Matt Snyder

CBS Sports Writer /

MLB Power Rankings: Baseball's five best rivalries for 2024 season, and why Yankees vs. Red Sox misses cut

The more equal schedule has eliminated some intradivision play, but that hasn't stopped the fireworks

WATCH: Joey Votto homers off Zack Wheeler on first pitch with Blue Jays after signing NRI with Toronto

Votto was a late signing this spring and is looking to play for his second team

José Urquidy injury update: Astros starter will begin 2024 season on IL with forearm strain

The Astros rotation is nursing a handful of injuries before Opening Day

MLB best bets: Odds, picks for all six divisions, pennant races, plus World Series champion for 2024 season

Gambling expert Matt Snyder breaks down his picks for the 2024 season

Nationals 2024 season preview: Projected lineup, rotation and whose development matters most to rebuild

Since winning the World Series, the Nationals have finished in last place four straight years

Gerrit Cole injury: Why Yankees need to be all in for 2024, with pennant drought and Juan Soto on the line

The Yankees have a ton of questions but also can't pull the plug on the season

Dylan Cease landing spots: Ranking five contenders who need White Sox ace most as trade talks heat up

Whispers about Cease have reignited this week after a frigid offseason

Lucas Giolito injury update: Red Sox starter out for 2024 season after undergoing elbow surgery

Giolito got an internal brace procedure, rather than Tommy John

MLB picks: Every team's 2024 season win total projection, plus best bets including Yankees, Dodgers, more

Can Shohei Ohtani lead the Dodgers to 105 wins? Will the Yankees rebound get them to 94?

MLB Power Rankings: Baseball's top 10 best-looking ballparks entering 2024 season

Wrigley Field and Fenway Park lead the pack, but there are a few wild cards on this list

Snyder's Soapbox: The A's ballpark renderings may look outlandish, but that's what the Vegas Strip is for

If the A's new ballpark looks like the Sydney Opera House, just go for it

Astros 2024 season preview: Projected lineup, rotation for World Series or bust team looking for another title

The bar remains the same in Houston: Win the World Series. That starts with winning at home

Tigers 2024 season preview: Projected lineup, rotation and hope for success in winnable AL Central division

The Tigers are tied for the longest playoff drought in baseball. Can they break it?

Matt Snyder has been a baseball writer with CBS Sports since 2011. A member of the BBWAA, he's now covered every World Series since 2010. The former Indiana University baseball player now lives on the north side of Indianapolis with his wife, daughter and son.

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