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Angels defend ‘exceptional ambassador’ Mike Trout over Rob Manfred’s criticism
By almost all accounts, Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout is the best player in Major League Baseball....
How can MLB make sure Mike Trout is more well-known than Kenneth Faried – by not blaming Mike Trout
MLB needs to do a much better way of promoting the world's best baseball player, and instead they're blaming him for it.
Rob Manfred talks ‘opportunity and challenge’ of legal betting, but HR derby illustrates the challenge side
MLB's desire to be involved in integrity regulation of gambling makes the Home Run Derby controversy a little more significant.
If you were MLB commissioner for a day…
Our writers submitted an interesting range of answers.
Rob Manfred: MLB would like to expand to 32 teams, Montreal and Mexico are possible locations
Baseball in Mexico would be particularly interesting.
Tony Clark, MLB and Scott Boras are trading some pointed barbs as baseball’s slow offseason drags on
The MLBPA blames the owners for a stagnant winter, while the owners blame agents and agents blame the league.
MLB’s five-game regular-season suspension for Yuli Gurriel draws major criticism
MLB to interview Yuli Gurriel & consider discipline over racist gesture; Yu Darvish calls gesture ‘disrespectful’
Yu Darvish also called the gesture "offensive to everybody."
Indians owner says team and MLB ‘not exactly aligned’ on future of Chief Wahoo
So much for the immediate end of Chief Wahoo...
The Baseball Hall of Fame has denied Pete Rose’s request to reconsider his ban
The Hall of Fame opted not to consider Rose's eligibility separately from his ban from baseball.
Report: MLB eyeing possible expansion to Mexico
Could MLB be heading south of the border rather than north of the border?
MLB suspends Bryce Harper 4 games and Hunter Strickland 6 games, but Strickland deserved more
Harper will be more affected than Strickland by the suspension.
Rob Manfred finally seems serious about getting rid of Indians’ Chief Wahoo logo
Chief Wahoo's days might be numbered.
Ryan Braun is clearly not a fan of how long Spring Training is
"My favorite Spring Training at-bat is a first-pitch lineout to center. Or even better, a first-pitch, line drive double play."
MLB will test a radical rule that puts a runner on second base to start extra innings
This won't actually happen anytime soon.... will it?
Jose Canseco went on a Twitter rant about Rob Manfred and Baseball HOF voting
Jose Canseco is wasting no time in 2017 firing off his Twitter rants about anything that comes to...
Jeurys Familia could face hefty suspension for domestic violence, despite dropped charges
Major League Baseball continues to show it isn’t messing around when it comes to punishing players for domestic...
Jerry Reinsdorf thinks interleague play should determine home field in the World Series
While the “Selig Rule” giving World Series home field advantage to the team whose league wins the All-Star...
Report: MLB’s CBA negotiations have hit a few snags, & the dreaded word ‘lockout’ popping up
It’s hard to believe, but it’s been 21 years of peace between the Major League Baseball Players’ Association and...
Rob Manfred confident new CBA will be signed
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred is optimistic MLB will reach a new Collective Bargaining Agreement ahead of the Dec....
Rob Manfred will meet with Indians to discuss super-racist Chief Wahoo logo
The defining feature of Rob Manfred’s time as MLB commissioner has been his tendency to say he’ll discuss...
MLB attendance drops 1.1 percent, still 11th-highest mark all-time
With the regular season finished, Major League Baseball has announced its combined attendance for 2016 season. As we...
Report: MLB may consider limits on pitching changes and shifts
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred continues to float ideas around when it comes to rule changes in...
Rob Manfred wants a pitch clock in MLB in 2017
In an effort to find ways to speed up the game of baseball, Commissioner Rob Manfred has openly...
