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MLB All-Star Game ended with Kyle Schwarber helping the National League win a home run swing-off, resulting in a 7-6 victory over the American League.
For the first time ever, MLB invoked a new tiebreaker rule to decide the 2025 All-Star Game with a mini-sized home run derby. The players loved it.
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred believes MLB players could participate in the 2028 Olympics with concessions to keep the 162-game schedule intact.
Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association agree that the game is doing well. And yet the two sides are headed for battle.
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Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred and players’ union head Tony Clark say plans are moving ahead exploring the possibility of using major leaguers in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, a tournament that could be played on an extended All-Star break.
The Pohlad family has been trying to sell the team since last fall but would-be buyers have been few. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred isn't worried. "I know some things that you don’t know," he said.
That leaves Major League Baseball as the final holdout among the four major North American men's sports leagues, despite baseball's three-decade history as part of the Olympic program. On Tuesday, commissioner Rob Manfred signaled that MLB may be willing to change that.
Here are the results of the first 27 selections in the first round of the draft: Note: The Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, and New York Yankees do not have a true first-round selection, as they each exceeded the 2024 Competitive Balance Tax by more than $60M. Each has had their pick moved back ten spots, and out of the first round.
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Nordot on MSNBaseball: BayStars add former MLB pitcher FujinamiThe DeNA BayStars on Wednesday announced the signing of former major league pitcher Shintaro Fujinami, who spent the last season-and-a-half in the U.S. minor leagues. The 31-year-old right-hander was released by Triple-A Tacoma,