MLBPA head expects lockout when current agreement expires
"Unless I am mistaken the league has come out and said there’s going to be a work stoppage."
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MLB’s Rob Manfred reportedly considers removing Pete Rose from ineligible list
"The commissioner was respectful, gracious, and actively participated in productive discussions …"
MLB reporter: ESPN and MLB ‘are going to keep talking’
"In no way at this point do I think... the ESPN-MLB relationship is truly finally done."
ESPN reportedly open to negotiating new MLB deal; MLB looking for new partners
MLB has reportedly already set its sights on 2028.
ESPN and MLB breakup reportedly wasn’t so ‘mutual’
"The source noted that ESPN had an opt-out clause in the contract and decided to exercise it on Thursday."
MLB, ESPN mutually opt out of broadcast deal, with league citing decrease in studio show coverage
The league is making a bet that it can find a new partner for its third package that is ready to shell out significant money and commit to consistent coverage -- all on a short-term deal.
Why the MLB-ESPN standoff is really about local TV
ESPN rightfully thinks it's paying too much for its package, while MLB needs that money and also knows the worldwide leader is one of its best potential partners to bundle team's local rights together in a future streaming package.
MLB’s DTC push still isn’t addressing archaic blackout policies
Bob Costas warns Golden At-Bat could turn baseball into gimmick
"Does it turn the game into kind of a video game and kind of gimmicky? Yeah, I think so."
Mike Francesa sounds off on golden at-bat idea: ‘I would think the commissioner fell on his head or something’
"That changes the game so fundamentally."
Rob Manfred previously dismissed golden at-bat idea as ‘crazy’ to ‘Dan Le Batard Show’
"You're wasting my time … that's a crazy idea."
Michael Kay rips Howie Rose for criticism of Rob Manfred’s ‘golden at-bat’ idea: ‘Something has to stop the erosion of this game’
"You people all have to grow up."
MLB considering ‘golden at-bat’ rule that would transform baseball
MLB's rule changes have been a great success in recent years but is a "golden at-bat" rule one step too far in the name of entertainment?
Yankees owner pushes back on Rob Manfred’s local TV plan
"He knows my take, which is that at the very least, it needs to be an optional thing."
MLB eyeing 2028 to nationalize local media rights deals, end blackouts
However, the league will face a number of hurdles along the way.
Rob Manfred understands why fans hate MLB streaming deals
"I don’t like to have to look 10 places or pay for 10 places to watch the games that I want to watch."
Rob Manfred says HBO’s Pete Rose docuseries paints ‘accurate picture of who he is’
"He was a complicated person. A combination of appealing and unappealing aspects that you don't often find."
Rob Manfred wants to nationalize MLB media strategy, eliminate blackouts
The league looks to emphasize accessibility and reach in its modern media strategy.
New E60 will profile Armando Galarraga’s near-perfect game
The perfect game that wasn't is getting the E60 treatment.
MLB, MLBPA announce $2 million grant to Negro Leagues Baseball Museum to help preserve vital baseball history
"The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, as an institution, serves as a beacon of education and enlightenment."
Rob Manfred opens the door to national streaming package: ‘The RSN business is really deteriorating’
"What we're hearing from the streamers is they want a more national product, and we need to be responsive to what people want to buy."
Rob Manfred on Diamond Sports saga: ‘There is no plan at this point’
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred expressed skepticism with Diamond Sports' ability to emerge whole out of bankruptcy.
ESPN Radio’s Michelle Smallmon calls Shohei Ohtani scandal Rob Manfred’s ‘worst nightmare’
"This feels like a Mad Libs of Rob Manfred's worst nightmare."
Mike Greenberg launches campaign to become MLB commissioner: ‘I’m not kidding.’
"I think I have an understanding of a great many different elements of the business."
David Samson reveals MLB blackballed Dan Le Batard after heated Rob Manfred interview
"People colluded to make sure you would not get guests."