Major League Baseball (MLB)
Former Angels staffer Kay convicted in Skaggs overdose death
Prior communications director found guilty on two felony counts
Wayne Kimmel on aiding sports start-ups through SeventySix Capital
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Wayne Kimmel, managing partner of SeventySix Capital. Fisher and Russo also discuss events happening in and around the National Football League’s Super Bowl LVI, the state of sports streaming following a robust earnings report from the Walt Disney Co., a resurgence in international games from the NFL and National Hockey League, and ongoing labor negotiations in Major League Baseball.
Critical MLB bargaining session fails to produce major progress
Management's latest proposal presents only slight changes from prior offers
MLB holds off on formal delay to Spring Training
Manfred says missing games would be 'disastrous' as he maintains hope for new labor deal
MLB partners with youth instructional platform Mojo
Alignment seeks to further league's long-running Play Ball participation effort
MLBPA rejects league push for mediation in labor talks
Union response prompts elevated public war of words with MLB owners
MLB seeks federal mediator for troubled labor talks
League looks to third party as negotiations with MLBPA fail to advance
MLB, MLBPA discuss pre-arbitration player bonus pool
Ongoing labor negotiations take on new wrinkle
Face-to-face meetings bring new cadence to MLB labor talks
Representatives for players, owners to hold second straight day of in-person negotiations
MLB kills Rays’ proposed Montreal split-season plan
Club to now 'regroup' after league committee withdraws its support for controversial proposal
MLB labor bargaining session fails to produce breakthrough
Likelihood grows of a delayed start to Spring Training as lockout continues
MLB, MLBPA set to restart labor talks after lengthy pause
Planned bargaining session will be first substantive talks since lockout started
MLB, Apple in advanced talks regarding potential rights deal
Negotiations centering around weekday game inventory previously held by ESPN
Rosenthal departs MLB Network amid reported acrimony
League-owned network cuts ties with veteran baseball reporter
Angel Stadium sale to MLB club declared illegal by state agency
City of Anaheim now has 60 days to correct violations or face $96m in potential fines
Endeavor buys nine MiLB clubs, creates new subsidiary
Sports and entertainment company makes dramatic entry into pro baseball
777 Partners’ Juan Arciniegas on building a global sports investment portfolio
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview 777 Partners managing director Juan Arciniegas. Fisher and Russo also discuss Major League Baseball’s lockout of the MLB Players Association, Sinclair Broadcast Group’s new digital rights deal with the National Hockey League, and the $840m funding round for India-based fantasy sports platform Dream Sports.
Manfred, Clark show massive ideological gulf between them
League, union leaders signal that MLB lockout is likely to be a lengthy one