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Royals at Yankees prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 15  —  Its Tuesday, April 15 and the Royals (8-9) are in Bronx to take on the Yankees (9-7).  —  Michael Wacha is slated to take the mound for Kansas City against Max Fried for New York.
Discussion: Royals Review
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Rockies at Dodgers prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 14
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Mets at Twins Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 14
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Braves at Blue Jays prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 14
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Red Sox at Rays Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 14
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NBCSports.com:   Giants at Phillies prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 14
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Royals at Yankees Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 14
Discussion: Royals Review
Associated Press:
Rockies' Kris Bryant heads to IL for 9th time since joining the team in 2022  —  LOS ANGELES — Colorado Rockies designated hitter Kris Bryant has landed on the 10-day injured list with a bad back, the latest in a series of health issues that have resulted in nine IL stints since 2022.
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Rockies outfielder Kris Bryant lands on IL with back injury
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Yankees' Aaron Judge to be U.S. captain at 2026 World Baseball Classic  —  NEW YORK — Aaron Judge will be the U.S. captain at next year's World Baseball Classic, the same role the two-time American League Most Valuable Player fills with the New York Yankees.
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Mets' Jose Siri is headed to the injured list with a broken leg  —  MINNEAPOLIS — New York Mets outfielder Jose Siri is headed to the injured list with a broken left leg.  —  Siri fouled a pitch off his leg against the Athletics and had to be carted off the field.
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Clayton Kershaw to make 1st rehab start for Triple-A Oklahoma City  —  LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw will make his first rehab start of the season for Triple-A Oklahoma City.  —  The 37-year-old left-hander has been on the 60-day injured list while rehabbing from offseason surgeries on his toe and knee.
Associated Press:
Paul Skenes and Henry Davis, taken 1st overall two years apart, make MLB history  —  From the moment they heard their names called out by Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred, Paul Skenes and Henry Davis were destined to make history.  When it finally happened on Monday night …
Discussion: ESPN
NBCSports.com:
2025 Fantasy Baseball Injury Tracker: CJ Abrams sidelined, Justin Steele out for the season  —  Welcome to Rotoworld's 2025 Fantasy Baseball Injury Tracker, where the staff will be keeping you up to date with all the latest injury news and status on fantasy-relevant players around the league.
Eric Samulski / NBCSports.com:
A healthy David Peterson looks to cement himself in the Mets rotation  —  The narrative around the Mets coming out of spring training was that they simply didn't have enough pitching.  They landed Juan Soto and re-signed Pete Alonso to round out a dynamic lineup, but they lacked a true ace starting pitcher.
Associated Press:
Bryce Harper uses blue bat to signal creative baby gender reveal  —  PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper is set to take another swing at fatherhood — and he did it with a blue bat.  —  The Philadelphia Phillies slugger used a blue bat in his first plate appearance against San Francisco as part of a gender reveal for his fourth child.
Discussion: New York Times
Associated Press:
Reds place Sam Moll on the 15-day injured list due to left shoulder impingement  —  CINCINNATI — The Reds have placed left-hander Sam Moll on the 15-day injured list due to left shoulder impingement.  The move was made retroactive to April 11.  —  Cincinnati begins a three-game series against Seattle.
Discussion: Redleg Nation
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
MLB 2025 Watchability Index: Ranking most fun teams to watch  —  Imagine you're sitting at home on a Saturday evening, and you know you need to put the phone down, but your favorite team played an afternoon game.  Which MLB teams do you most want to watch?  We're back for our second annual …
Discussion: NESN.com
Associated Press:
Fan reaches into Mike Trout's glove to snatch a catch from Angels outfielder  —  HOUSTON — A fan grabbed the ball out of Mike Trout's glove after the Los Angeles Angels star reached into the right field stands Saturday night to make what appeared to be a great catch against the Houston Astros.
Discussion: Yahoo Sports
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