The playoffs are important when the negotiations in the majors resume on Sunday
New York. Max Scherzer is in favor of a radical makeover of the playoffs, in which the highest seed in the first round of a 14-team postseason starts a best-of-five series with a 1-0 lead. Major League Baseball and the players, who resume talks Sunday, would both expand the current 10-team postseason — that’s been […]
MLB, MLBPA resume talks today
Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) are scheduled to resume talks today in an attempt to reach a new collective bargaining agreement. The MLBPA is reportedly expected to provide a counterproposal to the league five days after MLB’s offer on the final day of negotiations in Jupiter, Florida. Lead […]
When Mondesi made his mark in SF
In the final game played at Candlestick Park, home of the San Francisco Giants from 1960-1999, Raúl Mondesi made sure to give his rivals’ home a proper farewell. On Sept. 30, 1999, the St. Kitts native hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning of the Dodgers-Giants game off right-hander Mark Gardner. The Dodgers ended […]
Major League Baseball players create fund for workers affected by strike
New York. Major League Baseball players have created a $1 million fund to help workers affected by game cancellations due to the lockout. The Baseball Players Association (MLBPA, for its acronym in English) announced Friday that the fund will be administered by the union itself and the union center American Federation of Labor and Congress […]
Now the fans are charging Rob Manfred for laughing
Last Tuesday, March 1st, the commissioner of the Major League Baseball (MLB), Rob Manfredreported that a new labor agreement was not reached with the Players Association (MLBPA), and that there would be game cancellations. Minutes after the negotiations between the two organizations ended, Manfred addressed the journalists and the fans through a press conference, in […]
Major League Baseball: Bernie Sanders gets involved
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders called on Major League Baseball Commissioner Rod Manfred to end the major league lockout on Wednesday. “The 30 owners of major league baseball teams are worth over $100 billion. The value of their clubs has increased by more than $41 billion since they bought them. Mr. Manfred, end the lockout. Negotiate […]
MLB and MLBPA had ‘productive’ meetings
Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association (MLBPA) met on Sunday for the seventh consecutive day in Jupiter, Florida, and although a new labor agreement was not reached, it appears that both sides have made progress. Officials from both sides met on five separate occasions over more than six hours Sunday, in talks that […]
Elizabeth Benn becomes director of baseball operations for the Mets
Toronto’s Elizabeth Benn has become the first woman to be hired as director of baseball operations for the New York Mets. This was learned by the American channel SportsNet New York on Sunday evening. Benn had worked for major league baseball since graduating from Columbia University in philosophy in 2017. She has worked in baseball […]
MLB and MLBPA Make Progress in Talks
MLB and Players Association Inch Closer to Agreement as Deadline Looms Negotiations between Major League Baseball and the MLB Players association intensified in Jupiter, Florida, marking the fifth consecutive day of discussions. While important differences remain on several key issues, glimmers of progress emerged, particularly regarding the amateur draft lottery. A league source revealed that […]
MLB Receives Another Proposal from the MLBPA
MLB Lockout Negotiations: A Race Against Time The clock is ticking as Major League Baseball adn the MLB Players Association (MLBPA) scramble to reach a new collective bargaining agreement before the league’s self-imposed deadline of Monday. While negotiations entered their fifth consecutive day in Jupiter, Florida, progress remains slow.The MLBPA presented only two minor adjustments […]