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There are too many other diversions for baseball to reclaim the hold it once had over the public imagination, Gene Lyons writes. But Major League Baseball’s rules changes are a huge success.

Chicago Sun-Times

HBCUs in spotlight as MLB eyes Black American talent

It's one way the league is attempting to dispel years of criticism over the lack of non-Latino Black players.

Axios

Vida Blue, who won 3 World Series in a row with the Oakland Athletics, dies at 73

Blue was drafted in the second round of the 1967 MLB Draft to the Athletics. He spent nine seasons with the team, and was ultimately selected to six All-Star teams throughout his 17-year career.

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Australia’s baseball prodigy has a fastball that could take her to the major leagues

As the world’s fastest female pitcher, 18-year-old Genevieve Beacom is smashing norms and fielding interest from US colleges

The Guardian - AU

Baseball announcer apologises for accidentally saying racial slur during game

“We had a phenomenal day today. N***** League Museum and Arthur Bryant’s Barbeque,” Mr Kuiper said about his visit to the Negro League Baseball Museum

The Independent UK

Boston Red Sox stars visibly distressed as fan falls into bullpen during MLB game

A Philadelphia Phillies fan fell into the Boston Red Sox bullpen and was taken to hospital during their MLB game with players visibly distressed by the incident

Daily Mirror

Machado leads 11-HR Mexico City slugfest, Padres top Giants

Manny Machado put San Diego ahead in the seventh inning with his second homer and the 11th of the night, and the San Diego Padres outslugged the San Francisco Giants 16-11 in Major League Baseball’s first game in Mexico City

The Independent UK

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Integrating USC, UCLA is top priority for new Big Ten commissioner

The longtime Major League Baseball and TV executive Tony Petitti was introduced as the league’s seventh commissioner on Friday, just over two weeks after he was hired to replace Kevin Warren. Warren became president and CEO of the Bears.

Chicago Sun-Times

Phoenix Suns Fast-Break to Broadcast With Gray From Bankrupt Bally RSN

All Suns and Mercury games will be free over the air across the state

Multichannel News

ESPN Fires Marly Rivera for Obscene Confrontation With Competitor

The national baseball reporter had worked for the company for the past 13 years.

Sports Illustrated

MLB seeks ‘best form of baseball’ by picking up the pace

Major League Baseball is using a pitch clock this season, one of a few new rules that experts say are changing the game.

Al Jazeera

B+C Hall of Fame 2023: Wonya Lucas

President & CEO, Hallmark Media

Multichannel News

NFL’s desire for gambling revenue presents an impossible “responsibility” schism

The NFL wants as much gambling revenue as possible, and it's willing to sacrifice its players for the right perception of purity.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: New Life for a Former MVP

After three disappointing seasons, Cody Bellinger is off to a hot start. If he’s available on the waiver wire, grab him.

Sports Illustrated

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Bally Sports Bankruptcy: Judge Tells Diamond To Pay Half of What It Owes to MLB Clubs, Pending Restructure

Sinclair’s regional sports networks division failed to make TV rights payments to five Major League Baseball teams

The Independent UK

Nevada lawmakers await details of A's land buy in Las Vegas

Nevada legislative leaders said Thursday that they had little information about the Oakland Athletics’ plans to move to Las Vegas, beyond that a land purchase deal in place, a funding bill is coming and there is no timeline for action

Los Angeles Times

Q&A: 'It was far more sticky than anything that we felt': Umpires discuss Max Scherzer's ejection

LOS ANGELES — When Max Scherzer was ejected for having what umpires deemed a foreign substance on his glove and pitching hand in the fourth inning of Wednesday's game against the Dodgers, the New York Mets right-hander claimed the sticky stuff was caused by a combination of legal rosin and…

The Independent UK

Major leagues, broadcasters pledge responsible betting ads

Most of the nation’s major professional sports leagues, plus the media companies Fox and NBCUniversal are creating an alliance to ensure that sports betting advertising is done responsibly and does not target minors

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Tom Krasovic: Suspension may have been good thing for Fernando Tatis Jr., Major League Baseball and Padres

Crazy though it sounds, it was a good thing — on balance — that Fernando Tatis Jr. was suspended for testing positive for a banned substance, whether or not he meant to consume the testosterone-boosting anabolic steroid that's banned also by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

Daily Mirror

Trevor Bauer makes first appearance for new baseball side after 324-game MLB ban

Trevor Bauer hasn't played in Major League Baseball since he was handed the longest-ever suspension in league history back in 2021 - but the pitcher has a new team

Los Angeles Times

MLB has a process for avoiding pitch-clock violations like Cody Bellinger's

LOS ANGELES — The agent for Cody Bellinger called Major League Baseball deputy commissioner Dan Halem to complain about the pitch-clock violation that Bellinger received when the Chicago Cubs center fielder stepped out of the batter's box in anticipation of a lengthy ovation before his first at-bat as a visitor…

Chicago Sun-Times

Don’t know much about history? Take this baseball quiz and find out

April 15 is a significant day in baseball history, including Jackie Robinson’s debut in 1947.

The Independent UK

Rays tie record with 13-0 start, rally to beat Red Sox 9-3

The Tampa Bay Rays tied Major League Baseball’s post-1900 record for 13 consecutive wins at a season’s start, rallying to beat the Boston Red Sox 9-3 behind a seven-run fifth inning that Harold Ramirez began and capped with doubles

The Independent UK

Pitcher criticizes MLB teams for extending alcohol sales

A pitcher with the Philadelphia Phillies is criticizing some Major League Baseball teams for extending alcohol sales with games running around 30 minutes shorter due to the sport’s new pitch clock

Tribune News Service

Mac Engel: Albert Pujols praises Rangers, and warns about the team’s artificial playing surface

Hours after Albert Pujols offered optimism and a polite word of warning about the Texas Rangers, his fears about the state of the team actually came true.

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