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The Home Run Derby has become an integral part of the MLB calendar.

Baseball is a sport that relies upon its history and that is clearest in the stadiums that MLB teams play in. Here we run through the five oldest ballparks in the American big leagues. Fenway Park The oldest stadium still in use in MLB is the Boston Red Sox’s Fenway Park, built in 1912 and […]

Baseball is a sport characterised by the duel between batter and pitcher and the thrower’s biggest weapon is the range of different pitches he has at his disposal. Four-Seam Fastball The fastball is a pitcher’s go-to and is split into two categories, the two-seam and the four-seam. A four-seam is designed to be thrown for […]

The Major League Baseball season would normally be getting into gear now with spring training supposed to be under way. However a lockout is in place, with the owners and players unable to agree upon a new collective bargaining agreement. The Lockout The lockout means that players cannot train or play with their teams and […]

A Major League Baseball season is a mammoth affair of 162 matches as teams criss-cross North America in search of enough victories to claim a place in the post-season. Even the best teams lose a significant number of matches during the campaign, but sometimes they get on a roll and appear unstoppable and here are […]

The MLB season is currently set to be delayed due to a lockout between the players and owners over a number of disputes. No Agreement in Place The collective bargaining agreement set in stone in 2016 between the players and owners expired on the 1st December last year and since then there has been no […]

The Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros have not disappointed in this year’s World Series, with the pair finely poised after five games as the teams return to Houston with the Braves a win away from glory. The Series starts in Houston The 2021 World Series got off to a bang, with Braves outfielder Jorge Soler […]

After 162 regular season games and 11 playoff matchups each for the Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros, they now take each other on in a best of seven series to see who can ascend to baseball’s summit and become World Series champions.  The Astros are 20/31 and the Braves are 13/10 to be victorious. How […]

As October baseball moves toward its conclusion, two teams stand just one win away from the World Series. At the same time, their rivals will try to overturn the deficit by winning all of the remaining games of the series and stop their train departing at the last stop before the sport’s showpiece event. American […]

For many, the beauty of a game of baseball is that it’s never over until it’s over. Until all 27 outs have been recorded, a team can come back from the brink. However when a game is tied, a lot more than 27 outs can be required to split the two sides. In recent years […]

The MLB postseason has been progressing at a rate of knots and the battle for the American League pennant is set. In the National League, just one game split the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers in the regular season and now their playoff series comes down to a decider to determine who will […]

Baseball can be a pedestrian game at times. Often, there is very little going on apart from the sound of ball-on-glove as pitchers hold the upper hand with their curveballs and sliders. However, there are occasions when the scoring is so frequent that it is difficult to keep up and fans can then boast to […]

Three of the four Division Series match-ups are set as the 2021 Major League Baseball season nears a conclusion with nine teams still in with a shot at World Series glory. The Tampa Bay Rays went 100-62 to take the number one seed in the American League and will face the Boston Red Sox, who […]

Baseball is a sport that revels in its history, and in particular the records that have been set throughout the years. Here we will look at five that have particularly captured the imagination, the greatest records in baseball. Cal Ripken Jr – 2,632 Consecutive Games Baltimore Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr’s record may be one […]

The MLB regular season has come to an end, and with it comes two of the most intriguing Wild Card games in recent memory. The two matchups feature the most storied rivalry in baseball and a team who won the most regular season games ever while failing to win their division. American League Wild Card […]

We are now just a week away from the start of the MLB playoffs and there are still plenty of issues to settle in the final few games of the regular season. Here, we take a look at who could be in the shake-up for a crack at the World Series and also provide a […]

There are just two weeks to go until the MLB post-season rolls into action and there are still plenty of playoff places up for grabs. Here, we take a brief look at who will be looking to book their place in the October showdowns and have some bets to follow in Tuesday’s matches. Still All […]

The 2021 MLB season is winding down and it’s been thrilling, so before the play-offs get started in just a matter of weeks, we thought it would be fun to take a look at some of the most legendary hurlers of all-time. Plenty of guys had to be left off here but deserve honourable mentions, […]

Major League Baseball is almost into its final month of the regular season and with much still to play for, now is a good time to assess the picture across both the American and National League. American League The Tampa Bay Rays have made a name for themselves by upsetting the apple cart in the […]