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• Free MLB player props, odds for July 26: Use Ronald Acuna, Clayton Kershaw in Saturday MLB player props

SportsLine's model is on a 46-43 roll on MLB picks and revealed its MLB prop picks and MLB betting picks for sites like PrizePicks, DraftKings and FanDuel...2025
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• Dodgers Predicted to Land All-Star Outfielder in Blockbuster Trade Deadline Move

Could the Dodgers be close to adding an impact bat at the deadline? According to one projection, Los Angeles may be set to acquire a true difference-maker currently playing in the AL Central. More news: Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto Aspiring to Be Like Clayton Kershaw David Schoenfield of ESPN laid out the remaining dominos that could fall …...2025
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• Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto Aspiring to Be Like Clayton Kershaw

Los Angeles Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto has a 2.55 ERA this season across 20 starts. Perhaps one of the reasons for his prowess on the mound this season is his relationship with future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw. Yamamoto spoke to Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times on his admiration for the southpaw and …...2025
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• Game Thread #101: Milwaukee Brewers (60-40) @ Seattle Mariners (53-47)

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Jacob Misiorowski is on the mound as the Brewers go for 12 straight wins With the Brewers on an 11-game winning streak, burger watch is officially on in the Milwaukee area. If the Brewers push that streak to 12 games tonight, there will be free burgers at George Webb restaurants tomorrow. They will have that chance tonight in game two against the Mariners...2025
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• Clayton Kershaw has glove-throwing tantrum, cuts interview short with Dodgers’ frustrations boiling over

Clayton Kershaw’s post-start reaction on Sunday seemed to encapsulate how every Dodgers player, and fan, has been feeling the past few weeks....2025
• Clayton Kershaw calls out Dodgers after getting swept

The Los Angeles Dodgers were swept at home by the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday, and Clayton Kershaw was not taking it lightly....2025
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• Game Thread #101: Milwaukee Brewers (60-40) @ Seattle Mariners (53-47)
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• NL Week 17 Strategy-July 19, 2025
In The Field 2B Nolan Gorman was scratched from the Cardinals' lineup on Friday. He is dealing with a back injury and was considered day-to-day, but the Cardinals made the decision to place him on the 10-day IL on Saturday. OF Sal Frelick was placed on the 10-day IL on Friday with a hamstring injury. OF Blake Perkins was recalled to take his place on the active roster. 2B Ketel Marte was placed ...2025
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers @ Los Angeles Dodgers

Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images Brewers head west to open up second half The Milwaukee Brewers are set to begin the second half of the season this weekend, as they’ll head west to take on the Los Angeles Dodgers. After sweeping the Dodgers to begin last week, the Brewers are right behind the Dodgers and Cubs atop the NL standings, as the Dodgers boast the best record at 58-39, but the Cubs (57...2025
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• Dodgers Notes: Unfortunate Max Muncy Injury Update, Paul Skenes Loves Clayton Kershaw, Julio Urias Suspension Over

The Los Angeles Dodgers have an unfortunate update on Max Muncy’s recent knee injury. The All-Star third baseman’s bone bruise will likely linger into next season, but given the immediate concern that Muncy would be out for the season upon seeing the freak injury, any prognosis that gets him back on the field in some …...2025
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• Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw Took Blame for Max Muncy’s Injury in 3,000th Strikeout Game

Los Angeles Dodgers star Clayton Kershaw felt responsible for Max Muncy sustaining a knee injury the same night he recorded his 3,000th career strikeout. More news: Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. Takes Shot at Dodger Stadium During Game vs Rangers Just moments before Kershaw became the 20th pitcher in MLB history to join the exclusive club, …...2025
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2345: Amazing Stories

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Brandon Woodruff and the minor medical miracle of players returning from significant injuries to be big leaguers again, the likelihood of players becoming or repeating as all-stars, Clayton Kershaw as an honorary all-star, the end (for now) of the Pete Alonso Home Run Derby era and the Derby’s […]...2025
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• Game Thread #92: Milwaukee Brewers (51-40) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (56-36)

Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images An old-versus-new matchup headlines game two The Brewers won a convincing victory in game one of this series when they chased Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the first inning of Monday night’s game. Tonight, they’ll look to extend the Dodgers’ skid to six games in a marquee pitching matchup between Clayton Kershaw, the living legend, and Jacob Misiorowski, the latest exciti...2025
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• Game Thread #91: Milwaukee Brewers (50-40) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (56-35)

Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images Brewers host star-studded Dodgers in matchup of All-Star pitchers Next week, Freddy Peralta and Yoshinobu Yamamoto will be teammates on the National League All-Star Team. Tonight, they’ll face off as the star-laden Los Angeles Dodgers, owners of the National League’s best record, visit Milwaukee for the first of six games they’ll play in the next 13 days. Ya...2025
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• MLB Week 14 Hot or Not: Clayton Kershaw reaches 3,000 strikeouts

Clayton Kershaw tips his cap after throwing his 3,000th career strikeout. | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images The old and new generations continue making history Last week was another scorcher, but historic performances by veteran and young stars made the heat a bit more bearable. This week’s recap covers the 14th full week of the season from June 29 to July 5. AL West Hot: Jose Altuve’s ba...2025
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• Bobby Witt Jr. and Kris Bubic make All-Star Game

Your 2025 Kansas City Royals All-Stars | Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Maikel Garcia and Carlos Estévez snubbed Two Royals were named to the 2025 MLB All-Star Game rosters, which were revealed this afternoon. Unsurprisingly, Bobby Witt Jr. made hit second All-Star Game. What more can be said about the Royals franchise star? He’s off to a “slower” start than last year at .292/.344/.493 ...2025
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• Game Thread #101: Milwaukee Brewers (60-40) @ Seattle Mariners (53-47)
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2328: Rogers Tat
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Rockies’ historic series losing streak and their rest-of-season projections, an Orioles fan’s decision to get the name of Trevor Rogers tattooed on his butt, a Patrick Corbin innings-eating update, draft prospect Jace LaViolette’s dedication to staying in the lineup, the late-career struggles of Clayton Kershaw, Justin Verlander, [...2025
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• 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #4: Chicago Cubs

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images At least you’re not a Cubs fan! *Please Note This Is Satire* I usually write serious articles. This is not one of them. Trash talk has been an integral part of baseball since its inception. All the way back in 1912, Ty Cobb ran into the crowd during a game to beat up a fan who was yelling some ... less than savory things at him. To be very clear, I don’t...2025
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• You're not working? I'm not working

This has been a weird holiday week as far as working my job.In general, holidays don't mean much in the journalism world, the news doesn't stop and newspapers come out every day (mostly). But my paper has always been good about holidays and I often am able to take some time off.Not this year. I worked on Christmas. Not unusual but not ritual either. I also worked on New Year's Day. Both of t...2025
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• The best organization in baseball just won another World Series title

The Dodgers have been the cream of the crop in baseball for a long while, now. There’s no sign of that changing anytime soon, either. For the second time in five seasons, the Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series champions. For the first time since 1988, they’ll actually get to have the full treatment that comes with being World Series — meaning, the team and their fans will actually get to enjoy t...2024
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"The MLB All-Star Game rosters will feature 19 first-timers -- and special commissioner's pick Clayton Kershaw -- as the pitchers and reserves were announced Sunday."

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"The Dodgers have agreed to a new contract with free agent lefty Clayton Kershaw, per Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman of the New York Post."

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"Angels outfielder Mike Trout was selected to his 11th All-Star Game and Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw earned his 10th selection."

2022
"He was their conscience, their poet laureate, capturing their beauty and chronicling their glory from Jackie Robinson to Sandy Koufax, Kirk Gibson to Clayton Kershaw."

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"However, Seager and Taylor were the only players mentioned, meaning that Clayton Kershaw will enter free agency without the qualifying offer attached to his services."

2020
"Even though the Dodgers are 5-1 this season in extra innings, ace left-hander Clayton Kershaw isn't a fan of the rule putting a runner at second base to start the inning, calling it "not real baseball."

2019
"A more upbeat Clayton Kershaw says the team's NLDS loss to the Nationals still stings but he won't let it affect his preparation for next season."

2018
"Three-time National League Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw will get the ball for the Dodgers on Opening Day, manager Dave Roberts announced Tuesday."

2017
"Enrique Hernandez smacked three home runs, including a grand slam in the third inning, and had seven RBIs to back Clayton Kershaw and power the Dodgers to an 11-1 victory in Game 5 of the NL Championship Series presented by Camping World and eliminate the defending World Series champion Cubs."

2016
"With Clayton Kershaw and Rich Hill out of the way temporarily, the Cubs went back to being the Cubs on Wednesday night."

2015
"Clayton Kershaw struck out 11 in 6 2/3 innings but suffered another postseason loss Friday night as he was out-dueled by Jacob deGrom in a 3-1 Mets win over the Dodgers in Game 1 of the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium."

2014
"Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw was the big winner as this season's Players Choice Award winners were unveiled live on MLB Network Monday night, claiming Player of the Year, Marvin Miller Man of the Year and NL Outstanding Pitcher honors."

• Dodgers Predicted to Land All-Star Outfielder in Blockbuster Trade Deadline Move
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• Brewers rack up 11 hits in 6-5 win, sweep Dodgers

Brewers designated hitter William Contreras | Jonathan Hui-Imagn Images The Brewers are now on a 10-game winning streak Box Score In an action-packed series finale, the Brewers escaped with a 6-5 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers to record their 10th consecutive win. In the process, they swept the season series against the Dodgers for the first time in franchise history. And they’re now ...2025
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• NL Week 17 Strategy-July 19, 2025
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• All-Star week potpourri

All the things you need to know With the All-Star break upon us, summer in full swing and the Royals hopefully heating up, I figure it’s a good time to hash together some smaller stories. There have been a lot of similarities between the 2025 version of the Royals to the 1985 squad. After 84 games, the 1985 team stood at 42-42. They played .500 ball much of the first-half before heating up and e...2025
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• SB Nation Reacts survey: The Cubs are going to win the NL Central

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images That’s what the overwhelming majority of survey respondents said. But what postseason position will they get? Last week, our SB Nation Reacts survey asked respondents to vote on where they thought the Cubs would finish the 2025 regular season. Here are the results: Ninety-eight percent of survey respondents say the Cubs are going...2025
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• Jacob Misiorowski’s All-Star selection is all about showcasing the most popular players in the game today

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images While Jacob Misiorowski’s All-Star selection was a surprise, it also shows MLB’s focus for the game When Brewers’ starter Jacob Misiorowski was named an All-Star last week, it came as a shock to everyone. He had made just five starts in the majors. However, what he has done in that time was incredible. He pitched 11 no-hit innings before giving up hi...2025
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2347: Time Elia All Wounds
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Blooper, the All-Star-Game-hosting Braves’ flagging fortunes, the pre-deadline trade market, the simultaneous surges of Ceddanne Rafaela and Pete Crow-Armstrong, the performances of old pitchers Charlie Morton, Clayton Kershaw, and Justin Verlander, and the death and legacy of Lee Elia, then (1:01:44) share several Stat Blasts about players who [R...2025
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• Outside The Confines: How about those Blue Jays?

Matt Marton-Imagn Images Who saw that surge coming? Happy Wednesday, BCBers! We’re getting mighty close to the All-Star break, and that means two things: if we’re not talking about the All-Stars, we’re talking about the amateur draft or the trade deadline. There’s plenty to get into in today’s news, as we find out who is taking the helm in Washington, the unexpected surge of the Toronto Bl...2025
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• Taking a look at the Mike Rizzo era of Washington Nationals baseball

James A. Pittman-USA TODAY Sports Mike Rizzo has been an ever present for Washington Nationals fans, so I decided to take a look at his tenure On an early July night, the 16 year tenure of Washington Nationals General Manager Mike Rizzo came to an end. After getting swept by the Red Sox, Rizzo got axed alongside Davey Martinez, the manager he had become tied to the hip with in recent years...2025
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• MLB Week 14 Hot or Not: Clayton Kershaw reaches 3,000 strikeouts
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• Game Thread #101: Milwaukee Brewers (60-40) @ Seattle Mariners (53-47)
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• Brewers rack up 11 hits in 6-5 win, sweep Dodgers
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• Brewers win ninth straight in 8-7 thriller in Los Angeles

Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images Collins, Ortiz lead balanced offensive attack Box Score Friday night’s ballgame between the Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers was a quiet affair, a pitchers’ duel that ended with a final score of 2-0. Saturday night’s game was not interested in a repeat. After both teams threw big punches against starters Freddy Peralta and Emmet Sheehan in a very long ...2025
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers @ Los Angeles Dodgers
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• SB Nation Reacts survey: The Cubs are going to win the NL Central
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• Jacob Misiorowski’s All-Star selection is all about showcasing the most popular players in the game today
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• Less than satisfactory results

I have been snapping pictures of the cards that Johnny's Trading Spot sent me a week or so ago just about all afternoon without suitable results. I'm not sure what's going on but none of the pictures look right. Some of this may be because it's summer and there is so much light streaming into the house, but also I think it's because I never want to deal with whatever I need to get "the ...2025
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• Taking a look at the Mike Rizzo era of Washington Nationals baseball
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• Bobby Witt Jr. and Kris Bubic make All-Star Game
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• Random Ramsdom: Stafford’s arm is still live

Photo by Jevone Moore/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Los Angeles Rams News and Links for 7/3/25 Hello and Happy almost Fourth of July! Forgive me for putting this out a bit late, it’s a holiday week and I am ready for some time off! (I’m always ready for some time off haha). Please comment away and hopefully everyone has a fun-filled but safe holiday! Speaking of fireworks (some said fir...2025
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• Brewers rack up 11 hits in 6-5 win, sweep Dodgers
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers @ Los Angeles Dodgers
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• Clayton Kershaw Reveals Unexpectedly Wholesome Move By Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts That Helped Ease His All-Star Game Nerves
Clayton Kershaw embraced his 2025 All-Star pick thanks to Dave Roberts’ support, turning doubts into a heartfelt moment....2025
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• David Peterson got All-Star moment he was waiting for with Clayton Kershaw

Late addition David Peterson was happy to be invited, happy to pitch in Tuesday’s game and happy to be around some of the best players in the game....2025
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• Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw Doesn’t Know if 2025 Season Will Be His Last

The Los Angeles Dodgers are appreciating every moment of Clayton Kershaw’s brilliance this season. From his first start since being activated from the injured list to his 3,000th strikeout, the uncertainty of 2025 makes for that much more reason to cherish each moment from the southpaw. Kershaw spoke to the Orange County Register’s Bill Plunkett …...2025
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• Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw Took Blame for Max Muncy’s Injury in 3,000th Strikeout Game
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• Outside The Confines: How about those Blue Jays?
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• Misiorowski dominates as Brewers win 3-1 thriller

Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images Miz bounces back from his first rough outing with a gem Box Score Monday evening’s matchup between Freddy Peralta and Yoshinobu Yamamoto was billed as an exciting matchup between All-Stars, but it turned out to be a bit of a dud when the Brewer offense chased Yamamoto in the first inning. Tonight’s matchup was also billed as a big pitching matchup, between the wea...2025
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• Game Thread #92: Milwaukee Brewers (51-40) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (56-36)
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• Dodgers slowed by Cubs' fast start in G4 loss
With Clayton Kershaw and Rich Hill out of the way temporarily, the Cubs went back to being the Cubs on Wednesday night. Slumping Addison Russell and Anthony Rizzo homered in a 10-2 blowout win over the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium to deadlock the best-of-seven National League Championship Series at two games apiece....2016
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• Dodgers' Series dream ends with loss to Cubs
The Cubs are headed to the World Series for the first time since 1945 after they defeated Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers, 5-0, in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series on Saturday night at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The Cubs won the best-of-seven series, four games to two, to wrap up the 11th NL pennant in franchise history....2016
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• Arrieta handcuffs Halos as Cubs roll in opener
Jake Arrieta was deemed the National League's best pitcher last year, capturing the Cy Young Award despite sensational -- not to mention historic -- seasons from Zack Greinke and Clayton Kershaw. And on Monday night, in the first game of the 2016 season, the Angels found out why....2016
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• Hollywood & Vines: LA wins NLCS at Wrigley!
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• Hollywood & Vines: LA wins NLCS at Wrigley!
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• Kershaw fans 11 but LA falls short in Game 1
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• deGrom's 13 Ks lead Mets over LA in Game 1
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• deGrom's 13 Ks lead Mets past LA in Game 1
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• NL Week 17 Strategy-July 19, 2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 16, 2025
Nolan Schanuel If you play in a super deep league and find yourself desperate at the Corner Infield spot, consider Schanuel. He had a sneaky good 2024, displaying some of the best discipline and contact skills in all of baseball. His .343 OBP is driven by a 11.2% walk rate, thanks to only whiffing at 14% of the time (96th Percentile) and only chasing 21.5% of the time (91st Percentile). Even thoug...2025
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• Preseason Prep - February 27, 2025
Bryce Harper, 1B (PHI) Scary moment for the Phillies as Bryce Harper was hit on the arm by a pitch in Wednesday's Grapefruit League game against the Blue Jays. It was his first game of the spring as he missed time with an illness. The good news is the Phillies training staff is categorizing the injury as a triceps contusion and don't intend to send the slugger for X-rays. Philadelphia will undoubt...2025
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• Preseason Prep - February 26, 2025
Fantasy Relevance for the Dodgers deeper rotation options? Baseball fans know that the Dodgers loaded up on starting pitching in the offseason adding 2-time Cy Young award winner Blake Snell, Phenom Roki Sasaki and re-signing the legendary Clayton Kershaw. With Shohei Ohtani expected to take the mound this year and Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Tyler Glasnow returning it's an electric top 5. That being ...2025
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• Mr. Burnes Goes Nuclear Against Cleveland
Usually I take Saturday pretty light. Wash my hair, get a pedicure, the normal things, but holy schnikes?! Corbin Burnes did what? Mr. Burnes made a vest out of Cleveland. That's what he did. On Saturday, Burnes went 8 IP, 0 ER, 0 hits, 1 walk, 14 Ks, ERA at 2.25, and Josh Hader (1 IP, 0 ER) finished the no-hitter. Can a guy win the Cy Young off of one start? We have a tool for the best starts of ...2021
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• 2021 Fantasy Baseball: Two Start Pitchers Week 23(8/30-9/5)
Welcome to another week of two-start pitchers sports fans. The fantasy playoffs are right in front of us, so it's time to hunker down and put our best lineups out there. With that said, a few MLB notes to get to. The Yankees winning streak finally ended, courtesy of the A's. The Yanks also in turn ended the Braves win streak earlier in the week with a series sweep on them. Also, the Pitcher Shohei...2021
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• Who is king of aces in fantasy baseball?
While the fantasy community has reached a consensus on the top tier of aces this season, determining the best option among Clayton Kershaw, Max Scherzer, Corey Kluber and Chris Sale is far more difficult. Instead of settling for picking names out of a hat, let's compare them in the four starter-related fantasy categories and some additional areas of interest to establish a pecking order....2018
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• Is Clayton Kershaw still a first-round pick in fantasy baseball?
Clayton Kershaw has reached the 200 inning mark just once during the past four seasons. A closer look at the numbers reveals whether he's still worthy of being a first-round pick this season....2018
• Brandon McCarthy to Dodgers: Latest Contract Details, Comments, Reaction
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• Free MLB player props, odds for July 26: Use Ronald Acuna, Clayton Kershaw in Saturday MLB player props
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• Game Thread #101: Milwaukee Brewers (60-40) @ Seattle Mariners (53-47)
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• Brewers rack up 11 hits in 6-5 win, sweep Dodgers
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• Game Thread #99: Milwaukee Brewers (58-40) @ Los Angeles Dodgers (58-41)

Brewers pitcher Jose Quintana | Brad Penner-Imagn Images Brewers aim for 10-game winning streak The Brewers are on the brink of a 10-game winning streak as they face off against the Los Angeles Dodgers. If they reach that mark tonight, they’ll push their record to July to an astounding 12-3. It’s been a close series so far with wins of just two runs and one run margins, but it’s a decisive...2025
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• Brewers win ninth straight in 8-7 thriller in Los Angeles
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• NL Week 17 Strategy-July 19, 2025
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers @ Los Angeles Dodgers
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• Manny Machado Calls Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw ‘The Best’: ‘It Was An Honor to Play Behind Him’

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres have had their share of intense games over the past few seasons, but the recent tension during their matchups this season didn’t stop Padres third baseman Manny Machado from praising Clayton Kershaw. After spending seven seasons with the Baltimore Orioles, Machado was traded to the Dodgers at …...2025
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• Clayton Kershaw Reveals Unexpectedly Wholesome Move By Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts That Helped Ease His All-Star Game Nerves
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• All-Star week potpourri
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• NL Week 17 Strategy-July 19, 2025
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• The Royals Quarter-Century Team

Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images 25 years? Wait, what? Recently, esteemed baseball writer Jayson Stark complied his First Quarter Century baseball team for a story which ran in the Athletic. Has it already been 25 years since Y2K? Crazy how time slips away. I didn’t see much to argue about with Stark’s selections. The team is loaded with Hall of Famers and all-time greats as you would expect. St...2025
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• 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #4: Chicago Cubs
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• Outside The Confines: Jackie Robinson Day moments

Photo by Aaron Gash/MLB Photos via Getty Images Yesterday was one of baseball’s most meaningful days. Jackie Robinson Day is a big event in baseball. All 30 clubs play, and all players wear the number 42—retired throughout MLB—to honor the late, great Jackie Robinson. While the event itself is typically a joyful one, recalling the barriers broken by Robinson that paved the way for so many ...2025
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• Yankees vs. Royals: Resuming a historical Rivalry

Sometimes it’s heaven, sometimes it’s hell With the Royals and Yankees squaring off in the playoffs for the first time since 1980 (how is that possible??) I thought it might be fun to take a walk down memory lane. Depending on your age, it could be traumatic. The first time the two teams met was in the 1976 Championship Series. The Royals, in only their eighth season, held off the Oakland A’s for...2024
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• A look at this year’s starting pitching free agent class

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Who wants some arms? The Royals will seek to improve on this year’s last place disaster, and the area they will most look to address is the pitching. The Royals got a 5.12 ERA from their starting pitchers, fourth-worst in baseball with the third-worst strikeout rate. General Manager J.J. Picollo has stated that he expects next year’s rotation to feature Cole...2023
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• Clayton Kershaw leaves door open for possible retirement after Dodgers' shocking playoff exit

A familiar playoff ending has led to familiar questions for the legendary lefty...2023
• A Cubs fan’s guide to the Division Series

Jason Heyward reacts after hitting a single against the Giants. | John Hefti-USA TODAY Sports Who are you cheering for as playoff baseball continues? Four Wild Card Series and four sweeps later the bracket is set for four best of five Division Series. One division winner, the Milwaukee Brewers, has already been eliminated, the other five remain. These series have everything, including lots...2023
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• Clayton Kershaw “Leaning Towards Playing” In 2023
Some retirement speculation swirled around Clayton Kershaw at the end of last season, when the veteran southpaw was entering free agency and also dealing with forearm/elbow injuries that kept him from pitching during the Dodgers’ postseason run. However, when he returned to full health, Kershaw ended all thoughts of retirement, and ended up returning to…...2022
• Report: “Industry Expectation” That Clayton Kershaw Will Return To Dodgers
For months, it has been widely anticipated that Clayton Kershaw’s next destination will be one of the Dodgers or Rangers. Buster Olney of ESPN hears (Twitter link) “heavy industry speculation” the three-time Cy Young Award winner will be returning to Los Angeles. Kershaw has kept his plans for the 2022 season fairly quiet, although at…...2022
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