Mookie Betts, Gerrit Cole and a pair of high-profile matchups are set for opening day as Major League Baseball begins its shortened 60-game season on July 23 in ballparks without fans amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Angels outfielder Mike Trout is the 12-1 favorite at the Westgate to lead MLB in home runs this season. He was fifth last year with 45.
He took a nasal swab test on June 30 which came back negative, but then had another saliva test that came back positive Sunday.
Las Vegas sportsbooks have generally shortened the futures odds of long shots and lengthened the odds of favorites because of the small sample size of 60 games.
A former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher and three others died in a plane crash in rural Utah.
The Yankees pitcher was hit in the head by a line drive from teammate Giancarlo Stanton during drills at Yankee Stadium.
The game scheduled for July 14 was canceled Friday because of the coronavirus pandemic, and Dodger Stadium was awarded the 2022 Midsummer Classic. The 2021 game is set for Atlanta’s Truist Park, home of the Braves since 2017.
Nearly a quarter-million in winning wagers were placed on Korean and Chinese baseball games after they had begun, a source told ESPN.
Minor League Baseball was forced to call off its season Tuesday after MLB said it wouldn’t be providing players this year.
A bettor at the Bellagio sportsbook turned $250 into $137,107.38 on Sunday after hitting a 10-team parlay on Korean and Chinese baseball.
Four sportsbooks posted spreads and totals on the first three days of the NBA restart, and the Westgate put a line on the reported MLB opener.
Andrew Toles was found behind a building at the airport in Key West, Fla., and appeared to be homeless when arrested Monday on the misdemeanor charge of trespassing.
The Los Angeles Dodgers lead the way with a total of 38½ at the Westgate. Teams must play 59 of the scheduled 60 games for the bets to count.
Austin Wells, who played the last two seasons at the University of Arizona, signed for a reported $2.5 million.
For the first time in more than five years, the Las Vegas Valley will be able to watch Los Angeles Dodgers games.
