About Us | FirstPitch

Last updated: 10 June 2026

FirstPitch is an independent editorial publication that covers Major League Baseball betting markets for a United Kingdom audience. Our work combines reading the sport — pitchers, parks, weather, line movement — with the regulatory and structural realities of betting from the UK. The site is published at tipsbettingb.

What We Cover

The site is organised around a single pillar guide and a set of cluster articles that go deeper on individual topics. Across all of them, the focus is the same: how a UK punter who already understands odds can make sharper, calmer decisions on the MLB markets that British sportsbooks actually offer. We write about moneylines, run lines, totals, first-five-innings markets, player props, futures, pitcher analysis, weather and ballpark factors, bankroll management, line shopping and the regulatory environment shaped by the UK Gambling Commission and the post-2025 integrity work in the United States.

We do not publish daily picks. We do not run a tipping service. We do not accept funds, take stakes or place wagers on behalf of readers. We are a publication, not an operator.

Editorial Voice

Articles on FirstPitch are produced by the editorial team behind the site, an in-house group with combined experience tracking baseball betting markets across MLB, NPB and KBO over the last decade. Where an individual contributor is credited at the top of an article, the byline reflects the analytical lead on that piece — line movement, pitching analysis or UK regulatory matters — rather than a single named author. The team operates collectively, edits each other’s work, and signs off content jointly before publication.

How Our Content Is Produced

Each article begins with a structured outline that identifies the primary keyword, the secondary terms a UK reader is likely to search alongside it, and the specific data points and expert sources that should appear in the piece. From that outline we build a draft, fact-check every numerical claim against its primary source, and run an editorial review for clarity, BrE style and accuracy before publication.

The content development pipeline has four stages:

• Research. We map competitor coverage, identify gaps, and assemble a registry of statistics and expert quotations from primary sources — official league publications, regulatory bodies, peer-reviewed research, recognised data providers.
• Drafting. A lead writer produces the article against the outline. Statistics are cited inline to the originating publication. Quotations are preserved verbatim and attributed to the named individual and source.
• Editorial review. A second editor checks the draft for factual accuracy, narrative coherence, BrE spelling and grammar, and the absence of overstated claims. Anything we cannot stand behind is removed.
• Publication and maintenance. Articles carry a visible last-updated date. We revisit pieces when relevant law changes, new MLB seasons begin, or material data points become available.

Sources We Trust

For market structure and league data we use Major League Baseball’s own communications, MLB.com statistics pages, and recognised secondary sources such as Baseball Reference and FanGraphs. For regulatory matters we rely on official material from the UK Gambling Commission, HMRC betting and gaming statistics, and on-the-record speeches by the Commission’s leadership. For climate and weather research we cite peer-reviewed publications, including studies in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society and analyses produced by Climate Central. For US-side integrity reporting we use the Department of Justice, ESPN and the league’s own press releases.

Where a claim cannot be sourced to a primary record, we either rephrase it in editorial language that signals the uncertainty, or we leave it out.

How We Verify Data

Every numerical claim in a published article has a corresponding entry in our internal source registry, with the date the figure was retrieved and the URL or document where it was confirmed. Where a figure changes — a season-end statistic, an updated GGY total, a revised attendance number — we update both the source registry and the affected articles. Statistics older than the most recent reporting cycle are flagged for review at the start of each MLB season.

Quotations are reproduced from on-the-record sources. We do not invent attributions and we do not paraphrase individuals using quotation marks.

Independence and Transparency

FirstPitch is editorially independent of any sportsbook, betting affiliate network or league body. We do not accept undisclosed payment for coverage. Where we link to an external resource — for instance, MLB.com, the UK Gambling Commission, or GamCare — the link is for the reader’s reference and is not a paid placement.

We publish the year a piece was first written and the date of the most recent material update. If we find an error after publication, we correct the article and note that a correction has been made.

Responsible Gambling

Everything we publish is informational and is written for adults aged 18 and over. We treat responsible gambling as a baseline editorial standard rather than a footnote: every guide on the site discusses staking limits, signposts free support, and cautions against the patterns of behaviour that turn a hobby into a problem. If gambling is causing harm to you or someone close to you, free, confidential help is available 24/7 from GamCare, the UK’s national helpline for gambling-related issues.

Contact

If you spot a factual error, want to suggest a topic, or have a question about how a specific piece was researched, you can reach the editorial team through the contact channel published on tipsbettingb. We aim to respond to substantive queries within five working days.

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