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• Dodgers News: Commission Rob Manfred Says Salary Deferrals ‘Can Become Problematic’

The Los Angeles Dodgers have made headlines for the organization’s decision to utilize deferrals when signing players. In a recent interview, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred weighed in on the Dodgers’ use of deferrals. “Deferrals at some point can become problematic,” Manfred said to Chris O’Gorman. “Historically, we did have one franchise, Arizona, that got itself …...2024
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• Rays response to Stadium Funding approval: “More money please!”

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images Local politicians have given the Rays organization hundred of millions of dollars. Why stop now? After two hurricanes ravaged the Tampa Bay area, local politicians decided to take a rare moment of introspection and ask an important question: Does the local government really want to give a multi-billion dollar private company hundred of millions of dollar...2024
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• The Tampa Bay Rays got their county stadium funding, but they don’t seem real happy about it

Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images This gets curiouser and curiouser. The Tampa Bay Rays, as you know, are in a real conundrum regarding where they’ll be playing after 2025. Their home, Tropicana Field, had its roof destroyed by Hurricane Milton in October. It took a while, but they have an agreement to play their 2025 schedule at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa. A...2024
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• Is MLB expansion the cure to baseball’s lack of offense?

Brad Penner-Imagn Images Baseball is an ever changing landscape of late, but would expansion solve one of its biggest issues? Baseball had an offensive explosion in 1994, in retrospect, a chemically-aided jolt to the game. Lost among the plethora of dingers whizzing out of ballparks was the run at a .400 batting average by Padres batting champ Tony Gwynn. Far from a steroid-inflated Adonis...2024
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• Outside the Confines: Too much good stuff

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images MLB issues its report on pitching injuries. The conclusions are obvious and the solutions are not. The Yankees rebuild. Why are free agent contracts booming? And how to set a date for a baseball player’s wedding. Good morning. Major League Baseball released a report on pitching injuries. The tl;dr explanation is that increased velocity and spin are the prima...2024
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• County Commission votes to approve bonds

Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Stop me if you’ve heard this before..... The Pinellas County Commission voted today to approve $312 million in bonds backed by proceeds from the county’s Tourist Development Tax. This at least in theory puts the Gas Plant stadium deal back on track. The Commission’s vote was 5-2 in favor of approving the bonds. The two no vot...2024

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• Rob Manfred concedes that inning requirements for starters won't solve problems, but he has another idea

The MLB commissioner wants to increase the use of starting pitchers without seeing injuries skyrocket...2024
• Is the Golden At-Bat coming soon to baseball?

Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Imagine having the choice to see Ronald Acuña Jr. having the bat in his hands for every big late at-bat with the game on the line. Sounds like a golden idea, right? Maybe, maybe not! By now, I’d imagine that you’ve all heard about or read Jayson Stark’s article over on The Athletic about the “buzz” surrounding the idea that Major League Baseball may ad...2024
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• MLB’s proposed ‘Golden At-Bat’ idea is both neat and stupid as hell

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images A weird, proposed rule is drawing closer to a reality. It’s a tight game in the 7th between the Dodgers and Padres. Tied 3-3 it could be anyone’s game. Los Angeles has the bases loaded, one out left, with Max Muncy and his .232 batting average set to take the plate. The Dodgers call to the umpire that they’re using their “Golden At-Bat.” Now Shohei Ohtani i...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 28, 2024

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images Will the Royals bring back Michael Lorenzen? David Lesky looks at potential free agent pitching targets for the Royals. Michael Wacha I don’t need to tell you who or what Wacha is. It sure seems like the Royals want him back and he’d like to come back. He’s likely going to opt out of his $16 million player option for 2025, which makes sens...2024
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• Rays Tank: Fernando Valenzuela dies; Tropicana Field analysis due in November

Photo by Bob Riha, Jr./Getty Images Manfred wants to keep the Rays in Tampa Bay while the Trop is unplayable. Good luck! Dodgers great Fernando Valenzuela has passed away. We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of former Dodgers great Fernando Valenzuela.“Fernandomania” swept through baseball in 1981 when the 20-year old rookie sensation began the season 8-0 with a 0.50 ERA. The ...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Goodbye to a legend

Photo by Bob Riha, Jr./Getty Images Dodgers legend Fernando Valenzuela passes away. A World Series preview and other MLB news. We were all set to celebrate the World Series and the first Yankees/Dodgers Fall Classic since 1981. But first, we have to say goodbye to one of the heroes of that World Series of 43 years ago. The Los Angeles Dodgers mourn the passing of legendary pitcher Fern...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 21, 2024

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The Royals have options. Kevin O’Brien at Royals Reporter looks at the contract options for Royals players. While Wacha will undoubtedly opt out of his deal, it will be interesting to see what approach the Royals take regarding a possible Wacha contract offer/extension. The Royals could offer Wacha a three-year deal, perhaps around the $60 million market val...2024
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• MLB Playoffs: National League Preview

Mookie Betts and Shohei Ohtani helped lead the Dodgers to the top seed in the NL. Is this the season where they break through and return to the World Series. It took a controversial decision by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and a devastating hurricane but finally, we have a set National League postseason field for the 2024 Playoffs. How about that doubleheader, huh? After 162 games, six teams are...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Does MLB need a “Golden” rule?

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if baseball should consider a “Golden” at-bat rule. Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the grooviest gathering of night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in out of the cold. The conversation is warm in here. Let us check your coat. We still have a few tables available. Bring your own be...2024
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• This Day in MLB History: March 16

MLB History 1900 - Ban Johnson announces that an American League team will be placed in Chicago to ensure the stability of the league. In an agreement with National League officials, the AL club will be placed on the south side of the city and will be called the Chicago White Stockings. 1907 - The Detroit Tigers agree to trade Ty Cobb to the Cleveland Naps in a deal for Elmer Flick but Cleveland’...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 16, 2024

Ok, that’s pretty funny | Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images There are baseball players doing real baseball things in Arizona and Florida! Baseball is back (!), which means Anne Rogers newsletter is back! She looks at three storylines for this spring: Vinnie Pasquantino’s return to the lineup It’s been eight months since Pasquantino appeared in the Royals’ lineup after rig...2024
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• Brewers' David Denson Hopes Coming Out Paves Way to Achieving MLB Dream
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Fifty-Six Reasons to Pay Attention in Spring Training
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• Yogi Berra, MLB Icon and War Hero, Was One of Sports' Most Unforgettable
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"Former New York Mets general manager Billy Eppler was suspended through the 2024 World Series on Friday by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, who concluded he directed the team to fabricate injuries to create open roster spots."

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"MLB has extended commissioner Rob Manfred through January 2029, which puts him in line to guide the owners through another round of collective bargaining."

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"Rob Manfred: He doesn't hate baseball; he wants to save it"

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"Seven-inning doubleheaders and starting extra innings with runners on second are likely to be dropped by MLB after this season, commissioner Rob Manfred said Tuesday."

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"Pete Rose is again asking commissioner Rob Manfred to take him off the league's ineligible list, citing his lack of punishment for Astros players in the sign-stealing scandal."

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"Commissioner Rob Manfred is now threatening to walk away completely if…"

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"Major League Baseball will implement new pace of play rules for the 2018 season, Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Monday, but there will be no pitch clock this season."

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"Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel has been suspended without pay for the first five games of the 2018 regular season by Major League Baseball, Commissioner Rob Manfred announced on Saturday afternoon before Game 4 of the World Series."

2016
"Major League Baseball hopes to play its first regular-season games in London in 2017, Commissioner Rob Manfred said in an interview with The Associated Press."

2015
"MLB commissioner Rob Manfred says he has received a formal request from Pete Rose asking that his lifetime ban be lifted and that he will consider the all-time hits leader's request."

2014
"Rob Manfred has been given a five-year term as baseball commissioner when he succeeds Bud Selig in two months."

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• Outside The Confines: Juan Soto signs with New York (Mets)

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Juan Soto signs a record deal with the Amazin’s. Willy Adames goes to the Giants. Other free agent signings and a preview of the Winter Meetings. Good morning. Late-breaking news last night. And it’s beginning to look a lot like the Winter Meetings. Last night, free agent outfielder Juan Soto agreed to a record 15-year, $765 million deal. There is no def...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Who would you want to take the most important Golden At-Bat for the Cubs?

Aramis Ramírez walks off the Brewers The late night coffee shop engages in hypotheticals Welcome to the late week pop-up coffee shop that serves all the beverages imaginable to get you through your week. Are you looking for that late night scotch as the clock ticks into Friday or that first cup of coffee as the sun rises? Whatever your pleasure, we’ve got it all — along with some incredibl...2024
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• Wednesday Rockpile: Who would be the Rockies’ Golden At-Bat?

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, December 4, 2024 It’s 2018; the Colorado Rockies are in the Wild Card showdown against the Chicago Cubs. There are two outs in the top of the 13th inning and after two-out singles from Trevor Story and Gerardo Parra, the Rockies are looking to break the 1-1 tie and put themselves in a position to move to t...2024
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• Could the Tampa Bay Rays be headed out of Florida?

StadiumPage.com Based on what happened last week in St. Petersburg, the answer could be “Yes.” There’s an ongoing saga, as you know, regarding where the Tampa Bay Rays will be playing going forward. There was a deal nearly all settled for a new Rays stadium to be built in St. Petersburgh and opening in 2028, before Hurricane Milton not only blew the roof off of Tropicana Field but might ha...2024
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• SB Nation Reacts: Who’s going to sign Roki Sasaki?

Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images A fair number of respondents to the survey chose the Cubs. Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across Major League Baseball. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Chicago Cubs fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Now that the MLB non-tender deadline has passed, thoughts ...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for November 22, 2024

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images We still love ya Bobby! David Lesky has a top 25 Royals prospects list with Jac Caglianone at the top. The question becomes where he plays and if he pitches. My gut is he doesn’t pitch at the big league level and probably not for long in the minors, but he certainly wants to do it. Is he a reliever who gives a little roster flexibility? Maybe! But if he’s...2024
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• Friday Rockpile: 8 possible sponsorships for the Rockies

Photo Illustration by Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, November 21, 2024 Last week, I wrote about the symbiotic benefits of the Rockies partnering with a company and putting that company’s logo on the uniform sleeve. Outside of giving the team a revenue boost to compensate for a loss in TV dollars, the company would get a d...2024
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• Rays response to Stadium Funding approval: “More money please!”
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• The Tampa Bay Rays got their county stadium funding, but they don’t seem real happy about it
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• Is MLB expansion the cure to baseball’s lack of offense?
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• County Commission votes to approve bonds
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• Could the Tampa Bay Rays be headed out of Florida?
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• MLB releases some details about the Spring Training ball and strike challenge testing

MLB Network It’ll be a bit different than it was in the minor leagues. Last month, I posted about the ball-and-strike challenge system being used in the Arizona Fall League and that MLB was going to test it further during Spring Training next year. In this article in The Athletic, Evan Drellich has some details about how that system will be used next spring. The key points are, per the art...2024
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• Rays response to Stadium Funding approval: “More money please!”
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• Outside the Confines: Too much good stuff
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• County Commission votes to approve bonds
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• Outside The Confines: Juan Soto signs with New York (Mets)
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• Could baseball experiment with a “Golden At-Bat”?

Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images Could you send your best hitter up when he’s most needed? In Game 5 of the series-deciding ALDS against the Yankees, the Royals had their backs up against the wall in the seventh inning. Down 3-1, Tommy Pham smacked a two-out single to give the Royals some hope at a comeback against a tiring Gerrit Cole. Unfortunately they had their #8 hitter, Kyle Isbe...2024
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• Could the Tampa Bay Rays be headed out of Florida?
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• Outside The Confines: MVP History made

Photo by Dustin Satloff/MLB Photos via Getty Images Two unanimous repeat winners! With the announcement of the 2024 MVP winners, there may have been no surprises, but there was also a historical moment made. Aaron Judge got his second MVP award, while Shohei Ohtani collected his third, and their unanimous wins put them in rarified company, and certainly put them in the conversation to be c...2024
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• The Diamond Sports bankruptcy is settled. Where does this leave MLB teams for local TV?

Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images The state of local baseball broadcasting is still in flux. I’ve been covering the continuing saga of the bankruptcy of Diamond Sports, which at one time had rights to about half of MLB teams’ local broadcasts, for some time. Evan Drellich of the Athletic reported last week that the bankruptcy case was settled, and that will leave six teams...2024
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• Rose uses Astros saga to ask for reinstatement
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• Gurriel suspended for first 5 games in 2018
Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel has been suspended without pay for the first five games of the 2018 regular season by Major League Baseball, Commissioner Rob Manfred announced on Saturday afternoon before Game 4 of the World Series. Gurriel was seen making an inappropriate gesture toward Dodgers pitcher Yu Darvish in the second inning of Houston's 5-3 win in Game 3 of the World Series on Friday....2017
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• Gurriel suspended for first 5 games in 2018
Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel has been suspended for five games during the 2018 regular season by Major League Baseball, Commissioner Rob Manfred announced on Saturday afternoon before Game 4 of the World Series. Gurriel was seen making an inappropriate gesture toward Dodgers pitcher Yu Darvish in the second inning of Houston's 5-3 win in Game 3 of the World Series on Friday....2017
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• Rob Manfred 'not confident' there will be a 2020 MLB season, says it's 'just a disaster for our game'
After the latest exchange of proposals, the MLB commissioner is expressing doubt about a season being played...2020
• Red Sox Fire Alex Cora
The Red Sox announced Tuesday evening that manager Alex Cora will not return as their manager in 2020. The news comes one day after MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announced the results of his investigation into the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal, wherein Cora was revealed to be one of the architects of Houston’s trash-can system. The Red…...2020
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• 3 Opening Day games to be played on first Sunday
Opening Day 2016 will feature a combined seven national ESPN telecasts -- three on Sunday, April 3, and four on Monday, April 4 -- Commissioner Rob Manfred announced on Thursday at the end of Major League Baseball's quarterly Owners Meetings in Dallas....2015
• 3 Opening Day games to be played on first Sunday
Opening Day 2016 will feature a combined seven national ESPN telecasts -- three on Sunday, April 3, and four on Monday, April 4 -- Commissioner Rob Manfred announced on Thursday at the end of Major League Baseball's quarterly Owners Meetings in Dallas....2015

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• Baseball history unpacked, April 26

Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday to Kosuke Fukudome, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow as they unfold over the course of...2024
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Why Won't Anyone Take a Chance on Yoenis Cespedes?
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• The Tampa Bay Rays got their county stadium funding, but they don’t seem real happy about it
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• County Commission votes to approve bonds
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• Golden Batters Fill My Eyes
Commissioner Rob Manfred is talking about a golden batter rule, as introduced by the Savannah Bananas. Before I talk about the rule, I want to take a bit of an exception to this: Time for a forced removal of Manfred…pitch clock was good, everything else a disgrace. Extra inning runner, helmet ads!!, constantly changing postseason […]...2024
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• Rob Manfred addresses speculation about ‘Golden At-Bat’ rule change

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred responded to speculation that the league might be considering a new “Golden At-Bat” rule....2024
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• Rob Manfred wants MLB to have a ‘Golden At-Bat’. This is an incredibly bad idea

Getty Images Come on, Commissioner. Josh already posted about this topic in BCB After Dark earlier this morning, but this idea was making the rounds Monday, so I thought I’d have at it myself. Some of Commissioner Rob Manfred’s rule changes for Major League Baseball have been really good ideas. The pitch timer, for example. Look what it’s done for the lengths of MLB games the last couple o...2024
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• SB Nation Reacts: Who’s going to sign Roki Sasaki?
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• Royals Rumblings - News for November 22, 2024
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• Outside The Confines: No baseball at Tropicana until 2026

Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The damage report for the Rays’ stadium is back, and it’s grim. One of the biggest stories of the offseason isn’t where Juan Soto will sign or which team will land Roki Sasaki, it’s the devastation of Tropicana Field, and whether the Rays would be able to play at home in 2025. The answer is finally known, and in short: No. The...2024
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• 2024 World Series: Predicting the winner of Yankees vs Dodgers in the Fall Classic

Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Which team will emerge victorious from this heavyweight fight? The highly anticipated 2024 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees is set to kick off tonight at 8:08 pm on FOX. The Yankees, unquestionably the most popular and most successful franchise in Major League Baseball, are making their first World Series appearance si...2024
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