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Written by Mike Page on March 26, 2022

Opening Day is set for April 7, as the 99-day lockout came to an end two weeks ago. Teams assembled for a hasty spring training, with games starting March 17 and 18, and it will be interesting to see how the pitchers fare on such a limited phase-in. Teams can have as many pitchers as they want on their major Read More

Written by Mike Page on March 25, 2022

After 99 days, Major League Baseball and the MLB Players’ Association agreed on a new collective bargaining deal that preserves a 162-game regular season for 2022, even though everything starts a week later than expected (April 14, rather than April 7). We will look at the impact of the new deal on the season calendar as you plan your online Read More

Written by Mike Page on March 10, 2022

Writing about sports betting for Major League Baseball is a challenge right now, as the ongoing labor dispute has pushed Opening Day back to April 14 already, with two weeks of the regular season sacrificed. The players and the owners are still far apart in a number of areas, which means that one of the most exciting props might be Read More

Written by Mike Page on March 8, 2022

The Atlanta Braves come into 2022 as the defending World Series champions after winning their first title since 1995. The new season features the designated hitter as a permanent addition to the National League after spending the last two seasons as a COVID-19 rule change. Once the ongoing Major League Baseball labor stoppage comes to an end, the sports betting Read More

Written by Mike Page on March 7, 2022

So far, the Major League Baseball lockout has cost the regular season 91 games – or two series. That doesn’t sound like a lot over a 162-game campaign, but if you’re the Texas Rangers, for example, you already have lost your only home series with the New York Yankees – which could actually bring relief, given the big bats New Read More

Written by Mike Page on March 3, 2022

New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter has stepped down as the CEO of the Miami Marlins and has also gotten rid of his ownership share with the team, indicating that he and ownership no longer had the same philosophy for the team’s direction forward. As Major League Baseball seeks to find a way forward out of the ongoing labor stoppage, Read More

Written by Mike Page on February 28, 2022

The San Francisco Giants built an interesting even-year winning trend in the 2010s, with World Series titles in 2010 and 2012, winning a National League pennant in 2014, and making the playoffs with a wild card berth in 2016. They broke that trend last year, winning a franchise record 108 games and taking the NL West title. However, they fell Read More

Written by Mike Page on February 24, 2022

As of this writing, the start to the 2022 Major League Baseball season is in jeopardy due to an ongoing lockout by the owners. If the lockout does not end by Monday, February 28, then the regular season would not start on time. The owners have made a number of proposals, but for now the only people in camps are Read More

Written by Mike Page on October 6, 2021

The 2021 MLB postseason is underway, and the Boston Red Sox started the wild card round off with a 6-2 win over the New York Yankees at Fenway Park. Since Boston was down 3-0 to the Yankees in the 2004 ALCS, the Red Sox have won eight of nine postseason games against the Pinstripes and have won four World Series Read More

Written by Mike Page on September 16, 2021

In the American League, as we approach the last two weeks of the regular season, none of the three division races offer much in the way of drama. Tampa Bay leads the AL East by eight games; the Chicago White Sox lead the AL Central by 11 ½; Houston leads the AL West by seven. The wild card slots, however, Read More