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The Good, the Bad and the Meh of MLB’s Rule Changes

Regular readers of this newsletter know I disagree with Rob Manfred frequently. His handling of MLB labor issues is callous, and at best, he is an awkward public speaker. His treatment of minor leaguers is inhumane, and he has mishandled multiple baseball cheating scandals. For all of these ...

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Matthew Roberson: Explaining MLB’s new 6-team-per-league playoff format and the advantages of the No. 3 seed

NEW YORK — As the old saying goes, if it ain’t broke, Rob Manfred will break it.

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Feral cats, few fans and lewd acts: is the A’s era in Oakland over?

The team that came to worldwide attention thanks to Moneyball is struggling to pull in fans. A move to the bright lights of Vegas could be approaching

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Bill Shaikin: Rob Manfred is a labor lawyer. Now minor leaguers could unite against MLB.

Rob Manfred did not make his name in baseball as a former player, as a general manager or team president or team owner, or as a marketing or broadcasting executive.

Los Angeles Times

MLB Players Association Seeks to Unionize Minor Leaguers

Unionization would represent a seismic change in the way the minor leagues have operated for more than a century.

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Minor-leaguers and their advocates hope Congress will revoke MLB’s antitrust exemption. Here’s how they are pushing for change.

CHICAGO — Rob Manfred’s response to a question last month about minor league salaries before the All-Star Game took off when the Major League Baseball commissioner said “I reject the premise that they’re not paid a living wage.”

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MLB absolutely should start apologizing to teams (and fans!) for all these awful calls

Give us daily apology press conferences, Rob Manfred!

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Paul Sullivan: Kevin Costner’s absence, Cubs executive cameos and other observations on the Field of Dreams telecast

CHICAGO — It turns out you can stage a great infomercial for baseball, Iowa and Hollywood without the presence of the New York Yankees or a walk-off home run by Tim Anderson.

Chicago Tribune

Bob Raissman: MLB needs to deliver a national audience for Aaron Judge as he chases after Roger Maris

NEW YORK — With just under two months left in the regular season, Commissioner Rob Manfred, and his cohorts, should pump their hype accelerator to the floor, making every Aaron Judge at-bat appointment television for a national audience.

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Danny Masterson attorney asks for trial hold to focus on Trevor Bauer appeal

LOS ANGELES — With the appeal of Trevor Bauer's suspension now expected to extend beyond the end of the World Series, one of his attorneys has asked a Los Angeles court to put a rape trial on hold so she can conclude her work on behalf of the Dodgers pitcher.

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Ron Cook: Last I checked, Pete Rose is banned from MLB. So why is he popping up again?

PITTSBURGH — The Philadelphia Phillies planned on putting Pete Rose on their Wall of Fame in August 2017 but canceled his scheduled appearance after a Cincinnati woman testified in federal court that she had a sexual relationship with him when she was 14 or 15. Rose admitted to an affair…

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Minor Leaguer Advocate Weighs in on Manfred’s Antitrust Exemption Letter

Harry Marino, the executive director of Advocates for Minor Leaguers, addressed the 17-page letter submitted by the MLB commissioner.

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MLB to Congress: Without our antitrust exemption, players and fans lose

LOS ANGELES — Would minor league players be paid more if they could negotiate freely with every team?

Los Angeles Times

Shohei Ohtani Is Not Getting Traded

By this time next week, it will all be over. We’ll know which teams acquired starting pitchers Luis Castillo, José Quintana and Noah Syndergaard. We’ll see where the Cubs sent All-Star catcher Willson Contreras and closer David Robertson, and if they dealt All-Star outfielder Ian Happ. ...

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Sen. Durbin Releases Statement Following Manfred’s Letter

The Majority Whip said the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing about MLB’s antitrust exemption and its impact on the minor leagues.

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Sideline Chatter: Were these guys playing in parking lot by Pike Place Market?

This soccer player flopped — for good reason.

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The Special Joys of All-Star Week

Less than three hours before this year’s All-Star Game, more than a dozen reporters are huddled around Yankees ace Gerrit Cole at his locker in the visiting clubhouse at Dodger Stadium. Cole is in his typical form on days when he’s not pitching, relaxed and at ease talking baseball with…

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Rob Manfred’s Latest Gaffe Is About More Than Just the Sound Bite

The commissioner was asked why owners don’t pay minor leaguers a living wage. He rejected the premise of the question.

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What’s on deck for MLB? A pitch clock and bigger bases could be coming in 2023 — and eventually expansion to 32 teams.

Monday at Dodger Stadium represented some of the best baseball has to offer.

Chicago Sun-Times

AL manager Dusty Baker makes a sentimental return to Dodger Stadium — and gets booed

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

Tribune News Service

MLB commissioner: Tampa stadium site preferred for Rays, but ...

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.

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MLB Commish Rob Manfred Questioned About Minor League Wages

The query came amid a U.S. Senate inquiry regarding how baseball’s antitrust exemption affects prospects.

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Rob Manfred got crushed after he claimed that minor leaguers are getting paid a living wage

He is the WORST.

Los Angeles Times

Congress asks Rob Manfred for MLB antitrust rationale in letter

The Senate Judiciary Committee got right to the point in a letter to Commissioner Rob Manfred on Monday: If America's other major sports have to follow antitrust law, why should baseball remain exempt from that law?

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Q&A: Rob Manfred on Trevor Bauer, payroll disparity, rule changes and TV blackouts

NEW YORK — On July 8, 1980, the day of the last All-Star Game played at Dodger Stadium, the No. 1 song in America was Paul McCartney’s “Coming Up.”

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