MLB 2024: The 17th of each month, my predictions

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By: Evan Troxel

Every single day for the next month, I plan to post my predictions about which teams will win and lose each and every Major League Baseball game of the 2024 season, whether that is Spring Training, the Regular Season or the Postseason.

If you haven't heard yet, Major League Baseball Spring Training just started twenty-four days ago (if you are reading this on Sunday, March 17th, 2024), on Thursday, February 22nd, 2024!

All of my predictions are subject to change without notice before game time, but I am still very much looking forward to seeing how many games I correctly pick (especially with my first/original predictions to win and lose) over the course of Spring Training, a 2,430 game Major League Baseball regular season and the postseason/playoffs!

To see my predictions and the results for the 16th of each month, click on this story on my website.

Overall won-lost record on March 16th, 2024: 11 wins, 13 losses, 2 ties

Overall won-lost record for the entire 2024 Major League Baseball season: 162 wins 156 losses 20 ties

So here are all of my predictions to win and lose for the 17th day of each month in the 2024 MLB season...for right now.

My predictions for Sunday, March 17th, 2024 (Predicted on Saturday, March 16th, 2024)

Spring Training: Predictions to win: Baltimore Orioles (at Detroit), New York Mets (at Washington), St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves (at Baltimore), Boston Red Sox (at Atlanta), Boston Red Sox (vs. New York Yankees), Minnesota Twins, Miami Marlins (at New York Mets), San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks (vs. Los Angeles Angels), Seattle Mariners, Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Royals

Exhibition Games: Predictions to win: San Diego Padres, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, San Diego Padres

Correct predictions to win: St. Louis Cardinals (1), Pittsburgh Pirates (2), Boston Red Sox (3), Chicago Cubs (4), Arizona Diamondbacks (5), Cleveland Guardians (6), San Diego Padres vs. Korea (7), Kansas City Royals Prospects (8), San Diego Padres vs. LG Twins (9)

Incorrect predictions to win: New York Mets at Washington (1), Philadelphia Phillies (2), Atlanta Braves at Baltimore (3), Minnesota Twins (4), Miami Marlins (at New York Mets) (5), San Francisco Giants (6), Seattle Mariners (7), Kansas City Royals (8), Houston Astros Prospects (9)

Teams who tied with their opponent who I predicted to win: Baltimore Orioles at Detroit (1), Boston Red Sox (2), Chicago White Sox (3)

Overall won-lost record on March 17th: 9 wins, 9 losses, 3 ties

Overall won-lost record in the entire Major League Baseball season in 2024: 171 wins, 165 losses, 23 ties

My predictions for Wednesday, April 17th, 2024 (Predicted on Saturday, March 16th, 2024)

Predictions to win: Miami Marlins, Minnesota Twins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, Houston Astros, Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Angels, Cleveland Guardians   

Correct predictions to win: Texas Rangers (1), Milwaukee Brewers (2), Chicago Cubs (3), Seattle Mariners (4), Philadelphia Phillies (5), Los Angeles Angels (6)

Incorrect predictions to win: Miami Marlins (1), Minnesota Twins (2), Pittsburgh Pirates (3), Houston Astros (4), Chicago White Sox (5), Toronto Blue Jays (6), Los Angeles Dodgers (7), St. Louis Cardinals (8), Cleveland Guardians (9)

Teams who tied with their opponent who I predicted to win: No ties

Overall won-lost record on April 17th: 6 wins 9 losses

All the results of all games are determined by the date they are scheduled to played on! So a makeup game the next day on April 17th will be counted for a game I predicted on April 16th (the date of the originally scheduled game). So I am giving myself zero credit for the Chicago White Sox losing the originally scheduled third game of their three-game series vs. the Kansas City Royals (which was supposed to be played as the first and only game on April 17th, but ended up being played as the first of two games that was played on April 17th, the second game of the three-game series). The originally scheduled game on April 16th was played second (or after) the originally scheduled game on April 17th. These results are considered TOTALLY FINAL from this point forward!  

My predictions for Friday, May 17th, 2024 (Predicted on Saturday, March 16th, 2024)

Predictions to win: Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, Cleveland Guardians, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals, Arizona Diamondbacks, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants

My re-predictions for Friday, May 17th, 2024 (Predicted on Friday, May 17th, 2024)

Predictions to win: Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers

Predictions to lose: Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Arizona Diamondbacks, Cincinnati Reds

My predictions for Monday, June 17th, 2024 (Predicted on Saturday, March 16th, 2024)

Predictions to win: Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, Atlanta Braves, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels

My predictions for Wednesday, July 17th, 2024: No games scheduled, All-Star Break

My predictions for Saturday, August 17th, 2024 (Predicted on Saturday, March 16th, 2024)

Predictions to win: Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, Miami Marlins, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics, Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Guardians, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Angels

My re-predictions for Saturday, August 17th, 2024 (Predicted on Friday, August 16th, 2024)

Predictions to win: Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Kansas City Royals, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, San Francisco Giants, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Angels

Predictions to lose: Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Rays, Miami Marlins, Washington Nationals, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians, St. Louis Cardinals, Colorado Rockies, Atlanta Braves

My predictions for Tuesday, September 17th, 2024 (Predicted on Saturday, March 16th, 2024)

Predictions to win: Baltimore Orioles, Minnesota Twins, Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Angels, Houston Astros, New York Yankees

My re-predictions for Tuesday, September 17th, 2024 (Predicted on Tuesday, September 17th, 2024)

Predictions to win: San Francisco Giants, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Guardians, Boston Red Sox, Washington Nationals, Kansas City Royals, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Angels, Houston Astros, New York Yankees,

Predictions to lose: Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, Miami Marlins, Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Rays, New York Mets, Detroit Tigers, Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, Colorado Rockies, Chicago White Sox, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners

My predictions for Thursday, October 17th, 2024 (Still to be determined and predicted)

Predictions to win: I plan to post my predictions sometime between March 22nd and April 21st, 2024, when I have a much better idea in approximately a month from now about which teams will be in the MLB Postseason or MLB Playoffs in October 2024. If there is a game that could be even be played on October 17th, 2024!

My predictions for Thursday, October 17th, 2024 (Predicted on Saturday, October 12th, 2024)

ALCS Game Three (3)

Prediction to win: Cleveland Guardians

Prediction to lose: New York Yankees

NLCS Game Four (4)

Prediction to win: New York Mets

Prediction to lose: Los Angeles Dodgers

Those are all of my predictions for right now! Be sure to come back to this page for my remaining MLB predictions on the 17th of each month (and also to see how many wins and losses I actually get with my predictions for the 17th of each month) and be sure to come back to this website for my predictions to win and lose for tomorrow (and for every single day after that for the next month, through March 21st, 2024)!

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I reserve the right to change my predictions before game time. I also can change my predictions AFTER game time ONLY if I decide BEFORE game time that I want to change my predictions and I just do not have access to the Internet before game time.

LEGAL NOTICE: I DO NOT endorse and I do not encourage people to gamble or bet your own money and other people's money at all! These predictions are not meant to be taken as extremely serious advice for betting and gambling purposes anytime at all in the near future!