Major League Baseball (MLB)
Manfred to replace Selig as MLB commissioner
Rob Manfred, Major League Baseball’s chief operating officer, has been elected to succeed Bud Selig as the league’s new commissioner.
MLB eyes regular-season games in Europe
Outgoing Major League Baseball (MLB) commissioner Bud Selig has said he is “hopeful” of staging regular-season games in Europe in the near future.
New MLB commissioner set to be decided next week
Bud Selig’s successor as commissioner of Major League Baseball (MLB) is set to be decided next week, when the league’s owners gather in Baltimore to vote on three final candidates.
A’s agree to 10-year Oakland stay
Lew Wolff, owner of Major League Baseball’s (MLB) Oakland Athletics, has given his approval to a 10-year lease extension which keeps the team at the Coliseum ballpark until the end of 2024.
Stats pitches MLB extension
Sports technology, data and content company Stats has extended its multi-year partnership with MLB Advanced Media, the interactive media and entertainment company of North America’s Major League Baseball.
Oakland’s ballpark deal approved by authority
Major League Baseball’s Oakland Athletics have moved a step closer to finalising an agreement to stay at the Coliseum ballpark until the end of 2024.
Oakland Athletics set to remain at Coliseum
Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise the Oakland Athletics have agreed terms on a 10-year lease extension to stay at their Oakland Coliseum home, with talks over future stadium options set to continue.
MLB forms new league to aid baseball development in Puerto Rico
Major League Baseball (MLB) has furthered its efforts to develop the sport outside of North America by joining forces with its players’ union (MLBPA) to launch a new summer league in Puerto Rico.
MLB resumes Japanese rivalry with All-Star Series
Major League Baseball (MLB) is set to tour Japan for the first time in eight years after the announcement of an All-Star Series featuring leading players from the North American league against the Japanese national team.
MLB outlines succession strategy for commissioner post
Major League Baseball (MLB) has announced that St. Louis Cardinals chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. will lead a committee designed to find a successor to commissioner Bud Selig.
MLB commissioner Selig steadfast on retirement plan
Major League Baseball (MLB) commissioner Bud Selig has confirmed he is to stick with his original plan to retire in January 2015.
Selig targets turnover milestone
Major League Baseball (MLB) commissioner Bud Selig has claimed that the sport’s revenue could surpass the $9bn (€6.5bn) mark this year.
Braves New World
Elisha Chauhan discovers why the Atlanta Braves have chosen to build their new stadium in the suburbs - the first time a Major League Baseball (MLB) team has done so since the turn of the millennium.
Yankees legend Rivera to be honoured by MLB’s return to Panama
North American baseball league the MLB has announced it will stage the first major league games in Panama since 1947, with the New York Yankees set to face the Miami Marlins in a two-game series on March 15-16.
MLB’s Mariners president set to retire
Major League Baseball (MLB)’s Seattle Mariners president Chuck Armstrong has revealed that he will retire on January 31.
MLB’s Atlanta Braves set to move to $672m stadium
Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise Atlanta Braves is leaving its Turner Field venue and moving into a new 42,000-seat, $672-million stadium complex in Cobb County in 2017.
Oakland A’s seek long-term Coliseum lease
Major League Baseball (MLB)’s Oakland Athletics managing partner Lew Wolff has revealed that the franchise is seeking to stay at its O.co Coliseum venue.
MLB’s Texas Rangers CEO resigns
Major League Baseball (MLB)’s Texas Rangers CEO Nolan Ryan is to step down from his position at the end of the month.