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Rob Manfred's term as baseball commissioner extended until 2029 by MLB owners

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred’s term was extended until 2029 on Wednesday by major league owners

The Independent UK

Paul Sullivan: The MLB All-Star Game — with generic uniforms and a slew of new faces — has morphed from ‘Who’s who’ to ‘Who’s that?’

CHICAGO — Seattle Mariners star Julio Rodríguez was asked about his approach during his ninth-inning at-bat against Craig Kimbrel in Tuesday’s All-Star Game.

Chicago Tribune

The Orioles sent a large contingent to the All-Star Game. When might it come to them?

SEATTLE — Eliminated in the second matchup of Monday night’s Home Run Derby, Adley Rutschman stuck around to watch the other competitors. Like everyone else in T-Mobile Park, he couldn’t look away during Julio Rodríguez’s opening round.

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MLB Commissioner Manfred: Clubs Have Received 94% of What's Owed to Them By Bankrupt Diamond Sports

He says the league will continue to 'backstop' teams should the Sinclair RSN subsidiary stop paying them

Broadcasting & Cable

Oakland A's future takes a twist as new stadium proposed to MLB commissioner

Oakland's Mayor is fighting hard to keep the Oakland Athletics baseball franchise in the city amid the possibility that it may be heading to the Las Vegas strip

Daily Mirror

Wrigley Field under consideration for 2025 All-Star Game

Wrigley Field last hosted the All-Stars in 1990.

Chicago Sun-Times

MLB says teams have gotten 94% of money owed to them by Diamond Sports

Major League Baseball says teams have collected 94% of the money they have been owed by Diamond Sports

The Independent UK

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Rob Manfred Addressed Whether MLB's Gambling Partnerships Affect Pete Rose's Lifetime Ban

The game's all-time hits leader remains out of the Hall of Fame.

Sports Illustrated

Rob Manfred Ready to Block Diamondbacks’ Renegotiated Bally Sports Deal

‘New York Post’ reports that the MLB Commissioner won't let a $15 million-per-season pay cut and surrendered DTC rights reach first base. But league owners may not have his back

Broadcasting & Cable

Mariners Fans Booed the Astros So Loudly at the MLB Draft in Seattle

They have plenty of reasons to hate Houston.

Sports Illustrated

Rob Manfred Butchered a College Name at the MLB Draft, and Fans Had Jokes

The MLB commissioner made a mistake announcing the sixth pick in Seattle on Sunday.

Sports Illustrated

MLB Draft fans in Seattle stopped booing Rob Manfred to boo the Astros instead

Manfred is terrible but hating the Astros is tradition.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Rob Manfred Got Booed Mercilessly at the MLB Draft, and Fans Had Jokes

The oft-criticized commissioner of baseball was an easy target at this year’s draft.

Sports Illustrated

Michael Hiltzik: Here's how the billionaire owner of the Oakland A's is planning to rip off two cities at once

Everyone loves a good heist yarn, so I suppose we should be grateful to Major League Baseball and a Northern California billionaire for providing us with one.

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Yankees pitcher Jimmy Cordero suspended for rest of season under MLB’s domestic violence policy

NEW YORK — Yankees reliever Jimmy Cordero has accepted a suspension for the remainder of the 2023 season for violating Major League Baseball’s Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy, Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Yankees pitcher Cordero is suspended for the rest of the season under MLB's domestic violence policy

New York Yankees pitcher Jimmy Cordero has been suspended for the rest of the season by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred for violating the sport’s domestic violence policy

Newsday

Yankees pitcher Jimmy Cordero suspended for rest of season for violating MLB's domestic violence policy

NEW YORK — Yankees right-handed reliever Jimmy Cordero has been suspended for the rest of the 2023 season for violating Major League Baseball’s joint domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy, Commissioner Rob Manfred announced early Wednesday afternoon.

Los Angeles Times

Crying in baseball? Kenley Jansen wanted to when Alex Cora apologized to ex-Dodgers for Astros cheating.

LOS ANGELES — Kenley Jansen had moved on.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Is reduced, 154-game schedule key to more series in Europe? MLB's Rob Manfred wonders.

LONDON — As Major League Baseball looks to expand its presence in Europe and play more games abroad, a solution to doing that in the middle of a season could playing fewer games overall.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs, Cardinals leveraging rivalry to be ambassadors for baseball in London

The Cubs and Cardinals open a two-game series Saturday at London Stadium.

Sports Illustrated

Rob Manfred Responds to Heavy Criticism of His Harsh Comments About A’s Fans

Manfred clarified his comments after criticism he received while discussing Oakland’s reverse boycott last week.

Chicago Sun-Times

London will host Mets-Phillies series in 2024

“We think our game is at its best when we have traditional rivals playing and we want to show the fans here in London the very best form of baseball,” commissioner Rob Manfred said.

Daily Mirror

MLB announces 2024 London Series as New York Mets set for fourth overseas game

The MLB World Tour is returning to London for the third time in 2024 and will see the New York Mets play rivals the Philadelphia Phillies at the London Stadium

The Independent UK

Major League Baseball chief stresses London commitment on UK return

The New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies will face each other in the capital next summer.

Daily Mirror

MLB commissioner on "special affinity" for baseball in UK and lessons learned from NFL

Major League Baseball returns to London this weekend, and commissioner Rob Manfred has been speaking about the future of the sport in the UK and what lessons the league has learned from the NFL

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