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• Dodgers Lineup vs Astros: Shohei Ohtani Starting and Leading Off on Birthday

The Los Angeles Dodgers are looking to quickly move on from Saturday’s embarrassing loss to the Houston Astros. Fortunately for them, they’ll have Shohei Ohtani taking the mound Saturday on his 31st birthday for his fourth start of the year. More news: How Many Innings Will Shohei Ohtani Pitch on Saturday vs Astros? Dodgers’ Dave …...2025
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• Dodgers Reveal Shohei Ohtani’s Pitch Limit for His 31st Birthday Start vs. Astros
Shohei Ohtani will pitch two innings on his 31st birthday as the Los Angeles Dodgers face the Houston Astros. His comeback from surgery continues with limited outings....2025
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• How Many Innings Will Shohei Ohtani Pitch on Saturday vs Astros? Dodgers’ Dave Roberts Answers

The Los Angeles Dodgers are continuing to slowly build up Shohei Ohtani as a pitcher. At this point, the Dodgers feel that any innings they can get from Ohtani is a bonus since he doesn’t count toward one of the 13 pitchers allowed on the team’s active roster. More news: Dodgers Urged to Trade for …...2025
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• Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani’s Fourth Pitching Start Will Be On His Birthday

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani is continuing his build up back on the bump. Ohtani has made three pitching starts for the Dodgers, and is set to make his fourth appearance on the mound on his birthday. More news: Dodgers Calling Up Esteury Ruiz Following Max Muncy Injury On Saturday, Ohtani will be …...2025
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• Brooks Baldwin’s late blast wasn’t enough to offset four-hit “effort” by White Sox

Brooks Baldwin not only broke up Dustin May’s no-hitter, but also ended his shutout, and his night, as well. | Jeff Dean/Getty Images The Dodgers get the sweep, winning the series finale, 6-2 A late blast from Brooks Baldwin was exciting, but being no-hit until the sixth and only getting four safeties overall led to a series sweep. The Dodgers took the series from the White Sox with a 6-2 ...2025
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• All-Star starters announced; Tigers dominate

Our all-time favorite hot dog, Javy Báez, has turned a renaissance season in center field into an All-Star starting berth. | Michael Reaves/Getty Images Three Detroit starters will suit up for first pitch in Atlanta on July 15 If you don’t like good news for rival AL Central teams, proceed with caution. The Detroit Tigers led the way among American League teams, placing three starters on t...2025
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• Dodgers Reveal Shohei Ohtani’s Pitch Limit for His 31st Birthday Start vs. Astros
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Cleveland Guardians preview, Tuesday 7/1, 7:05 CT

Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images The Cubs return to Wrigley Field to begin a six-game homestand. Tuesday notes... LEADING LATE: In each of the Cubs’ last 12 games, and 69 of all 84, the team that was ahead after seven innings has won the game. The Cubs led and won in 41 games and trailed and lost in 28. They have come from behind after the seventh this season to earn three wins and they ...2025
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• Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani Reacts to Hitting 101.7 MPH as Pitcher

The Los Angeles Dodgers are constantly impressed by Shohei Ohtani, but after throwing his fastest pitch ever recorded in MLB — a 101.7 mph fastball — there is quite a bit to unpack from just the third start after a second Tommy John surgery. Saturday included two scoreless innings from Ohtani, a strikeout, and three …...2025
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• Padres slug their way past Reds

Gavin Sheets | Katie Stratman-Imagn Images San Diego hits three home runs, outhits Cincinnati en route to win Gavin Sheets provided some offense and added a stellar play on defense to help the San Diego Padres beat the Cincinnati Reds, 6-4 at Great American Ballpark, Saturday. Sheets stepped to the plate in the top of the seventh inning and provided his most important contribution of the g...2025
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• Ending the tough stretch with a win

Randy Vasquez | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Notes from Padres week number 13 The San Diego Padres ended their 26 games in 27 days with two series wins against the Kansas City Royals and the Washington Nationals. The pitching staff, along with some standout offensive efforts, gave them a 4-2 record and a season record of 44-36. They had slipped out of the Wild Card race last week ...2025
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• Dodgers series preview: Ohtani takes the mound

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images The Japanese phenom is scheduled to pitch this weekend. For a team reeling with nine consecutvie losses at home, the Dodgers are probably the last team you want to see on the schedule. The franchise has become the bullies in baseball, combining lavish spending with a smart front office to produce 100-win seasons in five of the last seven full years, includin...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 27, 2025

Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images Bobby Witt Jr. will play for Team USA! The Royals acknowledge the need to get better, writes Anne Rogers. “We’re all in this together,” said manager Matt Quatraro. “We’re not pointing fingers at anybody. Nobody’s blaming anybody. There’s no fault. We need to get better. We’re going to keep working at it. We’re going to prepare, we’re going to compete, we’...2025
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• Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals preview, Thursday 6/26, 1:15 CT

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The Cubs go for the series split. Today’s roster move: Here Thursday notes... SHUTTING THEM OUT: The Cubs’ shutout last night was their seventh of the season. They had 11, 13 and 11 in 2022-24. It was their second this year in which they walked no batters. The first was their 16-0 demolition of the Dodgers at Los Angeles on April 12. They h...2025
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• Padres make mid-season adjustments

Ryan Bergert | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images More injuries and a suspension It is the middle of the 2025 MLB season and the San Diego Padres have a 4-2 record in their latest home stand with an overall record of 44-36, 8 games over .500 and a half game back of the San Francisco Giants for the final Wild Card spot. They have completed their 26 games in 27 days stretch leading up to ...2025
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• Pads' Suarez has ban reduced for hitting Ohtani
Padres closer Robert Suarez will begin serving a reduced two-game suspension Wednesday for intentionally hitting Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani with a pitch....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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• 2024: the best, the worst, the ... last of the real ones?

Greetings in the last few hours of what I think was the very real year of 2024.It's difficult to tell what's real and what's not these days. Just yesterday I saw a report that said the brilliant minds that run Facebook and Instagram plan to infiltrate both social media sites with AI-generated users. This kind of stuff freaks me out. I've seen very real cases of people I know being fooled by...2025
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"Gage Workman, starting at third base, began the game by booting a relatively routine ground ball from Shohei Ohtani."

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"The interpreter for the Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani was fired Wednesday after questions surrounding at least $4."

2023
"Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani has a tear in an elbow ligament and will not pitch for the rest of the season, GM Perry Minasian said."

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"Angels' Shohei Ohtani hits first career grand slam in two-homer game vs. Rays"

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"Tigers broadcaster Jack Morris suspended indefinitely after using fake accent before Shohei Ohtani at-bat"

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"The Angels hope to turn Shohei Ohtani back into a two-way performer rather early in the 2020 season — just not quite as soon as might have been hoped."

2019
"The Angels' Shohei Ohtani completed the final step in his rehabilitation from Tommy John surgery and will return to Japan, where he'll recover for his anticipated return to a two-way role next season."

2018
"The Shohei Ohtani effect? Angels to lower right-field wall Angel Stadium by 10 feet"

2017
"Shohei Ohtani, a 23-year-old Japanese right-hander with a 100 mph fastball and devastating left-handed swing, picked the Angels over six other teams, his agent said on Friday."

2016
"Thanks to a potential loophole in the new Collective Bargaining Agreement, Shohei Ohtani may be coming to the United States following the 2017 season, according to reports."

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"Shohei Ohtani struck out 10 over six shutout innings to lead Japan to a 5-0 win over South Korea on Sunday morning in the World Baseball Softball Confederation Premier 12 tournament."

2014
"Barring something unforeseen, Samurai Japan pitcher Shohei Ohtani of the Nippon-Ham Fighters will be a big leaguer someday."

• The Royals according to Ted Williams

The Science of hitting With the Royals hitting woes causing considerable gnashing to teeth in Royals Nation, I figured it was a good time to check in with Teddy Ballgame and get some advice. Not literally of course, since the Greatest Hitter who ever lived has been gone for 23 years. His body is gone. His head, unfortunately, is resting in some Arizona cryogenic facility, hoping that someday techn...2025
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• Shane Smith shaken for six runs as Dodgers defeat the White Sox, 6-1

There was plenty of Smith-on-Smith crime tonight as Will Smith went 1-for-1 with two walks against Shane Smith. | Harry How/Getty Images Walks got the best of the righthander, and the South Side offense was completely flat once again, outside of Lenyn Sosa with two hits and an RBI The White Sox (28-57) offense must have missed the flight to Los Angeles, because they only mustered three hit...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Shohei Ohtani keeps getting better

Peter Aiken-Imagn Images He just achieved a new personal best. Happy Monday, everyone! We’re getting awfully close to the All-Star break, which feels impossible to say, because surely the season just started a month ago, but that also means we’ve got all sorts of fun news and speculation. For starters, bona fide double-threat Shohei Ohtani just outdid himself, setting a new personal best...2025
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• Padres slug their way past Reds
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• Gamethread 83: Dodgers vs Royals

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Potential to end up on the wrong side of franchise history The Royals dropped their 6th straight contest last night 5-4 to the Dodgers. They had 18 base runners but were unable to drive any of them in after the 2nd inning. They loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the 9th, but a first pitch 4-6-3 game ended double play from Jac Caglianone, le...2025
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• Dodgers ‘Want’ Sandy Alcantara at Trade Deadline, Says MLB Insider

The Los Angeles Dodgers reportedly have their sights set on Miami Marlins right-handed pitcher Sandy Alcantara as the trade deadline nears. More news: Dodgers’ Dave Roberts Announces When Shohei Ohtani Will Make Third Pitching Start “They want another starter, and yes, Alcantara is the man they want,” MLB insider Bob Nightengale writes in a recent …...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 27, 2025
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• Recently-Released Dodgers Pitcher Joins American League Squad

Former Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Jose Ureña elected free agency in mid-June after being designated for assignment by the team. More news: Dodgers’ Dave Roberts Announces When Shohei Ohtani Will Make Third Pitching Start Now, the right-handed pitcher has found his next home. Ureña signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins. He was …...2025
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• Dodgers 3, Rockies 1: Vintage Kershaw quiets Rox bats in series finale

Photo by Isaiah Downing/MLB Photos via Getty Images Doyle homered but the Rockies have lost 10 straight to the Dodgers The Colorado Rockies entered the day looking to snap a nine-game losing streak against the Los Angeles Dodgers dating back to 2024. The problem, however, is that future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw stood in their way as the offense struggled to get much going on the day, ...2025
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• Brooks Baldwin’s late blast wasn’t enough to offset four-hit “effort” by White Sox
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• The Short Porch is looking at Seiya Suzuki’s best season yet

Seiya Suzuki watches a home run sail over the fence in Houston | Troy Taormina-Imagn Images The Cubs designated hitter has been excellent in 2025 The Cubs wrap up a three-game series with the Guardians this evening. Yesterday the team was celebrating Pete Crow-Armstrong’s and Kyle Tucker’s election to the All-Star Game as starting outfielders, however, I want to take a closer look at anoth...2025
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• 3,000 strikeouts for Clayton Kershaw, infinite pain for White Sox as Dodgers walk it off 5-4

Sean Burke was phenomenal against a stacked Dodgers lineup. | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Historic night ends in predictable disaster for Chicago It was a night that promised history and yet delivered a familiar dose of heartbreak to White Sox fans. While Clayton Kershaw etched his name into the annals of baseball history with his 3,000th career strikeout, Chicago once again perfected t...2025
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• The Royals according to Ted Williams
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• Game Thread: White Sox at Dodgers

Kyle Teel has posted a 1.043 OPS in the last two weeks, and holds the highest batting average (.319) on the team this season. | Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images Shane Smith and the South Siders will take on Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the defending World Champions in a three-game set Coming off a series win, the White Sox (28-56) are heading to the City of Angels to take on the defending Worl...2025
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• Royals 9, Dodgers 5: Shohei Ohtani hits 101.7 MPH in his third rehab start, pay no heed to anything else
The thing to focus on for today’s game is Shohei Ohtani‘s rehab continuing to progress, hopefully ignoring the rest of the game, which resulted in the Dodgers falling to the Royals by a 9-5 score. ====== Shohei Ohtani started again to continue his rehab, taking another step forward by getting multiple innings. In his first …...2025
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• Nationals James Wood’s All-Star snub shows the deep flaws in the fan voting system

Denis Poroy-Imagn Images Washington Nationals star James Wood deserves to start in the All-Star game but is being robbed by a silly fan voting system The MLB announced the results for the All-Star finalists Yesterday. Top vote getters advanced to the next phase of the weirdly complicated All-Star fan voting. The top 2 catchers and infielders advanced and the top 6 outfielders from each lea...2025
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• MLB Week 12 Hot or Not: Records were set!

Cal Raleigh celebrates after hitting his 29th home run in the dugout at Wrigley Field on June 20. He’s put up two more since Friday. | Matt Marton-Imagn Images Jacob Misiorowski and Cal Raleigh break records as a heat wave sets in As the temperatures rise, so does the level of competition. MLB’s 12th week was record-breaking and filled with excitement, as the All-Star voting amps up and mi...2025
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• What to expect from Shohei Ohtani the pitcher

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Shohei Ohtani is doing the whole pitching thing again. Here is what to know as he takes on the Nationals in his second start back Shohei Ohtani is doing the two way player thing again. After missing over a year and a half following his second major elbow surgery, Shohei the pitcher is back. He made his first start against the Padres last Monday, and now he is...2025
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• Brooks Baldwin’s late blast wasn’t enough to offset four-hit “effort” by White Sox
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• 3,000 strikeouts for Clayton Kershaw, infinite pain for White Sox as Dodgers walk it off 5-4
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• Shane Smith shaken for six runs as Dodgers defeat the White Sox, 6-1
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• Dodgers 8, Rockies 1: The rain delay didn’t stop Max Muncy

Christopher Hanewinckel-Imagn Images The noted Rockies-killer knocked in six runs for the Dodgers The Colorado Rockies once again lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers, but not without some drama in the middle with a 1:25 rain delay. The Rockies hung in there pre-delay, but the Dodgers did Dodger things after the delay and blew things open en route to a 8-1 victory. Chase Dollander held his own ...2025
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• Cal Raleigh should be the MVP favorite in the American League

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Raleigh is rewriting the record books for catchers and switch hitters. If you don’t live in the Pacific Northwest, you’re likely only now becoming acquainted with the powerful stylings of Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh. Tucked all the way up in Seattle, Raleigh is no-longer quietly on pace for one of the greatest offensive seasons we’ve ever seen from a...2025
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Put Hunter Goodman in the Home Run Derby (and the All-Star Game)

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, June 24, 2025 All credit for the idea goes to Jason Collette: Hunter Goodman to the ASG as a player & for the HR derby or we riot.— Jason Collette (@jasoncollette.bsky.social) 2025-06-18T00:39:00.266Z But, yes, absolutely. And I’m here to explain why, first by making his case for the All-Star Game (because he’...2025
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• MLB Week 12 Hot or Not: Records were set!
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• Padres walk off Royals 3-2 after getting to KC bullpen

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images A lack of execution from the bullpen opened the door for a frustrating series loss Seth Lugo was dealing after giving up a leadoff single to Fernando Tatis Jr. in the 1st. He would retire the next 18 batters with ease. The Royals, held down by Randy Vasquez for the Padres, would miss out with an opportunity in the top of the second with the bases loade...2025
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• Dodgers Owner Mark Walter Buying Majority Stake of Lakers From Buss Family in Monumental Move

Los Angeles Dodgers owner Mark Walter is buying a majority stake of the Los Angeles Lakers from the Buss family, ESPN’s Shams Charania reports. More news: Dodgers’ Dave Roberts Calls Out Padres, Says They Intentionally Hit Shohei Ohtani BREAKING: The Buss family is entering an agreement to sell majority ownership of the Los Angeles Lakers …...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Giant steps

D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images The Rafael Devers trade shakes up the sport. Shohei Ohtani returns to the mound. A pitching masterpiece at the College World Series. Good morning. I hope you like reading about Rafael Devers, because a good chunk of the news today is about that shocking trade on Sunday. By the way, Devers was 2 for 5 with an RBI double last night. The Giants still lost to the ...2025
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• Prized prospect Ohtani to sign with Angels
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• Ohtani's interpreter fired, 'massive theft' alleged

The interpreter for the Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani was fired Wednesday after questions surrounding at least $4.5 million in wire transfers sent from Ohtani's bank account to a bookmaking operation set off a series of events....2024
• Yankees out of running to sign Ohtani
Shohei Ohtani will not be wearing pinstripes next season, as his representatives informed the Yankees that they will not be among the teams invited to make an in-person presentation, according to MLB.com's Bryan Hoch....2017
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• Yankees out of running to sign Ohtani
Shohei Ohtani will not be wearing pinstripes next season, as his representatives informed the Yankees that they will not be among the teams invited to make an in-person presentation, according to MLB.com's Bryan Hoch....2017
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• Shohei Ohtani done pitching in '23 due to elbow tear
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• Angels To Sign Shohei Ohtani
Shohei Ohtani has decided to sign with the Angels, agent Nez Balelo of CAA Baseball announced today. Balelo issued the following statement on his client’s decision: “This morning, after a thorough, detailed process, Shohei Ohtani has decided to sign with the Los Angeles Angels. Shohei is humbled and flattered by all the time and effort that so…...2017
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• Tigers broadcaster Jack Morris suspended indefinitely after using fake accent before Shohei Ohtani at-bat
Morris apologized on the air when Ohtani came up to bat in the ninth after the sixth inning remark...2021
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• Angels' Shohei Ohtani hits first career grand slam in two-homer game vs. Rays
Ohtani had never hit a grand slam in either MLB or Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball...2022
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• Burns Blazes To The Bigs - June 23, 2025
Chase Burns, SP, Cincinnati Reds Burns will officially be called up to make his big league debut this Tuesday. Add him everywhere. Dump the rest of your FAAB in every league. Burns has made 13 starts across three minor league levels and they have been nothing short of dominant. In 66 innings, he has a 1.77 ERA, 2.13 FIP, and 1.98 xFIP. He's struck out 36.8% of batters, while only walking 5.4%. The...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 20, 2025
Shohei Ohtani, DH (LAD) Ohtani's path to back-to-back 50/50 seasons began on Wednesday in Japan when the Dodgers' superstar blasted his first home run of the regular season, a towering fly off a 99-mph fastball that was initially ruled fan interference but later overruled via replay review. Ohtani finished the 2-game Tokyo series with three hits, including two extra-base hits, and two walks in 10 ...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Is Mookie Betts trading strike-outs for strikes?

Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images (It’s a very clever joke because he bought a bowling league franchise.) It’s not mystery that baseball players, being athletes, are often fond of more than one sport. Plenty of baseball players were on multiple teams in high school and college, lots of guys play golf (some, like Justin Verlander were actually semi-pro, at least according to his old T...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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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep-March 8, 2025
Around the League Colson Montgomery-White Sox-SS The White Sox are projected to be one of the worst lineups in baseball in 2025. On a macro level this is not ideal for fantasy production but what it does offer is playing time for young players. The White Sox are going to give SS Colson Montgomery every opportunity to figure it out at the major league level. He hit .214 with 18 HR, 66 R, 63 R...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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• Preseason Draft Prep - February 20, 2025
Mariners Starting Rotation The Mariners' starting rotation is fascinating. Luis Castillo is the veteran with the most impressive resume, but he could turn out to be the worst starter on the team by the end of the season. He is certainly the oldest at 32 years old. In fact, every other Seattle starter is 27 years old or younger. The youth-infused rotation is buoyed by a pitcher-friendly ballpark an...2025
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep - February 16, 2025
Wyatt Langford Langford came into the 2024 season with quite a fair bit of hype, as the former No. 4 overall pick effectively skipped the minor leagues and was thrusted into a starter role immediately. He got off to a slow start, posting just an 80 wRC+ in March/April. His May was shortened due to an injury, before he bounced back in June and posted a 151 wRC+ and.380 wOBA across 106 PAs. Across t...2025
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• Assessing the bust potential of Shohei Ohtani in fantasy
Now that we know how Shohei Ohtani will work as an ESPN Fantasy Baseball player, many managers will be ready to draft him early for their roto or head-to-head categories league rosters. Here's why you should think twice about spending big on the rookie....2018
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• All-Star starters announced; Tigers dominate
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• The Short Porch is looking at Seiya Suzuki’s best season yet
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• Free MLB player props, odds for July 3: Use Shohei Ohtani, Francisco Lindor, Eugenio Suarez in Thursday props

SportsLine's model is on a 39-30 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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• The Summer Score – Updated for July 2, 2025

The stars shone bright in LA. Clayton Kershaw joined the 3,000 strikeout club and Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman and Shohei Ohtani all starred in a dramatic 9th inning walk off rally as the Dodgers increased their Summer Score. The Brewers, Cardinals, Cubs, Dodgers, Mets, Padres and Phillies all increased their score in the National League. […]...2025
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• 3,000 strikeouts for Clayton Kershaw, infinite pain for White Sox as Dodgers walk it off 5-4
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• Dodgers All-Star Results: Who’s Starting The 2025 All-Star Game for LA?

There are seven members of the Los Angeles Dodgers who are finalists to represent their team at the 2025 All-Star Game. With Shohei Ohtani leading the National League in votes, he gets the automatic starting spot as designated hitter. More news: Former Dodgers Outfielder Announces Sudden Retirement From MLB Freddie Freeman has been announced as …...2025
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• Cubs 5, Guardians 2: A nice way to begin the homestand

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The Cubs got good pitching and solid hitting and won the series opener from Cleveland. The Cubs returned to Wrigley Field Tuesday in need of sort of a pick-me-up after a 13-13 June and having lost seven of their last 11. They got exactly what they needed: Excellent pitching, both starting and relieving; timely hitting; and the usual good defe...2025
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• Shane Smith shaken for six runs as Dodgers defeat the White Sox, 6-1
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• Game Thread: White Sox at Dodgers
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Cleveland Guardians preview, Tuesday 7/1, 7:05 CT
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• Shane Smith shaken for six runs as Dodgers defeat the White Sox, 6-1
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• Game Thread: White Sox at Dodgers
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• Outside The Confines: Shohei Ohtani keeps getting better
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 27, 2025
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• Dodgers GM Opens Up on Shohei Ohtani’s Potential Bullpen Shift After Back-to-Back One-Inning Starts
Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes addresses speculation about Shohei Ohtani shifting to a bullpen role after consecutive one-inning starts....2025
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• Outside The Confines: Giant steps
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• Rafael Devers trade: Red Sox fans, Dodgers among losers, 3 winners

David Butler II-Imagn Images Let’s parse the Rafael Devers trade between the Red Sox and Giants. More than a month ahead of the MLB Trade Deadline, we have our first big move. Big might be an understatement. After months of frustration with slugger Rafael Devers, the Boston Red Sox traded the star to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for LHP Kyle Harrison, RHP Jordan Hicks, Single-A OF ...2025
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• Shohei Ohtani Can’t Hide His Shock as Dodgers Teammate’s 800-Lb Squat Turns Heads
One Dodgers rookie stunned the entire clubhouse by casually squatting 800 pounds, shocking his teammates, including Shohei Ohtani and others....2025
• Outside The Confines: First to 20!

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images Oh course Shohei Ohtani is among the best yet again. Happy Wednesday, everyone! This week, Shohei Ohtani became the first player to 20 home runs, and we’re only 1⁄3 of the way through the season. Too soon to start crossing our fingers for a 60 home run season? Never! We also have more news bites, looking at a baseball book club; how the Nationals continu...2025
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• Memorial Day Rumblings - News for May 26, 2025

We salute those that have sacrificed all. Freddy Ferrmin was a big hero on Sunday, writes Jaylon Thompson. “Freddy can do it all, man,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “He is a leader and ... he doesn’t take any pitches off. He prepares on the defensive side as well as anybody I’ve seen. He can really throw. “(H)uge hit for us. That was a two-strike hit, as well. Freddy is a really good compet...2025
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