5:09 PM ET ESPN News Services Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said the Oakland Athletics need to quickly reach a binding agreement for a new ballpark and that relocation could be considered if a deal isn’t struck for a facility in the Bay Area. Meanwhile, in regard to the Tampa Bay Rays‘ stadium situation,
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7:38 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The head of the baseball players’ association is worried about the sport’s increased commercial deals with sports gambling companies. A BetMGM Retail Sportsbook opened this year at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., and DraftKings is building a sports book scheduled to open next year at the southeast
7:02 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Major League Baseball is moving ahead with plans for advertising on uniforms next season. The new labor contract agreed to in March allows teams to add uniform and helmet advertising patches. The San Diego Padres in April became the first team to announce a deal for 2023,
4:49 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” LOS ANGELES — Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said Tuesday he “reject[s] the premise” that minor league players are not paid a living wage, prompting a barrage of criticism a day
8:30 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The Baltimore Orioles aimed high with their 13th-round draft pick. A full seven feet — and that’s before their new pitching prospect gets on the mound. The O’s selected 7-foot left-hander Jared Beck from Saint Leo University with the first pick in Round 13 of baseball’s amateur
9:01 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom pushed back a simulated game scheduled for Tuesday after experiencing muscle soreness in his right shoulder. New York said deGrom’s soreness was mild, and the right-hander’s live batting practice was delayed to Thursday “out of an abundance of caution.” The two-time
6:02 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Tony Clark appears likely to stay on as head of the baseball players’ association. “There’s a lot of work that needs to be done, and I am more than committed to continue to do it,” the former All-Star first baseman told the Baseball Writers’ Association of America
10:21 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Albert Pujols and Miguel Cabrera stand among the greatest baseball players from their respective countries, but they won’t take part in next year’s World Baseball Classic. At least not as players. Pujols, from the Dominican Republic, will retire at season’s end, and Cabrera, from Venezuela, will probably retire after
10:45 PM ET The 2022 MLB All-Star Game has officially gone Hollywood as Dodger Stadium hosts the biggest and brightest names in baseball. It’ll be familiar territory for Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, who is just the sixth pitcher in the past 40 years to start the All-Star Game in his home park. 2
5:41 PM ET The 2022 MLB All-Star Game is in Los Angeles as Dodger Stadium hosts baseball’s biggest stars. 2 Related The midsummer festivities began with Juan Soto becoming the 2022 Home Run Derby champion after beating rookie Julio Rodriguez in the final round. One of the perks of winning the Derby is getting to