“I'm risking my life," he further explained. “If I'm gonna play, I should be getting the money I signed to be getting paid. I should not be getting half of what I'm getting paid because the season's cut in half, on top of a 33 percent cut of the half that's already there...
But Koufax shocked the baseball world that November by retiring on account of severe arthritis in his pitching arm. Koufax explained of his decision to walk away from the remainder of his historic salary, “If there was a man who didn’t have the use of one of his arms, and you told ...
A day after Rays lefty Blake Snell explained on a Twitch live stream that he will not play this season if his salary is reduced beyond the prorated "guarantee" that was agreed upon with owners in March, Bryce Harper responded on a Twitch live stream of his own. "What did Snell say ear...
The play that caused the injury saw Cron drop to one knee to field a sharp one-hop grounder (video link). The first baseman explained that during his crouch, he sustained damage to a stabilizing ligament in his left knee that caused his kneecap to pop out of place. Cron was helped off...