NEW YORK — Major League Baseball finalized the rule change Thursday to bring back automatic runners in extra innings for the third straight season. Despite the easing of pandemic restrictions, MLB and the players’ union have agreed to keep the controversial rule that gives each team a runner on second base during extra innings for … Read more
2 Related Major League Baseball Players Association officials are preparing a written response to MLB’s latest offer for a new collective bargaining agreement, which preceded the league’s cancellation of the first week of the regular season, they said. ESPN sources familiar with the union’s plans. It’s unclear when the sides will meet, and as the … Read more
Expansion Drafts are exciting, not only because that means there are new teams establishing themselves in MLB, but also because they often represent a fresh start for players who end up becoming stars. Tuesday marked the 61st anniversary of the first MLB Expansion Draft in 1960, when the Los Angeles Angels and new Washington Senators … Read more
