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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 · Jun 23, 2023

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 · Jun 23, 2023

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 · Jun 23, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023

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 · Jun 20, 2023

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.

Tribune News Service · Jun 20, 2023

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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 20, 2023

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 · Jun 20, 2023

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.

Tribune News Service · Jun 17, 2023

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.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 17, 2023