The three-day, seven-round 2024 National Football League (NFL) Draft took place this weekend, officially commencing draft season across the four major American professional sports leagues. The annual National Basketball Association (NBA) and National Hockey League (NHL) drafts are set for late June, preceding the Major League Baseball (MLB) amateur draft which will once again happen […]
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The 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) season is nearing the one-month mark. While it is too early to tell what the rest of the season will look like, it is not too soon to predict some notable contenders with a strong chance of making their first All-Star Game appearances. Potential First-Time All-Stars in 2024 All-Star-Game
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Global superstar Shohei Ohtani was one of many Major League Baseball (MLB) players who moved teams during this past offseason’s free-agency period. With all 30 teams nearing their 20th game of the 2024 season, it seems like a good time to review how recent free agents are faring. Like in past years, the league’s 2023-2024
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With the Baltimore Orioles promoting former player Matt Holliday’s son, Jackson Holliday, the widely-regarded top prospect in Major League Baseball (MLB), it feels prudent to look back at how family ties have shaped this sport’s extensive history. Baseball has brought families closer over the past century, especially fathers, sons, and brothers. Nowadays, it seems that
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The 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) season, less than one week old, has already witnessed a smattering of stellar performances and numerous Little League-like moments. Some teams like the New York Yankees (6-1), Detroit Tigers (4-0), and Pittsburgh Pirates (5-1) started strong. On the other hand, 2023 playoff squads Houston Astros (1-5), Miami Marlins (0-7),
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Major League Baseball’s 2024 Opening Day featured a little bit of everything from blowout, record-setting wins to nail-biting, extra-inning contests. The present and future of the sport were on full display as the league kicked off what promises to be another entertaining, dramatic, 162-game season. Five Takeaways from MLB Opening Day 1. Angels Look
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The Pittsburgh Pirates, one of the founding National League (NL) franchises, seek to reverse their fortunes and strike gold in 2024 with a developing roster flush with young talent and stabilizing veterans. While it might be a stretch for them to vault from fourth place to first in the NL Central, the club has a
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The San Diego Padres, looking to turn the table following a massively disappointing 2023 season, had a crazy offseason with on-and off-the-field transactions that heavily transformed this franchise. Despite playing in a National League (NL) West division where every team except for the Colorado Rockies made considerable improvements this winter, San Diego has an uber-talented
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The Cleveland Guardians are ushering in a new era, turning to first-year manager Stephen Vogt to help them return to American League (AL) Central Division contention following a 2023 season that saw the team start well before tumbling to a 76-86 record and third-place divisional finish. 2024 Cleveland Guardians O/U: How Cleveland Hits the OVER
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The Houston Astros, the benchmark of American League success over the past half-decade, seek to continue their dominance this year. Yet, they may face challenges going over the 93.5 win preseason odds because they have a new first-time manager, enter the season with some pitching injury concerns, and play in a tough division against the
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