How to revitalize baseball’s All-Star Game? Bat flips
ATLANTA — We need bat flips. The home run swing-off to end Tuesday’s All-Star Game was great. Whether you embrace…
A fight over free agency in NPB, with help from an American union
In July, Tony Clark, executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, visited Japan to announce support…
Cal Raleigh successful, 4 of 5 challenges reverse calls in first All-Star use of robot umpire
ATLANTA (AP) — Cal Raleigh was just as successful with the first robot umpire All-Star challenge as he…
Tampa Bay Rays will play postseason home games at Steinbrenner Field if they make playoffs, Rob Manfred says
The Tampa Bay Rays have been playing their home games this season at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida,…
NFL has committed players to the Olympics. So why hasn’t MLB?
In America, the NFL laps every other sport. Around the world, where its product is labeled “American football,”…
2000 Diary, June 28: Blown out in Detroit as skid continues
At this point in the season, 25 years ago, the New York Yankees had still struggled to find…
Ex-NPB Star Tony Blanco Dies in Dominican Republic Nightclub Roof Collapse
Former NPB slugger Tony Blanco was one of more than 100 people who died after the roof collapsed…
Why doesn’t baseball have an international draft?
Major League Baseball is convinced an international draft would cut down on corruption among Latin American signings, a…
Ex-MLB player Octavio Dotel dies in Dominican Republic club roof collapse
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Octavio Dotel, who pitched for 13 major league teams in a 15-year…