A five-year collective bargaining agreement was voted in by more than 99 percent of minor league players. Housing, meals and transportation are expected to improve.
Category: Major League Baseball
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See How Baseball’s New Rules Changed the Game
Opening day suggested how much difference a pitch clock can make.
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MLB Opening Day: What to Watch as the Pitch Clock Era Starts
On a busy opening day, every team is in action. Between M.L.B.’s new rules and some intriguing player movement, you might want to get caught up.
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The Plan to Save Baseball from the Home Run
A look at the sport’s home run problem and the big changes this season.
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It’s a Really Weird Time to Be an Umpire
With replay cameras watching every call, it has become an increasingly stressful job — and baseball’s new rules will just make it harder.
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The Yankees Cap Goes Viral in Brazil: ‘Is It Basketball?’
The New York Yankees logo is everywhere in Brazil. What it means, however, is up for interpretation.
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MLB 2023 Preview: Pitch Clock and Other New Rules Aim to Speed Game Up
With three major rule changes this season, Major League Baseball will try to reinvent itself while looking to the game’s past for inspiration.
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Joe Kelly and Rob Manfred Find Common Ground on Baseball’s Future
While interviewing Rob Manfred for his book about baseball, Joe Kelly, an outspoken reliever, realized their goals weren’t all that different.
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Japan’s Shohei Ohtani Made the World Baseball Classic ‘Real’
Shohei Ohtani’s ability to dominate as a hitter and as a pitcher delivered a championship for Japan while establishing the World Baseball Classic as a must-watch tournament.
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Fanatics Adds N.H.L. Player Jerseys to Its Growing Pro Sports Roster
The sporting apparel company will replace Adidas, which last year said it would not extend its contract as the league’s uniform supplier beyond the 2023-24 season.
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World Baseball Classic: Nelson Cruz Is Dominican Republic’s General Manager
Serving as general manager in addition to his hitting duties, Nelson Cruz assembled one of the best baseball lineups in recent memory for the World Baseball Classic.
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Pitch Clock Has MLB’s Pitching Coaches Working Overtime
Fans are eager to start the pitch-clock era, but baseball’s pitching coaches are hard at work trying to adjust to one of the biggest changes in M.L.B. history.