Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred on Wednesday announced his ruling after a lengthy investigation into sign-stealing allegations against the 2018 Boston Red Sox. When the investigation was announced, manager Alex Cora and the team decided to mutually part ways. With the ruling, Cora was suspended for the entire 2020 season, but for his involvement…
Former Red Sox Manager Alex Cora Releases Statement About MLB Suspension — NESN.com
After his time with the Milwaukee Brewers was over, Ron Roenicke had no intentions of managing a Major League Baseball team again. But that opportunity presented itself unexpectedly. He was hired by the Boston Red Sox before 2018 to serve as Alex Cora’s bench coach. But in the aftermath of the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal,…
MLB Rumors: Red Sox Name Ron Roenicke Permanent Manager, Removing Interim Tag — NESN.com
NEW YORK — The Boston Red Sox were stripped of their second-round pick in this year’s amateur draft by Major League Baseball for breaking video rules in 2018 and former manager Alex Cora was suspended through the 2020 postseason for his previous conduct as bench coach with the Houston Astros. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred announced…
MLB punishes Boston Red Sox for sign stealing in 2018 — Press Telegram
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LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers put in place a distribution program Tuesday that will pay $1.3 million to game-day workers put out of work by MLB’s shutdown during the coronavirus pandemic. The payouts from the fund will go to “event staff, concessions, parking, cleaning personnel employed by third party contractors and the Dodgers Foundation event…
Dodgers, Angels will distribute combined $2.5 million to event staff — Daily News
One continual debate that I enjoy having with people that love baseball is about the idea of how hard pitchers have thrown throughout history. Recently, I’ve seen a lot of posts online about great baseball documentaries, and this conversation re-inspired a debate in my mind because of the Netflix documentary simply titled Fastball. For those […]
A Baseball Debate: Do Today’s Pitchers Throw Harder Than They Used To? — Pick-Up Sports Talk: Cleveland
Add Texas to the list of states being named as possible locations for neutral-site baseball games. Major League Baseball reportedly has been kicking around the idea of hosting the 2020 season — at least to start — in Arizona and Florida (where spring training facilities are located). But Texas now is being named as a…
MLB Rumors: League Expanding Neutral Site Idea To Three Different States? — NESN.com
NEW YORK — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred has made a move that allows teams to lay off or cut the pay of major and minor league managers, coaches, trainers and full-time scouts starting May 1. Manfred has suspended uniform employee contracts that cover about 9,000 people, including general managers on some teams. Manfred cited the…
MLB moves to allow layoffs, paycuts for managers, coaches starting May 1 — Press Telegram
New York governor Andrew Cuomo recently suggested MLB players take a pay cut if games are played in empty parks. The union doesn’t like that idea.
If MLB games are played in empty parks, players want pay to remain the same — HardballTalk | NBC Sports
Where were you when Fenway Park opened its gates for the very first time? Well considering it was in 1912, we’re going to guess you weren’t even born yet. But the home of the Boston Red Sox turned 108 on Monday and hosted its first Major League Baseball game. The then-Boston Braves defeated the New…
This Day In Red Sox History: Fenway Park Opens Gates On April 20, 1918 — NESN.com
Remembering some guys like Hall of Famer Frank Thomas who ended their careers wearing some uniforms you might have forgotten about.
This Day in Transaction History: Blue Jays release Frank Thomas — HardballTalk | NBC Sports
The company that makes Louisville Slugger wood baseball bats has closed its factory, furloughed 90 percent of its employees and shut its popular museum.
Louisville Slugger bat maker closes factory — HardballTalk | NBC Sports
The view from left field 