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Why The Unsealing Of The Infamous 2017 “Yankee Letter” Won’t Be As Big Of A Deal As You Might Think
The fallout from the 2017 Astros cheating scandal is threatening to add another name to its list, as on Monday U.S. Court of Appeals...
Greg Moretto
Mar 22, 20223 min read
How the Collective Bargaining Tussle Nearly Canceled Games
I. Introduction/History of the Collective Bargaining Tax Major League Baseball (MLB) came to an agreement with the players...
Michael Perlo
Mar 14, 20224 min read
UPDATE: They Dug In, Afterword on the Ratified MLB CBA
I was quite wrong, almost comically wrong as the players and owners got a deal done the day after this piece was posted. Based on the...
Mike DiLiello
Mar 11, 20225 min read
Dig In: We Could be Headed for a Long Labor Fight Between MLB’s Owners and Players
As the weeks turn and we head towards another self-imposed deadline by the MLB to strike a deal prior to cancelling more of the MLB...
Mike DiLiello
Mar 9, 20224 min read
Trevor Bauer Sues Deadspin for Defamation
On March 3, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer announced on Twitter that he filed a defamation lawsuit in federal court against the...
Andrew Wise
Mar 6, 20223 min read
Why the MLBPA’s Latest Proposals are So Focused on Eliminating Tanking
According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the MLBPA recently proposed drastic changes to the structure of the first 18 picks of the MLB draft in...
Mike DiLiello
Feb 26, 20223 min read
Matt Harvey: Former Star Gives Shocking Testimony
Matt Harvey History Matt Harvey was once a superstar in the making, donning the famous nickname “Dark Knight” and leading the Mets as one...
John Azzato
Feb 16, 20223 min read
MLB Attempts to End Lockout Through 3rd Party Mediator
BY: MICHAEL PERLO Instead of countering the Major League Baseball Players Association’s (MLBPA) latest offer, Major League Baseball (MLB)...
condetrimental
Feb 4, 20223 min read
MLB: When Will Rob Manfred Finally Get It Right?
Major League Baseball Commissioner (MLB) Rob Manfred has been in the spotlight for the last few years, and often not for good reason....
AJ Lise
Feb 2, 20224 min read
MLB's Proposed Pre-Arbitration Bonus Rule Echoes Tumultuous Offseason
Tumultuous Times in the Diamond Sport Things are certainly busy in Major League Baseball ("MLB"). Following the difficulty of the 2020...
Matthew D. Batista
Jan 31, 20225 min read
Bonds That Tie: The Cooperstown Reformation Project
Something that we knew was likely coming for a decade finally happened this week, as Barry Bonds was left out of the Hall of Fame by...
Tarun Sharma
Jan 28, 20226 min read
Topps Takes Gamble, Purchased by Fanatics for $500M
Cards. You gotta know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em. Not many days long after the clock struck midnight in 2022, Fanatics...
Andrea Garcia
Jan 16, 20228 min read
MLB Lockout: Play Ball!... Please?
Major League Baseball is in the middle of a lockout with the potential to miss Spring Training and possibly regular season games. From...
Evan Mattel
Jan 15, 20223 min read
Is the New York Yankees' Facial and Grooming Policy in Violation of Title VII?
On opening day, April 11, 1973 former New York Yankee team owner George Steinbrenner was present to watch his recently acquired Major...
Jacob Bloom and Jarred Bloom
Dec 30, 20216 min read
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