What is New with MLB in 2022?
With a preliminary deal reached between the MLB and MLBPA, the 2022 season of baseball may now commence. For the 2022 MLB season, there will …
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Stay up to date with the latest news, insights, and updates from Major League Baseball (MLB). Whether you’re following the action-packed MLB Winter Meetings, exploring potential Phillies trade rumors, or tracking your favorite teams and players, this section has you covered. Dive into in-depth analysis, game breakdowns, and trade speculation as we uncover the stories shaping America’s pastime. From off-season drama to in-season highlights, we bring you everything you need to stay informed about the league that never sleeps. Don’t miss the latest buzz on trades, free agency, and the chase for the next World Series championship!
MLB Umps Not so Color Blind?
The racial bias analysis of strikes-balls decisions of MLB umps by UT-Austin professor Daniel Hamermesh and coauthors (Parsons, Sulaeman, Yates) has generated the expected buzz …
MLB Lockout Set to Delay Start of the Season: This Is How You Cope
If you are a keen baseball fan, then you might know all about the union dispute between the players and the MLB league that has …
“Yankee Premium” Updates
In 2005 I explored the “Yankee Premium, how much of the Yankee payroll reflected a revenue advantage relative to the rest of baseball and how …
Signs of Life in the Sports Economy
Spring training in Florida set an attendance record — of sorts — in 2010: From March 2nd through April 3rd, a total of 1,427,627 fans …
Aggressive & Passive Responses to Doping
A Yahoo! Sports headline and associated summary regarding the Tour on Monday headline reads, Sastre Wins Doping-Scarred Tour de France. Setting aside moral philosophy, I …
Take Me Out to the (Newer) Ballpark
My wife and I recently visited the West Coast, affording me my first game at Dodger Stadium in 45 years. While Brooklynites still despair the …
Baseball and the Economy: What Happened to TV Ratings?
Attendance at MLB games this past season was 6.9% lower than it had been the previous year. That is a HUGE drop. An intriguing question …
Anthony Rizzo’s Call Up: Was the Timing a Good Signal for Cubs Fans?
The man that many consider the Cubs top prospect, slugging first baseman Anthony Rizzo, made his Cubs debut Tuesday against the Mets. Prior to that, …
Less is More
In his most recent post, Bill Simmons from ESPN Page 2 confesses Boredom with the Red Sox , laying the bulk of the blame on …