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Rob Manfred appears poised to net a rather nice extension to remain the MLB Commissioner. The report suggests that he will stick around in office for a long time, which is good for some people but dreadful for others. While many of…

The Major League Baseball Players Association is asking the league to make tweaks to the new pitch clock rule before the playoffs arrive.Should Northwestern have fired Pat Fitzgerald before the hazing scandal? | Agree to…

The 2023 MLB Draft began with a round of boos directed at commissioner Rob Manfred on a sunny evening at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. Manfred appeared visibly annoyed at the chorus as he attempted to welcome the assembled fans in front of…

Rob Manfred does not seem to be brimming with confidence that the Arizona Diamondbacks are going to stay in Phoenix forever.During Thursday’s owners meetings, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred opened up a new can of worms when it comes to…

I don’t like to be fatalist, or wave a white flag to unchecked capitalism. I want to believe, at some point, that the fans’ voice matters. That the runaway chase for profits and growth that ignores and bulldozes everything around it…

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said that a vote on the Oakland Athletics' potential move to Las Vegas could take place when owners meet in New York next month.The Athletics recently agreed to use land on the southern end of…

Commissioner Rob Manfred spoke with reporters Thursday about several topics, including the Athletics’ ongoing plans to build a new ballpark in Las Vegas and move the franchise from Oakland, via Susan Slusser and Tim Kawahara of the…

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred won’t even allow Bryce Harper to receive extra time on the pitch clock to help protect himself from further injury.Philadelphia Phillies superstar Bryce Harper made an unreal recovery from offseason Tommy John…

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred called for a significant change to MLB player contracts, albeit one that will be a non-starter to the MLBPA.Speaking at the Sports Business Journal’s World Congress of Sports conference in Los Angeles…

This year’s MLB Opening Day feels different than recent iterations because the media doesn’t have (most of) its usual talking points to complain about. The rule changes are going to shorten the games, discontinue the dialog about shifts,…