The Latest Breaking News from Rob Manfred

On the whole, though, it was a visit to remember.

Most of the recent public talk regarding a new Rays stadium has come from St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch about building near the current site as part of the redevelopment of the Tropicana Field area.

NEW YORK — To baseball fans across America, the time-honored cry of summer is this: Kill the ump!

LOS ANGELES — It’s official. Mookie Betts and Trea Turner of the Dodgers and Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani of the Angels are headed to this year’s MLB All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium as starters.

CHICAGO — Looks who's going back to the All-Star Game for the first time since 2016.

BALTIMORE — A week after one son’s lawsuit described her as isolated and indecisive, the wife of ailing Orioles owner Peter Angelos and her other son met with Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, who was reassured about her oversight of the team as part of her control over her…

Cubs catcher Yan Gomes, who is opposed to an automated strike zone, says the “best thing in baseball” is the human element.

It's part of a broader shift to speed up the pace of the game and draw in more viewers for a league that's been in steep decline.

The MLB boss has some good news about robot umps.