Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts & Clayton Kershaw Among Most Popular MLB Jerseys Since Opening Day 2025
With the unofficial first half of the 2025 season coming to a close, MLB released their list of the best-selling player jerseys since Opening Day. It's again led by Shohei Ohtani at No. 1, and he's accompanied by three Los…
ABS Challenge System To Be Used During 2025 MLB All-Star Game
The Automatic Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system has not seen any use in the Majors since Spring Training, but it's going to make a special appearance in the MLB All-Star Game at Truist Park. The ABS system has been put through…
MLB & ESPN Resume Contract Negotiations For Reworked TV Rights Deal
Earlier this year, Major League Baseball and ESPN jointly announced they mutually agreed to end their TV rights deal after the 2025 season. ESPN has been the broadcast home of numerous MLB events for more than three decades, including "Sunday…
MLB Denies Intentional Changes Made To Baseballs For 2025 Season
As an attempt to address a surge in home runs, MLB made changes to the production of its game balls during the 2021 season. Rawlings, the manufacturer, was instructed to loosen the tension on the first of three wool windings…
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred Hopes To Find Replacement For ESPN’s TV Rights By All-Star Game
A big change is coming to the distribution of Major League Baseball games as ESPN’s TV rights contract will expire at the end of the 2025 season. The self-proclaimed “worldwide leader in sports” and MLB mutually agreed to opt out…
Rob Manfred Planning On Bringing ABS Challenge System To MLB Games In 2026
The Automatic Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system represents the latest evolution in the way baseball is to be played at the Major League level. With the ABS, home-plate umpires still are in charge of calling balls and strikes during games, but…
MLB Rumors: NBC Made Offer For ESPN’s TV Rights
Major League Baseball games have been distributed across several networks and streaming services in recent years, but a big change is on the horizon with ESPN's TV rights contract set to expire at the end of the 2025 season. The…
MLB Players Weekend 2025: Initiatives, Dates & Little League Classic
Last year, MLB Players Weekend made its return following a four-year hiatus that started after the 2019 season. The event is back again for 2025, scheduled to take place from Aug. 15-17, concluding with a matchup between the New York…
MLB Rivalry Weekend: Angels-Dodgers, Mets-Yankees & More
As the Los Angeles Dodgers continued their homestand Friday night with the annual Freeway Series matchup against the Los Angeles Angels, it coincided with the inaugural MLB "Rivalry Weekend." The new premise lends itself to logical pairings, in addition to…
Commissioner Rob Manfred Removes Pete Rose From MLB’s Permanently Ineligible List
Commissioner Rob Manfred implemented sweeping changes to MLB's ineligible list as it pertains to individuals who have passed away, including Pete Rose. Manfred concluded MLB's policy should now apply such that permanent ineligibility ends once the disciplined individual has passed…
Dodgers News: Dave Roberts, Teoscar Hernández Split On Changing NLDS Format
In 2022, MLB followed the trend of expanded playoff formats across professional sports with the addition of a third Wild Card team, bringing the total number of clubs that qualify for October baseball to 12. With MLB dating as far…
Former Dodgers All-Star Adrián González Participating In 2025 Home Run Derby X
MLB announced the continuation of their Home Run Derby X tour in 2025, with an expanded format amid stops in six cities throughout the United States from July through September. The event, which debuted in 2022 and previously underwent changes…
