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AI could help pick Major League Baseball's next big star

Combine prospects are judged using a new system from Uplift Labs.

Fortune

Is reduced, 154-game schedule key to more series in Europe? MLB's Rob Manfred wonders.

LONDON — As Major League Baseball looks to expand its presence in Europe and play more games abroad, a solution to doing that in the middle of a season could playing fewer games overall.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

From Yankees caps to unbuttoned jerseys, MLB is hoping fashion fuels interest in France

Major League Baseball wants to grow in Europe and is looking for ways to connect with the local fans

The Independent UK

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London in thrall to baseball as Chicago Cubs and St Louis Cardinals make MLB return worth the wait

Major League Baseball has had a painfully long wait to make its London return.

Evening Standard

Chicago Cubs’ Marcus Stroman wants MLB to be embraced globally after London trip

The 32-year-old is one of the sport’s most dynamic and expressive personalities both on and off the mound.

The Independent UK

MLB London: Chicago Cubs beat St. Louis Cardinal as Justin Steele ties his season-high strikeout tally

Crowd of 54.662 is Major League Baseball’s largest this season

Evening Standard

St. Louis Cardinals avoid unwanted MLB first despite Chicago Cubs drubbing at London Series

The St. Louis Cardinals were battered by the Chicago Cubs on Saturday night in Major League Baseball's first trip to London since the Covid-19 pandemic, and the Cubs almost shut their arch-rivals out

Daily Mirror

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Aaron Judge set for yet another spell on sidelines as New York Yankees star makes injury claim

New York Yankees superstar slugger Aaron Judge has revealed that his previous injury was more severe than originally diagnosed, seeing the Yankees star sidelined for a longer duration.

Daily Mirror

Major League Baseball aiming for London foothold as Chicago Cubs and St Louis Cardinals face off

The Route 66 rivalry takes centre stage this weekend as MLB finally returns to the capital after four years away

Evening Standard

Major League Baseball chief stresses London commitment on UK return

The New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies will face each other in the capital next summer.

The Independent UK

MLB commissioner on "special affinity" for baseball in UK and lessons learned from NFL

Major League Baseball returns to London this weekend, and commissioner Rob Manfred has been speaking about the future of the sport in the UK and what lessons the league has learned from the NFL

Daily Mirror

In its push for more Black players, MLB hopes results are on the horizon from grassroots efforts

The percentage of Black players in Major League Baseball has been on the decline for decades, but prospects at MLB's Draft Combine this week think that may soon change

The Independent UK

Why are the Texas Rangers the only MLB team without a Pride Night?

The Texas Rangers are the only one of the 30 teams in Major League Baseball that aren't hosting Pride Night during a game in June as part of Pride Month

The Independent UK

Bankrupt Diamond Moves to Cut the MLB's Diamondbacks Loose From Bally Sports Arizona

Like the San Diego Padres, the club likely will soon be working with Major League Baseball to present their own local telecasts

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Daily Mirror

Inside West Ham's MLB transformation with London Stadium set for permanent changes

West Ham's London Stadium will play host to Major League Baseball this weekend, and the home of the Europa Conference League champions won't be the same after

Zenger

Jewish Infielder Spencer Horwitz Shines In MLB Debut For Blue Jays

Horwitz hits a single, bats in a run, and gets walked twice in Toronto's 11-7 loss to the Rangers in his MLB Debut for Blue Jays.

Sports Illustrated

Manfred Regrets Decision to Grant Astros Players Immunity in Cheating Probe

The fate of Houston players involved in the now-infamous sign-stealing scandal could have been very different.

The Independent UK

MLB sued by 17 ex-scouts who say they were discriminated against because of their age

Seventeen former Major League Baseball scouts who say they were discriminated against because of their age have sued the league, its teams and Commissioner Rob Manfred

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Tribune News Service

Patrick Reusse: Twins fail in many ways — and it starts with the deals they’ve done

Major League Baseball decided to bring more excitement to its product by playing with an enlarged golf ball for the 2019 season. The Twins took advantage of this by hitting an all-time record 307 home runs and winning 101 games in the regular season.

Tribune News Service

Giants to play at Willie Mays’ former Negro Leagues home in 2024

It’s been 75 years since Willie Mays first played at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Ala., for the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro Leagues.

Chicago Sun-Times

Alabama’s Rickwood Field, the country’s oldest ballpark, will host MLB game honoring Negro Leagues

The game will also honor Hall of Famer Willie Mays, a Birmingham native who began his professional career with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1948.

Tribune News Service

Yankees know A’s fans are hurting after years spent in Montreal and Oakland

Brad Wilkerson remembers feeling “pretty emotional” on Sept. 29, 2004.

Tribune News Service

Adam Minter: Baseball fans should root for gambling’s expansion

The next time your favorite baseball team negotiates a nine-figure deal for an injury-prone pitcher, blame the oddsmakers. They’ll soon be the source of cash upon which baseball depends to sustain the sport’s lofty pay packages.

Los Angeles Times

Bally Sports' troubles could transform how fans watch sports

LOS ANGELES — Major League Baseball turned to its preferred voice of pomp and circumstance, Bob Costas, to make a major announcement two weeks ago.

Chicago Sun-Times

Homers will be a bit harder for Cubs, Cardinals to hit in London

The center field wall will be 392 feet from home plate, seven feet deeper than four years ago, as part of changes that Major League Baseball said came about because of some seat restructuring at London Stadium.

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