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Jason Mackey: 10 questions to explain baseball's ongoing labor talks
Between the Steelers' tumult, Pitt's ACC title, the Penguins' metronomic dominance and ownership change, existing frustration over MLB's flawed economic structure or the fact that we're talking about an argument between millionaires and billionaires during a global pandemic, it was easy to ignore baseball's lockout, if not flat-out preferred.
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Bill Madden: With help from Rob Manfred, David Ortiz gets free pass into Hall of Fame, while others are held to a higher standard
NEW YORK — After wading through the muck of steroids cheats, drug dealer associations, lurid sexual harassment charges, and an alt-right extremist who once called for their lynching, the Baseball Writers Association Tuesday bid good riddance to Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa and Curt Schilling on their ballot, dealt a major body blow ...Read more
Bill Shaikin: Barry Bonds didn't make the Hall of Fame. Get over it.
LOS ANGELES — Neither his name nor his greatest accomplishment are hidden. On the official website of Major League Baseball, he is immortalized as owner of the sport’s most cherished record, atop the all-time home run list: Barry Bonds, 762.
There is no asterisk by his name, even though steroids enhanced his performance enough for him to ...Read more
Hall of Fame elects David Ortiz, snubs Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens in final try
LOS ANGELES — David Ortiz, primarily a designated hitter who helped the Boston Red Sox win three World Series after an 86-year drought, was the only player elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday.
Snubbed for a 10th and final time by the Baseball Writers Association of America were all-time career and single-season home run leader ...Read more
Chase Utley says Jimmy Rollins 'no doubt' belongs in the Baseball Hall of Fame
It was probably on the first day of his first spring training, Chase Utley said, that he first met Jimmy Rollins. Or maybe it was the summer before when Utley stopped by Veterans Stadium after being drafted in 2000 by the Phillies.
“Actually, I don’t recall the first time,” Utley said with a laugh. “That’s a long time ago.”
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Ben Frederickson: MLB and NFL are apples and oranges, but America's pastime should borrow these plays from America's most popular league
One is a juggernaut on a heat-seeking missile’s path for more (of everything), and it is powered by an audience that cannot get enough. The rocket may crash one day, but it's not going to be tomorrow, so full speed ahead.
The other is losing its grip on a romantic national pastime label as it retreats toward becoming a regionalized sport that...Read more
Billy Eppler, Buck Showalter confident in new coaching staff and state of the Mets: 'I know we're good'
To listen to Billy Eppler and Buck Showalter discuss the team they are building is to listen to a pair of men gushing with confidence, sometimes even bordering on arrogance.
Part of it is earned, to be sure. Eppler has done everything right in the offseason, but the offseason is not where he’ll ultimately be evaluated. And Showalter comes ...Read more
MLB, players' union schedule second meeting amid labor negotiations: reports
In today’s Major League Baseball labor negotiation news: there is no deal, but there is another meeting.
The Monday meeting in Midtown between the league and the players’ union ended with the slight step forward of scheduling another meeting, according to multiple reports. The sides will reconvene on Tuesday, marking the first time in these...Read more
Jim Souhan: How about a robot arbitrator to settle MLB's dispute?
While the NFL dominated the sports landscape the past two weekends, Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association continued to dawdle and damage their own popularity.
Negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement between baseball's owners and players are set to resume Monday, but there have been no indications that either side ...Read more
Mike Baxter is forever linked to Johan Santana's no-hitter, but the legendary catch came with a hefty price
NEW YORK — Kids in Queens have dreamt about it for generations.
Late-game situation. No-hitter intact. Friday night home game. Ball headed your way.
Mike Baxter, a Queens Whitestone native and graduate of Archbishop Molloy High School, found himself in that situation on June 1, 2012. Johan Santana was eight outs away from completing the ...Read more
Larry Stone: The MLB lockout hurts everywhere but especially in Seattle where hope has rarely been higher
SEATTLE — On Nov. 30, the Mariners announced the signing of reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Robbie Ray to a five-year, $115 million contract.
On Dec. 1, the Mariners introduced Ray with great fanfare at a T-Mobile Park news conference, with a beaming general manager Jerry Dipoto calling it "a great day for the Mariners."
On ...Read more
Analysis: How might Orioles' changes at Camden Yards affect number of home runs? Here's what we found.
BALTIMORE — Of the changes that have happened throughout the Orioles organization over the past handful of years, perhaps none is as certain to be long-lasting as the team’s decision to alter the left-field dimensions at Camden Yards. But for several reasons — “everything from the ball that Major League Baseball decides that we’re ...Read more
Why did the Rays' Montreal plan get rejected?
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — About the only thing Rays principal owner Stuart Sternberg could think Thursday was that Major League Baseball didn’t want to be the first league having a team split its home games between two markets.
Otherwise, he had no good guesses — and was not given any specific reasons — why the eight-owner executive ...Read more
John Romano: Tampa Bay is rid of the in-laws in Montreal, but has a stadium mess at home
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Thursday was a great day for baseball fans in Tampa Bay. Presumably. Well, possibly. OK, hopefully.
Major League Baseball’s stunning rejection of the sister city plan is a godsend for fans who abhorred the idea of sharing the Rays with Montreal, and it is complete vindication for everyone who insisted the concept ...Read more
Ex-MLB pitcher Sergio Mitre sentenced to prison for 2020 murder of toddler in Mexico
Former Yankees pitcher Sergio Mitre is going to be behind bars for a long time after he was convicted of murdering his ex-partner’s daughter.
Mitre was convicted of femicide after raping and murdering the 22-month-old girl named Ines after his July 2020 arrest and trial.
The heinous hurler was sentenced Wednesday night to between 40-to-60 ...Read more
Dodgers GM Brandon Gomes found his calling during his many stints in the minors
LOS ANGELES — You won't find the most influential stat of Brandon Gomes' playing career on the back of any baseball card.
During five major league seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays between 2011 and 2015, the right-handed reliever racked up 173 appearances, 144 strikeouts and a 4.20 ERA. He was part of two teams that reached the postseason. He ...Read more
MLB kills Rays' split-city plan with Montreal
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Rays’ proposed plan to split seasons in Montreal has been killed by Major League Baseball officials, creating even more uncertainty about the team’s long-term future in Tampa Bay.
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred informed Rays principal owner Stuart Sternberg on Tuesday that the league’s executive council rejected...Read more
Everything you need to know about Rays, Montreal and stadiums
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Feeling a little overwhelmed by the Rays news that there will be no split season with Montreal? Wondering what this means for Tampa Bay’s baseball team? We’ve got your answers here:
— So what the heck happened?
MLB’s executive council rejected the Rays request to move forward with the sister city plan with ...Read more
Scott Lauber: MLB lockout: When must a deal be struck to avoid a delayed spring training or regular season?
PHILADELPHIA — Never mind the six weeks of radio silence from Major League Baseball, or the lead balloon proposed by the owners last Thursday, or the saber-rattling that is sure to ensue once collective bargaining picks up for real over the next few weeks. Baseball fans, especially those with midwinter vacation plans to Florida or Arizona, ...Read more
Mark Bradley: In a lockout winter, let's discuss Andruw Jones and the Hall of Fame
ATLANTA — It being January, this would be a fine time to assess offseason additions made by the 2021 world champion Braves. Here goes: In November, they acquired reliever Kirby Yates and catcher Manny Pina. That's about it.
As for Freddie Freeman: If he re-signs with the Braves, that'll be great; if he doesn't, it will be less great. How's ...Read more
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