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...
Rob Manfred gave further insight on the investigation against Billy Eppler and the Mets before the start of Game 1 of the World Series. Manfred stated that the investigation into Eppler’s alleged misuse of the injured list questioned the integrity of the game and that Major League Baseball always prioritizes cleaning up the game. “Whenever we have a complaint about an issue that arguably...
The Baltimore Orioles made news earlier in the week when they suspended broadcaster Kevin Brown for saying on-air that the Birds had not fared well recently against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Many play-by-play announcers from other teams verbally flogged Orioles management for this decision, including the Mets’ Gary Cohen. To make this story even more bizarre, Brown was asked...
Good morning, Mets fans! Late on Wednesday night, the Angels made the first big move of the trade deadline as they acquired White Sox starting pitcher Lucas Giolito and relief pitcher Reynaldo López. In return for the California native, Chicago landed the Angels’ second and third-ranked prospects in catcher Edgar Quero and left-handed pitcher Ky Bush. Giolito has a 3.79 ERA on the season...
On Wednesday, Major League Baseball put out a news release announcing that the Major League Clubs have extended commissioner Rob Manfred’s contract for a third term. The extension will continue Manfred’s tenure through July 29, 2029, which would make it 15 years on the job. John Stanton, who is chairman and managing partner of the Seattle Mariners and was selected to chair the...
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred spoke to the media during the All-Star break, and a key topic was one that people may expect, the new rules implemented for the 2023 season. It is important to note that prior to the 2022 season (before the new Collective Bargaining Agreement was signed), MLB formed a competition committee to oversee the on-field product. This committee was tasked...
Good morning, Mets fans! On Wednesday, MLB officially released their international schedule for the 2024 season, which included the Mets for the first time in nearly 15 years. However, this did not come as a surprise as commissioner Rob Manfred announced that the Mets would take on their divisional rival Phillies in London during this year’s London Series between the Cubs and Cardinals....
Yesterday was the Fourth of July, a time for national celebrations, fireworks, and backyard barbecues. On the baseball calendar, it’s also a good time to assess how the season is shaping up, since July 4 is generally closer to the statistical halfway point than the All-Star break. In years past, the adage was that the team in first place on July 4 would win the pennant (back when there...
Good morning, Mets fans! Bill Shaikin and Mike DiGiovanna of the LA Times report that a group of formerly employed veteran scouts are suing Major League Baseball, accusing MLB of age discrimination and “blacklisting” older scouts. The lawsuit, which names commissioner Rob Manfred, the league office, and all 30 major league clubs as defendants, claims that MLB used the pandemic and...
It’s been well documented that 2023 will be a year of significant on-field changes for Major League Baseball. This season, we will see the debut of larger bases, pitch clocks, and shift restrictions, as well as an encore performance of increased enforcement of the balk rule. Now, MLB has taken a step toward what may be sweeping changes in the game’s revenue structure and is planting...
