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Jackie Robinson’s legacy: ‘He changed a country,’ and is still relevant 75 years later

PHILADELPHIA — When Jackie Robinson stepped out on to Ebbets Field in 1947 in the alabaster Brooklyn Dodgers uniform, “American apartheid flashed into view like wicked lightning,” in the words of author Roger Kahn. A tempest of change had arrived and its impact would be felt across America extending way…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

NYC’s 42nd and Broadway Renamed ‘Jackie Robinson Way’

The city commemorated his breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier in a big way.

Sports Illustrated

The Complicated Legacy of Jackie Robinson Day

MLB’s integration decimated the Negro Leagues and left many Black players, coaches and executives with nowhere to go.

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Jackie Robinson was a Republican until the GOP became the 'white man’s party'

On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson played his first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers, forever changing baseball and society.

The Conversation

Average MLB player salary is up 5.9%

Major League Baseball projects Opening Day payrolls at about $4.5 billion, up almost 10% from the previous high of approximately $4.1 billion.

Chicago Sun-Times

Review: 'True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson' digs deeper into amazing life

SAN DIEGO — Jackie Robinson Day will be celebrated throughout Major League Baseball on Friday, the 75th anniversary of Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier when he took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Tribune News Service

AP exclusive: MLB average salary up 5.9% after lockout

The average salary in the major leagues rebounded to $4.4 million on opening day, boosted by a frenzy of free agent signings before and after the 99-day lockout, according to a study of baseball contracts by The Associated Press

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Rōki Sasaki: the 20-year-old tsunami survivor behind the greatest game ever pitched

The Japanese phenom has become a global star after one of the greatest games ever pitched, and he has survived tragedy along the way

The Guardian - US

Trevor Bauer’s paid administrative leave is extended again

MINNEAPOLIS — Major League Baseball and the players’ union agreed Wednesday to extend Trevor Bauer’s paid administrative leave through April 22, according to a league source.

Los Angeles Times

First woman on-field coach makes Major League Baseball history

San Francisco (AFP) - Alyssa Nakken created a piece of baseball history on Tuesday after becoming the first woman to coach on-field in a Major League game as the San Francisco Giants thrashed the San Diego Padres.

AFP

Oakland A's Move to Las Vegas Strip Hits a Snag

If Nevada won't help, will Caesars, MGM, Wynn, and other casinos help build a stadium?

The Street

How MLB's latest grand experiment is fueling skepticism and mistrust among players

ATLANTA — There's a new addition to Dodger Stadium for the 2022 season that fans won't see but could impact the games they watch.

Los Angeles Times

Even MLB All-Star Joey Votto was talking Masters while wearing mic for ESPN2 on Opening Day

Joey Votto of the Cincinnati Reds wore a microphone and talked golf and the Masters during a live telecast.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts Guarantees World Series Win: Here's How Much A Bet Pays Out

Most head coaches or managers of professional sports teams will say their team is the best or shy away from saying other teams are better than them. One Major League Baseball manager guaranteed his team will win the 2022 World Series.

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Roll Call

There’s no crypto in baseball! ... oh, wait - Roll Call

Major League Baseball is back — and it's got some cryptocurrency-sportsbook-monopoly-business baggage in its starting lineup.

Evening Standard

Chelsea takeover: Laura Ricketts sends fans message over fighting discrimination - ‘It’s been my life’s work’

Laura Ricketts has promised to be “answerable to fans” as the US family step up their bid to buy Chelsea.

The Independent UK

Laura Ricketts serious about Chelsea, fighting discrimination and bigotry

The Chicago Cubs director believes her experience as a gay sports franchise boss would make for an inclusive club.

Tribune News Service

With new left field wall in place, Oriole Park at Camden Yards begins 30th anniversary season with a fresh look

BALTIMORE — There isn’t an official name yet, and there might never be one. But it will be known regardless by whatever nickname catches the fancy of the fan base — something to know the right angle that now stands in left-center field of Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

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Tim Cowlishaw: Even after 50 years, the Texas Rangers still feel like a franchise just getting started

The home opener arrived a bit behind schedule that year — Apr. 21 to be precise — due to the first strike in Major League Baseball history. I was there as a fan on opening night, part of the crowd of just over 20,000 at barely modernized Turnpike Stadium as…

The Independent UK

Interest in MLB season tops ire over lockout: AP-NORC poll

About 1 in 4 fans of Major League Baseball feel at least some anger toward the sport after its first work stoppage in a generation, according to a new poll, but the vast majority are still excited about the new season

Reason

Major League Baseball: Don't Nationalize it, Privatize it!

Opening Day and a bad New York Times op-ed are timely reminders that much of what ails professional baseball is the intrusion of government.

AFP

Technology boosts pitchers for new baseball season

Los Angeles (AFP) - Pitchers and catchers will be given the option of using new technology to prevent sign-stealing as Major League Baseball looks to move on from its scandal-plagued recent past when the delayed new season finally gets under way on Thursday.

Tribune News Service

As Oriole Park at Camden Yards turns 30, a look at how it all began: ‘It’s like seeing one of your children grow up’

BALTIMORE — Larry Lucchino walked into the Williams & Connolly law office in Washington on a Saturday morning, fresh from a conversation with Major League Baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth at spring training. In his hand he carried a brochure advertising the Yugo, a one-size-fits-all economy car, and in his mind…

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: Will MLB make amends for its shoddy treatment of fans over the winter? Dream on.

CHICAGO — When Major League Baseball returned from the players strike in 1995, teams looked for ways to get back in the good graces of alienated fans.

Los Angeles Times

Sports gambling ring that drew bets from professional athletes busted

LOS ANGELES — Five men have agreed to plead guilty to federal crimes for their roles in an illegal Southern California sports betting operation that took wagers from professional athletes, authorities said Thursday.

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