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Now Mike Trout himself has weighed in on the mini-controversy about him and Commissioner Rob Manfred. On Tuesday, Manfred talked about the league not marketing its stars better and said that Trout was partially to blame for the issue because of a …
The Los Angeles Angels are not happy with commissioner Rob Manfred’s recent comments about Mike Trout, and they’re not even bothering to hide it. On Tuesday, Manfred responded to criticism of MLB failing to properly market its stars by …
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred explained on Thursday why a viral video of Terry Collins was scrubbed from the internet. On Tuesday night, video emerged of the former New York Mets manager’s conversation with umpire Adam Hamari during a 2016 …
The Los Angeles Dodgers will be finally be hosting the MLB All-Star Game for the first time in 40 years, and commissioner Rob Manfred seems to be nodding back to his predecessor as to why it took so long. Speaking with reporters on Wednesday after it …
After Major League Baseball elected to discipline Houston first baseman Yuli Gurriel for a racist gesture during Game 4 of the World Series, some groups asked why the league isn’t more aggressive in dealing with the Cleveland Indians’ …
Major League Baseball may be expanding out to the state of Oregon. During a news conference earlier this week, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred spoke about the possibility of the league expanding to 32 teams. “I think it’s important to get …
Rob Manfred has been made aware of what took place at Fenway Park Monday night with fans hurling objects and racial slurs at Adam Jones, and the commissioner of Major League Baseball is not going to stand for it. On Tuesday, Manfred released a …
In news that will come as a massive relief to baseball purists, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said it is unlikely that the World Baseball Classic’s unique extra innings rules will be making the jump to the majors anytime soon. Manfred told MLB …
The designated hitter debate really flares up around the World Series, when in the biggest set of games that either team will play all season, their lineup will, for a few games, be fundamentally altered due to differing rules. Commissioner Rob …
Count MLB commissioner Rob Manfred as being of the opinion that bat flips in baseball are perfectly okay. Manfred appeared on ESPN’s Mike and Mike on Friday morning, and he backed Bryce Harper’s recent call for more expression in the …
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game could soon be headed to Wrigley Field. Commissioner Rob Manfred told Chicago’s 670 the Score on Saturday that the Cubs are definitely in a position to get a future Midsummer Classic. “It makes sense …
They say time heals all wounds, right? After all, if Muhammad Ali could reconcile with Joe Frazier, if the Red Sox could invite Bill Buckner back to Fenway to throw out the first pitch, and if Kobe and Shaq could bury the hatchet, anything could …
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred was in charge of his first ever All-Star Game MVP trophy presentation on Tuesday night, and it went to a worthy recipient in Mike Trout. There’s just one small piece of advice we’d give Manfred for next time …
Could Major League Baseball be in the early stages of lifting the lifetime ban from baseball that was imposed against Pete Rose more than 25 years ago? The All-Star Game this summer could be a start. On Thursday, new MLB commissioner Rob Manfred …
