The Latest Breaking News from Baseball

Braves acquire Oakland catcher Sean Murphy in three-team trade

Braves president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos comes with a special uniqueness possessed by few in his position. Where and when others zig, he zags. You might think you know what he may do to improve his club at a given point in time, but he always reminds you of…

Tribune News Service · Dec 12, 2022

More than just the Tumblers

As he nears retirement, Jesse White reflects on his time in baseball, the military, 1955 Montgomery, as secretary of state and his work with a certain well-known gymnastics group.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 11, 2022

Bill Madden: It’s contract madness from MLB owners at winter meetings in ‘age of irrationality’

NEW YORK — Sometime around the midpoint of the baseball owners’ nearly two billion dollar spending spree at the winter meetings in San Diego this week, Billy Eppler got off the phone in the Mets war room and announced to his troops that the earth had just shifted.

Tribune News Service · Dec 11, 2022

‘Hate landlords’: slogan baseball caps turn heads on social media

Socially conscious young people are snapping up political merchandise that sums up mood of frustration

The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2022

'An amazing love story': When it comes to wife of 72 years, Pirates legend Vernon Law thrilled to pitch in

The mental picture is not one VaLynda Mooney will soon forget.

Tribune News Service · Dec 9, 2022

How Zoom has helped Major Baseball adjust to free agency since the pandemic

SAN DIEGO — It was Tuesday afternoon, just about halfway through Major League Baseball's first in-person winter meetings in three years, and Andrew Friedman wasn't sure how to assess the three-day affair.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 9, 2022

MLB Tightens Protocol, Requires Uniform Technique to ‘Muddy’ Baseballs

The league is officially setting a standard for muddying baseballs, which teams do before games to reduce the slickness of the leather.

Sports Illustrated · Dec 8, 2022

Dylan Hernandez: Dodgers' puzzling offseason strategy can be justified by signing Shohei Ohtani next year

SAN DIEGO — Back in the city where their season ended, the Dodgers resorted to familiar behavior this week. Like their hitters in October, their executives froze in the batter's box at baseball's winter meetings.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 8, 2022

MLB Passes Protective Netting Requirements at Minor League Parks

The new policy is a win for advocates who have long warned of the dangers of foul balls.

Sports Illustrated · Dec 8, 2022

Phillies dominated the winter meetings, and showed they plan on more Red Octobers

SAN DIEGO — As Dave Dombrowski packed his garment bag Wednesday and checked out of the Manchester Grand Hyatt, he might have considered borrowing a line from Michael Corleone near the end of The Godfather.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 8, 2022