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MLB Players Look Like Hypocrites For Attacking Mike Fiers and Commissioner Rob Manfred

Feb 23, 2020

Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

The Houston Astros' cheating scandal has drawn outright anger from baseball fans and players alike. Both active and retired players have been extremely vocal about their frustrations with the Astros, as well as...

Red Sox Need to Permanently Separate Themselves from Bill James

Jason Kelly

Feb 8, 2019

Boston Red Sox, Headlines, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

The baseball community suffered a tremendous loss on Thursday afternoon when Frank Robinson, a Hall of Famer and baseball pioneer, passed away at the age of 84. Robinson won the Most Valuable Player award in bo...

MLBPA Agrees to 24-Hour Extension of Posting Deadline

Justin Pugh

Nov 20, 2017

Headlines, Major League Baseball

The Major League Baseball Players Association announced Monday evening it has agreed to a 24-hour extension for a new posting agreement to be reached between MLB and Nippon Professional Baseball. The deadline h...

MLB/MLBPA Implement More Pace-of-Play, Sliding Rules

Josh Eastern

Feb 25, 2016

Headlines

Major League Baseball and second-year commissioner Rob Manfred have been playing around with new pace-of-play rules, and they, along with the MLB Players Association, have added to that list with a few more man...

Qualifying Offers Are Hurting More Than Helping

Josh Eastern

Jan 11, 2016

Features, Opinions & Predictions

Usually the MLB offseason is full of big moves and signings and that is why it is called the 'Hot Stove'. This offseason has been a bit slower however, and that might have something to do with qualifying offers...

Former GM Omar Minaya Switches Sides; Joins MLBPA

James B. Terry

Jan 30, 2015

Headlines, Major League Baseball, Offseason

Omar Minaya has resigned as Senior Vice President of Baseball Operations for the San Diego Padres to take a position with the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA), according to the Associated Press...

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