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MLB matches union with $1M fund for park staff
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Tuesday, 08 March 2022 09:40
NEW YORK -- Major League Baseball launched a $1 million fund Tuesday to support spring training workers impacted by canceled games, matching the amount of the fund the players' association announced last week.MLB said the money will be administered by teams to part-time and seasonal workers based on financial need. Eligible groups include concessionaires, grounds crew, security, clubhouse and ballpark…
Why Druw Jones could be the best MLB draft prospect since Bryce Harper
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Tuesday, 08 March 2022 03:17
The first questions I get asked about a draft class every year are the same: Who is the best player this year? Is he one of those Bryce Harper-level guys who could be the best prospect in a decade? The 2010 No. 1 overall pick is still a touchpoint for even casual baseball fans, the LeBron James of his sport.…
Ex-Cards P Kim signs record deal with KBO team
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Monday, 07 March 2022 20:13
INCHEON, South Korea -- Kim Kwang-hyun has left the St. Louis Cardinals and will return to South Korea on a record four-year contract.The left-handed pitcher will rejoin his old club, which is now known as the SSG Landers, in the Korean Baseball Organization.The club issued a statement Tuesday saying the deal is worth up to 15.1 billion won ($12.3 million)…
Sources: MLB to nix 2nd week if no deal by Tue.
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Monday, 07 March 2022 23:43
Major League Baseball plans to cancel another week of regular-season games if it can't agree to a new collective bargaining agreement with the MLB Players Association by Tuesday night, adding another layer of pressure onto already-tense negotiations as the league's lockout nears its 100th day, sources familiar with the situation told ESPN.The urgency to strike a labor deal ratcheted up…
91 games (and counting?): How MLB's cancellations could rock the playoff races
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Monday, 07 March 2022 03:24
Ninety-one games. So far.That's the number of games that have been lopped off the schedule after MLB commissioner Rob Manfred's news conference last week. We can only hope that the number doesn't go up.For now, if an agreement is reached post haste, the plan is for each team to pick up its regular-season schedule with the beginning of its third…
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