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Four years after he retired as a player, a former World Series champion is returning to Major League Baseball in a different capacity. Ex-Philadelphia Phillies infielder Chase Utley told People Magazine in an interview this week that he has a new job …
MLB has agreed to a major settlement to resolve a federal lawsuit they were facing. MLB will pay $185 million to the members of a class action lawsuit to settle the complaints. The suit was filed in 2014 by three minor league players who believed …
Major League Baseball has been exploring a number of ways to improve the game, and a new rule that is being tested out in the minors could eventually lead to one of the most significant changes we have seen in years. Beginning on July 22, the …
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred has been open about many of the changes he thinks the league should make in the coming years, and one of them could significantly change the landscape of the sport. There have been 30 MLB teams since the …
Choosing a criticism of Rob Manfred is like choosing from an all-you-can-eat buffet. But it turns out Manfred has one specific criticism he really hates. In a feature written about him this week by ESPN’s Don Van Natta Jr., the embattled MLB …
Rob Manfred is definitely trying to reverse his reputation as The Grinch of Major League Baseball. The league commissioner Manfred sent each MLB player an interesting token of appreciation ahead of Opening Day this year — a pair of Bose …
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 cut down on sign-stealing, according to Britt Ghiroli of The …
Major League Baseball has been on a consistent quest to try to balance good offense and quality pitching over the last few years. The league is apparently making another change to try and bring about more balance, and it is one that could be …
Major League Baseball is doubling down on its enforcement of foreign substance rules for the 2022 season. Umpires will be permitted to inspect a pitcher’s hand for substance checks this season in addition to their hat, belt, and glove, …
The new labor agreement between MLB and the MLBPA will include a number of changes, some more significant than others. It will take some time to digest all the differences, but one significant one will be noticeable quite quickly. Advertising will be …
Fans are overjoyed that MLB baseball is officially back, but the Tampa Bay Rays may have taken the cake for the single best reaction tweet. The MLB lockout officially ended Thursday as the MLB Players Association agreed to the league’s proposal …
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred is getting hit where it really hurts. The Kalamazoo Growlers, a collegiate baseball team based in Michigan, announced on Friday that they are banning Manfred for life from attending their games. In their statement …
Tuesday marked a truly sorry day for the sport of baseball, but you would not know it by looking at MLB commissioner Rob Manfred. Manfred met with reporters to announce that the league was cancelling its first two series of the 2022 regular season. …
Major League Baseball is quickly running out of time to prevent the lockout from impacting the regular season. In fact, the drop-dead date appears to be just days away at this stage. MLB informed the MLBPA Thursday that the regular season will not …
The first meeting between Major League Baseball and the players’ union in over a month did little to spark optimism that a deal could be reached anytime soon. In fact, the opposite seems to have happened. MLB made its first post-lockout labor …
One well-known NBA reporter is sounding off on MLB Network’s decision this week to cut ties with Ken Rosenthal. Veteran hoops journalist David Aldridge of The Athletic posted a tweet on Tuesday defending Rosenthal and comparing the situation to …
