Baseball / MLB Jun 24, 2021
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred says new rules taking game in 'right direction'
by Tyler Kepner
The league’s enhanced enforcement of foreign-substance usage by pitchers has made mandatory umpire checks a strange new sight in every game.
Baseball / MLB Apr 3, 2021
MLB takes All-Star Game out of Atlanta in response to Georgia voting law
The announcement comes one day after U.S. President Joe Biden called for the game to be moved out of Atlanta.
Baseball Jan 17, 2021
With an eye toward Japan, fans call on MLB to protect crowds from dangerous foul balls
by Jason Coskrey
One activist believes the methods used by NPB teams to prevent injuries in the stands could easily be applied to the majors.
Baseball / MLB Sep 5, 2019
NTT becomes MLB's first Japanese information technology partner
Major League Baseball and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. announced a three-year partnership on Wednesday, making NTT the first Japanese information technology company to become an official MLB partner in the United States. The collaboration will create a new experience for baseball fans with NTT's ...
Baseball May 19, 2017
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday he would like revisions made to the posting system agreement for Japanese players that the league has with Nippon Professional Baseball by this offseason. Under the current posting system which has been in place since 2013, any ...
Baseball Mar 8, 2017
China aims for incremental improvements on global baseball stage
by Jason Coskrey
China manager John McLaren starts each day by having his players remember their team motto: "Get better every day." He'll then pick out a player, who will then belt out a tune of his choice for the room, "they're lacking there a little bit," ...
Baseball Mar 7, 2017
MLB players for 2020 Games unlikely
by Jason Coskrey
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said the league remains committed to the World Baseball Classic, and later watched Houston Astros outfielder Norichika Aoki compete for Samurai Japan. He sounded less optimistic about the chance MLB will send any of its stars back to Tokyo ...
Sports | MAN ABOUT SPORTS Dec 27, 2016
A wish list of sports resolutions for the coming year
by Dave Wiggins
Some New Year's Sports Resolutions MAS would love to see made for 2017 — and, more importantly, KEPT. We'll cut to the chase: ■ The NBA and NHL agree to shorten each's joke of a six-month regular season that merely serves to determine postseason seedings for ...