The Pittsburgh Pirates were the beneficiaries of a bizarre and obscure MLB rule Wednesday in their game against the Washington Nationals. With runners at second and third and one out…
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Graham Ashcraft was left a bit frustrated Saturday after umpires forced him to remove his wedding ring in the first inning of his outing. Ashcraft was subjected…
Major League Baseball has become particularly aggressive in recent years in trying to find ways to make the sport more appealing to a broader fanbase. They may have found a…
Major League Baseball is pondering aggressive steps to make sure it does not have to deal with another Houston Astros-type scandal in the future. MLB is floating several proposals to…
As agreements for free agent megadeals continue to be reached, other major negotiations are taking place behind the scenes in Major League Baseball. The league’s CBA is poised to expire…
Major League Baseball has formally acknowledged that it has a foreign substance issue with pitchers, and the league has issued a memo to teams outlining how it will be addressed.…
MLB finally plans to enforce its rules concerning the use by pitchers of foreign substances, and they’ve decided to utilize suspensions. However, there is one catch. ESPN’s Jeff Passan says…
MLB has had a major problem this season with a lack of offense. The league’s collective .236 batting average is the lowest ever. It is believed that the proliferation of…
Major League Baseball likes to test its most radical rule changes in the independent Atlantic League instead of the minor leagues. The latest idea to get a trial run there…
Major League Baseball often uses the minor leagues as a testing ground for potential rule changes, and a fairly significant one will be given a trial run in 2021. In…
