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
Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association (MLBPA) met for the fifth straight day on Friday in Jupiter, Florida, and while the two sides remain significantly apart on several counts, there were signs of progress. According to a league source, the two sides discussed issues regarding the amateur draft lottery, progressing to a point […]
MLB receives another proposal from the MLBPA
Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association (MLBPA) met for a fourth straight day of negotiations Thursday in Jupiter, Florida, though the union came back to the table with only two incremental changes to its earlier proposals. . The two areas they addressed were the Draft lottery and service time manipulation, while the MLBPA’s […]
MLB suspends Creole players after testing positive in anti-doping controls in the Minor Leagues | baseball 123
Meridian Drafting Major League Baseball has suspended five players from the Major Leagues after undergoing drug tests. Two Venezuelans, two Dominicans and one American tested positive. Joseph Flowers from Colorado Rockies Y Jesus Goods from Minnesota Twins are the suspended Venezuelans. Also the Dominicans Lenny Polanco (Minnesota Twins) y Alan Ramirez from Miami Marlins. They […]
The roadblock continues in MLB after the fifth round of negotiations
New York. The negotiations lasted an hour on Saturday when Major League Baseball (MLB) made a new proposal that the players’ lawyers thought was just a tiny move. MLB has eliminated the penalty on a third-round amateur draft pick for exceeding the luxury tax cap. Management stood by its plan to raise the luxury tax […]
New MLB proposal addresses economic issues
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MLB presents new proposal to the Union: still no deal | baseball 123
Meridian Drafting Major League Baseball presented a new offer to the Players Union on Saturday in a meeting that lasted less than an hour, according to ESPN’s Joon Lee. He further explained that the MLBPA was “unimpressed” by the meeting. Among the MLB proposals are: minimum salary, pre-arbitration bonus, service time manipulation, roster continuity and […]