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Shohei Ohtani’s Translator Fired Amid Accusations of Theft of ‘Millions of Dollars’

Ippei Mizuhara, Ohtani’s longtime friend, is being accused by the superstar’s lawyers of using Ohtani’s money to place bets with an illegal bookmaker.

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Diamond Cheats Death -- Court Approvals Mean NBA and NHL Teams Will Stay on Bally Sports Channels After This Season

Monday's bankruptcy court approval of a $450 million debtor-in-possession package and a $495 million Sinclair settlement void contingency deals that would have set the leagues free from Bally Sports this spring

Broadcasting & Cable

MLB Faces Criticism Over New See-Through Pants

MLB faces backlash over new Nike-designed uniforms as players criticize see-through pants. Commissioner and players clash over changes.

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MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred to Retire in 2029, Successor Uncertain

Rob Manfred, the commissioner of Major League Baseball, plans to retire in 2029. During his tenure, he implemented rule changes to engage fans but faced ch...

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Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred Announces Retirement in 2029

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred has announced his retirement, leaving the future of the sport in the hands of his successor.

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Oakland Athletics Expected to Move to Las Vegas in 2028

The Oakland Athletics are set to move to Las Vegas in 2028, pending the completion of a new stadium. The team's relocation has been approved by MLB owners ...

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MLB Payroll Disparity Raises Concerns for Commissioner Rob Manfred

Explore the issue of team payrolls in Major League Baseball, the absence of a salary cap, and the disparities between high-spending and low-spending teams.

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Swift Bumps for Truth, Tucker's Treasonous Turn ... and a GOAT Vote for Bob Iger, Greatest Media CEO of Our Generation

Oh yeah, in our latest 'Next Text,' we babble on about the big Disney/Fox/Warner streaming rollup, too

Broadcasting & Cable

MLB Commish Manfred Wants to Launch a League-Owned DTC Streaming Package in 2025

Dismissing Bally Sports' big Amazon-fueled restructuring plan, Manfred told MLB owners this week that all he needs are the digital rights to 14 teams to make it happen

Broadcasting & Cable

Everything You Need To Know About the Bally Sports Bankruptcy

We detail the long struggle, as bankrupt subsidiary Diamond Sports Group fights to keep broadcaster Sinclair's big, ambitious, specularly unsuccessful regional sports networks play out of liquidation

Broadcasting & Cable

How Many Signups Did Peacock Just Get? Will Rob Manfred Really End Up Playing Ball Again with Bally? Is ‘Better Call Saul’ Really Chopped Liver? And Does the ‘L.A. Times’ Have Anyone Left to Lay Off?

In our latest ‘Next Text’ we once again plunge headlong into digital disruption, never-ending beefs, ridiculous snubs … and the media machinations of unqualified men

Broadcasting & Cable

Game On: Sinclair, Diamond Sports, Amazon in Deal To Keep Regional Sports Networks in Business

Sinclair to pay $495 million to settle lawsuits; Amazon to invest $115 million in Bally Sports parent

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MLB Rejects Amazon’s $150 Million Bid to Prop Up Bally Sports (Report)

Commissioner Rob Manfred reportedly wants to negotiate his league's local digital rights directly with Amazon

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Oakland’s unprecedented triple exodus is a unique sporting tragedy

Oakland is an acute victim of a stadium-financing racket that has existed for decades. But the loss of the city’s three pro sports teams over the past decade is a special kind of tragic

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The Independent UK

Athletics’ move from Oakland to Las Vegas approved by MLB owners

The 30 franchise owners voted unanimously in support of the team’s move from California to Nevada.

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The Oakland A's are relocating to Las Vegas after MLB owners approve the move

There have been complaints about the Oakland Coliseum being outdated, but negotiations between the A's and the city over a new stadium fell apart. The Vegas stadium is expected to cost $1.5 billion.

The Independent UK

Atlanta to host 2025 MLB All-Star Game after losing 2021 game over objections to voting law

Major League Baseball will play its 2025 All-Star Game in Atlanta, four years after moving the game from Truist Park to Denver’s Coors Field over objections to changes in Georgia’s votings rights laws

The Independent UK

MLB team owners set to vote Thursday on proposed relocation of Athletics to Las Vegas

Major League Baseball owners are set to vote on the proposed relocation of the Oakland Athletics to Las Vegas at the end of their league-wide meeting Thursday

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The Independent UK

World Series 9-inning games averaged 3 hours, 1 minute — fastest since 1996

Nine-inning World Series games averaged 3 hours, 1 minute, the fastest since 1996, according to the Elias Sports Bureau

Sports Illustrated

How the Pitch Timer Saved the World Series

The Fall Classic between the Rangers and Diamondbacks featured more action over less time.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Rob Manfred’s voice was struggling during the World Series celebration and MLB fans had so many jokes

What is happening with his voice?!

Sports Illustrated

MLB Planning to Broadcast Diamondbacks, Padres Games in 2024

Amid uncertainty about the regional sports network model, commissioner Rob Manfred made clear that the league will air games for at least the two NL West clubs next season.

Sports Illustrated

Rob Manfred Considering Roster Limits for Pitchers After 2024

MLB’s commissioner considers the 2023 changes a resounding success, but that won’t prevent him from pursuing another major alteration after the ‘24 season.

Sports Illustrated

Rob Manfred Talks MLB Playoff Format, A’s Relocation and More

In a brief conversation before Game 4 of the National League Division Series the MLB commissioner said he thinks things are going well.

Sports Illustrated

Tyreek Hill’s Post-NFL Career Dream Job Is Certainly a Wild One

All Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill wanted to do in blowout win was celebrate.

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