2025 MLB predictions: Expert picks for every division, full standings projections as baseball season begins
Here are the predictions from our CBS Sports MLB staff for the 2025 season.
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Garrett Crochet extension: Red Sox agree to record six-year, $170 million deal with new Boston ace, per report
Crochet was acquired in the offseason in a trade with the White Sox.
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Mon, Mar 31
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Dodgers' Freddie Freeman aggravates surgically repaired ankle in shower 'mishap,' considered day to day
Freeman injured the ankle late last season and played through the pain en route to World Series MVP honors.
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Why a Kristian Campbell extension would make perfect sense for Red Sox as Boston continues negotiations
CBS Sports' No. 3 prospect has already proven his value since his Opening Day debut.
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Jurickson Profar suspended for failed PED test: Braves outfielder banned for 80 games over drug test
Profar had a breakout 2024 season, but will now miss a chunk of the 2025 campaign.
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Jazz Chisholm explains Yankees' new torpedo bats after three-home run weekend
Chisholm cleared the air on the torpedo bat controversy after the Yankees held their own Home Run Derby against the Brewers.
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Cardinals' Willson Contreras chews on bat tape during at-bat to avoid automatic strike: 'It was a bad taste'
Contreras was attempting to not be called out as a result of the pitch clock expiring.
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How concerned should MLB's four winless teams be? Checking the panic meter on Braves, Tigers and others
After the first weekend of the 2025 season, only four clubs have yet to record a W.
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Three free MLB prop bets for Monday, March 31: Kumar Rocker, Brandon Lowe, more baseball predictions, props
SportsLine's computer model has revealed three free MLB prop picks for Monday after evaluating the latest MLB odds.
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