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MLB season begins with new rules and familiar contenders

Washington (AFP) - Rule changes aimed at speeding up the pace of games and familiar contenders powered by top stars will highlight Thursday's start of the 2023 Major League Baseball season.

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Japan Classic hero Ohtani tops MLB with record $65 mn: Forbes

New York (AFP) - Japanese two-way star Shohei Ohtani will make a one-season Major League Baseball record $65 million this year in salary and endorsements, Forbes magazine reported on Tuesday.

AFP

In a League of His Own

World Series-winning baseball manager Joe Maddon talks about the need for more African American players, how big data has undermined baseball and why rebellion can lead to an authentic life.

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Paul Sullivan: 2023 MLB season begins with new rules, old narratives and the same opening-day dreams

After the success of the World Baseball Classic, Major League Baseball begins its regular season Thursday at a ballpark near you.

Chicago Tribune

John Henry makes statement as FSG face familiar Liverpool situation in Boston

Liverpool principal owner John Henry claims trademark bid in the US was initiated by MLB itself, not FSG

Liverpool Echo

Red Sox are trying to trademark ‘Boston’ for clothes, entertainment services: ‘These are absurd filings’

Two trademark applications for the word “Boston” were filed this month under the Red Sox name — an aggressive proposal that trademark law experts laughed at and stressed has an “extremely low” chance of getting approved by the federal government.

Boston Herald

A quick look at Major League Baseball's new rules for 2023

In attempt to hasten the pace of play, shorten games, increase action on the bases and offer a more visually familiar style of play, Major League Baseball is attempting multiple rule changes at once. The goal is a more athletic game with less stagnant time, and when the dust settles…

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How to watch MLB 2023: stream, TV and everything to know to watch Major League Baseball

It's time for the MLB 2023 season and we've got everything you need to know to watch Major League Baseball on TV and streaming this season.

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Yankees rated MLB's most valuable team at $7.1 bn: Forbes

New York (AFP) - The New York Yankees remained atop the list of Major League Baseball's most valuable franchises, it's $7.1 billion price tag an 18% jump from last year, Forbes magazine reported Thursday.

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Wainwright to miss opener of last MLB season with groin strain

Miami (AFP) - St.Louis pitcher Adam Wainwright, who was scheduled to start next week's season opener of his final Major League Baseball campaign, will instead be sidelined by a groin strain.

AFP

MLB champ Astros lose Altuve for two months after surgery

Miami (AFP) - Reigning Major League Baseball champion Houston likely will be without second baseman Jose Altuve for two months after he underwent surgery on his fractured right thumb on Wednesday.

AFP

MLB clarifies rule changes as season openers loom

New York (AFP) - Major League Baseball issued a memo Wednesday to clarify rule changes that have shaved the average time of pre-season games by 25 minutes ahead of next week's 2023 season openers.

AFP

Regional Sports Networks Are In Trouble But How Did They Get There?

Billions of dollars are owed and nut the money is not there to pay the bills

Zenger

MLB updates rules on the pitch clock

Major League Baseball will allow umpires to delay the start of the pitch clock after big swings in which a hitter loses footing or when a pitcher covers first base, third or home, in addition to other clarifications.

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Daily Mirror

Friday Night Baseball to resume on Apple TV throughout 2023 MLB regular season

After the success of the MLS' partnership with Apple TV, Major League Baseball are hoping for a similar boost - and the return of Friday Night Baseball is part of the plan.

Los Angeles Times

'He has changed my life completely.' What it's like covering Shohei Ohtani.

Naoyuki Yanagihara's life mostly revolves around Shohei Ohtani.

Sports Illustrated

Enjoy the Most Wholesome Celebration You’ll Ever See

You won't see anything better on the internet today than these classmates going wild.

Miami Herald

Cuban catcher defects in Miami after World Baseball Classic game

MIAMI — Just hours after playing in the World Baseball Classic in Miami, Cuba’s national baseball team took an early-morning flight back to the island on Monday — a quick return home in line with the Cuban government’s desire to prevent defections by its athletes.

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Japan’s Roki Sasaki might be the best pitcher in the world. But when will he arrive in MLB?

It could be a long time.

Multichannel News

Longtime Universal TV Exec Steve Rosenberg Out as President of Diamond Sports Group

Bankrupt operator of the Bally Sports regional sports networks sheds another Sinclair-appointed exec as it tries to get right with Major League Baseball

The Philadelphia Inquirer

David Murphy: Edwin Díaz’s injury has people questioning the World Baseball Classic. But there is an answer.

CLEARWATER, Fla. — How did you spend your Wednesday night? I spent mine counting the number of Colombian baseball players I could name while sitting at a bar that shares a parking lot with a Shell station and a laundromat. This was a few miles from the Tampa airport, near…

Tribune News Service

Patrick Reusse: World Baseball Classic swings mightily — and it’s a big miss

The Twins' Dustin Morse was again serving as the press officer for the team titled "Netherlands'' in the World Baseball Classic. This is a euphemism for the Lesser Antilles islands in the Caribbean that are still associated with the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Daily Mirror

Major sports broadcaster files for bankruptcy in huge blow for MLB, NBA, NHL

Diamond Sports Group has filed for bankruptcy just days before they were set to broadcast a large part of the Major League Baseball season, but they're committed to work though it

Los Angeles Times

Sinclair’s regional sports unit files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Sinclair Broadcast Group’s big bet on regional professional sports veered into Bankruptcy Court on Tuesday as the company’s unit that broadcasts local games filed for Chapter 11 protection.

Tribune News Service

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred at core of Orioles’ and Nationals’ MASN arguments in New York’s highest court

BALTIMORE — The nearest baseball field to the New York Court of Appeals is a sandlot that will soon host a youth league, ages 4 to 6. But inside the Albany, N.Y., courthouse Tuesday, Big Baseball was taking place.

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