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Diamondbacks at Yankees Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends and stats for April 1 — The New York Yankees (3-0) and their torpedo bats take the field in the Bronx Tuesday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks (2-2) in the first game of their midweek series.
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Royals at Brewers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 1 — Tuesday, April 1, Kansas City (2-2) will continue its three-game series against the Brewers (0-4) in Milwaukee. — Michael Lorenzen is scheduled to start for the Royals with Chad Patrick getting the ball for Milwaukee.
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Guardians at Padres Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for March 31 — Its Monday, March 31 and the Cleveland Guardians (2-1) are on the West Coast to take on the San Diego Padres (4-0) in Game 1 of this series. — Luis L. Ortiz is slated …
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Giants at Astros Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for March 31
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Cubs at Athletics prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for March 31
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Rangers at Reds prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for March 31
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Braves at Dodgers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for March 31
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Rockies at Phillies prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for March 31
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Red Sox at Orioles prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for March 31
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Andrew Greif / NBC News:
The Yankees' new torpedo bats propel team to record-breaking start — The Bronx Bombers have picked up 36 runs, outscoring their opponents by an MLB-high 22 runs, through three games, including a team-record nine home runs in Saturday's victory. — The biggest revelation …
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
What is a torpedo bat? Inside MLB's next big thing — EARLY IN THE 2023 season, Aaron Leanhardt started asking New York Yankees hitters what they needed to perform better. He was a minor league hitting coordinator for the team, and with league-wide batting average the previous year …
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D.J. Short / NBCSports.com:
MLB Team Power Rankings: Yankees torpedo Brewers with historic power outburst, Dodgers start season 5-0 — Most teams have only played three or four games at this early point of the 2025 MLB season, so don't look for any major changes since my MLB Opening Week Power Rankings were released last week.
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Associated Press:
Powerful starts for last year's pennant winners as the Yankees and Dodgers stay unbeaten — In the spirit of this year's NCAA basketball tournaments — where Goliath has defeated David at almost every opportunity — the baseball season began with its own version of chalk supremacy.
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Sam Blum / New York Times:
Why ‘torpedo bats’ have players across MLB intrigued after Yankees' power surge
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Barry M. Bloom / Sportico:
Athletics' Sacramento Era Begins With Minor-League Feel — WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Major League Baseball arrived at the California state capital area Monday night, and everyone was on their best behavior trying to deal with a less-than-ideal situation for the Athletics.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Athletics start Sacramento era in minor-league stadium, much to dismay of visiting players — SACRAMENTO — It is raining, the wind is gusting at 40 mph, and the wind chill is 49 degrees. — Oh, baby, the Athletics are not in Oakland anymore. — There will be days that the A's …
Associated Press:
Garrett Crochet reportedly agrees to $170 million, 6-year deal with Red Sox — Ace left-hander Garrett Crochet has agreed to a record-breaking $170 million, six-year contract with the Boston Red Sox, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. — The person spoke to The Associated Press …
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Associated Press:
Braves' Jurickson Profar gets an 80-game ban for performance-enhancing drug use — NEW YORK — Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar has been suspended for 80 games without pay for performance-enhancing drug use. — Major League Baseball announced Monday that Profar tested positive …
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
MLB opening weekend takeaways: New bats, Padres' hot start, more — The first weekend of the 2025 MLB season is in the books — and what a wild few days of action it was across the majors. — We saw the Los Angeles Angels establish a new low when they used a position player to pitch on Opening Day.
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