Leg #1: Houston Astros ML vs. the Baltimore Orioles The Houston Astros have been one of the best teams in the MLB all season. While the Baltimore Orioles have been a lot better than expected, they are still at a disadvantage. The Astros pitching staff ranks second in the MLB in team ERA and have been very opportunisitc on offense. Baltimore has been a dangerous team all season, and they still have a chance to make the playoffs as a Wild Card....
MLB announced Thursday that owners, players and umpires have approved the new system. Each manager will be allowed to challenge at least one call per game. If he's right, he gets another challenge. After the seventh inning, a crew chief can request a review on his own if the manager has used his challenges. The so-called "neighborhood play" at second base on double plays cannot be challenged. Many had safety concerns for middle infielders being wiped out by hard-charging runners if the phantom force was subject to review....
Starting pitcher Tyler Anderson is the latest addition to the roster. The club signed the former Los Angeles Dodger to a three-year, $39 million offer. The move adds depth and experience to an already talented starting rotation. MLB fans are now paying close attention to the Angels roster which is taking shape nicely. During the topsy-turvy 2022 season, the club finished with an unispiring 73-89 record. The team did, however, rank in the top nine in the MLB in both ERA and opponents’ batting average....
Rumor: Cole Hamels is interested in reuniting with the Phillies. Source: MLB.com’s Todd Zolecki Need to know: This one isn’t technically a rumor, as Hamels specifically told Zolecki he was interested in Philadelphia. “I know Philly is finally trying to make that push,” Hamels told MLB.com. “They’re building their roster. If I fit on their roster and their plans, I’d love the opportunity to come back. It’s probably more on their end, though, to reach out and see if I actually do fit in their plans....
Check The Linemakers on Sporting News’ odds page for current baseball lines from Las Vegas. Atlanta Braves +105 (vs. San Diego Padres)Williams Perez vs Tyson Ross The Braves finally got the upper hand last night in the second game of the series and beat the Padres 6-5. Tonight’s game is likely to follow a similar blueprint, but Atlanta has the edge in both pitching and motivation, while the Padres let themselves down last night and it might take some time to recover from a painful loss....
The Padres and Phillies entered their wild-card series against the Mets and Cardinals as underdogs and won. They faced the Dodgers and Braves as underdogs in the NLDS and won. Now, the No. 5 team on the National League side is the higher seed in the NLCS as San Diego will open the championship series as the host against Philadelphia. The American League has not seen quite as much chaos....
MORE: Each MLB team’s worst postseason memory Giants vs. Cubs The Giants’ even-year magic has continued, complete with heroics from an unheralded player, but “OOTP 17” says their spell will be broken by the best team from the regular season. The Cubs came up short in the NLCS to the Mets last year, but this could be their season to finally end decades of futility, especially when looking at the results of the sims....
USA Today’s Bob Nightengale, citing four anonymous team executives, reported Thursday that teams could end up training in their home parks prior to the start of the season. The main motivation for doing that is to reduce travel and lodging costs while clubs continue to go without revenue, the executives told Nightengale, but it also could hasten the season’s opening as teams would not need to “come north” from spring training to begin play....
With the release date creeping closer and closer as the days go by, there are a number of features that fans have wanted for a long time that would elevate MLB The Show 21 above its predecessors. The series has done a respectable job at pleasing fans up to this point, especially with how it treats microtransactions, but there are still a few things on a lot of player’s wish lists....
RELATED: MLB The Show 22 Offering Exclusive Early Access Bundle to Xbox Game Pass Subscribers There is actually a far more mechanical explanation for why this happens. Those who have played MLB The Show 22 before are familiar with this process but those who are in the dark can easily play for hundreds of hours without ever getting the call. How It Works MLB ball clubs will consider calling up the player when they are the highest-rated player in their franchise at a given position....
Houston, which had been pursuing a starter for most of the month, missed out on most of its reported targets but landed Zack Greinke in a major deal with the Diamondbacks just before Wednesday’s deadline. Arizona will receive four prospects — Corbin Martin, J.B. Bukauskas, Seth Beer and Josh Rojas — in the trade. The 35-year-old right-hander holds a 10-4 record with a 2.87 ERA in 22 starts so far this season....
San Francisco has inquired about infielder Eric Sogard of the Blue Jays, according to MLB.com. Sogard is a free agent after the season, so the fact that the Giants are pursuing a man they might not control past this year truly drives home the point they will not be selling in the coming days. Sogard, 33, is in the middle of a career year with the Blue Jays posting career highs in home runs (10), batting average (....
According to Fox Sports , the Mets have spoken to the Pirates about possibly trading for center fielder Andrew McCutchen. The report says the two teams just started speaking and have yet to gain momentum, but this could be a move to watch out for. As of right now, the Mets are set to start Curtis Granderson in center field next season, a position he has not played full time since 2012....
Philadelphia has “investigated the possibility of trading for” Diamondbacks ace Zack Greinke, according to a report from NBC Sports Philadelphia. The 35-year-old right-hander holds a 10-4 record with a 2.95 ERA in 20 starts so far this season. He has struck out 114 and walked just 16 in 128 innings pitched. Greinke, a six-time All-Star, signed a massive six-year, $206.5 million deal with the Diamondbacks in December 2015. He has also pitched for the Royals, Brewers, Angels and Dodgers over his 16-year career....
Along with Hosmer, the team also signed Cody Bellinger, Tucker Barnhart, Jameson Taillon and Dansby Swanson. The Cubs are looking to bounce back from an uninspiring 74–88 season in 2022. Given the team’s projected lineup for the 2023 season, baseball fans aren’t impressed. They don’t think this lineup has what it takes to compete in the National League Central. Fans don’t believe this is a better lineup than what the St....
The tweet was short, and very much to the point. “#NASCAR, family…,” Bernice King tweeted Wednesday night, about an hour after NASCAR’s announcement and 30 minutes before the Wednesday night race in Martinsville, Virginia. Bernice King is the youngest child of the late Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. She was just 5-years-old when her father was assassinated in 1968. Her father became one of the historical faces of the civil rights movement in the U....
This match can be view on Fox, Fox Deportes, and streaming on MLS Live on Dazin in Canada at 3 pm ET. Robert Sabigia will the referee in the middle of the park along with linesmen Kyle Atkins and Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho. The fourth official will be Marcos DeOliveira while Geoff Gamble will be the VAR official. DC United and LAFC have only met one time in the MLS. Last season saw a 1-1 draw at the Bank of California Stadium in a lively match that saw four yellow cards and one red card....
From showcasing the most robust installment of rivalry matchups to creating memorable drinking occasions at both MLS stadiums and Heineken account pubs, Heineken® Rivalry Week brings together soccer’s passionate fan bases, the league’s oldest foes and newest rivalries for a weeklong celebration of the sport from August 21-25. Nine Marquee MLS Rivalries Take Center Stage Nine heated contests will highlight Heineken® Rivalry Week programming featuring some of the biggest stars in the league....
A 3-0 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps saw the Red Bulls claim the sixth and final playoff place in the Eastern Conference. Daniel Royer put the home side ahead in the 33rd minute at Red Bull Arena, finishing well after a smart Bradley Wright-Phillips dummy from a Sacha Kljestan pass. Wright-Phillips doubled the lead before the hour-mark, clipping a finish past David Ousted after a wonderfully weighted pass from Tyler Adams....
Villa’s stunner from about 50 yards sealed a 2-0 win for City against the struggling Philadelphia Union. NYCFC defeats hapless Union The former Spain and Barcelona forward struck from distance after Jack Harrison had opened the scoring early in the second half. Villa nudged a defender away before his outrageous right-footed attempt from just inside the attacking half, which left Union goalkeeper Andre Blake scrambling and unable to keep it out....
