Major League Baseball (MLB)
Eric Fisher | Manfred finds new level of self-reflection in labor deal
SportBusiness' US editor details how Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred displayed a notably changed tone following the completion of a hard-fought collective bargaining agreement with the MLB Players Association.
MLB elevates testing of experimental playing rules at MiLB level
Moves to serve as forerunner for potential MLB implementation in 2023
MLB nears streaming agreement with Peacock
League extending its presence further on direct-to-consumer streaming platforms
Mets’ owner Cohen shrugs off new MLB CBT tier named for him
Billionaire club owner says he is comfortable with still-expanding payroll
Lou DePaoli on forging new pathways with General Sports Worldwide
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Lou DePaoli, managing director at global sports consulting and management firm General Sports Worldwide. Fisher and Russo also discuss the new collective bargaining agreement between Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association, MLB’s streaming rights agreement with Apple, continued developments with the Premier League’s Chelsea and Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, the National Football League’s season-long suspension of Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley for gambling offenses, and ownership moves for the Premier Hockey Federation’s Toronto Six and Boston Pride.
MLB, MLBPA reach new labor deal to preserve full 2022 season
Wide-ranging collective bargaining agreement ushers in wave of dramatic changes
MLB cancels a second week of the 2022 regular season
New disagreement over international draft slows progress toward labor deal
Apple strikes MLB rights agreement for Friday night games
Exclusive package of games to air on Apple TV+ streaming service
More MLB game cancellations expected as talks ‘deadlocked’
Players, owners remain at odds on key economic issues
Julie Uhrman on the development and debut of Angel City FC
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Julie Uhrman, Angel City FC co-founder and president. Fisher and Russo also discuss Major League Baseball’s cancellation of the first week of the 2022 regular season and further impacts from the ongoing labor dispute with the MLB Players Association, the move of Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich to sell the Premier League’s Chelsea FC, a $1.5bn fundraising by Fanatics that now values the company at $27bn, and rising political pressures surrounding National Hockey League star Alexander Ovechkin.
Fitch Ratings: MLB owners can afford season-long lockout
Financial strength of management lends support to hardline positions
MLB cancels first two series of 2022 regular season
League move marks first games formally lost to labor dispute since 1995
MLB extends labor deadline to cancel regular-season games
Marathon day of bargaining brings new levels of movement by management
MLB approaches self-imposed deadline with labor deal not close
Daily bargaining sessions in Florida fail to produce significant progress
Jessica Berman on a new direction for the National Lacrosse League
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Jessica Berman, National Lacrosse League interim commissioner. Fisher and Russo also discuss ongoing labor negotiations with the MLB Players Association, heightened turbulence in the United States sports betting market impacting entities such as DraftKings and Churchill Downs Inc.’s TwinSpires, a new funding round for digital sports media company Wave Sports + Entertainment, the sports industry’s response to the Russian military invasion of Ukraine, and the state of spring leagues for American football.
MLB: 2022 games to be cut if no labor deal by February 28
Labor talks take darker turn as league sets deadline for a new agreement
Sinclair remains undeterred in Q2 debut for streaming service
Operator of Bally Sports RSNs issues downbeat earnings report
MLB postpones Spring Training games until at least March 5
Move marks first formal disruption of games in ongoing labor dispute