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Major League Baseball is doing some damage control on Thursday after top agent Scott Boras suggested the Oakland Athletics’ planned move to Sacramento may be in jeopardy. In an interview with KBFK in Sacramento, Boras claimed the MLB Players …
Another (far less controversial) umpire is joining Angel Hernandez in retirement. Umpire-focused retailer Ump Attire announced to social media this week that veteran umpire Paul Emmel has retired. The 56-year-old Emmel had served as an MLB umpire …
Major League Baseball has rendered their verdict on Ronel Blanco less than 24 hours after he was caught with a foreign substance in his glove. The Houston Astros right-hander Blanco was ejected from Tuesday’s game against the Oakland Athletics. …
After months of criticism, Major League Baseball is finally admitting that changes are needed to the new Nike-designed uniforms that were introduced for 2024. In a statement, MLB said it would make significant adjustments to the uniforms, with the …
After a four-year absence, Major League Baseball is set to bring back its Players Weekend promotion, albeit with one significant change. MLB set the weekend of Aug. 16-18 as this year’s Players Weekend, with each day set to spotlight a …
A new emphasis on one existing rule is already causing frustration among baseball fans before the regular season has even started. MLB plans to more strictly enforce the rules around obstruction of bases in 2024, and fans got their first look of what …
Major League Baseball’s new uniform designs have taken heat from players and fans alike, and things are clearly not getting better. Teams have begun holding their annual photo days, in which the standard headshots and other promotional photos …
The first hit of MLB’s 2024 season is still weeks away. In the meantime, it’s been Nike’s new uniform design that has taken several hits from various major league players. Nike has been MLB’s jersey provider since 2020 after …
Baseball is set to be revived as an Olympic sport for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Calif., and there has been growing speculation whether MLB players might be allowed to participate. That likelihood of that occurring seems to be …
Major League Baseball is making another tweak to pitch clock rules after its successful implementation in 2023. MLB is shortening the pitch clock with the bases empty from 20 seconds to 18, according to Jesse Rogers of ESPN. According to the league, …
Major League Baseball has made a decision on potential rule changes for the playoffs amid reports of some dissatisfaction from players. MLB will make no changes to the current rules for the postseason, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. That means the …
Gabe Kapler appears to have invented a creative new way to get suspended. MLB announced on Friday that the San Francisco Giants manager Kapler has been suspended for one game and fined an undisclosed amount. Kapler, who was ejected in the fourth …
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ little stunt on Monday is not going unpunished. In the seventh inning of Pittsburgh’s loss to the San Diego Padres, Pirates relief pitcher Angel Perdomo gave up a solo homer to Padres slugger Juan Soto. The blast …
Major League Baseball has been forced to postpone a pair of games Wednesday for a rather unusual reason. The league postponed the White Sox-Yankees game in New York and the Tigers-Phillies game in Philadelphia due to air quality issues. Both cities …
After getting ejected from Tuesday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Domingo German is now set to miss more time. Major League Baseball announced Wednesday that the New York Yankees righty German has been suspended for ten games and fined …
Major League Baseball is extremely serious about enforcing their new pace-of-play rules this season, as Bryce Harper is quickly learning. The Philadelphia Phillies slugger Harper, who just returned to their lineup after undergoing Tommy John surgery …
