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SeatGeek Wins $100 Million Deal To Resell MLB Tickets
Take a long look at the ticket windows at Marlins Stadium in Miami. They may be extinct soon, like the dodo. getty Major League Baseball has a new secondary ticket marketplace. Mobile platform SeatGee...
First Weekend Of Spring Training Shows Pitch Clock Shaving Nearly 30 Minutes Off Games
MLB’s new norm features a pitch clock. In the first weekend of Spring Training pace was up and total … [+] game time was nearly 30 minutes less than Spring Training in 2022. (Photo by Step...
Los Angeles Dodgers Hope To Replace Lost Offense With Veteran Offseason Acquisitions
Boston – May 19: Boston Red Sox left fielder J.D. Martinez (28) walks to the dugout after flying out … [+] in the 1st inning. The Boston Red Sox host the Seattle Mariners in an MLB game at...
MLB Could See A Painful Lockout When Labor Deal Expires, And That’s Just The Start
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred is grappling with a dramatic change in the media rights landscape that … [+] is likely to alter the way the league does business, and set the stage for nasty labor n...
Major League Baseball Has New Rules And Ways To Watch Games In 2023
To quicken the pace of games, beginning this season, MLB pitcher will be required to pitch a ball … [+] within 15 seconds or within 20 seconds with a runner on base. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty...
Will The New York Yankees Find Stability In Left Field This Spring?
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 3: Aaron Hicks #31 of the New York Yankees runs against the Detroit Tigers … [+] during the fourth inning at Yankee Stadium. (Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images) Getty I...
Streaming Innovations Are A Top Priority Amid Diamond Sports Group Fiasco
Los Angeles Angels right fielder Jo Adell throw the ball back into the infield after making a catch … [+] against the Texas Rangers during the third inning of a baseball game, Friday, April 15, ...
New York Yankees Hope Friendly Competition Benefits Duo Of Elite Starting Pitchers
New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole delivers against the Seattle Mariners in the first inning of a … [+] baseball game, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Copyright ...
Major League Baseball’s Expansion Paradox
Portland has looked to expansion or relocation for a Major League Baseball team dating back to the … [+] early 2000s. But costs and challenges with regional sports networks may make expansion by...
New York Yankees And Gleyber Torres Demonstrate Prudence In Avoiding Arbitration
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 23: Gleyber Torres #25 of the New York Yankees celebrates his walk-off … [+] RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat the Cleveland Guardians 5-4 a...
Elite Talent Exists When It Comes To Arbitration-Eligible Starting Pitchers
PHOENIX, ARIZONA – AUGUST 08: Zac Gallen #23 of the Arizona Diamondbacks pitches against the … [+] Pittsburgh Pirates at Chase Field on August 08, 2022. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images) G...
MLB 2022 Luxury Tax Payrolls Exceed $5 Billion For First Time; Six Clubs Pay Penalties
Over $5 billion was paid out to players in Major League Baseball in 2022 in the form of salaries, … [+] bonus, and other benefits. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) Getty Images Total compensatio...
Juan Yepez May Offer A “Break-Out” Season For The St. Louis Cardinals
ATLANTA, GA – JULY 06: Juan Yepez #36 of the St. Louis Cardinals in the dugout against the Atlanta … [+] Braves in the fifth inning at Truist Park on July 6, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Pho...
Former Braves Executive John Coppolella Has MLB Lifetime Ban Lifted
Former Atlanta Braves GM John Coppolella, pictured here in 2015, was recently reinstated by baseball … [+] commissioner Rob Manfred after receiving a lifetime ban. Associated Press In November 2...
All The Details Of Dodgers Releasing Trevor Bauer
Trevor Bauer has been released by the Dodgers. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images) Getty Images What has largely been expected has happened. Ahead of a 6pm deadline, the Los Angeles Dodgers have rele...
Los Angeles Dodgers Are Designating RHP Trevor Bauer For Assignment
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 12: Trevor Bauer #27 of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks on after giving … [+] up a hit to Joey Gallo #13 of the Texas Rangers during the fifth inning at Dodger...
MLB Will Drop FTX Patches For Umpires In 2023, But Partnership Dilemma Remains
The FTX logo on umpire uniforms will stop in 2023 as the cryptocurrency exchange company is mired in … [+] scandal. But MLB fully extracting themselves from a large sponsorship deal is a thornie...
Pitcher Trevor Bauer Reinstated After MLB Suspension Reduced By Independent Arbitrator
Trevor Bauer pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers in June 2021. Bauer’s MLB suspension for violating … [+] the Joint Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Policy was reduced by an independe...
In A Reverse Course, Yasiel Puig Plans To Plead Not Guilty In Federal Illegal Gambling Case
Yasiel Puig, when he was a member of the Dodgers in 2017. Associated Press Yasiel Puig made an appearance at the recently-concluded Major League Baseball winter meetings in San Diego, the Cuban-born f...
How MLB’s Business And Labor Perfect Storm Created $1.77 Billion Of Player Contracts In Less Than A Week
MLB contract agreements during the 2022 Baseball Winter Meetings approached $2 billion. getty It won’t happen every year. It may not happen again for some time. But a confluence of factors created a r...
Baseball Hall Of Fame Unanimously Rewards Fred McGriff’s 19 Seasons Of Excellence
CHICAGO – 1997: Fred McGriff of the Atlanta Braves bats during an MLB game against the Chicago Cubs … [+] at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois during the 1997 season. (Photo by Ron Vesely...
Rewards Likely Outweigh The Risks As Texas Rangers Sign Jacob deGrom
New York Mets’ Jacob deGrom looks on before a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Monday, … [+] Aug. 22, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Corey Sipkin) Copyright 2022 The Associated Pr...
With Addition Of Wild Card Teams, MLB 2022 Postseason Shares Hit Record $107.5 Million
Players and owners benefited from the addition of Wild Card teams, pushing the total “shares” of the … [+] postseason to the players to a new record. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon ...
Justin Verlander’s Free Agency Defies Logic Thanks To Stellar 2022 Season
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – NOVEMBER 03: Justin Verlander #35 of the Houston Astros delivers a … [+] pitch against the Philadelphia Phillies during the first inning in Game Five of the 20...
Cody Bellinger Confronts New Reality Thanks To Non-Tender Decision
Los Angeles, CA – October 12: Los Angeles Dodgers Cody Bellinger tosses his bat after striking out … [+] during the second inning in game two of the NLDS against the San Diego Padres at Do...
Brent Suter Heads West; Adrian Houser Reaches Deal For 2023
Brent Suter posted a 3.51 ERA in seven seasons with the Brewers, while also becoming a favorite in … [+] the clubhouse and among fans thanks to his outgoing personality. (Photo by David E. Kluth...
Efficient Athleticism Defines Trea Turner’s Success Over Past 2 Seasons
San Diego, CA – October 15: Los Angeles Dodgers Trea Turner bunts for a single during the seventh … [+] inning in game 4 of the NLDS against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on Saturday,...