Tag: MLB

MLB Owners Unanimously Approve 5-Year Contract Extension For Commissioner Rob Manfred

MLB owners unanimously approved a five-year contract extension for commissioner Rob Manfred. The new deal is set to take him through the 2024 regular season...

MLB Scientific Study On Increased Home Run Rate Doesn’t Find Significant Changes In ‘Regularly Measured’ Ball Properties

MLB released the results of a scientific study on the potential causes of the home run upswing since the 2015 season...

MLB, MLBPA Statements After Sports Gambling Becomes Legalized By Supreme Court

Monday marked a monumental day in sports, as the United States Supreme Court voted 7-2 to overturn a longstanding...

Major League Baseball, Facebook Announce Broadcast Agreement To Exclusively Stream 25 Games

Major League Baseball and Facebook announced an expanded partnership for the 2018 season that grants the social...

MLB Rumors: Idea Of Being Able To Send Any Batters To Plate In 9th Inning Being Discussed

Major League baseball has put a big emphasis on pace of play in recent years in an effort to keep the casual fan engaged...

MLB Limiting Non-Pitching-Change Mound Visits, But Pitch Clock Not Included In Pace Of Play Changes For 2018 Season

MLB announced pace of play initiatives that will go into effect for the 2018 season, with the biggest change being...

MLB Owners Unanimously Ratify Posting System, Clearing Final Hurdle For Shohei Ohtani

A week ago, Major League Baseball, its Players Association and Nippon Professional Baseball league agreed on...

MLB Declares 12 Braves International Prospects Free Agents, Gives John Coppolella Lifetime Ban

The MLB concluded their investigation on the Atlanta Braves breaking international amateur signing rules and the...

MLB, Players Association And NPB Agree On Posting System, Clearing Way For Shohei Ohtani

Major League Baseball, the Players Association and NPB have reportedly reached an agreement on a posting system...

MLB To Begin Streaming Select Games Live On Facebook

Since taking over as the commissioner of Major League Baseball in 2014, Rob Manfred has looked for ways to improve the...

MLB Approves New Rules For 2017 Season, Eliminating Intentional Walk Process

With the Opening Day of the 2017 season just about one month away, Major League Baseball recently came to an agreement...

MLB Approves Change To Bypass Throwing 4 Pitches For Intentional Walk

In recent years Major League Baseball and commissioner Rob Manfred have attempted to improve the pace of play by...