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MLB may introduce robot umpires with an automated ball-strike zone by 2024

Baseball fans will have to wait a little bit longer to see robot umps.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 30, 2022

Zack Greinke pitches gem, helps Royals beat Rangers in milestone game

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Royals right-hander Zack Greinke noted last year that the only milestones he cares about involve his hitting, but with the universal designated hitter, his dreams of being a 10-10 guy — a pitcher who hits 10 home runs and steals 10 bases during a career in…

Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2022

Rays partners sue principal owner Stuart Sternberg again, alleging ‘fraudulent’ control of team

TAMPA, Fla. — For the third time in just over a year, a group of minority partners in the Tampa Bay Rays have sued principal owner Stuart Sternberg, alleging he “wrongfully and surreptitiously” transferred control of the team to his own company without those partners’ knowledge.

Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2022

Manfred Said It’s ‘Ridiculous’ People Think He Hates Baseball

He touched on some of the criticisms and hate he has gotten recently.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 29, 2022

Freddie Freeman’s Love for Atlanta Shouldn’t Alienate Los Angeles

He is an emotional guy who cares deeply about his organization. Isn’t that what fans want from a star player?

Sports Illustrated · Jun 29, 2022

Carlos Carrasco, Mets pummeled by Astros

NEW YORK — The first round of boos was directed toward Jose Altuve, a face of the 2017 Astros, the most reviled team in recent baseball history, when he stepped to the plate to begin the game Tuesday night.

Newsday · Jun 29, 2022

Yankees' Judge says he didn’t mean to call himself ‘best player on the team’

NEW YORK — Aaron Judge may be the best player in baseball and there would be little argument against it, but the Yankees slugger did not mean to say that. He is human after all and just got a little tongue-tied on Sunday.

Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2022

Senate Judiciary Committee Questions MLB’s Antitrust Exemption

The letter by the Judiciary Committee marks the first substantial step taken by the federal government to question the legality of MLB’s exemption.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 28, 2022

Teen dealer threatened by bat-wielding man

Deepak Chandra Sharma hid in bushes before emerging with a baseball bat in a violent robbery of a 19-year-old drug dealer in Brisbane, a court has heard.

AAP · Jun 28, 2022

Paul Sullivan: How Tony La Russa and David Ross are trying to change the script during Chicago’s summer of baseball discontent

It hasn’t exactly been the best of times for Tony La Russa and David Ross, the two baseball managers in a baseball town.

Chicago Tribune · Jun 28, 2022