MLB owners sending latest plan to MLBPA that includes sliding pay scale for players The plan, three persons with knowledge of the proposal told USA TODAY Sports, does not include the same 50-50 revenue-sharing split the owners agreed on two weeks ago that was never submitted to the union. The three people spoke to USA…
Details“Is MLB Going to Be Able to Pull This Back?” Health Experts Break Down Baseball’s Plan One thing baseball has going for it compared to other major team sports—football, basketball, and so on—is that the actual gameplay isn’t particularly conducive to COVID-19 transmission. “An outdoor sport like baseball where [players are] not breathing heavily in…
DetailsHow Johnson, Pedro could have starred in same rotation So it was well known that Langston was a trade candidate, with Seattle yet to enjoy a .500 season. At multiple points, it appeared the Mets would land Langston, only for Argyros to veto the deal, which supposedly would also have sent Jay Buhner to New…
DetailsEx-Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang suspended one year by KBO for past DUIs Former Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang was suspended for one year by the Korea Baseball Organization on Monday for multiple drunken driving offenses. Kang, 33, also was ordered to complete 300 hours of community service during Monday’s hearing, which he did…
DetailsBatting .400? A sub-1.00 ERA? Here are the MLB records that could be threatened in an 82-game season Breaking any of these records is going to be difficult, but we’ve actually seen a few players flirt with .400 over a half season in recent years. Seattle Mariners great Ichiro Suzuki hit .429 in 76 games…
DetailsNPB can play ball in Japan from June 19, but minus fans The Nippon Professional Baseball season, which has been delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, will begin June 19, the league announced on Monday. The decision comes after the government’s advisory panel approved the plan to end Japan’s nationwide state of emergency for the five…
DetailsWill There Be A Major League Baseball Season? Go back to, say, Feb. 26, and a question like the one offered in this poll would have seemed unfathomable. Spring training was in full swing at that point, and there was no sign that a normal regular season wouldn’t happen. Now, because of multiple depressing realities,…
DetailsMLB Presents Economic Plan To MLBPA 5:00pm: “We made a proposal to the union that is completely consistent with the economic realities facing our sport. We look forward to a responsive proposal from the MLBPA,” MLB spokesman Pat Courtney stated (via Jon Heyman of MLB Network, on Twitter). 3:39pm: The MLBPA’s “very disappointed” with MLB’s…
DetailsWhich 15 Players Should The Diamondbacks Protect In An Expansion Draft? In a few weeks, we’ll be running a two-team mock expansion draft here at MLBTR – just for the fun of it! Currently, we’re creating 15-player protected lists for each of the existing 30 teams. You can catch up on the rules for player…
DetailsBaseball players may lose it without being able to spit Pitching, hitting and spitting. All three are embedded in our national pastime, so it’s no surprise some MLB players are wary of the league’s proposal to ban in-game spitting, among other baseball staples, in an attempt to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. “Wait,…
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