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2025 Fantasy Baseball predictions for the National League

3. Cincinnati Reds
Fantasy and real-life predictions for the N.L. East
5. Colorado Rockies2. Philadelphia Phillies (Wild Card)AL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Jasson Domínguez (dark horse: Kumar Rocker)AL CY YOUNG: Jacob deGrom (dark horse: Joe Ryan)5. Pittsburgh Pirates
Atlanta Braves
James Wood approaches 25/25 and is a second-round fantasy pick in 2026 … Those who drafted Dylan Crews over Jasson Domínguez regret it … Michael Soroka has one of the widest range of outcomes among all starting pitchers, but he’s a deep fantasy sleeper who’s going undrafted in 97% of Yahoo leagues … The Nationals remain in rebuild mode.
Philadelphia Phillies
J.T. Realmuto bounces back with a nice fantasy season, while Max Kepler is a sleeper after his move to Citizens Bank Park … Bryson Stott goes 15/35 and is one of the best fantasy values at second base … Philadelphia’s strong starting staff will get even better midseason once Andrew Painter gets called up. He’ll become a must-add in all fantasy leagues … The Phillies win a wild-card spot.
New York Mets
3. San Francisco Giants (Wild Card)
Washington Nationals
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Miami Marlins
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AdvertisementElly De La Cruz may be due for SB regression after last season’s historic rate, but he’s the heavy favorite to lead the league in 2025 and can help offset that with further improvement at the plate. De La Cruz is a special talent who also gets to call Great American Ballpark home. He finishes as fantasy’s top player in 2025 … Christian Encarnacion-Strand has 30-homer upside, while Matt McLain could easily outperform Jose Altuve while available 30+ picks later … Austin Hays has mostly played in Baltimore over the past three years, where Oriole Park has decreased HR for RHB by 21%. Great American Ballpark has increased them by 19% over that span. He’s a deep fantasy sleeper … The Reds use a frustrating committee to close games … Nick Lodolo finishes a lot closer to Hunter Greene than their ADPs (110.4 vs. 214.0).1. Chicago CubsNL MVP: Shohei Ohtani (dark horse: Jackson Chourio)NLCS: Braves over Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
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Milwaukee Brewers
Juan Soto has the 12th-best wRC+ in MLB history, so he should overcome the dramatic change in home parks. Soto could easily win MVP should voters get Shohei Ohtani fatigue (or if injuries strike coming off surgery and returning to pitching) … Pete Alonso puts up 125+ RBI … Jose Siri is a deep fantasy sleeper, and Clay Holmes has become one even in shallow leagues … Griffin Canning may turn back into a pumpkin once the season starts, but the former prospect recorded a 29.3 K-BB% with a 1.88 ERA during spring. He’s worth a look in deeper leagues … The Mets just barely miss the playoffs on the final day of the regular season.
Cincinnati Reds
Jackson Chourio, who posted a 150 wRC+ after the All-Star break as a 20-year-old last season, is a top-five pick in 2026. If we prorated Chourio’s final 250 ABs last season over a 600-AB pace, we get: .310-93-29-105-29. And he was too young to order a drink! Chourio is my No. 8-ranked player overall … Garrett Mitchell goes 20/20, while Rhys Hoskins clubs 30 homers with 90+ RBI … Christian Yelich is a great fantasy value, but Brice Turang is a fantasy bust … Trevor Megill begins the season as Milwaukee’s closer, but Craig Yoho ends the year in the role.4. San Diego Padres
St. Louis Cardinals
4. San Diego Padres
1. Los Angeles Dodgers
San Diego Padres
ALCS: Rangers over Yankees
Colorado Rockies
Willy Adames suffered a downgrade with his move to one of baseball’s most extreme pitcher’s parks. The Giants haven’t had a 30-homer hitter since Barry Bonds in 2004 thanks in part to the air density right by the ocean; every other team has at least one since 2019 … However, Oracle Park is terrific for San Francisco’s pitchers, as is having the game’s best catcher-framer … Few players saw their ADP rise more than Robbie Ray after he recorded a 30.6 K-BB% during spring … Logan Webb finishes as a top-20 fantasy starter, while Landen Roupp (28.3 K-BB% in spring) became a must-add after being named to the Giants’ rotation … Hayden Birdsong is sure to get his chance soon enough (Jordan Hicks’ performance or injuries), so he’s a stash if possible … San Francisco has a strong bullpen led by Ryan Walker, who leads MLB in saves in 2025 … The Giants sneak into the final wild-card spot, one game ahead of the Padres and winning a tiebreaker with the Mets.
Final Predictions
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The Dodgers are projected to score the most runs and allow the fewest this season, which is typically a good way to win baseball games … Shohei Ohtani is sure to regress after nearly going 60/60 and coming off surgery (he’ll also now need to concentrate on pitching unlike last season), but he’s so clearly baseball’s most valuable player since Barry Bonds (and maybe ever) … Mookie Betts already had concerns given his age and decline last season, and there’s now added risk with him entering the year recovering from an illness that dropped him down to 157 pounds … Michael Conforto is a fantasy sleeper after getting a significant upgrade in home parks … Blake Snell wins the Cy Young, while Tyler Glasnow and Yoshinobu Yamamoto both also finish as top 15 fantasy starters … Stash Clayton Kershaw if you have an IL spot … Tanner Scott records 30+ saves, as the comically loaded Dodgers cruise into the postseason regardless of injuries.
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2. Arizona Diamondbacks (Wild Card)
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3. New York Mets
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Oneil Cruz goes 30/25 and is a first-round fantasy pick in 2025. Cruz is a top-20 player on my board entering the season … Bubba Chandler has a nice future, but an ugly spring (-16.7 K-BB%!) suggests he’s not ready to help fantasy managers any time soon … Joey Bart, who’s going undrafted in 83% of Yahoo leagues, finishes as a top-10 fantasy catcher … The Pirates lost a big piece when Jared Jones went down, as he was poised for a monster year. Pittsburgh finishes in last place as a result.
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2. Milwaukee Brewers
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The Rockies are projected to score the seventh-fewest runs this season despite playing half their games in baseball’s paradise for hitters … Zac Veen is a former top-10 pick who posted a 115 wRC+ with nine steals during spring. He’ll be someone to grab off waiver wires as soon as he’s called up in Colorado thanks to Coors Field … Hunter Goodman enters a bench player, but he recorded an encouraging 8.5 K% during a huge spring and has top-10 fantasy catcher upside should he get a regular role … Victor Vodnik leads a closing committee in Colorado, and the Rockies finish in last place in the National League.
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The Marlins are projected to score the fewest runs in the National League this season, but at least they have an impressive SP staff currently residing on the IL (Braxton Garrett, Ryan Weathers, Eury Pérez and Edward Cabrera) … Sandy Alcantara will struggle to win 10 games even if he fully returns to past form. With a modest K rate, Alcantara’s ADP (SP39) shouldn’t be higher than Jack Flaherty (SP41), Robbie Ray (SP42), Carlos Rodón (SP43), Kevin Gausman (SP47), Nick Pivetta (SP54) or Gavin Williams (SP60) … Agustín Ramírez is a rare catching prospect with speed, so he’s a name to remember later this season … Anthony Bender leads the Marlins in saves, but Miami finishes last in its division.
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Indoor Track and Field’s Mia Hoskins Breaks Weight Throw Record on Opening Weekend
The weekend began at the Armory Collegiate Distance Carnival, where Columbia dominated in the field events. Tyler Yen and Madison Williams won the long jump events, posting 6.85m and 5.63m, respectively, to lead the pack.
Viktoria Mihaylova picked up a win in the triple jump, posting a 11.97m jump. Rocco Carpinello took second in the men’s triple jump with a mark of 14.58m.
In the distance events, Elia Ton-That had the top finish for the Lions, placing second in the 3000m with a time of 9:42.63.
On Saturday evening, the Lions continued to compete at the Armory in the TCNJ Indoor Open. The highlight of the meet came in the mile run, where Jacob Van Orden (4:08.14) and Maggie Boler (5:02.17) both finished in first place.
Moriah Luetjen took first in the 400m with a time of 57.09. In addition, Collin Moore (1.93m) and Norina Khanzada (1.68m) won the high jump events, Mignonne de Beer (5.72m) won the long jump, and Liam Wright (4.60m) and Lucy Markow (3.62m) won the pole vault.
Elsewhere, Columbia sent its throwers to compete at the Army Crowell Open, where history was made.
Mia Hoskins took second in the weight throw, setting a new program record with a mark of 17.94m.
Marcus Blasucci also placed second in the shot put, with the second best mark in program history at 17.59m.
Parker Kim won the weight throw with a throw of 19.70m.
Full results from the Armory Collegiate Distance Carnival, including all of Columbia’s other top finishers, can be found HERE.
Full results from the TCNJ Indoor Open, including all of Columbia’s other top finishers, can be found HERE.
Full results from the Army Crowell Open, including all of Columbia’s other top finishers, can be found HERE.
ON DECK:
The Lions will be off the rest of December for the holidays, before returning to action in the new year on January 9 in the TCNJ Lions Invite at the Armory.
Stay up to date on all things Columbia track & field by following the Lions on Twitter (@CULionsXCTF), Instagram (@culionsxctf) and on Facebook (@ColumbiaAthletics).
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Nebraska advances to Sweet 16 after sweeping Kansas State
Nebraska hosted Kansas State in the second round of the NCAA Volleyball Tournament on Saturday.The Huskers got on the board first thanks to Harper Murray.Virginia Adriano forced a Wildcat timeout after a solo block and a kill. Nebraska led 13-7.Check out this incredible play.Nebraska won set 1, 25-17.Kansas State got on the board first, but the Huskers bounced back quickly.The Huskers won set 2, 25-21.The Wildcats got out ahead of the Huskers, but Andi Jackson was able to tie things up at five apiece.Adriano with a kill made it 18-12 Nebraska.With a 25-16 set 3 win, the Husker swept Kansas State to advance to the Sweet 16 for the 41st time in program history.Nebraska will play Kansas in the next round of the tournament. The time and date have yet to be announced.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
Nebraska hosted Kansas State in the second round of the NCAA Volleyball Tournament on Saturday.
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The Huskers got on the board first thanks to Harper Murray.
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Virginia Adriano forced a Wildcat timeout after a solo block and a kill. Nebraska led 13-7.
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Nebraska won set 1, 25-17.
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Kansas State got on the board first, but the Huskers bounced back quickly.
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The Huskers won set 2, 25-21.
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The Wildcats got out ahead of the Huskers, but Andi Jackson was able to tie things up at five apiece.
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Adriano with a kill made it 18-12 Nebraska.
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With a 25-16 set 3 win, the Husker swept Kansas State to advance to the Sweet 16 for the 41st time in program history.
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Watch Nebraska volleyball vs Kansas State: TV channel, time, streaming
Updated Dec. 6, 2025, 2:06 p.m. CT
The Nebraska volleyball team enters the second round of the NCAA tournament after sweeping Long Island on Friday. The Huskers now face the Kansas State Wildcats, who defeated San Diego in five sets.
Nebraska’s offense ranks first nationally with a .352 hitting percentage. The defense is equally impressive, ranking first nationally in opponent hitting percentage at .125.
Junior Harper Murray leads the team with 3.55 kills and 2.15 digs per set and a team high 28 aces. Setter Bergen Reilly runs the offense at an elite level with an average of 10.31 assists and 2.73 digs per set. Middle blocker Andi Jackson is averaging 2.75 kills per set on .467 hitting with 1.13 blocks per set.
Kansas State is in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2021. Lincoln native Shaylee Myers averages 4.76 kills per set, which led the Big 12 Conference.
Nebraska is 83-4 against Kansas State. The teams are 1-1 head-to-head in the NCAA Tournament.
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Here’s how to watch Nebraska-Kansas State volleyball on Saturday, including time, TV schedule and streaming information:
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Nebraska-Kansas State volleyball in the second round of the NCAA tournament can be seen on ESPN+. Huskers Radio Network will have audio coverage of all Nebraska matches on Huskers Radio Network affiliates, Huskers.com and the Huskers app. John Baylor and Lauren Cook West will be on the call. Streaming options for the game include ESPN+.
Nebraska volleyball vs. Kansas State time today
- Date: Saturday, Dec. 6
- Start time: 7 p.m. CT
The second-round NCAA volleyball tournament contest between Nebraska and Kansas State starts at 7 p.m. CT from the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Nebraska volleyball 2025 schedule (30-0, 20-0)
Aug. 22 – vs. Pittsburgh – WIN 3-1 (25-22, 25-11, 20-25, 25-23)
Aug. 24 – vs. Stanford – WIN 3-0 (25-13, 25-19, 25-14)
Aug. 29 – at Lipscomb – WIN 3-0 (25-13, 25-21, 25-15)
Aug. 31 – vs Kentucky – WIN 3-2 (24-26, 20-25, 25-19, 25-23, 15-8)
Sept. 5 – vs. Wright State – WIN 3-0 (25-16, 25-16, 25-20)
Sept. 7 – vs. California – WIN 3-0 (25-15, 25-18, 25-12)
Sept. 12 – vs. Utah – WIN 3-1 (21-25, 25-8, 25-18, 25-13)
Sept. 13 – vs. Grand Canyon – WIN 3-0 (25-12, 25-23, 25-18)
Sept. 16 – at Creighton – WIN 3-2 (25-17, 21-25, 25-18, 24-26, 15-9)
Sept. 20 – vs. Arizona – WIN 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-18)
Sept. 24 – vs. Michigan – WIN 3-0 (25-6, 25-15, 25-13)
Sept. 27 – vs. Maryland – WIN 3-0 (25-14, 27-25, 25-14)
Oct. 3 – at Penn State – WIN 3-0 (25-6, 25-15, 25-13)
Oct. 4 – at Rutgers – WIN 3-0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-16)
Oct. 10 – vs. Washington – WIN 3-0 (25-14, 25-18, 25-16)
Oct. 12 – at Purdue – WIN 3-0 (25-23, 25-16, 25-15)
Oct. 17 – at Michigan State – WIN 3-0 (25-15, 25-18, 25-20)
Oct. 19 – at Michigan – WIN 3-0 (25-18, 25-13, 25-18)
Oct. 24 – vs. Northwestern – WIN 3-0 (25-17, 25-13, 25-17)
Oct. 25 – vs. Michigan State – WIN 3-0 (25-15, 25-15, 25-18)
Oct. 31 – at Wisconsin – WIN 3-0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-13)
Nov. 2 – vs. Oregon – WIN 3-0 (25-21, 25-20, 25-12)
Nov. 6 – vs. Illinois – WIN 3-0 (25-11, 25-15, 25-14)
Nov. 8 – at Minnesota – WIN 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-20)
Nov. 14 – at UCLA – WIN 3-1 (25-17, 25-23, 19-25, 25-15)
Nov. 16 – at USC – WIN 3-0 (25-13, 25-16, 25-20)
Nov. 20 – vs. Iowa – WIN 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-18)
Nov. 22 – at Indiana – WIN 3-0 (25-19, 25-16, 25-22)
Nov. 28 – vs. Penn State – WIN 3-0 (25-14, 25-11, 25-14)
Nov. 29 – vs. Ohio State – WIN 3-0 (25-16, 25-13, 25-20)
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Segalla Shines at Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener
BOSTON, Mass – Boston College Women’s Track & Field began the indoor season at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener on Saturday. Sydney Segalla highlighted the meet with a facility and school record.
Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener
- Ron-Niah Wright ran an 8.04 and Erin Finley ran an 8.47 in the 60m dash.
- Segalla clocked a 37.40 to win the 300m event. Her time broke the BU Track & Tennis Center facility record by 0.04 seconds and the BC school record by nearly 2 seconds.
- Gina Certo (38.65), Anna Sonsini (38.38), Anna Becker (39.19), and Ava Carter (40.22) also competed in the 300m, each setting top ten all-time marks.
- Kyla Palmer and Yaroslava Yalysovetska competed in the 600m. Palmer finished sixth place overall, recording a new personal best of 1:33.13 and moving to second all-time in BC program history. Yalysovetska finished in eighth place at 1:35.52.
- Iris Bergman ran a 4:52.06 in the mile for 13th place.
- Imogen Gardiner torched her 5000m heat, taking first place with a time of 15:40.39. Her time placed her ninth overall and put her second on BC’s all-time top ten list.
- Ella Fadil, Kyra Holland, and Molly FitzPatrick all set top ten program marks in the 5000m. Fadil ran a 15:53.04 for 26th place overall, while Holland finished 31st overall at 15:55.63, and Fitzpatrick finished 55th with a 16:08.26 mark.
Next Up: The Eagles return for the Suffolk Ice Breaker Challenge at the TRACK at New Balance on January 18.
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No. 3 Texas Volleyball downs defending National Champions No. 25 Penn State, 3-0
AUSTIN, Texas. — The No. 3 Texas Volleyball team swept No. 25 Penn State (25-16, 25-9, 25-19). The Longhorns are now 25-3 on the season and will compete in the third round of the NCAA Tournament for the 20th-straight season.
Longhorns saw junior Torrey Stafford record a match-leading 21 kills, along with five digs and three blocks. It marks Stafford’s fourth game hitting over .500 this season with a .556 hitting percentage. Freshman Abby Vander Wal added 10 kills and two blocks while hitting .474. Fellow freshman Cari Spears totaled nine kills with three blocks and three digs. Spears recorded her seventh game over .400 (.467) hitting percentage tonight.
The Longhorns defense put up nine blocks, led by Nya Bunton and Ayden Ames, who each recorded four. It marks the fourth highest total for blocks in a three-set match for Texas. The Lions were limited to a .124 hitting percentage and finished 22 errors. Texas hit .452 as a team, its sixth time this season hitting over .400.
Set One: Penn State was held to a .167 hitting percentage with four service errors and eight attacking errors. Stafford led the set with six kills while hitting .455. Ramsey Gary added five digs for the Longhorns on defense.
Set Two: Texas dominated the second after extending the lead to 19-7 on an 11-0 run, with two consecutive block effort from Spears, Nya Bunton and Stafford. Texas took set two, 25-9. The Longhorns hit .700 while limiting the Lions at -.065. Spears notched six kills while Ella Swindle put up 10 assists. Texas totaled four blocks in the set, with Bunton contributing three.
Set Three: The Longhorns completed the sweep over Penn State, winning the third set 25-19. Stafford registered 11 kills while hitting .611, and Gary added six digs on defense. Saturday’s win marked the 11th-ranked win of the season for the Horns.
Texas will face off against No. 15 Indiana in the third round of the NCAA Tournament with the game time and date TBD.
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Govs Post Nine Top 10 Finishes at Commodore Winter Challenge
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Highlighted by nine top 10 finishes, Austin Peay State University’s track and field team concluded its first meet of the 2025-26 indoor season at Vanderbilt’s Winter Commodore Challenge, Saturday, at the David Williams II Recreation & Wellness Center.
Saturday’s events began with throws, as Emma Tucker highlighted Austin Peay’s performances in the weight throw with a sixth-place finish. The mark was Tucker’s first of two top 10 marks, as she also went on to finish eighth in the shot put later in the afternoon. Freshman China Giaimo paced the Govs in the shot put, recording an 11.98-meter toss in her first collegiate meet.
Madelyn Kocik also finished the day with a pair of top 10 performances, beginning with an eighth-place finish in the long jump with a 5.61-meter leap – her best mark since finishing second at the 2025 Atlantic Sun Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships. A Portland, Texas native, Kocik later went on to finish fifth in the triple jump with an 11.97-meter mark – the second-best mark of her career and her longest jump since recording a 12.12-meter jump last season at Vanderbilt’s Commodore Challenge (Jan. 11).
Three Governors competed in the 600-meter for Austin Peay with all three finishing in the top 10. Sophomore Taylin Segree paced the trio with a 1:33.28 time and fifth-place finish, while Alexis Arnett (1:34.03) and Mia McGee (1:34.57) finished seventh and 10th, respectively. It was the first time that any of the Govs had competed in the 600 in their collegiate career.
Wrapping up the Govs’ events for the day, Taylah Upshaw placed fourth in the 1,000-meter, setting a personal best with a time of 3:01.03.
Up Next
Austin Peay returns to action in mid-January when it returns to Nashville to the Vanderbilt Invitational, Jan. 16-17, at the David Williams II Recreation & Wellness Center
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