winds have blown smoke down into the United States, leading to poor air quality and eery, hazy conditions in much of the Northeast. Major League Baseball opted not to cancel any games on Tuesday in spite of these conditions, but things […]
June 7, 2023
MLB has decided to postpone Wednesday’s scheduled game between the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees, as smoke from the hundreds of wildfires burning in Canada continues to wreak havoc with air quality throughout the northeastern United States. Tonight’s Yankees-White Sox game (Wednesday, June 7) is rescheduled because of poor air quality due to […]
June 7, 2023
After dropping the series opener to the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night, the New York Yankees now have to try and bounce back with both Nestor Cortes (shoulder) and Aaron Judge (toe) on the IL. First pitch of game two on Wednesday night is set for 7:05 p.m. ET from Yankee Stadium. Lance Lynn […]
June 7, 2023
A full, 15-game MLB slate on Wednesday makes for a robust menu for DFS players tonight, with 10 games on the main draw at DraftKings DFS beginning at 7:05 p.m. ET. With so many options to choose from, we’re here to help you sift through it all with three teams to stack in your lineups. […]
June 7, 2023
It’s another full slate across MLB on Wednesday, and that means 15 games full of prop bets to sift through. Luckily, we’re here to help by offering three of our favorite plays today, with odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook. MLB player prop bets: Wednesday, June 7 Edward Cabrera, over 6.5 strikeouts (-125) Cabrera has established […]
June 7, 2023
After two excruciating months, Alek Manoah’s 2023 season appears to have finally hit rock bottom. A day after the big righty put up his worst start of the year, the Toronto Blue Jays announced that they’re sending him down to the rookie-level Florida Complex League. Fellow right-hander Bowden Francis was called up in a corresponding […]
June 7, 2023
Minnesota Twins star Byron Buxton has been among the most snake-bitten players in all of baseball over the last few years, with stretches of breathtaking play punctuated by an inevitable trip to the injured list. The Twins had committed to playing the dynamic athlete almost exclusively at DH this year in an effort to finally […]
June 7, 2023