The 2022 Major League Baseball All-Star Game is Tuesday night from Los Angeles, California. Here are the last 10 MLB All-Star Game MVP award winners. 2021 Vladimir Guerrero Jr.–Toronto Blue Jays The 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played at Coors Field in Denver, with the American League winning by a score of 5-2. Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero hit a third inning home run off of eventual National League Cy Young Award winner Corbin Burnes, and then had a fifth inning RBI ground out that scored Blue Jays teammate Teoscar Hernandez. 2019 Shane Bieber– Cleveland In ..read more

For those that follow Major League Baseball, we all know how it has been disastrous for the Los Angeles Angels as of late. They lost 14 straight games from May 25 to June 8, and had a managerial change as Phil Nevin is in and Joe Maddon is out. As a result, the Angels have dropped to a record of 29 wins and 33 losses, and are now even behind the Texas Rangers in the American League West. Related: Angels Lose Franchise High 14 Straight Games  Angels Fire Joe Maddon During 12-Game Losing Streak  Angels Payroll The Angels currently have the eighth largest payroll in the Major Leagues at ..read more

Reid Detmers of Springfield, Illinois made Major League Baseball history on Tuesday by becoming only the 25th rookie in MLB history to record a no-hitter. He accomplished the feat in a 12-0 shutout win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California. If you were surprised at the no-hitter from Tuesday, you were not alone. Heading into the contest Detmers had a poor earned run average of 5.32. However, he had pitched much better in his three previous starts to the no-hitter, after giving up five earned runs in 3 1/3 innings in a 9-6 Angels win over the Texas Rangers on April 15 ..read more

According to the Athletic on Wednesday, veteran outfielder Jon Jay of Miami, Florida has retired from Major League Baseball at age 37. Jay played 12 seasons of MLB with the St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals, Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Angels from 2010 to 2021. In 1201 games, 4315 plate appearances, and 3838 at bats, Jay scored 532 runs, and had 1087 hits, 185 doubles, 25 triples, 37 home runs, 341 runs batted in, 55 stolen bases, 285 walks, 1433 total bases, 55 sacrifice hits, 26 sacrifice flies, a batting average of .283, an o ..read more

As a lefty, it is always great to talk about other lefties. Here are the top 10 active left-handed hitters in Major League Baseball to start the 2022 regular season. Please note this list excludes switch hitters. 10) Brandon Lowe–Tampa Bay Rays The second baseman from Suffolk, Virginia had career highs for the Rays last season in runs scored (97), hits (132), doubles (31), home runs (39), runs batted in (99), stolen bases (seven), and total bases (280). It has been a slow start to the 2022 season so far for Lowe as he batting below the Mendoza line at .190, however he still has three home runs ..read more

The Houston Astros won the American League West in 2021, as they were five games ahead of the Seattle Mariners and nine games ahead of the Oakland Athletics. Astros manager Dusty Baker did a phenomenal job in trying to put the sign stealing scandal behind the organization. The division should be very competitive and the division’s other Texas team, the Texas Rangers should be much better too after some key acquisitions. Let’s take a look at the American League West. AL West Preview — Odds to Win the World Series  The Astros are favoured to win their fifth division title in six years. The ..read more

Major League Baseball made some additional rule changes for the 2022 regular season, and at first glance, one could call one rule the Shohei Ohtani rule. The Japanese phenom and American League Most Valuable Player who is a marvelous pitcher and hitter, will now be considered two separate people even though he is actually the same person. It is ok if this sounds confusing, because Major League Baseball has never had to deal with a superstar of Ohtani like this before. Under the amended rule, “it is not mandatory that a club designate a hitter for the pitcher.”  If a pitcher bats, the ..read more

For Tuesday night’s Eastern Conference rematch, the Brooklyn Nets are preparing to battle the Charlotte Hornets at Spectrum Center; free NBA picks are featured here. This is the second time these teams have faced off during this regular season. Continue reading for Nets vs Hornets preview content. Can Kevin Durant and the Nets put a stop to their four-game skid? Charlotte is averaging 114 points and 45.34 rebounds per game. The Hornets won the first contest back in October. In addition to the injury report, prediction and odds, free NBA picks are available below. Nets vs Hornets — Game Informa ..read more

Shohei Ohtani of Oshu, Japan made Japanese sports history on Tuesday by becoming the very first Japanese athlete to be named the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year according to Mike Chiari of Bleacher Report. There is no doubt that Ohtani has become a generational player, as he is an exceptional hitter and pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels in Major League Baseball. This past season, Ohtani was named the American League Most Valuable Player. He was selected to represent the American League not only as a pitcher, but a hitter as well. In 2021, Ohtani batted .257 with 46 home runs and 100 ..read more

Shohei Ohtani has made Major League Baseball history when it comes to Japanese-born players and we are only in the month of July. On Wednesday, the designated hitter/pitcher sensation from Oshu, Japan set the Major League Baseball record for most home runs hit by a Japanese-born player (32) in a season in a 5-4 Angels win over the Boston Red Sox at Angels Stadium in Anaheim, CA. Ohtani broke the record previously set by New York Yankees left fielder Hideki Matsui of Nomi, Japan, who had 31 home runs in 2004 according to R.J. Anderson of CBS Sports on Tuesday. What is remarkable however is the ..read more