NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says there might be no major league games this year after a breakdown in talks between teams and the players' union on how to split up money in a season delayed by the coronavirus pandemic.
It all started with the induction of a commissioner who used to turn a blind eye to the steroid use during the homerun race between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa in the late nineties. Baseball had lost ground due to the player strike in 1994 and fans had turned away from the game. This...
“I am deeply saddened by the death of Tom Seaver, one of the greatest pitchers of all-time,” Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement. “Tom was a gentleman who represented the best of our National Pastime. He was synonymous with the New York Mets and their ...
Facebook Twitter Comments Print Email By Paul Best FOXBusinessVideo Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred has threatened to shut down the season if the league doesn’t do a better job of managing coronavirus, ESPN reported Friday. This comes after 18 Miami Marlins players tested positive...
Doubt Joe would come back now that he’s enjoying running the league from the commissioner’s catbird seat. He really knows how to handle people, doesn’t he? And I don’t think much of Bud Selig, either. To see the dwindling paid attendance is hard to take. I saw the figures. ...
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A statement from MLB commissioner Rob Manfred reads in part: "Major League Baseball fundamentally supports voting rights for all Americans and opposes restrictions to the ballot box. In 2020, MLB became the first professional sports league to join the non-partisan Civic Alliance to help build a ...
"All of Major League Baseball is in mourning today as we are gathered at the very ballpark where a career and a legacy like no other began," Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement Tuesday evening. "Willie Mays took his all-around brilliance from the Birmingham Bla...
The decision on the clock and shift restrictions by the sport’s 11-man competition committee was made Friday over the unanimous opposition of the panel’s players, who approved the larger bases. The changes had long been pushed by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred in an effort to combat the ...
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 16: Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred speaks at the National Press Club July 16, 2018 in Washington, DC. The MLB All-Star game will be held tomorrow at Nationals Park. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) MLB Expansion Plans Taking A Back Seat Just a fe...