Rob Manfred said Thursday that he will retire from his role as commissioner of Major League Baseball at the end of his current term. “I’m done at the end of this contract,” Manfred said on The Craig Carton Show. “I’ve told them that and I’m going to stick to it.” Manfred’s term will end on July 29, 2029. He was re-elected by the teams in July of...
With a labor deal set to expire in December 2026, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred is trying to convince players to agree to a salary cap, according to Evan Drellich of The Athletic on Thursday. Bruce Meyer, second in command of the players’ union, said the players are skeptical that is in their best interests. “The pitch is like, ‘Hey, this is really good for the players,”...
Good morning, Mets fans! Despite injuries to their starting rotation throughout the season, the Mets lead MLB in team ERA. The Mets rotation is rolling, but New York’s staff is getting some reinforcements to help make their pitching attack even stronger. Frankie Montas has begun making rehab starts and now Sean Manaea is expected to make his first rehab start for High-A Brooklyn this...
If you’re watching a game this spring, you may see a pitcher or batter double-tap their head during a game. But what does that mean? Welcome to the first-ever use of robot umpires and the automated ball-strike system (ABS) at the major league level. The ABS is similar to what you see on television when you watch a game and the broadcast shows the exact location of a pitch. This system, using a...
The tributes continue to pour in from throughout the baseball world for Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, who would have turned 66 on Christmas Day. The all-time stolen base leader played for nine teams in his 25-year career, including the Mets in 1999-2000. Commissioner Rob Manfred “For multiple generations of baseball fans, Rickey Henderson was the gold standard of base stealing and...
Imagine the Mets were trailing by a run with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the ninth and a slumping six-hole hitter in a 2-for-35 stretch was due up. Now imagine Carlos Mendoza replacing the batter with Francisco Lindor. Not as a pinch hitter. But with a new rule called the “golden at-bat.” “There are a variety of (rule change ideas) that are being talked...
Upon further review, take your base. That could be the call come spring training when MLB will test a ball-strike challenge system, commissioner Rob Manfred told Jack Curry of the YES Network on Monday. The commissioner said the move comes after he spent three years talking to players in clubhouses gathering feedback on the idea, which has been tested in the minor leagues. “Overwhelmingly,...
Mets outfield prospect Drew Gilbert will hopefully have a long career with many memorable highlights, but no matter what he will always be remembered as the answer to a bit of trivia: Who was the first player to ask for a challenge using the automated check swing system? Gilbert offered at a 3-1 pitch in the second inning of an Arizona Fall League game on Tuesday night. The third base umpire...
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred spoke to the media on Thursday, detailing various changes coming to the majors. The headlining idea was the installment of the Adjusted Balls and Strikes system (ABS) to the majors in the future. “There’s a growing consensus in large part based on what we’re hearing from players that the challenge form should be the form of ABS,” Manfred...
MLB expanding to 32 teams is an inevitability, according to owners, high-ranking league sources and other team personnel who spoke to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Nashville and Salt Lake City are seen as potential candidates. The expansion is unlikely to happen until the early 2030s, Passan reported. MLB is currently more focused on the Diamond Sports Group bankruptcy (the company owns the TV...
Good morning, Mets fans During a press conference, MLB commissioner Robert Manfred announced that he would resign on January 2029. On his decision to step down, Manfred said “You can only have so much fun in one lifetime. I have been open with them (the owners) about the fact that this is going to be my last term.” Over the summer, it was announced that Manfred’s term would...
Good morning, Mets fans! Major League Baseball is introducing a brand new showcase for top prospects around the league to show off their talent, titled “Spring Breakout.” The event will put each organization’s best prospects against each other in a game that will be part of a doubleheader with a regularly scheduled spring training game. MLB is looking to use this as an...
