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The Latest Breaking News from MLB

Cubs’ growing pitching staff keeping Kyle Hendricks on his toes

Since the MLB lockout ended, the Cubs have added eight pitchers, and counting.

Chicago Sun-Times

EA returns to the baseball field with ‘MLB Tap Sports Baseball 2022’

It’s been 15 years since the company has made a baseball video game.

Input

Nike pays tribute to Jackie Robinson with a Dodger Blue Dunk sneaker

The shoe commemorates the 75th anniversary of Robinson breaking the MLB’s color barrier.

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MLB Tap Sports Baseball 2022 is out now

The latest incarnation of EA's free-to-play mobile baseball series is available on mobile devices.

USA Today Sports Media Group

New Phillies pitcher Jeurys Familia says he’s ‘paid’ for 2016 domestic violence charge

CLEARWATER, Fla. — In his first meeting with the media since signing a one-year deal with the Phillies, right-handed reliever Jeurys Familia told reporters he believes he “paid for what happened” after the incident between he and his wife, Bianca Rivas, that occurred in Fort Lee, N.J. in 2016.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Freedom, faster? California bill could limit how long MLB teams control minor leaguers.

LOS ANGELES — If you sign a minor league contract with the Dodgers today, and you never get promoted to the majors, the Dodgers control your rights through 2028. If you do not believe the Dodgers are giving you a fair shot over those seven years, the Dodgers are not…

Los Angeles Times

Private equity firms invest in MLB teams because revenue is plentiful

For $300, the Dodgers will sell you a special kind of season ticket. By signing up for the "Dodgers at Home" program, you can get a year's worth of gift boxes delivered to your door, access to "exclusive videos, photos, and player content," entry into team contests, and priority access…

Los Angeles Times

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Are MLB and the NFL simply too rich to fail?

The baseball season was threatened by a labor dispute. The NFL is being sued by a coach. It doesn’t really matter to team owners while the money keeps coming

The Guardian - US

Dennis Young: Bob Nightengale got ‘both sides’ right during MLB’s lockout

NEW YORK — I’m no baseball insider, but I had more than an inkling that the MLB owners’ lockout was going to end Thursday, and probably even at a reasonable hour. Even after the international draft emerged as a last-second obstacle, I was confident.

Tribune News Service

Marcus Stroman draws crowd with first Cubs bullpen session: ‘My arm’s ready to go’

The Cubs signed Stroman on the eve of the MLB lockout.

Chicago Sun-Times

Spring training returns for Cubs: How ‘cautious optimism’ turned into a ‘happy dance’

The Cubs’ Sloan Park complex welcomed 40-man-roster players for the first time this spring, the day after MLB ended the lockout.

Chicago Sun-Times

2022 MLB Free Agency Tracker: Every Deal Made After Lockout

Stay up to date with all the rumored signings in MLB’s resumed free agency.

Sports Illustrated

MLB All-Star Game winner could be determined by a Home Run Derby

The All-Star Game has gone to extra innings 13 times since it began in 1933, the last two times 10 innings in both 2017 at Miami and 2018 at Washington.

Chicago Sun-Times

'More than ready': How players stayed sharp during the MLB lockout

PHOENIX — Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler and Angels first baseman Jared Walsh shuffled back and forth across the Push Performance training center last week.

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Unvaccinated MLB players won’t be allowed into Canada to play Blue Jays

Players who are denied entry into Canada won’t be paid for any games they miss.

Sports Illustrated

Report: Unvaccinated MLB Players Won’t Be Paid, Unable to Play in Games in Toronto

The rule comes as part of the MLB’s new collective bargaining agreement.

Sports Illustrated

SI:AM | Here Are the Most Important Details in the New MLB CBA

Forget the boring labor stuff, this is what matters to baseball fans.

The Conversation

MLB's new collective bargaining agreement fails to address players' biggest grievances

“People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball,” second baseman Rogers Hornsby once said. “I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.”

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Los Angeles Times

Breaking down the biggest Dodgers and Angels questions ahead of the season

PHOENIX — Baseball is back, with MLB owners lifting their lockout of the players Thursday after the two sides struck a deal for a new collective bargaining agreement.

Sports Illustrated

Report: Former MLB All-Star Pitcher Odalis Pérez Dies at 44

Pérez made 252 appearances across an 11-year career with four different teams.

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: Baseball is back — though it might never be the same if MLB has its way

CHICAGO — Where were we again?

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Sen. Dick Durbin wants hearing to look into baseball antitrust exemption despite new labor deal

Even as Major League Baseball reached an agreement Thursday to end a 99-day lockout of its players, one of the highest-ranking members of the U.S. Senate said he intends to look into a century-old Supreme Court ruling that enables the league to operate as a lawful monopoly.

Sports Illustrated

Baseball Avoids Disaster Just in Time for a Fresh Start

MLB and the MLBPA agreed to a new CBA that changed the conversation about the game with dizzying speed.

Sports Illustrated

Senator Bernie Sanders Weighs in on MLB's New CBA, Calls Out 'Baseball Oligarchs'

The Vermont senator decried baseball owners in a statement released following the agreement of MLB's new collective bargaining agreement.

Sports Illustrated

The MLB Rule Changes Agreed Upon in the New CBA

The league’s owners and players finally reached an agreement to begin the 2022 season, with several key changes on the way.

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