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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 …
A number of MLB teams are in a somewhat precarious media rights situation, and one team may need the league to act sooner rather than later in order to continue broadcasting games. Diamond Sports Group, which owns the broadcast rights for 14 MLB …
The Atlanta Braves’ viral “big hat” home run celebration is no more thanks to Major League Baseball and one of its sponsors. Braves players recently began using an oversized “homer hat” to celebrate home runs, a move …
MLB’s new pitch clock has succeeded in shortening games significantly this year, but that has caused a significant problem for the home teams. Several MLB teams have begun cutting off beer sales after the 8th inning instead of the 7th due to …
Major League Baseball is making a few tweaks to how it is enforcing the pitch clock after its trial run in spring training. One tweak will put some extra pressure on an unexpected position. MLB will be enforcing new standards for bat boys and bat …
Major League Baseball is pulling a “not so fast” on opportunistic pitchers. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reported on Saturday that the league sent a memo to teams clarifying that umpires will call a “quick pitch” violation if the …
Major League Baseball is serious about its new game clock, and the Atlanta Braves found that out the hard way on Saturday. The Braves were facing the Boston Red Sox in their spring training opener Saturday, and a ninth-inning rally tied the game at …
Major League Baseball is once again doubling down on enforcement of one rule for the 2023 season. MLB is informing clubs that, for the third straight season, use of foreign substances by pitchers, often referred to as “sticky stuff,” will …
One big issue has plagued Major League Baseball for quite some time, and the league might finally be poised to fix it. The Bally Sports Regional Networks, which is owned by Diamond Sports (a subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcasting), is facing bankruptcy …
Major League Baseball fans have long been frustrated with the league’s policy on blacking out games in local markets, but that issue may soon become a thing of the past. MLB announced this week that it has hired longtime regional sports network …
Major League Baseball is implementing several rule changes that will significantly impact the way the game is played beginning in 2023. ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports that MLB’s competition committee voted on Friday to implement several new …
