Major League Baseball promises the Padres will receive no less than 80% of the money Bally Sports was supposed to pay them for their TV rights this year, commissioner Rob Manfred said Wednesday. How? By paying the difference on the coffers of the league. “We arrived at this number as something that would prevent financial … Read more
“It’s not an easy task today,” U.S. Judge Christopher Lopez joked nine-and-a-half hours after Diamond Sports Group’s (DSG)’s controversial bankruptcy hearing in Houston, with the regional sports network. on one side, and MLB and four of its teams on the other. . With commissioner Rob Manfred often swaying back and forth during his time on … Read more
The Tigers place outfielder Riley Greene on the 10-day disabled list with a stress fracture in the left fibula. Here’s what you need to know: Greene, 22, has been in the middle of a breakout season, hitting .296 with five homers in 52 games. He leads Detroit in batting and hitting average. Greene reported discomfort … Read more
ST. LOUIS — Nothing, Miles Mikolas said with about as much conviction as he used to score his 10th strikeout in the eighth inning on Tuesday, gives him more satisfaction as a pitcher than realizing a stellar performance when his cardinals need it most. Mikolas did just that last week when the Cardinals considered the … Read more
NEW YORK — Buck Showalter is the type of manager who pays attention to divisions. When it comes to how batters fared against certain pitchers, day or night, in various batting order positions or in certain stadiums, Showalter is all ears. He studies the data. A few pieces he finds significant. Others he rejects. Why … Read more
This is a digital version of The Windup newsletter. Sign up here to get this content delivered straight to your inbox every morning. The Padres won’t be on Bally Sports, the Pride Month talk has gotten ugly, and I need a nap because now there’s a minor league player who was born in 2006. I’m … Read more
Twenty minutes later and 820 miles away, Jose Barrero gave the Reds a big cushion with a grand slam that ricocheted off a lamppost above the Green Monster in Cincinnati’s 9-8 win over Boston at Fenway Park . “It was like a video game home run,” said Will Benson, who went 3-for-5 with his first … Read more
Welcome to the third edition of the MLB Pipeline Rookie Power 2023 Rankings. Each month, Pipeline staff votes to determine who we think will be the most likely Rookie of the Year winner at the end of the season. This last part is critical, by the way: “at the end of the season”. We are … Read more
SEATTLE — There were times, Isiah Kiner-Falefa now admits, he was ready to throw the data in the nearest trash can. With the Yankees coaching staff continually pushing him to revise his mental approach at home plate, in the absence of tangible results, it was tempting to revert to the slap and spray hitting style … Read more
This story is from Daniel Kramer’s Mariners Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to receive it regularly in your inbox. SEATTLE — Even though Julio Rodríguez’s start to the 2023 season was only a blow, Scott Servais offered that it could be a good thing in the grand scheme of … Read more
