Dan Johnson has been an editor, writer, and analyst for DraftKings and DraftKings Network since 2024. He’s previously held editorial posts at The Paris Review, Macmillan Publishers, Bedford/St. Martin’s Press, ASSIGNMENT Magazine, and FantasySixPack. You can find his various editorial work & writing (sports-related and non-) at all of the above.
The Athletics and Padres close their weekend series at Petco Park with San Diego chasing a sweep and Oakland trying to drag one game back before leaving town. The Padres enter 31-20 after taking the first two games 7-3 and 2-0, while the Athletics sit 26-26 after an offense that had just scored 14, six […]
May 24, 2026
UPDATE: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. appears to have avoided the worst after leaving Sunday’s game against the Pirates. The Blue Jays announced that Guerrero underwent X-rays after being hit on the inside of his right elbow, and the imaging came back negative for a fracture. His current diagnosis is a right elbow contusion. The Blue Jays’ […]
May 24, 2026
TThe Nationals and Braves close the weekend at Truist Park with a rubber game that has already been through two completely different scripts. Atlanta, 36-17, stole Friday’s opener 5-4 in 11 innings behind Chadwick Tromp’s walk-off single, then Washington, 26-27, answered Saturday with a 2-0 one-hitter built by Jake Irvin, Brad Lord and Richard Lovelady. […]
May 24, 2026
UDPATE: Cease left the game with mild hamstring tightness. He’s likely set to undergo imaging shortly to see if it’s more severe than a strain. Dylan Cease’s Sunday start against the Pirates ended early, giving the Blue Jays a sudden injury-watch situation in the middle of their series finale at Rogers Centre. Cease was done […]
May 24, 2026
Dan Johnson shares his top player prop bets for today's MLB slate, including home run, HRRs, and more.
May 24, 2026
UPDATE: The Reds and Cardinals will not play Sunday after inclement weather forced another postponement at Great American Ball Park. The game will be made up as the first half of a split doubleheader on Monday, August 17, 2026, with first pitch scheduled for 1:40 p.m. ET. Fans holding tickets for Sunday’s game can use […]
May 24, 2026
Who can suppress all the greatest forces of competitive volatility for six outs? The juicy NRFI—a wager on sequencing, on command showing up immediately, on hitters needing just one more pitch to calibrate. Even this early in the season, the modern game is louder than ever—exit velocity, launch angle, damage on contact. But the first […]
May 24, 2026
UPDATE: Soto was scratched from Sunday’s lineup due to an illness, according to the team. It seems he should be back in action soon, and, at the worst, day-to-day. Juan Soto was scratched from the Mets’ lineup for today’s game against the Marlins, a late change that puts New York’s biggest bat back on the […]
May 24, 2026
Dan Johnson analyzes his three favorite home run props across all of today's loaded MLB slate.
May 24, 2026
The White Sox arrive at Oracle Park at 25-24, with a stronger offensive profile than their brand perception usually gets priced for: 218 runs, 68 HR, a .323 OBP and a .405 SLG. The Giants sit 20-30, 10-12 at home, with 173 runs, 41 HR, a .291 OBP and a .378 SLG, and their outfield […]
May 22, 2026
The Athletics come into San Diego at 26-24, with enough lineup damage to make the plus-money side of this matchup more interesting than the logos suggest. The Padres are 29-20, still right in the NL West race and dangerous at Petco because their bullpen can turn a one-run lead into a six-out squeeze. The starting […]
May 22, 2026