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BetMGM bonus code POSTBET for $1,500 in bonus bets for the second half of the MLB season
Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. Major League Baseball returns for the second half on Friday, and things could hardly be tighter at the top of the stretch. The local teams have both endured ups and downs over the first half. The Yankees will head into the weekend trailing the Toronto Blue Jays by two games in the AL East, while the Mets are a half-game behind the Philadelphia Phillies in the NL East. The Los Angeles Dodgers remain the betting favorites to repeat as World Series champions. BetMGM bonus code POSTBET for the second half of the MLB season BetMGM bonus code POSTBET is allowing customers to get their first bet back in bonus bets if their first bet doesn't win, up to $1,500. BetMGM Sportsbook is legal in the following states: Arizona, Colorado, Washington D.C., Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming. How to sign up at BetMGM Sportsbook Select your bonus offer. Choose your state. Fill out your login details. Enter the promo code POSTBET. Make a deposit. What our Post expert thinks about the second half of the MLB season The Dodgers have been the favorites to win the World Series since Opening Day and have given bookmakers very little reason to change their tune. The chasing pack does look formidable, however, with the Yankees, Tigers, Phillies, Mets, and Astros all sitting under 10/1. Other contenders like the Cubs (12/1), Blue Jays (20/1), Mariners (20/1), and Brewers (25/1), could be noisemakers come October, too. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER. AZ, CO, DC, IA, IL, IN, LA, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, NC, NJ, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY. Call 877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY). Call 1-800-327-5050 (MA). Please Gamble Responsibly. Call 1-800-NEXT-STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (KS, NV), 1-800-BETS-OFF (IA). Participant must complete the Wagering. Bonus Bets Expire in 7 Days. US Promotional Offers Not Available in MS, NY, ON, or PR. Visit for Terms & Conditions.
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5 hours ago
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David Stearns can not take any half measures at the trade deadline
Joel Sherman & Jon Heyman discuss what the Mets need to do at the trade deadline on the newest episode of the The Show. Watch now:
Fox Sports
6 hours ago
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- Fox Sports
Grading 10 Biggest MLB Signings At All-Star Break: Juan Soto, Max Fried, More
This past MLB offseason produced historic signings, which included the biggest contract in baseball history and teams throwing money at starting pitching left and right. How have these signings fared thus far? With the 2025 MLB All-Star Break upon us, here are early grades for the 10 biggest signings in terms of total money from last offseason. OF Juan Soto – New York Mets Contract: 15-year, $765 million deal 2025 stats: 23 home runs, 56 RBIs, 77 walks, .262/.396/.509 slash line, 3.9 WAR (423 plate appearances) Soto signed the biggest contract in the history of sports. With the outfielder a respectable but not elite fielder and a so-so baserunner, it's virtually impossible for Soto to play up to his $51 million average annual salary. The way he justifies his contract is by helping the Mets win multiple World Series and being the Juan Soto that the baseball world is accustomed to, that being as lethal and consistent as any hitter in the sport in both the regular season and postseason. After a slow start, Soto has rebounded this season, hitting like the elite, balanced and impact hitter that he is. Again, the ultimate end grade for the Soto contract is him being the same player he has been his entire career and the Mets winning multiple championships to justify a historic commitment. Grade: B- LHP Max Fried – New York Yankees Contract: Eight-year, $218 million deal 2025 stats: 11-3, 2.43 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 113 strikeouts, 122.0 innings pitched, 3.3 WAR (20 starts) The first move the Yankees made after losing Soto — who helped them reach the 2024 World Series in his one season with the franchise — was signing Fried, and he has been worth every penny. The left-hander has been spectacular for New York, pitching deep into games, seldom surrendering runners and mixing in six pitches (cutter, curveball, sinker, four-seamer, sweeper and changeup). With Gerrit Cole out this season due to Tommy John surgery and Luis Gil still having not pitched due to a lat strain, Fried has become the Yankees' ace and a godsend for their rotation, which also recently lost Clarke Schmidt to Tommy John surgery. Aaron Judge is the best position player in the game and the face of the Yankees. But where would the Yankees be without Fried? Grade: A RHP Corbin Burnes – Arizona Diamondbacks Contract: Six-year, $210 million deal 2025 stats: 3-2, 2.66 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 63 strikeouts, 64.1 innings pitched, 2.2 WAR (11 starts) The D-backs threw the bag at Burnes for him to be their ace, and he was precisely that. The veteran right-hander and 2021 National League Cy Young Award winner pitched at a high level, threw deep into games and was effective at primarily throwing his cutter earlier this season. Unfortunately for Burnes, he suffered an elbow injury on June 1 that required Tommy John surgery, ending his 2025 campaign and jeopardizing the bulk, if not the entirety, of his 2026 campaign. Burnes is a proven stud, but the devastating injury makes his contract a potentially burdensome one for Arizona moving forward. Grade: D+ LHP Blake Snell – Los Angeles Dodgers Contract: Five-year, $182 million deal 2025 stats: 1-0, 2.00 ERA, 2.00 WHIP, four strikeouts, 9.0 innings pitched, -0.2 WAR (two starts) When healthy and at his best, Snell is electric. Unfortunately for Snell, he has been snake-bit by injuries his entire MLB career; Snell has made 30 starts in a single season just once since 2018, doing so in his 2023 NL Cy Young campaign with the San Diego Padres. This season has been one of the worst cases of injuries impacting Snell. After two starts, Snell suffered a shoulder injury, was later placed on the 60-day injured list and hasn't pitched for the Dodgers since. Los Angeles has been ravaged by injuries on the pitching front, including Tyler Glasnow, Roki Sasaki and Tony Gonsolin, among many others. Snell getting back in the mix and acclimated for the postseason would be a game-changer for the Dodgers. However, the $180 million pact, which was one of the first headline moves of the offseason, is off to a bad start for the Dodgers. Grade: C- SS Willy Adames – San Francisco Giants Contract: Seven-year, $182 million deal 2025 stats: 12 home runs, 48 RBIs, 45 walks, .220/.307/.373 slash line, 0.9 WAR (408 plate appearances) Adames was arguably the Milwaukee Brewers' best player from 2021-24 and had a career year in 2024, totaling 32 home runs and 112 RBIs. This season has not been a continuation of his Milwaukee days, though. Adames is struggling to get on base in his debut sesason for the Giants, and is on pace for a career-low in home runs since 2019. One potentially auspicious sign for Adames is him boasting a .295/.380/.614 slash line in July. Nevertheless, San Francisco's premier offseason move is off to a slow start. Grade: C- 3B Alex Bregman – Boston Red Sox Contract: Three-year, $120 million deal 2025 stats: 11 home runs, 35 RBIs, 22 walks, .298/.380/.546 slash line, 2.9 WAR (234 plate appearances) Boston signed one of the best third basemen of his generation to a short-term deal for a combined salary that would've been impossible to foresee last summer. It has been a mixed bag for Bregman, though, who missed six weeks due to a quad strain and whose arrival triggered an internal nightmare with star third baseman Rafael Devers, who didn't want to move to first base and was later traded to the Giants. When healthy, Bregman has been a steady and reliable force at the hot corner and a reliable hitter from the right side this season. The grade for this signing is relatively positive because Bregman is healthy and the Red Sox have won 10 consecutive games. He can opt out of his contract after this season, though. Grade: B- OF/DH Anthony Santander – Toronto Blue Jays Contract: Five-year, $92.5 million deal 2025 stats: Six home runs, 18 RBIs, 24 walks, .179/.273/.304 slash line, -0.9 WAR (209 plate appearances) At first glance, this contract was a bargain. The switch-hitting Santander was coming off a 44-home run season and had been a consistent source of slugging for the Baltimore Orioles dating back to 2019. But 2025 has not been kind to Santander, as he has struck out at a high rate (55 strikeouts, compared to 33 hits), his traditional power has been inconsistent, and Santander was recently transferred to the 60-day injured list due to a shoulder injury that has kept him off the field since May 29. Still, the Blue Jays are atop the AL East. Maybe Santander can get back before the postseason and do damage for Toronto in the postseason? That said, this deal has been a whiff thus far. Grade: D+ LHP Sean Manaea – New York Mets Contract: Three-year, $75 million deal 2025 stats: 0-0, 2.70 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, seven strikeouts, 3.1 innings, 0.0 WAR, (one appearance) Manaea made his first MLB appearance of the 2025 season on July 13 after a spring training elbow injury. The southpaw's absence is one of a handful of injuries New York's rotation depth has faced, the others including Kodai Senga, Tylor Megill, Griffin Canning and Frankie Montas. Manaea got his career back on track with the Mets last season, recording a 3.47 ERA in 32 starts and pitching well in the bulk of his postseason outings, including surrendering just one run and five baserunners across seven innings against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 3 of the National League Division Series. A healthy Manaea gives the Mets another needed rotation body, and him returning to 2024 form would change the grade, but the left-hander's prolonged absence makes this signing a preliminary "D." Grade: D RHP Nathan Eovaldi – Texas Rangers Contract: Three-year, $75 million deal 2025 stats: 7-3, 1.58 ERA, 0.85 WHIP, 94 strikeouts, 91.0 innings pitched, 3.4 WAR (16 starts) The production of a Cy Young candidate at $25 million a year. That's what the Rangers have gotten by re-signing Eovaldi. After helping Texas win the 2023 World Series and posting a combined 3.72 ERA from 2023-24, Eovaldi has been exceptional in 2025. Throwing a consistent, four-pitch arsenal at opposing lineups (split-fingered fastball, four-seamer, curveball and cutter), the right-hander has kept runners off the basepaths at an elite level, induced weak contact and is having the best season of his MLB career. Tarik Skubal is having another magnificent year for the Detroit Tigers, but Eovaldi is having an elite season himself. Maybe the American League Cy Young Award shouldn't be a shoo-in for Skubal? Grade: A+ LHP Tanner Scott – Los Angeles Dodgers Contract: Four-year, $72 million deal 2025 stats: 4.09 ERA, 19 of 26 in save opportunities, 1.14 WHIP, 49 strikeouts, 44.0 innings pitched, 0.0 WAR (45 appearances) After back-to-back stellar seasons in 2023 and 2024, highlighted by recording a combined 1.75 ERA in 2024, Los Angeles made Scott one of the game's richest relievers. It has been a bumpy ride for the two sides since. Scott, who throws two pitches (four-seamer and slider), has been hit in the late innings, leading MLB with seven blown saves. If Scott is stellar in the postseason and returns to the elite force that he was with the Padres and Miami Marlins, then his first half will be an afterthought. But, to date, the left-hander has underwhelmed for the $18 million average annual salary the Dodgers threw his way. Grade: C- Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? 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Newsweek
6 hours ago
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Toiling Mets Reportedly Interested In Veteran Free Agent Reliever
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The New York Mets entered the All-Star break trailing the Philadelphia Phillies by a half-game for the National League East and have many pitchers on the injured list for various amounts of time. According to Will Sammon of The Athletic, the Mets are among several teams that have looked into adding veteran reliever David Robertson. YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - JULY 31: David Robertson #30 of Team United States celebrates winning the game 4-2 during the baseball opening round Group B game between Team South Korea and Team United States on day... YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - JULY 31: David Robertson #30 of Team United States celebrates winning the game 4-2 during the baseball opening round Group B game between Team South Korea and Team United States on day eight of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Yokohama Baseball Stadium on July 31, 2021 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. More Photo by Yuichi Masuda/2021 Getty Images Much like veteran starter Lance Lynn, Robertson did not receive a contract in the offseason. Unlike Lynn, Robertson did not opt for retirement and instead has continued to throw in hopes of earning a chance in the big leagues once again. Robertson pitched last season with the Texas Rangers, appearing in 68 games, posting a 3.00 ERA. Robertson turned 40 years old in April and is on the older end of the league, but was serviceable last year and could be again for a contender down the stretch. The Mets make sense to be interested, as they have suffered more than their fair share of pitching injuries this year. The Mets have lost three total pitchers to season-ending injuries this season, and one late last season, who is missing all of this year. Robertson would give veteran depth to the New York bullpen, and if he continues pitching the way he did last season, another high-leverage arm in the bag for the Mets. With the trade deadline fast approaching, if the Mets do not like the market for relief pitchers, Robertson could be an alternate route to fill their needs. More MLB: World Series At Spring Training Ballpark? MLB Reportedly Finds Solution To Rays Problem
Yahoo
9 hours ago
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Shaikin: How to revitalize baseball's All-Star Game? Bat flips
Mets first baseman Pete Alonso, a perennial All-Star, flips his bat into the air after hitting a three-run homer against the Dodgers. During the All-Star Game and Home Run Derby, bat flips should become an integral part of the show, suggests Times columnist Bill Shaikin. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) We need bat flips. The home run swing-off to end Tuesday's All-Star Game was great. Whether you embrace it as a revelation or dismiss it as a gimmick, baseball needs more of that kind of imagination on the national stage. On the morning after the game, it's what you're talking about. Advertisement But baseball cannot count on a tie score every summer. The All-Star Game cannot live off old glories. The All-Star Game cannot thrive simply because the NFL turned the Pro Bowl into a flag football game and skills competition while the NBA turned its All-Star Game into a week of parties and 48 minutes of a defense-free scrimmages. Baseball can say its All-Star Game is the best, but the bar is as low as the final round of a limbo competition. Baseball needs the best players, not the best available players, in the game. And, in an era dominated by social media and short attention spans, baseball needs innovation in the Home Run Derby — not just in an All-Star Game tiebreaker, but in the actual Home Run Derby that is its own Major Television Event on the night before the game. The first suggestion, from Brent Rooker, the Athletics' All-Star designated hitter: 'I had the idea that we would just stick PCA (the Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong) and (the Athletics') Denzel Clarke in the outfield during the Home Run Derby and just let them run down balls. That's a fun idea that popped into our clubhouse a few weeks ago.' Advertisement An all-in-one Home Run Derby and skills competition of outfielders contorting their bodies in all directions to make highlight-worthy catches? That's a cool thought. Bat flips would be better. Read more: Amid resurgent year and batting title push, Will Smith unbothered being 'overlooked' The bat flip, once scorned as an instrument of disrespect, is now celebrated by the league itself. It naturally lends itself to the 'Did you see it?' reels young fans share on Instagram and Snapchat. The first round of Monday's Home Run Derby was exhausting. It took nearly two hours, and what little flash there was felt forced. Besides, the sluggers you most wanted to see — Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge — declined to participate. Advertisement 'I already did it,' Judge said Tuesday. 'I don't know what else you want from me. I think it's time for somebody else to step up and do their thing and have fun with it. I love seeing new faces in the game go out and do their thing.' Said Dodgers pitcher and Hall-of-Famer-in-waiting Clayton Kershaw: 'It's a lot of swings, man. It's not easy to do. When I used to hit, I was tired after taking six swings. I can't imagine doing that for three straight hours. 'If Shohei and Aaron Judge and those guys, if they had them all in there, it would be awesome. You can't expect those guys to do it every single year.' So keep the eight-man field but split it into two groups: four players in the traditional format, and four players in a one-round competition judged not only by how many home runs you hit but with how much flair you toss your bat after each one. Dodgers veteran pitcher Clayton Kershaw, tapping gloves with teammate Will Smith after pitching in the second inning during the All-Star Game. (Daniel Shirey / MLB Photos via Getty Images) The creative and outrageous dunks in the NBA's slam dunk competition go viral. The All-Star bat flips would too. Advertisement 'With respect to an event like the Home Run Derby, we should continue to innovate,' Commissioner Rob Manfred said. 'It's fundamentally an entertainment product.' There's an idea, Rob. Run with it. 'The game piece of it? Fundamentally, I believe in the game,' Manfred said. 'I think what we have to do is continue to work with our very best players to make sure that they're here and showcasing themselves in front of a fan base that is really, really important to us over the long haul.' Right now, all the very best players are not here. When MLB announced the All-Star rosters, the league selected 65 players. By game time, with all the replacements for players that withdrew, the All-Star count was up to 81. Advertisement That meant that, for every four players announced as an All-Star, one chose not to play. 'Usually, when you think All-Star Game, you think probably the best at the time in the game right now are going to be playing,' Phillies All-Star designated hitter Kyle Schwarber said. Sometimes they are: On Tuesday, Schwarber was the most valuable player, with the winning swings in the swing-off. Schwarber and Kershaw noted that, for the most part, the position players are here, and the pitchers dominated the list of missing stars. Pitchers throw harder these days. They need time to recover. Tony Clark, the executive director of the players' union, talked about the need for players to find 'opportunities on the calendar to take a breather.' Advertisement Read more: Clayton Kershaw is the All-Star among All-Stars as NL defeats AL And, frankly, the All-Star Game does not mean nearly as much to players as it did before interleague play started 28 years ago. Winning one for the National League used to actually mean something. 'The All-Star Game then and the All-Star Game now are two completely different things,' Clark said. 'The requirements for players, the travel and logistics for their family and support, the day to day of a 162-game season is more complex and it's more challenging than it's ever been.' Yet in 1980, when the All-Star Game was played at Dodger Stadium, players had one free day before resuming the schedule. Today, players have two days. Advertisement And, in 1980, fans got to see the players they wanted to see. Should each team have an All-Star representative? Yes. Should managers feel compelled to use every one of those players? No way. On Tuesday, the National League used 13 pitchers and the American League 11. In 1980, each league used five pitchers. Steve Stone and Bob Welch each pitched (gasp) three innings. The top four batters in the American League lineup — Willie Randolph, Fred Lynn, Rod Carew and Reggie Jackson — each batted at least three times. Today's pitchers are reluctant to work even one inning in the All-Star Game if they pitched on the final weekend of the first half. So move the All-Star Game back one day to Wednesday, and move the Home Run Derby back one day to Tuesday. No longer would players have to scramble for Sunday night private jets to get to the All-Star Game by Monday morning. Advertisement As a bonus, MLB could play the Futures Game on Monday, when no other games are being played, instead of in relative invisibility because the league insists on putting what it says is a showcase event up against a full schedule of regular-season games. 'It would be great,' Clark said, 'to just have a conversation around the All-Star Game and talk about the All-Star Game and the great players that we have, doing so in a way that truly highlights the Midsummer Classic and truly puts players in a position where they are sprinting to come to the game.' And flipping their bats when they get here. Get the best, most interesting and strangest stories of the day from the L.A. sports scene and beyond from our newsletter The Sports Report. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
