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Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
MLB futures betting 2025: Odds, expert picks, predictions including Aaron Judge AL home run leader — After dropping a handful of best bets for the futures market ahead of Opening Day, here is another player prop in the futures market worth adding to your bet slip.
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Guardians at Padres Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 1 — Its Tuesday, April 1 and the Guardians (2-2) are in San Diego to take on the Padres (5-0) in Game 2 of this series. — Logan Allen is slated to take the mound for Cleveland against Michael King for San Diego
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Gaslamp Ball and Plain Dealer
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Tigers at Mariners Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 1 — Its Tuesday, April 1 and the Tigers (1-3) are in Seattle to take on the Mariners (2-3) in Game 2 — of this three-game series. — Casey Mize is slated to take the mound for Detroit against Logan Gilbert for Seattle
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Bless You Boys and Associated Press
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Cubs at Athletics prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 1 — Its Tuesday, April 1 and the Cubs (3-4) are in Sacramento, CA to take on the Athletics (2-3) in Game 2 of this three-game series. — Justin Steele is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Luis Severino for Oakland.
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Marquee Sports Network and Bleed Cubbie Blue
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Rangers at Reds Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 1 — Its Tuesday, April 1 and the Rangers (3-2) are in Cincinnati to take on the Reds (2-2) in Game 2 of this three-game series. — Nathan Eovaldi is slated to take the mound for Texas against Carson Spiers for Cincinnati.
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Dallas Morning News, WFAA-TV and Lone Star Ball
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Braves at Dodgers prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 2 — Its Wednesday, April 2 and the Braves (0-5) are at Chavez Ravine to take on the Dodgers (6-0) in Game 3 of this series. — Chris Sale is slated to take the mound for Atlanta against Dustin May for Los Angeles
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Associated Press, Orange County Register, Dodgers Nation, True Blue LA and Battery Power
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Mets at Marlins Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 1
Christopher Smith / masslive.com:
Red Sox' surprise deal has different ‘risk;’ ‘Best days are ahead of him’ — BALTIMORE — The Red Sox gave Garrett Crochet a six-year, $170 million extension despite him logging only 151 innings total as a major league starting pitcher to date. — Most contracts this lucrative are given based on past production.
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Boston.com, Boston Herald and NESN.com
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Red Sox LHP Garrett Crochet gets $170M extension, sources say
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NBC Sports Boston, Sox Machine, MLB Trade Rumors, NESN.com, Just Baseball, Boston Herald and Yahoo Sports
ESPN:
Yankees bring back reliever Adam Ottavino on one-year deal — NEW YORK — Right-handed reliever Adam Ottavino agreed to a one-year contract with the New York Yankees on Tuesday. — Ottavino, who pitched for the Yankees in 2019 and 2020, gets $1 million while in the major leagues and $150,000 while in the minors.
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Sports Illustrated, Pinstripe Alley, New Jersey Online and New York Times
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Adam Ottavino returns to the Yankees, agrees to a 1-year contract — NEW YORK — Right-hander reliever Adam Ottavino is returning to the New York Yankees, agreeing to a one-year contract. — A 39-year-old sidearmer, Ottavino agreed to a minor league contract with Boston on Feb. 18 …
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SNY, New Jersey Online, Yahoo Sports, Pinstripe Alley, MLB.com, masslive.com, MLB Trade Rumors, NESN.com and New York Daily News
Associated Press:
Jokes abound as Dodgers' Freddie Freeman misses 2nd game while recovering from shower slip and fall — LOS ANGELES — Freddie Freeman is hearing it after he slipped and fell in the shower, injuring his surgically repaired right ankle and missing his second straight game for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Dodgers Nation
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Associated Press:
Mets pitcher Sean Manaea shut down from throwing after setback in recovery from oblique injury — MIAMI — New York Mets left-hander Sean Manaea had a setback in his recovery from a right oblique strain and won't throw for two weeks. — “He experienced some discomfort a couple of days ago …
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New York Post, Yahoo Sports, Newsday, New York Daily News, MLB Trade Rumors and Amazin' Avenue
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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The Ringer, Yahoo Sports, Sports Illustrated, Pinstripe Alley, DRaysBay, Bleed Cubbie Blue, Orange County Register, Newsday, MLB.com and Twinkie Town
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Julia Andersen / CNN:
What are the ‘torpedo’ bats in MLB that have everyone talking?
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Dallas Morning News, Sportico, MLB.com, New York Times, Mercury News, NESN.com, New York Post, New York Daily News, The Philadelphia Inquirer, New Jersey Online, Federal Baseball, Bless You Boys, The Boston Globe, Bleacher Report, ABC17NEWS, Pinstripe Alley, Yahoo Sports, Ethics Alarms, Awful Announcing, OnPattison, Sports Illustrated, NBC News, Cubs Insider and theScore.com
Associated Press:
Lance Lynn, World Series champion and 2-time All-Star pitcher, says he's retiring — World Series champion and two-time All-Star pitcher Lance Lynn is retiring from Major League Baseball. — Lynn announced his decision on the “Dymin in the Rough” podcast. — He was 7-4 with a 3.84 ERA in 23 starts last season with St. Louis.
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MLB.com, New Jersey Online, New York Post, Lone Star Ball and MLB Trade Rumors
