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MLB sets up local media group, could broadcast 17 teams

Major League Baseball has added three executives to its new local media department as it prepares for a possible takeover of local broadcasts for 17 teams amid the financial deterioration of the Bally and AT&T SportsNet regional sports networks

The Independent UK

MLB umpires just accidentally proved in spring training how useless they are

Umpireless games are good!

USA Today Sports Media Group

San Diego Doesn’t Care About Its So-Called Small Market

What happens when a historically cash-strapped team starts spending like never before? We’re about to find out.

Sports Illustrated

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Double Pitch Clock Violation Had MLB Fans Sounding Off

Some think every at-bat should start off like this. Others absolutely disagree.

Sports Illustrated

1 side-by-side MLB video should convince you the pitch clock is the best

If this doesn't convince you the MLB pitch clock is the best new innovation, we don't know what will.

USA Today Sports Media Group

MLB Inexperience Suddenly Represents Wisdom at Spring Training

Managers such as Tampa Bay’s Kevin Cash will be relying upon coaches with recent minor league experience to advise them about MLB’s new rules.

Sports Illustrated

New MLB Rules FAQ: How the Pitch Clock, Shift Ban Will Work

Baseball is entering a new era, and we have answers to all of your questions.

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Dieter Kurtenbach: I love baseball’s new pitch clock, which is already changing the sport for the better

There is a tell-tale rhythm to broadcasting a baseball game. The downtimes between pitches and at-bats are opportunities to opine, inform, or tell stories, as the greats have done.

Tribune News Service

Yankees Star Aaron Judge Gives His Thoughts on MLB’s Pitch Clock

The AL MVP compared the new rule to something in a different sport.

Sports Illustrated

Average MLB salary rose 14.8% to record $4.22 million last season

Payrolls, a more complete reflection on spending, rose 12.6% to $4.56 billion from $4.05 billion.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mic catches the Mets’ Luis Guillorme pleading for Pete Alonso to hit a home run ‘so I don’t have to run’

Got to love mic'd up MLB players in spring training.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Reds’ Joey Votto Makes Stunning Prediction for 2023 MLB Season

The former MVP dropped one of the wildest predictions of all time.

Sports Illustrated

How a new MLB rule could change baseball games this season

A pitch clock will give pitchers 20 seconds or less to throw the ball, and hitters have to be in the batter's box when the timer hits 8 seconds. It already cost one team a game in spring training.

WEKU

MLB and the Players Union Disagree on Rising Payrolls

While team owners are examining the league’s revenue issues, the MLBPA remains steadfast in salary cap opposition as it keeps an eye on the struggling cable networks,

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So. Many. Buzzer. Beaters.

Plus, inside MLB’s hunt for a jersey thief.

Sports Illustrated

An MLB Player’s Career May Now Be Defined by How He Handles One Age-Old Pitch

The best bats today come with good swing decisions behind them. Take the most recent postseason as an example: The World Series came down to it.

Sports Illustrated

The Great MLB Jersey Caper

Five teams, two police departments and the mystery of a startling security breach.

USA Today Sports Media Group

The MLB pitch clock is already proving to be the best thing for baseball after just a few days

MLB games are already faster thanks to the pitch clock, which is HUGE for baseball.

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MLBPA’s Tony Clark Slams Idea of Potential MLB Salary Cap

Clark offered his view on a potential salary cap as MLB begins a process to reassess various key financial issues.

Tribune News Service

Ron Cook: Steve Cohen's spending is ruining baseball? That's rich.

PITTSBURGH — The New York Mets' opening-day payroll this season is projected to be $345.1 million, according to Cot's Baseball Contracts. That is $74 million more than the New York Yankees will spend as the next-highest-paying team. The Mets also are expected to pay nearly $100 million in luxury tax,…

Tribune News Service

Braves fall victim to pitch clock as charged strike ends spring game vs. Red Sox

NORTH PORT, Fla. — On the final pitch of the Braves’ Grapefruit League opener versus the Red Sox, the Braves fell victim to the new pitch timer.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Braves-Red Sox game ended on a tie after a pitch clock violation struck out an Atlanta shortstop

The pitch clock has struck again.

Tribune News Service

Texas leads in Pro Football Hall of Famers, but how does state compare in other sports?

DALLAS — No state has more native-born players in the Pro Football Hall of Fame than the state of Texas. Zach Thomas’ recent election will add to the number of Texans enshrined in Canton, Ohio.

Tribune News Service

John Romano: Tampa may be MLB’s choice for the Rays, but the Tropicana Field site is where the money is

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Inside a tavern area at Tropicana Field, there is laughter and conversation. A Suncoast Tiger Bay meeting with Rays president Brian Auld has just wrapped up early Thursday evening, and members are now mingling with politicians and team executives.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs’ Kyle Hendricks throws off a mound for first time in 7 1⁄2 months: ‘Man, that’s you.’

Hendricks worked to shorten his arm path while rehabbing from a shoulder injury last summer.

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