Player props have become one of baseball’s most entertaining ways to bet, offering value well beyond the moneyline, run line, or game total. Each day, this column highlights the best opportunities on the board — from strikeouts and hits to total bases and pitcher outs recorded — using matchup data, recent form, and betting trends to identify edges. Keep reading for the top MLB player prop picks for June 9. Also, make sure you check out our live VSiN programming for more. Our hosts and analysts will be all over the MLB, which is why it pays to be a VSiN Pro subscriber.

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Tuesday Player Prop Best Bets

Below you’ll find my official plays on the player prop market for Tuesday. These are the ones that make the VSiN Pro Picks page and count towards my season-long record. I’ll write three up per day, but I’ll add additional ones in an “Additional Best Bets” section. I go lighter on baseball than I do other sports. My MLB units are 50% of what my normal units are.

Slade Cecconi Over 4.5 Strikeouts (+113) vs. Yankees

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Yankees at Guardians – 6:40 pm ET

Cecconi has failed to go Over 4.5 strikeouts in three of his last four starts, but he has a good opportunity to reach that mark tonight. The Yankees have a 23.0% strikeout rate when going up against righties this season, and this lineup is only more attackable with Aaron Judge sidelined another month or so. Also, not only does New York have the high K rate against righty starters, but the team also has a 27.1% whiff percentage. That’s outrageously high.

Nick Martinez Over 3.5 Strikeouts (-120 – 1.5 units) & Alt Strikeouts 5+ (+180 – 0.5 units) vs. Red Sox

Red Sox at Rays – 6:40 pm ET

Martinez has been a hit-or-miss strikeout option this year. While he has gone Over 3.5 Ks in seven of his 12 starts this season, the righty has had just one strikeout in two of his last three starts. Still, I’m putting some faith in him to have a decent day with whiffs against the Red Sox. While Martinez only had three strikeouts against Boston on May 10, he’s averaging 4.0 strikeouts per game at home this year. He has also had at least four strikeouts in five of his six home starts, plus the Red Sox’s 22.4% strikeout rate against righties isn’t great.

Zac Gallen Over 2.5 Earned Runs (+101) vs. Marlins

Diamondbacks at Marlins – 6:40 pm ET

Gallen has really struggled away from home this year, as he has a 7.94 ERA in six road starts. Gallen has also allowed at least three earned runs in four consecutive road outings, and he has really been lit up in two of the last three. Fortunately for Gallen, he does have a strong matchup against the Marlins tonight. But Miami enters this game having won five of its last six, so this isn’t the right time to be facing them. That said, I see Gallen’s road struggles continuing.

Additional Picks

Zack Wheeler Over 5.5 Strikeouts (-131) vs. Blue Jays

Dustin May Under 16.5 Outs Recorded (+100) vs. Mets

Stephen Kolek Over 17.5 Outs Recorded (-110) vs. Rangers

Pete Crow-Armstrong Over 2.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs (-125) vs. Rockies

Andrew Alvarez Over 4.5 Strikeouts (+120) vs. Giants

Shea Langeliers Over 2.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs (-135) vs. Brewers

Noteworthy OptaAI Player Prop Edges

Check out the BRAND NEW OptaAI Player Props MLB pages for more of these! VSiN Pro subscribers can find 50+ player prop ideas on a daily basis! We’ll list the top edges in some of the biggest markets below, but there will always be a lot more to uncover on the pages themselves.

Colton Cowser Over 0.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs (-149) vs. Mariners

Our OptaAI player prop projections have him going for 1.89 hits, runs, and RBIs, suggesting these odds should be -562 — a +25.1% edge to the Over.

Freddy Fermin Over 0.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs (-112) vs. Reds

Our OptaAI player prop projections have him finishing with 1.49 hits, runs, and RBIs, suggesting these odds should be -343 — a +24.6% edge to the Over.

Drew Gilbert Over 0.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs (-133) vs. Nationals

Our OptaAI player prop projections have him projected for 1.65 hits, runs, and RBIs, suggesting these odds should be -423 — a +23.8% edge to the Over.

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