MLB’s Manfred Defends Antitrust Exemption, Cites Minor League Costs
In a 17-page letter sent to the chair and ranking member of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee last Friday, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred vigorously defended baseball’s…
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Casey Close Takes Doug Gottlieb to Court Over Freeman Tweet
Excel Sports Agency’s Casey Close sued radio host Doug Gottlieb for libel on Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The lawsuit…
Trevor Bauer MLB Suspension to Cost Him $60 Million as Appeal Looms
Major League Baseball has suspended Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer for 324 games, the equivalent of two full seasons, after a sexual assault investigation by…
MLB, MLBPA Rack Up Legal Win in ‘Vexatious’ Elk Supplement Case
MLB and MLBPA sometimes disagree on questions of law, but the two concur on one point: They’re tired of being sued by a former minor league pitcher who claims they…
Ex-Met Harvey Details Cocaine Use, MLB Drug Culture in Skaggs Death Case
Former Angels and Mets pitcher Matt Harvey took the witness stand on Tuesday in the federal trial of Eric Kay and chronicled an extensive drug culture within baseball…
MLB’s Labor Talks Remain Stalled as Big Spending Dodgers Hang On
According to Scott Boras, the Los Angeles Dodgers are the epitome of how a Major League Baseball franchise should be run, and baseball’s most powerful agent believes the…
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Tony Clark: Finally a Hall of Famer, Marvin Miller Lives on in MLB Clubhouses
Today’s guest columnist is Tony Clark, executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association. In the mid-1990s, I got my first taste of Major League…
MLB Keeps DH and Expanded Playoffs on the Negotiating Table
Neither the universal designated hitter nor expanded playoffs were a part of the 2021 health and safety protocols announced this week by MLB and the MLB Players…
MLB’s 2021 Rules: NL DH Thrown Out but 7-Inning Doubleheaders Stay
There will not be a designated hitter in the National League this season nor an extended postseason format, Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association…
MLB Season to Start on Time After Union Rejects Owners’ Proposal for Delay
The Major League Baseball Players Association on Monday night rejected a proposal from the owners to delay the start of the season by a month and reduce the schedule to…
Spring Training Likely Open In Mid-February, MLB and Union Say
With pitchers and catchers slated to report to spring training camps in a little more than five weeks, it’s becoming increasingly likely that the date of Feb. 16 in…
MLB Treads Lightly Into 2021 With Normal Spring Training Subject to Change
As part of the virtual Winter Meetings earlier this month, Major League Baseball’s 30 managers took part in a Zoom call with the commissioner’s office that focused on…
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