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Major League Baseball’s ongoing lockout has been ongoing for roughly two weeks, and there is no end in sight. It appears things will stay that way for some time to come as well. MLB and the MLBPA are unlikely to have substantial discussions …
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred accused the MLBPA of taking an attitude of “confrontation” with the league regarding Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations. As of midnight on Thursday, Dec. 2, the league’s owners locked out the …
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 on Dec. 1, and major changes will likely be necessary in …
Labor negotiations are heating up in Major League Baseball with the threat of a work stoppage looming. It appears that the league is throwing out some radical proposals to address some concerns among players. There is an eagerness among players to …
There were few surprises when Major League Baseball released the list of finalists for AL and NL MVP on Monday. The candidates did put together a historical first, though. Shohei Ohtani, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and Marcus Semien were the finalists in …
One of Major League Baseball’s franchises will have a new name next year when the Cleveland Indians become the Cleveland Guardians, and PETA thinks the league should make another major change as well. PETA, aka the People for the Ethical …
Those who want to see Major League Baseball move to an automated strike zone might want to be careful what they wish for. MLB has been testing the automatic strike zone during Arizona Fall League action, and Keith Law of The Athletic was able to …
Major League Baseball is disputing comments made by Boston Red Sox outfielder Hunter Renfroe in which he claimed the league had essentially told the Red Sox to stop COVID testing during the team’s recent outbreak. The Red Sox have placed 11 …
The MLB Collective Bargaining Agreement is set to expire on December 1, which means labor negotiations will be ongoing over the next several months. One report says representatives from MLB and the MLBPA met on Monday in Denver to discuss alterations …
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy recently claimed his company has had discussions with “major leagues” about broadcasting games, and he may have been referring to Major League Baseball. Andrew Marchand of the New York Post reported on …
Major League Baseball’s foreign substance checks have gotten plenty of attention since they became part of the in-game routine, but for one night only, it sounds like some pitchers are going to get a free pass. According to Joel Sherman of the …
One of Major League Baseball’s unwritten rules appears set to go by the wayside with the league’s enforcement of foreign substance rules. In the past, it was virtually unheard of for teams or managers to ask umpires to check opposing …
Major League Baseball’s crackdown on the use of illegal substances by pitchers is certainly changing behavior, at the very least. One of the biggest advances in baseball in the last decade has been the widespread acceptance of the importance of …
Major League Baseball has promised to crack down on pitchers using foreign substances, and it appears they’re making actual progress toward doing so. The league has yet to indicate how it plans to identify and punish any use of foreign …
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 is particularly notable. According to Jayson Stark of The Athletic, the …
MLB last week grandstanded politically and said they were moving the All-Star Game from Atlanta due to the state’s recently passed election integrity laws. There was an anti-Georgia media and politics-driven smear campaign over the bill, which …
