Angels at Yankees Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 19  —  Its Thursday, June 19 and the Angels (36-37) are in Bronx to take on the Yankees (42-31).  —  Tyler Anderson is slated to take the mound for Los Angeles against Carlos Rodón for New York.

Astros at Athletics Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 18  —  It's Wednesday, June 18, and the Astros (42-31) take on the Athletics (30-45).  Framber Valdez is slated to take the mound for Houston against Luis Severino for the Athletics.

Phillies place Aaron Nola on 60-day IL, call up Buddy Kennedy and send Weston Wilson to Triple-A  —  The Philadelphia Phillies moved right-hander Aaron Nola to the 60-day injured list on Thursday, a week after he injured his ribcage while trying to work himself back from a sprained right ankle.

Diamondbacks put catcher Gabriel Moreno on 10-day IL with right-hand contusion  —  The Arizona Diamondbacks put catcher Gabriel Moreno on the 10-day injured list Thursday because of a contusion on his right hand.  The move is retroactive to June 16.  —  Arizona selected catcher Aramis Garcia from Triple-A Reno.

Royals top prospect Jac Caglianone goes deep twice at Texas for his 1st big league homers  —  Jac Caglianone went deep twice for his first two homers in the big leagues as the Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 4-1 on Thursday.  The 22-year-old prospect won lefty-lefty matchups …

Shohei Ohtani will pitch for the Dodgers against the Nationals on Sunday  —  Shohei Ohtani will next pitch for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday against the Washington Nationals.  The two-way superstar made his mound debut for the Dodgers on Monday against the San Diego Padres, throwing one inning and allowing one run and two hits.

Lakers selling majority ownership of franchise to Dodgers owner  —  The Los Angeles Lakers, a family-run business since Jerry Buss purchased the franchise in 1979, will be sold to Dodgers controlling owner Mark Walter and TWG Global, according to multiple people briefed on the deal.

Who Says No?  Cardinals-Red Sox Post-Rafael Devers Proposal  —  Could there be another big move on the way?  —  Trade season has kicked off early in Major League Baseball.  —  The Boston Red Sox and San Francisco Giants pulled off a stunner as All-Star slugger Rafael Devers was shipped out of town.

Cy Young Award Race Breakdown: Tarik Skubal, Paul Skenes Lead the Packs  —  Both Cy Young races are beginning to take shape.  Here are our top three competitors in each league, along with some honorable mentions.  —  We're approaching the midway point of the 2025 MLB season …

Fantasy Baseball Closer Report: Daniel Palencia thriving in ninth-inning role for Cubs  —  In this week's Closer Report, Daniel Palencia continues to thrive in the ninth-inning role for the Cubs.  Will Vest seems to have dodged an injury scare in Detroit.  Matt Strahm And Garrett Whitlock …

2025 MLB mock draft 2.0: Predicting the first 40 picks  —  With the combine underway and only a few more games in Omaha remaining, MLB draft season is winding down — so it's time to take another stab at projecting the first round-plus of the 2025 draft.  —  The start of the MLB draft combine …