Major League Baseball

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Ronald Blum, AP

MLB Lockout Talks Recess, Will Resume Monday; Deadline Nears

Representatives for the MLB and union paused exchanging formal proposals and instead held a series of smaller meetings.
2 years ago
ORLANDO, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 10: Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred answers questions du...
RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer

MLB 4 Days From Deadline To Cancel Games And Shorten Season

Another negotiating session produced only minor movement and no proposals on big-money issues, leaving Major League Baseball four days from management's Monday night deadline for a deal to salvage opening day and a 162-game season.
2 years ago
ORLANDO, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 10: Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred answers questions du...
RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer

Labor Talks Resume With MLB Deadline Looming

New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner, Houston pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. and Miami infielder Miguel Rojas have joined baseball negotiations in Florida with Major League Baseball's deadline looming for a labor deal to salvage opening day and a 162-game season.
2 years ago
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Ronald Blum, Associated Press

MLB Lockout Could Cost Scherzer $232K Daily, Cole $193K

Sometime soon, lockout costs become real: Max Scherzer would forfeit $232,975 for each regular-season day lost, and Gerrit Cole $193,548.
2 years ago
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Ronald Blum

Locked Out MLB Players Meet With Owners For 2nd Day In A Row

Locked out baseball players and team owners were meeting for the second day in a row in Florida in an attempt to reach an agreement that would salvage opening day on March 31.
2 years ago
ORLANDO, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 10: Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred walks to a press con...
RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer

MLB Makes Slight Moves Toward Players In Longer Lockout Talk

Baseball negotiations resumed with renewed intensity Monday in an effort to salvage opening day, and Major League Baseball made slight moves toward locked-out players.
2 years ago
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RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer

MLB Lockout Talks Resume In Florida; Players, Owners On Hand

With perhaps a week left to salvage opening day, baseball players' union head Tony Clark is attending negotiations for the first time since the Major League Baseball lockout began.
2 years ago
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Schuyler Dixon, AP

Former Angels Employee Convicted In Skaggs’ Overdose Death

A former Los Angeles Angels employee has been convicted of providing Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs the drugs that led to his overdose death.
2 years ago
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Ronald Blum, AP

MLB Labor Talks Last 15 Minutes As Lockout Continues

An MLB delegation arrived shortly before 1 p.m. for just the sixth negotiating session on core economics since the stoppage began.
2 years ago
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Schuyler Dixon

Former Colleague Says Ex-Angels Employee Saw Skaggs Do Drugs

A one-time colleague has testified that former Los Angeles Angels employee Eric Prescott Kay confided that he watched Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs do drugs the night before he was found dead in Texas.
2 years ago
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JULY 24: The grounds crew puts on a tarp during a rain delay during the ninth i...
RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer

No Bats, No Balls, No Fans: Pitchers, Catchers Don’t Report

Pitchers and catchers are not starting spring training workouts as scheduled Wednesday.
2 years ago
ANAHEIM, CA - JULY 12: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim players lay their jerseys on the pitchers moun...
SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer

At Skaggs Trial, 4 MLB Players Testify They Received Drugs

Four major league players have testified they received oxycodone pills from a former Los Angeles Angels employee accused of providing Tyler Skaggs the drugs that led to the pitcher's overdose death.
2 years ago
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Ronald Blum, AP

MLB, Players Stop Drug Testing During Lockout

MLB has reportedly stopped testing players for steroids for the first time in nearly 20 years due to the expiration of the sport’s drug agreement.
2 years ago
MLB Opening Week 2019...
Ronald Blum

Locked Out MLB Players Reject Offer Of Federal Mediation

Locked out players rejected Major League Baseball’s request for a federal mediator to enter stalled labor negotiations, a move that pretty much eliminated any chance for an on-time start to spring training and increased the work stoppage’s threat to opening day.
2 years ago
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Associated Press

Spring Training Threatened, MLB Asks For Federal Mediator

Major League Baseball has asked a federal mediator to intervene in stalled labor negotiations that likely will put off the start of spring training.
2 years ago
Salt Lake Bees...
Brian Preece

Salt Lake Bees Add Six Additional Games to 2022 Schedule

Unlike major league baseball, who's spring training start is in question due to a lockout, minor league baseball's Salt Lake Bees have added six games to the 2022 schedule.
2 years ago
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Associated Press

New Pirates Coach Callahan Focused On Her Job, Not History

Caitlyn Callahan is the first female coach in the 135-year history of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
2 years ago
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Associated Press

MLB Not Requiring COVID-19 Vaccines For Minor Leaguers

Major League Baseball will not require players with minor league contracts to be vaccinated against COVID-19 this season but is mandating that most staff receive the shots.
2 years ago
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Dirk Facer, KSL TV

Former Salt Lake Buzz Slugger Gets A Call From The Hall

Back in the day —May 13, 1999, to be exact — the Minnesota Twins came to town and defeated the Salt Lake Buzz 10-9 in an exhibition game.
2 years ago
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David Brandt, AP

Triple The Misery: MLB’s Labor Woes Threaten Third Spring

Major League Baseball's spring training games don't count in the official standings.
2 years ago
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Associated Press

Big Papi Elected To HOF; Bonds, Clemens, Schilling Left Out

David Ortiz was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first turn on the ballot, while steroid-tainted stars Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were denied entry to Cooperstown in their final year under consideration
2 years ago
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Jake Seiner

Ortiz, Clemens, Bonds To Be Close Calls For Hall of Fame

Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and David Ortiz appear to be the only players with a chance at Hall of Fame enshrinement when results are unveiled Tuesday, with Ortiz most likely to get in on his first try.
2 years ago
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The Associated Press

Robot Umpires At Home Plate Moving Up To Triple-A For 2022

Major League Baseball is expanding its automated strike zone experiment to Triple-A, the highest level of the minor leagues.
2 years ago
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Associated Press

AP Source: MLB Labor Talks To Resume After 42-Day Break

Major League Baseball and the players' association are scheduled to meet Thursday in the first negotiations between the parties since labor talks broke off Dec. 1.
2 years ago