https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/page/6/?d=1enhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/american-league-east-preview-toronto-blue-jays-r7088/The Blue Jays are coming off their most successful season in over three decades, winning 94 regular-season games, the American League East, the American League Pennant, and getting as close to winning the World Series as a team could get without actually winning it. Of course, that last detail l...7088Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:18:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/american-league-east-preview-boston-red-sox-r7080/Back with a reloaded rotation and lineup filled with more uncertainty than a season ago, the Red Sox will have their work cut out for them in an AL East that looks as competitive as it has been in years.  If you were looking for one word to describe the 2025 Boston Red Sox season, eventful...7080Mon, 23 Mar 2026 20:17:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/mlb-franchise-values-hit-record-highs-but-gap-between-top-and-bottom-tells-bigger-story-r6989/There has never been more money tied to Major League Baseball franchises, and the latest valuation update from Sportico drives that point home in a big way. The average MLB team is now worth $3.17 billion, with the league’s 30 clubs combining for a staggering $95 billion in total value. Tha...6989Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:12:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/national-league-central-preview-milwaukee-brewers-r6914/The Brewers finished 2025 with the best record in baseball, 97-65, and eventually lost to the Dodgers in the NLCS. However, Milwaukee went into the offseason and sent away some key contributors, including their Opening Day starter from 2025, who is in a contract year. However, this is how the Br...6914Sun, 22 Mar 2026 16:17:03 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/national-league-central-preview-chicago-cubs-r6883/The Cubs finished 2025 with a 92-70 record, 5 games behind the Brewers for 1st in the N.L. Central. They went into the playoffs as the four seed, beating the San Diego Padres in a three-game series before losing to the rival Brewers 3-2 in the divisional round. After a critical offseason that sa...6883Sun, 22 Mar 2026 15:10:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/mlb-cedes-its-remaining-moral-ground-on-gambling-as-it-takes-polymarkets-money-r7065/Hey, have you gotten in on this hot new market? "Yes or No: will Rob Manfred and MLB ever express shame about being nakedly greedy and hypocritical?" Trick question --- no one would put that prop online, because the percentage for "No" would never get below 100. That goes double for any out...7065Sat, 21 Mar 2026 14:10:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/american-league-east-preview-new-york-yankees-r7030/The New York Yankees finished the 2025 season with a 94-68 record, coming up second in the AL East. They lost the division on a tiebreaker to the Toronto Blue Jays, after struggling against them in the regular and postseason. This season, the vibes are high around the Yankees going into the seas...7030Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:11:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/national-league-central-preview-cincinnati-reds-r6882/The Reds were the last team from the National League Central to make the playoffs in 2025, with an 83-79 record, and they lost to the eventual World Series champion Dodgers in the opening round. A team where pitching led the way, Cincinnati finished with a below-average team OPS and was 12th in...6882Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:14:05 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/american-league-east-preview-baltimore-orioles-r7000/After coming off a tremendous campaign the previous season, where they finished second with a 91-71 record, the Orioles failed to meet expectations in 2025. They ranked last in the division, amassing a 75-87 record. Their young core of Ryan Mountcastle, Adley Rutschman, and Colton Cowser took a...7000Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:13:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/baseball-needs-to-build-on-wbc-momentum-heres-how-they-can-do-it-r6954/The last two editions of the World Baseball Classic have felt less like baseball tournaments and more like global sporting events that demand your full attention. From packed stadiums in Miami and Tokyo to electric late-inning moments that ripple across social media, the WBC has delivered a leve...6954Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:10:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/national-league-central-preview-st-louis-cardinals-r6923/The Cardinals finished 2025 with the 4th-best record in the NL Central at 78-84. Heading into the offseason, rumors swirled around many Cardinals trade pieces. Almost all of them have now found new homes as we approach Opening Day, as the Cardinals head into a bit of a rebuild as an overall youn...6923Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:33:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/major-league-baseball/venezuela-wins-its-first-ever-world-baseball-classic-r6963/In one of the craziest games of the World Baseball Classic, it is Venezuela who came out on top, defeating Team USA by a final score of 3-2, claiming their first-ever title in the tournament. For the United States, this marks its second straight defeat in the title game. It all started with...6963Wed, 18 Mar 2026 04:10:00 +0000