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MLB, Union Consider Which 2020 Rule Changes to Renew
The Major League Baseball players and owners have opened up preliminary discussions about renewing or replacing some of the controversial rules that were adapted for the…
Luhnow Sues Astros as MLB Seeks to Keep Lid on Scandal
Eleven months after being unceremoniously suspended by Major League Baseball for alleged involvement in an electronic sign-stealing scandal and then swiftly fired—with…
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Clark Says MLBPA Ready for Full Season as Union Disputes Owners’ Debt Claims
Despite an unprecedented 60-game schedule, a neutral site World Series, and a disturbing increase in the rate of coronavirus cases and related deaths across the U.S.…
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MLB Commissioner Manfred Says Minor League Negotiations Have Been “Slowed Down”
Major League Baseball hasn’t reached a new agreement with Minor League Baseball even though the old one has expired, Commissioner Rob Manfred told Sportico in a recent…
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MLB Debt Totals $8.3 Billion as Manfred Mulls Options for Next Season
ARLINGTON, Tex. – Major League Baseball’s 30 clubs have amassed an unprecedented $8.3 billion of debt from their various lenders and will post $2.8 billion to $3 billion…
Turner Extends MLB Deal for $3.75 Billion and Expanded Regular and Postseason Coverage
Three months after Turner Sports first hashed out the terms of its new media-rights deal with Major League Baseball, the seven-year extension is now officially locked…
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MLBPA’s Clark Says “Unprecedented Times,” and United Players Will Shape Labor Negotiations
The 1981 midseason players’ strike cost Major League Baseball 50 days and 713 games. The 1994 strike squandered the end of that season, including the playoffs and World…
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