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Mets' tantalizing international prospect comes with 'line drive bat'

The Mets are expected to sign top Dominican SS Elian Pena for about $5 million.

Cheating Astros at it again as pitcher faces possible suspension for 'stickiest' glove

Blanco is now open to a possible 10-game suspension.

Stitches targets the favorite in A's-Astros on Monday night

Spencer “Meatballs” Arrighetti has watched 20 runs score in 21 ¹/₃ and hasn’t won yet.

Why Justin Verlander thinks Astros won't suffer same fate as Mets did last season

Justin Verlander, who saw the Mets’ disappointment firsthand last season, said he doesn’t expect the struggling Astros to suffer the same fate.

Yankees starter struggles in first inning of loss to Astros in rare rotation hiccup

This was the rare occasion when a Yankees starting pitcher didn’t have it and dug an early hole for his teammates.

Yankees can't get big hit in loss to Astros as win streak ends at five

Josh Hader got Anthony Volpe swinging with Gleyber Torres stranded at second for the final out, as the Yankees saw their five-game win streak snapped.

Yankees, Dodgers stars are MVP front-runners to start 2024

It says here Mookie Betts is still MVP, though, since he’s playing an adequate shortstop and putting up offensive numbers just behind Shohei Ohtani.

Why we're betting against the Yankees on Thursday

I’m a tad worried about Marcus Stroman, who will pitch for the Yankees on Thursday against Houston. 

Yankees' effective bullpen to get more reinforcements soon

Reinforcements are on the way for the Yankees' bullpen that entered Wednesday with the lowest ERA in the majors. In the short term, that means Nick Burdi, who came through...

Yankees left in awe of star's 'amazing' 119.9 mph home run

For a second straight night, Giancarlo Stanton — slowed by age and no longer approaching the MVP-caliber play he showed during much of his time in Miami — showed why...

What allowed Carlos Rodon to bounce back in big way against Astros

In Wednesday’s 9-4 win over the Astros in The Bronx, Carlos Rodon bounced back from his worst start of the year, when he allowed seven runs — and three homers...

Yankees' big boppers put on home run show in blowout over Astros

Wednesday, Aaron Judge, Juan Soto and Giancarlo Stanton all went deep in the same game for the first time and, not surprisingly, the Yankees won.

Yankees are the bet in this spot

Ka-ching! I assume those silk-satin PJ’s that Stormy Daniels claimed Donald Trump was wearing will be selling on ebay any day now. … “The Boogeyman is coming!” The Knicks outpaced...

Why runs will be hard to come by in Yankees-Astros on Wednesday

The Yankees are barely keeping pace with the Orioles and looking for another solid start from lefty Carlos Rodon. 

Yankees torch Justin Verlander, cruise to fifth straight win against struggling Astros

Remember when the Astros used to dominate the Yankees? Those days sure seem to be over.

Bet on a high-scoring affair in Yankees-Astros on Tuesday

Between two elite lineups and two questionable pitchers, I’m banking on a higher-scoring ballgame on Tuesday night in the Bronx.

Why we're betting on a breakout for this struggling Astros rookie

Despite the vastly differing records between these teams, the line might still be underselling the Astros' chances of collecting a win.

Astros option floundering slugger as abysmal start continues

It's been a disastrous start for the Houston Astros, and their heralded 2023 free-agent acquisition is heading to AAA to figure things out.

Three MLB prop bets to target Wednesday

Target these three bets for Wednesday's MLB action.

Ride with the favorite in this AL East battle

Stitches predicts the Orioles will beat the Athletics on Sunday in Baltimore.