Baseball News Archive

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Toronto Blue Jays came through their farm system, and is now the best player on the team. Guerrero Jr. set a deadline of Monday, February 17, to come to a deal with the Blue Jays regarding a new contract. The two sides couldn’t agree on a number, so Guerrero Jr. will either renegotiate a new contract after the season, head to free agency next summer, or the Blu...

Juan Soto was the biggest name on the free-agent market by a wide margin, and he is the largest domino to fall in the offseason. After meeting with several teams, including his former team, the New York Yankees, Soto signed a 15-year deal with the New York Mets for $765 million. Soto’s new deal is now the biggest contract in all of professional sports history. The Juan Soto betting sta...

Stealing signs has been going on in baseball forever, peaking with the Houston Astros’ scandal in 2017 and 2018. However, players don’t help the opposition by giving them the pitches that are coming. That happened to Derek Bender, the Minnesota Twins’ minor-league catcher who has been released for telling hitters what pitches were coming up next. While it is frowned upon, teams and pla...

Babe Ruth is one of the greatest baseball players of all time, and one of the first popular athletes in history. Ruth memorabilia is a big draw in that industry, and the jersey in which he called his famous home run in 1932 recently sold for over $24 million. This is a record in the world of sports collectibles and memorabilia. When you’re talking about the biggest names in baseball hi...

Pat Hoberg is a well-respected Major League Baseball umpire, who received a perfect score in a 2022 World Series game. Hoberg was investigated and disciplined by MLB for violating the league’s gambling rules, although it wasn’t revealed what the umpire had done wrong. Hoberg is preparing an appeal for his case, while MLB is holding him out of games until that. While many major sports l...

Tucupita Marcano is a 24-year-old shortstop from Venezuela, playing for the San Diego Padres, but is currently on the disabled list with a knee injury. He has been banned for life after Major League Baseball accused him of making bets on the Pittsburgh Pirates when Marcano played for them last season. Four other players were banned for a year as they wagered on baseball, but not on their t...

Los Angeles Dodgers’ star Shohei Ohtani has been caught up in an unusual illegal gambling scandal. Ohtani’s interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, has been accused of stealing money from the two-time MVP to cover gambling debts. Initially, according to Mizuhara, Ohtani agreed to cover his gambling debts. The biggest star in baseball is in the middle of a bizarre gambling story involving an illeg...

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announced that he will be resigning from his position following the end of his five-year term in 2029. Theo Epstein is favored to be the next MLB commissioner after Manfred’s contract expires. Barack Obama is the second most likely candidate, according to online bookies. Following 14 years of service, Rob Manfred has announced that he will be stepping down ...

Winner of the 2023 National League Cy Young Award, Blake Snell, is a free agent a month from the start of the regular season. Snell rejected a $20.325 million qualifying offer from the San Diego Padres to remain a free agent. Online betting markets favor the New York Yankees to sign Snell. As MLB Spring Training gets underway, NL Cy Young winner Blake Snell is still without a club. Aft...

Opening betting odds for Mike Trout’s next team favor the Philadelphia Phillies, acquiring the three-time American League MVP. After Shohei Ohtani left the Angels to sign a $700 million deal with the Dodgers, the Angels could contemplate entering a full rebuild. As of December 11, 2023, the Phillies have the fifth-best odds to win the 2024 World Series. Is Shohei Ohtani the first domin...

Los Angeles Angels’ two-way superstar could be traded at the MLB trade deadline, but his -375 odds suggest that he will stay with the club. Shohei Ohtani trade rumors come amid his contract with the Angels expiring at the end of the season. If not the Angels, the Las Angeles Dodgers are the most likely suitor for Ohtani. The Angels’ World Series odds have recently tanked due to Mike Trout'...

The Texas Rangers’ World Series odds have improved the most since Opening Day in Major League Baseball.Despite recently losing three of four games versus the Astros, the Rangers have the same odds to win the World Series as the preseason favorites.Only the Tampa Bay Rays have better odds of winning the ALCS than the Rangers. As we approach MLB All-Star Week, it is an excellent time to reevalua...

The New York Mets are the current +300 betting favorites to be Shohei Ohtani’s next team if he leaves the Los Angeles Angels. The Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, and San Diego Padres have the next bet odds at +600. Ohtani is expected to pursue free agency after the end of the upcoming MLB season. Shohei Ohtani will not be a free agent until the end of the upcoming season. But as...