2025 Baseball Hall Of Fame Voting: Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia & Billy Wagner Elected
Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player to gain entry into the National Baseball Hall of Fame when he was elected by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America as part of the 2025 class alongside CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner.…
MLB Postseason Narrative Reached 12-Team College Football Playoff
When the MLB postseason expanded to its current format in 2022, it was followed by two Octobers in a row in which teams that won their respective division and earned a first-round bye were immediately eliminated. In 2022, the first…
Farhan Zaidi: Building Giants To Compete With Dodgers Presented Challenges
Farhan Zaidi had an enormous challenge in front of him when he became the San Francisco Giants' president of baseball operations in 2018. Not only was he in charge of turning around an organization that had severely underperformed the past…
Rob Manfred: MLB Study Ties Pitcher Injuries To Velocity & Spin Rate
Great strides have been made in the world of sports science over recent years, resulting in increased career longevity and general improvements in the skills of professional athletes. One example in MLB is that it has never been easier for…
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred Doesn’t Believe Innings Requirement Will Benefit Starting Pitchers
Major League Baseball has implemented a number of different rule changes in recent years, including a pitch timer, defensive shift limits and larger bases. Each of the changes was with the goal of improving the sport's popularity, and have largely…
Farhan Zaidi Praises Dodgers For Use Of Deferrals
The New York Mets gave Juan Soto the largest contract in MLB history when the two sides agreed to a 15-year, $765 million deal that broke the record Shohei Ohtani held when he signed his 10-year, $700 million contract with…
Rob Manfred Details MLB’s Progress With ABS Challenge System
While potential new changes like a golden at-bat and mandatory minimums for starting pitchers seem to be no more than fantasy at this point, there could be more tangible change on the horizon for MLB's rulebook. That process is going…
Walker Buehler: Free Agency ‘A Waiting Game’ Until After Holidays
MLB free agency got off to a fast start this offseason, with Juan Soto, Blake Snell, Willy Adames and Max Fried among the top players to sign contracts either before or during the Winter Meetings. There has been a flurry…
Dodgers Owner Mark Walter Part Of MLB’s Economic Reform Committee
While MLB has implemented significant changes to its on-field product over the past few years, there have also been events behind the scenes on the business side of the sport that could have ramifications when the current collective bargaining agreement…
Dodgers Paying Record Luxury Tax Bill For 2024 Season
Although Major League Baseball does not have a hard salary cap, the competitive balance tax (CBT) is in place to both deter bigger market teams from consistently spending at higher rates while also benefiting the smaller market clubs. Commonly referred…
Roki Sasaki Posted & Negotiating Window Open For MLB Free Agency
Roki Sasaki was officially posted for MLB free agency by the Chiba Lotte Marines after the application was approved by the league. Sasaki's posting window to begin negotiating with teams opened at 2 p.m. PT on Tuesday, Dec. 10. All…
Rob Manfred Not In Favor Of MLB Adding Golden At-Bat Rule
Major League Baseball has implemented a number of different rule changes in recent years, including a pitch timer, defensive shift limits and larger bases. The door has been left open for additional rule changes to come to MLB, such as…
