MLB Home Run Props & Picks: Yankees vs. Royals (Thursday)
The 2025 MLB season is over a third of the way through, and a star catcher sits alone atop the home run leaderboard. Seattle’s Cal Raleigh has racked up 26 blasts. Of course, he is not the only one exhibiting a strong swing at the plate. Here’s a look at three sluggers worth backing to launch a ball beyond the fence in Thursday's best MLB home run props & bets for Yankees vs. Royals.
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Thursday's Best MLB Home Run Props & Picks: Yankees vs. Royals
(Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook)
Paul Goldschmidt (+500)
Let’s target another veteran with this final pick. New York first baseman Paul Goldschmidt is 8-for-14 with two home runs against Kansas City starter Seth Lugo. The reasoning for betting on Goldschmidt goes beyond previous victories, though. After all, he is slashing .384/.422/.551 with 14 extra-base knocks on the road in 2025. Opposing pitchers are compelled to throw Goldschmidt strikes with Judge waiting in the wings.
Lugo has been battling issues with the long ball, allowing 11 homers across his last eight outings. Not only that, but the right-hander checks in outside the top 300 qualified pitchers in hard-hit rate (47.4%) and average exit velocity (91.1 miles per hour). The contact he is conceding is not soft by any means. Lugo has also been tagged for a moonshot on the first pitch of an at-bat five times already. Expect Goldschmidt to be aggressive out of the gate.