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Rob Manfred clarifies stance on continuing MLB season

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred warned Friday that the season could be halted if players are not more vigilant about health and safety protocols, but clarified Saturday that, at least for now, it’s not in the cards. Manfred told ESPN’s Karl …

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Rob Manfred shares circumstances under which he would pause a team’s season

MLB is not planning to cancel its season despite a coronavirus outbreak among the Miami Marlins. So far, the league postponed games between the Marlins and Orioles, and between the Phillies (the team that previously faced Miami) and Yankees. …

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Rob Manfred says MLB was never going to play more than 60 games

Major League Baseball and the MLBPA spent a lot of time going back and forth on the length of the 2020 season, but it’s pretty clear now where the league stood all along. Commissioner Rob Manfred said on Wednesday’s “The Dan Patrick …

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MLB could have emergency pool of players available in Nashville

Major League Baseball is sorting through the final details of a 60-game season, and one of the ongoing discussions has been about potentially having an emergency pool of players available to replace those who test positive for the coronavirus or have …

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Rob Manfred reportedly told MLBPA 70-game schedule proposal is not possible

Major League Baseball and the MLBPA continue to haggle over the number of games played this season, but in MLB’s opinion, there’s no point to doing so anymore. In a letter to MLBPA head Tony Clark, commissioner Rob Manfred essentially …

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Report: Rob Manfred still wants deal with players to avoid mandated schedule

Major League Baseball still has the power to simply set a schedule and tell MLB players when and where to report, but commissioner Rob Manfred appears very motivated to avoid that scenario. According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, Manfred still …

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Rob Manfred: MLB, MLBPA have ‘framework’ of potential agreement

Rob Manfred’s latest statement is the clearest sign yet that MLB and MLBPA are on track to an agreement to play the 2020 season. In a statement released Wednesday, the MLB commissioner said he and MLBPA head Tony Clark had put together “a …

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Report: Rob Manfred, MLBPA director Tony Clark had ‘productive meeting’

There has seemingly been nothing but pessimism over the past several weeks regarding the 2020 MLB season, but some good news finally surfaced on Wednesday. Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports that MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and MLB Players …

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Jason Kipnis takes shot at Rob Manfred amid threat to cancel MLB season

The 2020 MLB season is on life support, and many players are openly voicing their disgust with commissioner Rob Manfred over his handling of the matter. Former All-Star infielder Jason Kipnis, currently a member of the Chicago Cubs organization, …

Trevor Bauer

Trevor Bauer offers theory on Rob Manfred’s ominous remarks about 2020 season

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred surprised baseball fans on Monday when he said he is not confident there will be a 2020 season, but star pitcher Trevor Bauer believes he has a full understanding of the motivation behind the remarks. Almost immediately …

Rob Manfred now ‘not confident’ there will be MLB season

Rob Manfred has now publicly flip-flopped positions regarding a possible 2020 MLB season. The MLB commissioner said on ESPN’s “The Return of Sports” special Monday that he is “not confident” there will be an MLB season …

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Report: Schedule mandated by MLB commissioner would be at least 50 games

There is likely going to be a Major League Baseball season in 2020 with or without an agreement between the league and the MLB Players Association, and it will be up to commissioner Rob Manfred to decide how many games. MLB has been pushing for as …

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Rob Manfred says there will be baseball this year 100 percent

Even though MLB and the players union continue to squabble over financial terms for the 2020 season, commissioner Rob Manfred still has confidence that there will be a season. Manfred said during an interview on MLB Network Wednesday that there will …

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Cardinals’ Jack Flaherty takes shot at Rob Manfred’s ‘paycut’

MLB and the players are in a labor dispute over compensation for a shortened season, and at least one player pointed out some hypocrisy coming from the side of the league. St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jack Flaherty responded to a proposal from former …

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Rob Manfred claims MLB owners will lose $4 billion if no season is played

Major League Baseball is still trying to clear a number of hurdles to begin the 2020 season, and there remains confidence that the campaign will not be canceled altogether. If it were, however, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said the league and its …

Trevor Bauer

Trevor Bauer shockingly pays MLB commissioner Rob Manfred a compliment

Trevor Bauer is one of the most outspoken players in Major League Baseball, and he has been extremely critical of commissioner Rob Manfred this offseason. However, Bauer finally came up with something nice to say about Manfred after the two sat down …

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