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As Major League Baseball prepares for the start of spring training, commissioner Rob Manfred does not believe his sport has a problem with a lack of competitiveness. Critics and fans have pointed out the huge difference between the haves and have-nots in the sport, and it seems that the Los Angeles Dodgers and only a […]

Bob Uecker was known for his outstanding sense of humor that came to the forefront in movies like “Major League” and “Major League 2” along with his appearances on the Tonight Show and the sit-com Mr. Belvedere. However, the man whom Johnny Carson dubbed as “Mr. Baseball” was a baseball play-by-play announcer for the Milwaukee […]

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred shot down the idea of a minimum innings requirement for starting pitchers, but Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman isn’t buying it. Manfred appeared on Foul Territory on Monday where he called an innings requirement “too blunt an instrument to fix this problem.” The problem, he explains, is that starting pitchers […]

Major League Baseball is a sport steeped in tradition, strategy, and nuance. Over its storied history, the balance between preserving its roots and evolving with modern demands has been a constant struggle. However, some ideas are so ill-conceived that they threaten to undermine the essence of the game entirely. Enter Rob Manfred’s latest misstep: the […]

Major League Baseball has undergone a slew of rule changes during Rob Manfred‘s tenure, and the MLB commissioner might have the craziest one yet up his sleeve: the golden at-bat. Manfred explained it a few weeks ago in an appearance on John Ourand’s The Varsity podcast, where he said the proposal has some buzz among […]

The Athletics will play at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento for multiple seasons. After their run in Oakland came to an end, they needed a place to play while their stadium in Vegas is constructed. Many fans do not trust owner John Fisher to complete the move. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred sternly said the […]

The Tampa Bay Rays have a lot of stadium issues. Hurricane Milton ripped the roof off of Tropicana Field, which requires over $50 million in repairs. While those repairs begin, they will play at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, the Yankees’ spring training facility. They also have a stadium underway in St Petersburg, which […]

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred revealed to the media that he anticipates Japanese star pitcher Roki Sasaki will join the 2025 international signing class. “It kind of looks like the way it’s going to shake out, that the signing there, just because the timing, will happen in the new pool period,” said the MLB commissioner. According […]

Is an automated strike zone coming to MLB soon? MLB commissioner Rob Manfred recently hinted that it could be implemented within the next few years, per The Dan Patrick Show. “I think you will see some version of the automated strike zone in the big leagues in the next four years,” Manfred said. “The technology piece […]

Rumors have swirled about the Chicago White Sox possibly relocating. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred recently addressed the possibility of the rumors coming to fruition during an interview on Fox Sports 1, per Audacy’s 670 The Score. “Chicago is an anchor city for us,” Manfred said. “I think that the White Sox are in a difficult […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are adding to their global status thanks to the exploits of All-Star slugger Shohei Ohtani. The two-time MLB American League MVP made history by eclipsing 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in his first season with the National League Dodgers. It’s been a season to remember and MLB Commission Rob […]

The Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds will play a 2025 MLB regular season game at the iconic Bristol Motor Speedway, multiple sources have told The Athletic. Though MLB declined to comment, commissioner Rob Manfred and Speedway Motorsports CEO Marcus Smith are expected to make the announcement on Friday, according to the report. Bristol Motor Speedway […]

Major League Baseball is known for relying heavily on tradition and the World Series is the culmination of that approach. Now, Commissioner Rob Manfred’s league is taking the opportunity to change its World Series schedule for the first time in history. According to a report from Bob Nightengale on X, MLB will move up the […]

Major League Baseball created the World Baseball Classic to introduce a best-on-best tournament displaying the top baseball players on the planet against each other. While not nearly causing as much chaos as the FIFA World Cup, the WBC serves as a nation versus nation event where MLB and other professional players are pitting against each […]

The MLB is trying to right the gross injustices of its past with its latest decision, one that will vastly alter the record books. The statistics of players in the Negro Leagues will be integrated into the big league’s historical account, per Yahoo Sports’ Russell Dorsey. Stars who were banned from competing in the MLB […]

Rob Manfred’s net worth in 2024 is $40 million. The former Harvard Law School graduate now runs Major League Baseball as its commissioner. Let’s look at Rob Manfred’s net worth in 2024. What is Rob Manfred’s net worth in 2024?: $40 million (estimate) Love him or hate him, Manfred has done some outstanding things for […]

On June 25, 2029 Rob Manfred will officially step down from his role as MLB commissioner. While who will replace him is not yet known, Theo Epstein is making sure that he isn’t in consideration. Epstein has told friends and associates that he has, “absolutely no interest,” in the job, via Bob Nightengale of USA […]

As injuries to pitchers around MLB begin to pile up, the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA)’s executive director Tony Clark has publicly said he believes the league has put players in harm’s way by implementing and reducing the pitch clock before the 2023 season. Clark and the MLBPA said since the league reduced the […]

The MLB is experiencing a wide array of pitcher injuries to begin the season. Eury Perez and Shane Bieber are just two big names who are already ruled out for the entire season. Meanwhile, we wait to see what happens with Spencer Strider of the Atlanta Braves. Amid the slew of injuries, the MLBPA has […]

The passing of Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos has resulted in an outpouring of emotion and condolences from those in the baseball world and many other civic leaders — both in baseball and outside of it. Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred honored Angelos and paid his respect to his surviving family members. Commissioner Rob […]

Being the leader of any professional sports league is a tall task, and it’s a role that Rob Manfred has assumed with the MLB since he took over for Bud Selig back in 2015. While Manfred has been a divisive commissioner since he took over, he recently announced that he will be stepping down as […]

Longtime baseball executive Theo Epstein would reportedly “listen” to offers to become the next MLB commissioner after Rob Manfred. Epstein, who helped construct rosters so both Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs could end their historically long championship droughts, would be open at least a conversation about leading MLB, according to Evan Drellich of The […]

With Pitchers and catchers reporting for 2024 Spring Training, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred was asked to address some of the biggest topics and issues facing the game today. The one that is perhaps most noticeable at the current moment is the potential need for a free agency deadline, which Manfred discussed, per Bleacher Report’s Zach […]

There are different opinions on Rob Manfred as the MLB Commissioner, as there are with anyone with that job title for any sport. With that said, reports indicate that his time is coming to an end soon. Manfred will no longer be the Commissioner of the MLB in 2029, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. […]

The Oakland Athletics have been planning a potential move to Las Vegas for quite some time now, but Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao is intent on keeping the American League team in the Bay Area. According to Thao, the Athletics’ owner John Fisher is having serious difficulties with the Vegas move, which has led to further […]

The Oakland Athletics are still looking for a temporary home as they prepare to move to Las Vegas in 2028. The A’s need to find their temporary home soon, however. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred sent a stern warning to the team ahead of 2024 spring training, per Evan Drellich of The Athletic. “Rob Manfred said […]

The MLB owners unanimously approved for the Oakland Athletics to move to Las Vegas. The move is devastating for the city of Oakland and their sports fans, as every major sports team has now left the city. The Athletics will now join the former Oakland Raiders in Las Vegas. The Golden State Warriors are still […]

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred could potentially look into reseeding the MLB playoffs after the Atlanta Braves’ early exit this season. Manfred weighed in on the current MLB playoffs format in an interview with Chris “Mad Dog” Russo on Wednesday. “I think about all the things people raise kind of like fish hooks. Some of them […]

The “opener” is a term MLB fans have heard quite often in recent years. The strategy that originally gained traction with the Tampa Bay Rays and proceeded to make its way around the league drew mixed reviews. For those who may not be aware, the opener is a pitcher who starts a game for a […]

The Oakland Athletics are rumored to be moving to Las Vegas at some point. MLB owners are reportedly expected to vote on the A’s potential move in November, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today. “MLB owners are expected to officially vote on the A’s move from Oakland to Las Vegas at their owners’ meetings Nov. […]

There’s a chance that the Oakland Athletics won’t be the only MLB moving to a new city within the next few years. Maybe the Milwaukee Brewers will find a different home. The Brewers could at least start exploring the possibility of relocation if they don’t receive funding to make ballpark renovations, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s […]

MLB’s new rule changes might be one of the best things to happen to baseball since the 1998 Home Run Race between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. With the 2023 MLB trade deadline just a few days away, the league is in the midst of its biggest attendance increase in 25 years. MLB attendance is […]

MLB owners approved a four-year extension for the league’s commissioner Rob Manfred in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, ensuring that he will be the commissioner through at least the 2028 season, according to Alden Gonzalez of ESPN. As expected, MLB fans were not thrilled to hear the news. Rob Manfred has not been a popular commissioner. […]

With the Oakland Athletics just about set to relocate to Las Vegas, Oakland mayor Sheng Thao made a massive effort to reverse the course at the MLB All-Star Game. Thao met with MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and provided documents showing that the city has a plan to renovate the Athletics’ ballpark, according to Ken Rosenthal […]

The MLB is known for its long, rigorous season, consisting of an exhausting 162 games. The season, which can start in the last week of March, first week of April, continues all the way until sometimes the first couple days of October. That means that a typical MLB season, technically, is played in eight out […]

According to MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, there are two roadblocks keeping MLB expansion from happening at the moment. For Rob Manfred, who has been clear about wanting to expand MLB from thirty teams to thirty two teams, the two roadblocks involve the situations with the Tampa Bay Rays and Oakland Athletics. The Oakland Athletics have […]

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred ruffled some feathers with his initial remarks about the “reverse boycott” by Oakland Athletics fans on June 13. Over a week later, Manfred is clarifying his comments about the Athletics fans’ protest of ownership and the team’s impending move to Las Vegas. The Athletics more than tripled their average attendance with […]

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred has been criticized for many of his decision, perhaps most notably for not punishing any of the Houston Astros’ players who were involved in the team’s sign-stealing scandal. More than three years after Astros players admitted to banging on a trash can to notify hitters what pitch was coming, Manfred has […]

Robot umpires taking over the MLB won’t happen in 2024, per commissioner Rob Manfred via ESPN. The automatic ball-strike system (ABS) is being used in half of the games at the Triple-A level this season. MLB is unlikely to adopt the change next season. “I think there’s some sentiment among the group that we made […]