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On Tuesday, more baseball fans caught a glimpse of a Pittsburgh Pirates game than they likely have all season. But it did not really have much to do with baseball per se. Pirates second baseman Rodolfo Castro was caught with a cell phone as he was running the bases. According to MLB on FOX reporter […]

The issue of minor league player wages has gripped the MLB world. Most recently, the MLB was ordered to pay $185 million to current and former minor league players to settle a federal class action lawsuit involving allegations of alleged violations of minimum wage laws. Ahead of the MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday, commissioner Rob […]

The Oakland Athletics are struggling in 2022 on the baseball field. However, their field condition has been called into question as well. The Athletics are expected to either move out of Oakland or get a new stadium in Oakland soon. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred recently dropped a brutally honest assessment of the Oakland Coliseum, per Bob […]

The MLB has been criticized for several years regarding the pay for minor league players. Those paying their dues in the minors make hundreds of thousands of dollars less than those making the minimum in the big leagues. However, things might change. The MLB agreed to a $185 million settlement in the Senne v. MLB […]

It was announced on Friday that MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred has added both Albert Pujols and Miguel Cabrera to the All-Star Game a week from Tuesday. A new part of the collective bargaining agreement between MLB and the Player’s Union has given the commissioner the power to name an additional player to each team that […]

Baseball might be America’s past-time, but it’s now the third-least popular sport in the country. With constant changes in the MLB, it isn’t always easy to draw the huge audiences that the NFL and NBA do. Then there’s another aspect of it: Everybody believes commissioner Rob Manfred is making baseball more boring and is only […]

The Oakland Athletics and Tampa Bay Rays each have MLB stadium deals expiring in three and five years, respectively, meaning a decision must be made soon about each club’s future destination. Many have longed to see the Rays move on from Tropicana Field, a dark and gloomy domed stadium that has posted some of the […]

MLB’s baseballs are dead. What exactly does that entail? The home run rate is universally down across the league in 2022 compared to 2021 and year’s past. The dead ball expression references the “Dead Ball Era” of the early 1900’s. While 2022’s situation isn’t quite that bad, MLB players and media are taking notice of […]

The New York Yankees could find themselves embroiled in a sign-stealing scandal within as little as seven days. The Yankees Letter, an infamous document that has been sealed by courts that allegedly contains evidence of sign-stealing being covered up by MLB and Brian Cashman, is set to be released next Thursday, per Evan Drellich of The […]

The MLB offseason was very tumultuous, with a lockout that lasted 99 days. The MLB owners locked the players out, both figuratively and literally. In an attempt to get the players to negotiate to their liking, the owners enacted the lockout on December 2nd. It lasted until March 12 when both sides finally reached an […]

MLB is hiring former Cy Young award wining pitcher CC Sabathia as a special assistant to commissioner Rob Manfred, per Bob Nightengale. According to Nightengale, Sabathia’s role will focus on the following, “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, social responsibility, youth participation and broadcasting.” Sabathia's role will focus on player relations, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, social responsibility, […]

All is well that ends well in the MLB as the new season is set to start. Or is it? The lockout was a deeply contentious one as team owners and players went back and forth about the collective bargaining agreement. The issue also brought to light the various issues the MLB has been facing, including […]

It is safe to say that Rob Manfred and the MLB players are not on the best of terms despite the lockout coming to an end. There are plenty of different players who called Manfred out during the lockout and his reputation is quite tarnished within the league. But Manfred is reportedly working to re-establish […]

The New York Yankees could find themselves mired by a scandal just before the onset of the 2022 MLB regular season. According to Brendan Kuty of NJ.com, a court has ruled that a previously unopened letter, which allegedly shows proof MLB covered up the Yankees’ sign-stealing scheme, be unsealed. The court denied the team’s appeal […]

St. Louis Cardinals all-star pitcher Adam Wainwright is known being a great teammate off of the field. His kindness and generosity have been well-documented over the years. However, he is also not someone to mince words and is willing to make his opinion known. Wainwright recently expressed his frustration with MLB commissioner Rob Manfred by […]

The MLB regular season is already set to be shortened, and if no resolution between the MLBPA and MLB owners is reached soon, more games could be canceled. Despite the lack of optimism surrounding the situation, there’s still a sliver of hope that the full 162-game regular season can be played in 2022. According to […]

After Major League Baseball and Rob Manfred announced the decision to cancel another week of regular-season games on Wednesday, the MLBPA issued a fiery statement in retaliation. In their address, the MLBPA blasted the decision from MLB ownership to further delay Opening Day and cancel another slew of games, calling it “completely unnecessary” and sharing […]

The MLB lockout has already claimed a week of regular season games, with seemingly no end in sight as both parties continue to point the finger at the other. However, there was another slight glimmer of hope when the MLB announced a last-ditch effort that could have possibly saved a full season, laying out some […]

On Tuesday, the MLB and the Player’s Union were unable to come to an agreement ending the lockout. The self-imposed deadline of 5pm ET passed and thus regular season games have already been canceled. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred then revealed his official statement, detailing exactly what the league tried to change, as well as what […]

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred revealed on Tuesday that after the failed negotiations between owners and the MLBPA, the first two series of the regular season will be canceled. In addition to the cancelation of games, Manfred made a damning declaration about paying players during the lockout, revealing that the league has zero intention of paying […]

It is truly a terrible day for the sport of baseball. MLB and the MLBPA failed to reach an agreement after the owners submitted a (rather bogus) “last and final” offer to the players amid their lockout negotiations. The players unanimously rejected their proposal, showing just how far away the owners’ so-called last-ditch effort was. […]

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Noah Syndergaard is not happy with the lack of progress made in the MLB lockout negotiations. While the owners and MLBPA continue to go back and forth in their discussions, with little headway, players are continuing to grow more and more frustrated. Syndergaard seems to have reached his boiling point on […]

The MLB lockout has frustratingly raged on, despite the MLBPA and the owners consistently meeting for talks. The negotiations between the two sides haven’t advanced very far, forcing the league to cancel Spring Training games. Now, the MLB has announced a hardline date for regular season games to be canceled, via Fox Sports MLB. A […]

Former New York Yankees legend Goose Gossage is a baseball purist through and through. To say he’s not happy with the changes MLB has adopted over the past few years is an understatement. In a recent interview with USA Today, Gossage didn’t hold anything back when delivering his fiery opinion on various topics, including the […]

The MLB has been in a lockout since December 2. Now, with Spring Training season right around the corner, fans are wondering if and when the season will start. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred held a press conference on Thursday to discuss the current situation in the league as baseball season approaches. In the press conference, […]

The recent updates regarding the status of the CBA negotiations between the MLBPA and MLB cast a glum outlook on the 2022 season. With Spring Training almost sure to be delayed, there’s a serious worry as negotiations fail to progress that these delays could impact the regular season. Players’ frustrations are beginning to mount and […]

The MLB lockout talks took a dramatic twist when it was announced that the owners wanted to get a federal mediator involved with no signs of progress being made. This major announcement came just days after MLBPA leader and star pitcher Max Scherzer had expressed frustration with the owners’ stance amid the lockout. The MLBPA […]

Following some progress on Monday, the Major League Baseball Player’s Association and league officials met again on Tuesday. According to FOX Sports’ Jeff Passan, there was some traction made to end the current lockout. However, there is still a very long way to go. Labor talks are over. Here's what happened. – MLB agreed to […]

This Major League Baseball offseason has been very different that most of them. On December 2nd, 2021, the MLB locked out the players. With the league’s collective bargaining agreement with the players expired, the two sides attempted to negotiate a new deal after the season. However, the they did not come close to reaching a […]

The MLB lockout has droned on with little news to report, leaving fans of the sport to wonder whether any progress has been made in talks between the MLBPA and the owners. ESPN MLB reporter Jeff Passan reports that the “MLB is working on proposals to bring to the table”, though there is still no […]

On Tuesday, in a completely unexpected turn of events, MLB Network–owned my MLB–fired its highest-profile reporter, Ken Rosenthal for what appears to be…simply doing his job. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred has not been a very successful boss during his seven years on the job since taking over for the respected Bud Selig and Rosenthal was […]

There is an ongoing lockout in the MLB, but baseball grabbed headlines Monday night when it was revealed that the MLB Network decided to let go of veteran reporter Ken Rosenthal. It was something that got plenty of buzz on social media, many of which blame commissioner Rob Manfred as the primary reason why Rosenthal […]

Ken Rosenthal has been fired from MLB Network due to previous criticism of Major League baseballs commissioner, Rob Manfred. Rosenthal made some comments in 2020 about how Manfred must strike a deal with the players and the MLB players union or his legacy is ruined. MLB Network was not fond of that. Firing somebody due […]

The Utah Jazz are approaching the NBA trade deadline with little flexibility due to the current construction of their roster. Their current core from the previous seasons are back in harness to try and overcome the hump to finally reach the NBA Finals. They are currently third in the Western Conference behind the Golden State […]

The MLB is officially in a lockout after the owners and the Players’ Association failed to come to terms on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. Thus, free agency is on hold, players are no longer allowed to work out at their team’s facilities, and effectively, the league is on pause. Well, in a rather bizarre […]

The MLB has entered a lockout, the first of its kind in 26 years. Commissioner Rob Manfred took shots at the Player’s Association in a letter to the fans earlier Thursday morning. He later spoke point-blank about the lockout, offering an eight-word truth bomb on what it means for baseball. Manfred on lockout: “It’s not […]

The MLB lockout, the league’s first work stoppage in 26 years, began early Thursday morning as the CBA expired with no new deal in place. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred released a letter to fans explaining the state of affairs, though the letter contained some barbs directed at the MLBPA, who responded in turn with some […]

The current Major League Baseball free agency period features discussions that are more important than which players are switching teams. With the MLB’s collective bargaining agreement coming to an end on December 1st, the possibility of a lockout still looms. According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, commissioner Rob Manfred addressed these concerns. He referenced the lockout […]

With some teams electing to change their nicknames in recent years (see the Cleveland Guardians) due to offending groups, the Atlanta Braves have been one team brought up numerous times as it pertains to a potential name change. Count MLB commissioner Rob Manfred on the side of keeping the name “Braves” for Atlanta’s hometown team. […]