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The Latest Breaking News from Rob Manfred

Trevor Bauer cannot access cellphone records of accuser, judge rules

LOS ANGELES — Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer cannot access the cellphone records of the woman who accused him of sexual assault, a judge ruled Monday.

Los Angeles Times

Bill Shaikin: Is this the end of the National League as we know it?

LOS ANGELES — Joe Maddon selected an adjective usually applied to a gallon of milk. Then again, for all the romance that surrounds the sport, baseball is a consumer product too.

Los Angeles Times

Report: MLB Must Unseal Letter Related to Yankees Sign-Stealing Investigation

The letter in question details the findings of the infamous “Apple Watch” sign-stealing scandal that implicated the Yankees and Red Sox.

Sports Illustrated

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Are MLB and the NFL simply too rich to fail?

The baseball season was threatened by a labor dispute. The NFL is being sued by a coach. It doesn’t really matter to team owners while the money keeps coming

The Guardian - US

Baseball Avoids Disaster Just in Time for a Fresh Start

MLB and the MLBPA agreed to a new CBA that changed the conversation about the game with dizzying speed.

Sports Illustrated

Baseball’s New Deal Is Still Within Reach

There was a silver lining after the latest blowup in negotiations between MLB and the union: Talks resumed.

Sports Illustrated

MLB removes additional games from schedule as talks with locked-out players break down

As Major League Baseball and its locked-out players moved as close as they’ve been on even the thorniest economic issues, any momentum in their drawn-out collective bargaining talks stalled Wednesday over the reintroduction of an international amateur draft.

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MLB Is Risking the Entire Season as Rob Manfred Cancels More Games

It’s only going to get harder for the players and owners to reach an agreement if they don’t do so soon.

Sports Illustrated

MLB cancels 93 more games, gap narrows in bargaining

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred canceled 93 more games Wednesday, increasing pressure on locked out players and appearing to close the remaining chance to play a full 162-game schedule

The Independent UK

Mac Engel: Looking to place blame for the MLB lockout? You can start with the Astros.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Don't waste your time blaming MLB commissioner Ron Manfred for this lockout, and never side with the people he represents.

Tribune News Service

Bill James on MLB: Too much is foul, and more thoughts on making the game better

It would be too much to say Bill James and Rob Manfred are kindred spirits. But, when the father of modern analytics talks, we listen.

Los Angeles Times

Ranking North America’s best sports commissioners (and Rob Manfred)

MLB’s commissioner has attracted plenty of criticism after the recent lockout. But how well are his contemporaries doing their jobs?

The Guardian - US

The Path to a New CBA: Trade Economics for Rule Changes

MLB wants to restrict shifts and implement a pitch clock. The players want to further raise the CBT. Let’s make a deal.

Sports Illustrated

Kevin Acee: MLB playing dangerous game by canceling games

SAN DIEGO — Jane Jones resides in a senior independent living facility in San Diego's Mission Hills neighborhood.

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Major League Baseball Players Association launches $1 million fund for stadium workers as owners’ lockout drags on

NEW YORK — The players are stepping up and giving back to those unfairly affected by MLB’s lockout.

Sports Illustrated

A Most Disappointing Week in Baseball

Now what? That’s the question I keep asking myself in the days since Rob Manfred canceled the first week of the regular season. We’re now in the third month of the lockout that he and the MLB owners implemented, and it’s difficult to know when exactly we’ll watch major-league games…

Tribune News Service

SF Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow on MLB Commissioner Manfred: ‘He’s got to go’

Opening Day is officially canceled, but lead negotiators from Major League Baseball and the Players Association met again Thursday as the two sides continue to lay the groundwork for a new collective bargaining agreement.

Tribune News Service

Deesha Thosar: Major League Baseball is picking up where it left off in 2020

NEW YORK — When you want to catch a thief, watch their hands, not their mouth.

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Chicago Sun-Times

MLB, union negotiators try to figure out next step in labor talks

Negotiations broke off Tuesday after the ninth straight day of meetings in Jupiter, Florida, and baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred announced that opening day and the first two series for each team this season had been canceled.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Jason Heyward broke down how Rob Manfred and MLB owners always planned to cancel games

It was so obvious.

Sports Illustrated

Baseball Fans, Players Not Happy With Manfred Laughing During Tuesday Presser

It came as he announced the cancellation of the season’s first two series.

Tribune News Service

Tim Cowlishaw: Rob Manfred, owners have shared brunt of MLB lockout ire, but misguided players aren’t free of blame

DALLAS — It’s official. You can make alternative plans for my birthday party. The Yankees aren’t coming to town on March 31. And neither are the Texas Rangers.

Los Angeles Times

Bill Shaikin: Rob Manfred canceled opening day, then spoke about it. Here’s what he should’ve said.

LOS ANGELES — On Tuesday, after negotiations broke off between owners and players in Major League Baseball, and three months after owners locked out players, Commissioner Rob Manfred announced he had called off opening day. Manfred did address reporters, but this is what we would have liked to hear:

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Scott Lauber: Cost of MLB owners’ gamble will be more than just canceled games

PHILADELPHIA — The sun came out Wednesday. Children went to school, businesses opened, spring grew one day nearer. Life moved right along.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Mike Trout directly called out Rob Manfred for Major League Baseball’s collapsed CBA negotiations

Mike Trout went directly for Rob Manfred. Wow.

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