Tigers' Miguel Cabrera, at age 39, selected to his 12th All-Star team CHICAGO — Looks who's going back to the All-Star Game for the first time since 2016. Tribune News Service · Jul 8, 2022
The wife of ailing Orioles owner Peter Angelos met with MLB commissioner after her son’s lawsuit questioned her leadership BALTIMORE — A week after one son’s lawsuit described her as isolated and indecisive, the wife of ailing Orioles owner Peter Angelos and her other son met with Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, who was reassured about her oversight of the team as part of her control over her… Tribune News Service · Jul 5, 2022
Cubs players, manager react to Rob Manfred’s MLB robo-ump plans Cubs catcher Yan Gomes, who is opposed to an automated strike zone, says the “best thing in baseball” is the human element. Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 1, 2022
MLB thinks ‘robo-umps’ could automate pitch counts by 2024 It's part of a broader shift to speed up the pace of the game and draw in more viewers for a league that's been in steep decline. Input · Jun 30, 2022
Yooooo, Rob Manfred: Hurry the heck up with the robot umps! The MLB boss has some good news about robot umps. USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 30, 2022
MLB may introduce robot umpires with an automated ball-strike zone by 2024 Baseball fans will have to wait a little bit longer to see robot umps. USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 30, 2022
St. Pete mayor reopens talks on future of Rays stadium site The mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida, is reopening talks about the future of the Tropicana Field site where baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays play their home games The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2022
Manfred Said It’s ‘Ridiculous’ People Think He Hates Baseball He touched on some of the criticisms and hate he has gotten recently. Sports Illustrated · Jun 29, 2022
Padres farmhands getting at look at robo umps, pitch clocks in El Paso The confidence Trent Grisham has in his strike-zone judgment is likely why his career on-base percentage is nearly 100 points above his batting average ... and also why he's been among the league leaders in called strike threes since becoming a regular with the Padres. Tribune News Service · Jun 27, 2022
Theo Epstein is leaving Chicago 2 years after leaving the Cubs. Here’s how he spent his final weekend in the city. He gone. Chicago Tribune · Jun 20, 2022
Blackburn burnishes All-Star credentials as A’s end dismal trip on positive note Oakland A’s right-hander Paul Blackburn might not have been quite as efficient Thursday as he was in his previous start, which was arguably the best of his Major League career. Tribune News Service · Jun 16, 2022
Commissioner Rob Manfred says ‘time has come’ for Rays stadium solution NEW YORK — Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred didn’t quite start the clock on resolution of the Rays’ ongoing pursuit of a new stadium in the Tampa Bay area before considering relocation options, but he appears to be at least checking the batteries. Tribune News Service · Jun 16, 2022
Rob Manfred Addresses Automated Strike Zone for 2023 Season With more scrutiny than ever on balls and strikes calls, the commissioner addressed on how likely we are to see an automated zone in the near future. Sports Illustrated · Jun 16, 2022
MLB: Galarraga call stands, commish says in response to Monmouth law students DETROIT — Time may heal most things, but it rarely changes the circumstances. Tribune News Service · Jun 4, 2022
Chicago Tribune · Jun 2, 2022 Paul Sullivan: For the sake of the game — and our sanity — Mike Trout needs to resign as fantasy football commissioner CHICAGO — There should be no question Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout needs to resign as commissioner of his fantasy football league.
USA Today Sports Media Group · May 12, 2022 Rob Manfred is apparently content with letting the horrific umps ruin MLB, which stinks for all of us Yooooo MLB, your umps stink!
Sports Illustrated · May 3, 2022 A-Rod Reveals Five Things He’d Change About MLB Have you ever wondered what it would be like if the baseball legend was commissioner?
Los Angeles Times · Apr 30, 2022 Bill Plaschke: MLB is right to suspend Trevor Bauer. Now the Dodgers need to banish him from team LOS ANGELES — Thank you, Major League Baseball.
Los Angeles Times · Apr 29, 2022 Trevor Bauer to appeal 324-game suspension handed down by Major League Baseball LOS ANGELES — Trevor Bauer was suspended for two years by Major League Baseball on Friday, triggering a new front in Bauer's efforts to fight sexual assault allegations that could keep him off the field until well into the 2024 season.
Los Angeles Times · Apr 29, 2022 Q&A: What comes next for Trevor Bauer in his suspension fight against MLB? LOS ANGELES — Fourteen months ago, the Dodgers signed Trevor Bauer, fortifying their roster for a World Series championship defense with the reigning National League Cy Young Award winner, a hometown star who played at UCLA.
Los Angeles Times · Apr 29, 2022 Trevor Bauer to appeal 324-game suspension handed down by Major League Baseball LOS ANGELES — Trevor Bauer was suspended for two years by Major League Baseball on Friday, triggering a new front in Bauer’s efforts to fight sexual assault allegations that could keep him off the field until well into the 2024 season.
Tribune News Service · Apr 27, 2022 Baseball reacts to release of letter that outlined Yankees' sign-stealing methods in 2015 and 2016 NEW YORK — After years of speculation and failed legal arguments, the “Yankees letter” became public before Tuesday’s games began. It confirms that the Yankees’ players used the video replay room to steal signs and decode pitch sequences in 2015 and 2016 and tried to use runners on second base…
Sports Illustrated · Apr 26, 2022 Yankees Letter Reveals Past Fine for Sign-Stealing Methods The fine for using the dugout phone to help relay signs was not been previously reported.
Tribune News Service · Apr 26, 2022 Infamous ‘Yankee Letter’ finally published NEW YORK — After years of legal wrangling, the infamous Yankee Letter from Rob Manfred to Brian Cashman is now public, with a few redactions. Much of the text of the letter was published by SNY on Tuesday, after the Yankees lost a court ruling aiming to keep it sealed.…
Sports Illustrated · Apr 21, 2022 Court Denies Yankees’ Appeal to Keep Sign-Stealing Letter Sealed With Thursday’s rejection, the letter must be made public within the next two weeks.