In brief Sorare, the maker of an NFT fantasy soccer game, will launch a Major League Baseball fantasy game this summer. The firm has partnered with both MLB and the MLB Players Association. Sorare bui...
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Baseball Makes Its Product International
Before the first big-league game played in London, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox line up … [+] for the National Anthem. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) Getty Images Baseball...
Baseball Fans Should Enjoy Every Minute Watching The Remarkable Shohei Ohtani
Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani smiles in the dugout before the team’s baseball game against the … [+] Baltimore Orioles on Saturday, April 23, 2022, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/M...
Baseball Faces Uphill Battle Showing ‘Just Cause’ For Trevor Bauer 324-Game Suspension
DENVER, CO – APRIL 2: Starting pitcher Trevor Bauer #27 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after … [+] giving up a two run home run to Ryan McMahon of the Colorado Rockies during the sevent...
As Baseball Attendance Fades Concerts Step Up To Fill Stadiums
Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day performs on stage in concert (Photo by Martin Philbey/Redferns) Redferns It has long been the highest aspirational goal for touring acts to graduate to a stadium tour...
$500 Million Contract Is Inevitable As New Revenues Fuel Major League Baseball
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 08: Juan Soto #22 of the Washington Nationals takes a swing against the New … [+] York Mets at Nationals Park. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) Getty Images O...
Trevor Bauer Receives Record 324-Game Ban From Major League Baseball; Dodgers Pitcher Says He Will Appeal
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer was handed a record suspension by baseball commissioner Rob … [+] Manfred. ASSOCIATED PRESS Major League Baseball announced Friday that Los Angeles Dodge...
Trevor Bauer Files Lawsuit Against Female Accuser; Still Awaits Decision From Major League Baseball
Trevor Bauer, in one of his last starts for the Los Angeles Dodgers during the 2021 season, before … [+] he was placed on paid administrative leave, a non-disciplinary designation. MLB Photos vi...
Charlie Blackmon? So Pete Rose Should Be In Baseball Hall Of Fame Like Now
LAS VEGAS, NV – DECEMBER 15: Former Major League Baseball player and manager Pete Rose speaks … [+] during a news conference at Pete Rose Bar & Grill to respond to his lifetime ban fro...
Texas Rangers Baseball Team Joins Hands with Crypto Firm Trade the Chain
The Texas Rangers Baseball Club has joined hands with global trading community Trade the Chain, making it the first crypto firm to be associated with a baseball club. Trade the Chain will provide spon...
How Major League Baseball Could Crack $11 Billion In Revenues In 2022
The business of Major League Baseball will increase in 2022 and reach pre-pandemic levels that … [+] should exceed the record revenues seen in 2019. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) Getty Images...
With Pay Soaring For MLB’s Elite, The Sport’s Biggest Agent Is Eyeing Team Owners For More
Scott Boras represents seven of the 10 highest paid players in baseball this season. Kiyoshi Mio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images If you’re still wondering why baseball was almost canceled this year, ...
Free-Agent Frenzy Shakes Up Top 10, With A New Record At No. 1
As MLB emerges from a three-month lockout, its ten top earners are set to collect $377 million combined this year, an all-time high. Major League Baseball and its players’ union spent three months arg...
Thanks To A Show-Stopping 2021, Shohei Ohtani’s Endorsement Earnings Tripled In A Year
Shohei Ohtani blasted 46 home runs and struck out 156 batters in 2021, sending his popularity skyrocketing. Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images The latest sign of Shohei Ohtani’s importance to M...
Health Will Be Key For These Three Players In 2022 Baseball Season
Minnesota Twins’ Byron Buxton reacts after hitting a two-run home run during the fifth inning of a … [+] baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Oct. 3, 2...
Eduardo Perez Excited For Turn In Sunday Night Baseball Booth
Eduardo Perez will be an analyst this season on ESPN’s revamped Sunday Night Baseball broadcast … [+] team. ESPN It seems Eduardo Perez was born to be a baseball player. The son of Hall of...
Corona Reaches Sponsorship Deal To Become ‘Official Cerveza Of Major League Baseball’
Corona and Major League Baseball have entered into a new sponsorship agreement ahead of the 2022 … [+] regular season Corona With the 2022 Major League Baseball season about to get underway, the...
MLB reaches $125 million sponsorship deal with Capital One
Fernando Tatis Jr. #23 of the San Diego Padres runs past third base in the 8th inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 18, 2021 at Petco Park in San Diego, California. Matt Thomas | San Diego ...
Yankees Hit $6 Billion As New CBA Creates New Revenue Streams
MLB is introducing ads on uniforms and expanding its postseason, helping drive up the average value of its teams to a record $2.07 billion. BY MIKE OZANIAN AND JUSTIN TEITELBAUM Major League Baseball ...
Ultimately Gary Sanchez Just Ran Out Of Time With The New York Yankees
New York Yankees’ Gary Sanchez gestures as he runs the bases after hitting a two-run home run during … [+] the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers Wednesday, Sept. 2...
Major League Baseball Is Back, But International Draft Remains A Divisive And Unresolved Issue
Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred has in the past advocated for an international draft. The players’ … [+] union has until late July, 2022 to decide on whether or not one should be impleme...
NFT fraudsters hack the Twitter account of an ESPN baseball reporter
The digital asset sector has grown significantly over the past year, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have stood as assets that have seen a high level of adoption. While this adoption can be good for pr...
ESPN’s baseball reporter’s Twitter account hacked by NFT scammers
In what ESPN Major League Baseball reporter Jeff Passan called the “biggest news day” of his life, scammers hijacked his Twitter account to promote an NFT giveaway. With the MLB and the Players Associ...
With Baseball Lockout Over, Freddie Freeman Should Find A Home Fast
Freddie Freeman brandishes the 2021 World Series trophy he helped the Atlanta Braves win. (Photo by … [+] Megan Varner/Getty Images) Getty Images With baseball training camps opening Sunday, Fre...
Mickey Mantle recorded $471K from Baseball Card NFT sale
In an OpenSea auction, an NFT of the iconic 1952 baseball card of New York Yankees star Mickey Mantle, sold for 175 ETH (around $471,000). The auction tops NBA Top Shot’s record sales of $230,000 and ...
Baseball Players Association Rejects MLB’s Final Offer—Effectively Canceling Opening Day
Topline Following a months-long lockout filled with negotiations, Major League Baseball team owners and the Players’ Association were unable to come to an agreement on a new collective bargaining agre...
Owners could delay Opening Day if no labor deal by Monday
An official MLB baseball sits on top of an MLB game-used base with a lock and chain around it to represent the lockout between Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Major League Baseball Players Associa...
Major League Baseball Must Achieve Collaboration When It Comes To Unlocking Spring Training
The main parking lot at the Los Angeles Angels Tempe Diablo Stadium remains closed as pitchers and … [+] catchers are not starting spring training workouts as scheduled as the Major League Baseb...