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Rockies at Dodgers prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 14  —  Its Monday, April 14 and the Rockies (3-12) are in Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers (11-6).  —  Antonio Senzatela is slated to take the mound for Colorado against Dustin May for Los Angeles.
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Mets at Twins Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 14  —  Its Monday, April 14 and the Mets (10-5) are in Minneapolis to take on the Twins (5-11).  —  Clay Holmes is slated to take the mound for New York against Joe Ryan for Minnesota.
Discussion: SNY
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Cubs at Padres Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 14  —  Its Monday, April 14 and the Cubs (11-7) are in San Diego to take on the Padres (13-3).  —  Jameson Taillon is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Dylan Cease for San Diego.
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Nationals at Pirates Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 14  —  Its a Paul Skenes Monday!  Its April 14 and Skenes and the Pirates (5-11) are hosting the Nationals (6-9).  —  As noted, Paul Skenes is on the bump for the Bucs and Brad Lord is slated to take the mound for Washington.
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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
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
ESPN:
Yankees' Aaron Judge to be captain of Team USA at '26 WBC  —  New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge has been named the captain of Team USA for the 2026 World Baseball Classic, Team USA manager Mark DeRosa said Monday.  —  Judge will be making his WBC debut.
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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
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:
Cubs pitcher Justin Steele to have season-ending elbow surgery  —  Chicago Cubs ace Justin Steele will undergo season-ending surgery to repair the flexor tendon in his left elbow, dealing a significant blow to the team's rotation.  It was unclear whether Steele, who underwent Tommy John surgery in 2017 …
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
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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Yankees place Stroman on 15-day injured list with left knee inflammation  —  NEW YORK — The New York Yankees placed Marcus Stroman on the 15-day injured list with left knee inflammation Saturday, one day after he gave up five runs and got two outs in a rainy 9-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants.
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Marcus Stroman goes to hospital for knee tests after getting chased in five-run first inning
 
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