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Spring training still on hold; MLB owners OK with adding DH to National League

Commissioner Rob Manfred still hopes to start season on time.

Chicago Sun-Times

MLB players weren’t thrilled with Rob Manfred’s excuses for the prolonged lockout

Spring training is supposed to start next week.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Deesha Thosar: MLB delaying start of spring training is imminent as owners meet

NEW YORK — Commissioner Rob Manfred is scheduled to address the media on Thursday and is expected to deliver the biggest blow yet of the MLB lockout.

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MLB fans crushed commissioner Rob Manfred ahead of his upcoming press conference

What could go wrong?

USA Today Sports Media Group

Mike Bianchi: Welcome to Orlando, MLB owners: Now help us land the Tampa Bay Rays

Dear Major League Baseball owners and Commissioner Rob Manfred:

Orlando Sentinel

Trevor Bauer will not face criminal charges following sexual assault allegation

LOS ANGELES — After a five-month review of the Pasadena police investigation into allegations of sexual assault against him, Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer will not face criminal charges, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office determined Tuesday, a person with knowledge of the decision said.

Los Angeles Times

How a Labor Lawyer Sees MLB’s Latest Lockout Tactic

When Rob Manfred wrote his letter to “our Fans” on Dec. 2, he explained Major League Baseball’s decision to lock out the players as a tactic to “jumpstart the negotiations and get us to an agreement that will allow the season to start on time.” Then, the league went 43…

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MLB players union rejects owners’ request for federal mediator, urges league to meet at the table

NEW YORK — Twenty-one hours after Major League Baseball requested federal mediation, rather than issuing its planned counteroffer, the Major League Baseball Players Association rejected the league’s request.

Tribune News Service

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…

Tribune News Service

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.

Tribune News Service

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