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MLB names former Cubs executive Epstein to consultant role
Three-time World Series winner to aid with on-field matters
Blue Jays sign president and CEO Shapiro to extension
MLB club retains veteran senior executive with five-year deal
Citi Field to be vaccine distribution site
Ballpark joins growing wave of sports facilities enlisted in ongoing health crisis
Worcester Red Sox’ Polar Park becomes most expensive MiLB stadium at $157m
The cost of constructing Polar Park, the new home of Triple-A team Worcester Red Sox, has ballooned to $157m so far, making the facility the most expensive minor league baseball stadium ever built.
Nationals to build in-stadium sportsbook as part of BetMGM partnership
Major League Baseball's Washington Nationals will open a sportsbook at Nationals Park as part of a multiyear exclusive sports betting partnership with online gaming operator BetMGM
Mets look to “create a new reality” with Lindor deal
New team owner Steve Cohen looks to flex financial muscle
MiLB 2021 seasons could be delayed for Class A, AA
Lack of vaccinations, social distancing needs likely to revise spring training
MLB Draft League team owner says new developmental baseball entity represents industry upgrade
Chuck Greenberg, veteran minor league baseball club owner and chairman and managing partner of the State College (Pennsylvania) Spikes discusses the historic shift of the franchise from the lower-levels of professional baseball to a new amateur league aimed at showcasing draft-eligible players.
MLB, Rangers prepare Covid-19 protocols for World Series
Veteran baseball executive Rob Matwick discusses the Covid-19 protocols and planned venue operations during the World Series with SportBusiness US Editor Eric Fisher
MLB looks to get aggressive with virtual advertising
Faced with the loss of nearly two-thirds of the regular season due to the Covid-19 pandemic, MLB and its clubs are significantly expanding the frequency and locations for virtual advertising this season.
RSNs look to MLB intrasquad games as key source of new content, preparation for upcoming season
What previously were just MLB practice sessions unseen by fans have become an important source of content for clubs and their regional sports networks, and have helped broadcast production crews prepare for the regular season
MLB Rangers expand role for co-owner Leibman
Current team COO adds title of president of business operations
Baseball Hall of Fame sees decline in donations, net income
Baseball shrine extends slide in incoming charitable contributions
MLB formally recognizes Negro Leagues as major leagues
Baseball history, record books to be reshaped with new designation
Round-Up: Amazon’s India rights ambitions, Rugby World Cup draw made, Federer’s Australian Open in doubt, and more
Amazon is expected by some sports media rights industry experts to follow up its bid for New Zealand Cricket rights in India with bids for bigger properties such as the Indian Premier League
Indians confirm name change plans, but no interim moniker
MLB club to remain as Indians until new identity determined
Fresno Grizzlies receive final invite for new MiLB
Club agrees to lower classification in order to stay affiliated with MLB
Cleveland MLB franchise set to drop Indians nickname
MLB club preparing to part with highly debated moniker after 105 years
MLB clubs settle on list of minor league affiliates
Invitations formally tendered to 119 clubs for new minor league structure
MLB sues trio of insurers over Covid-19 losses
League alleges that extensive pandemic-related losses should be covered
Staten Island Yankees fold, sue MLB and New York Yankees
Minor league club seeks to fight back against loss of MLB affiliation
MLB Network to air series of major award presentations
League-owned network looks to fill void from now-canceled Winter Meetings
MLB extends minors’ revamp with Pioneer League shift, Draft League creation
League has now placed 23 formerly affiliated minor league clubs in new structures
Foxtel, Kayo extend Australian Baseball League backing with new deal
Australian pay-television operator Foxtel and its Kayo Sports OTT streaming platform have acquired rights to the 2020-21 edition of the Australian Baseball League
Toronto Blue Jays planning to demolish Rogers Centre and build new ballpark
Major League Baseball's Toronto Blue Jays are reportedly planning to demolish Rogers Centre in order to build a state-of-the-art new ballpark in its place
MLB ‘Field of Dreams’ game now scheduled for August 12, 2021
Major League Baseball’s planned Field of Dreams game, celebrating the famed 1989 movie of the same name, in Dyersville, Iowa, has been rescheduled for August 12, 2021.
KBO permits clubs to cut salaries from 2021
From next year South Korean baseball clubs will be permitted to reduce player’s pay if the season is disrupted by extraordinary events.
Seidler named Padres control executive
MLB club's lead investor also now assumes its top governance role
Epstein leaving Cubs after ending club’s epic title drought
Executive set to take 2021 off, but long-term goals include future ownership role
Little League names organizational veteran Wilson as COO
Newly promoted executive has been with prominent youth sports entity since 1993
Ng intends her hire by the Marlins to be an industry influencer
Newly appointed executive says long-awaited post is a testament to perseverance
Marlins make historic hire by appointing Ng first female GM
Executive has cultivated widely lauded reputation over the past three decades
MLB extends military support with Sesame Workshop donation
Grant is part of larger program by the league
Mets bring back Newman in expanded front office role
Longtime prior club employee and industry veteran to oversee several key areas
Mets detail minor league affiliate plan
MLB club keeps Binghamton affiliation, which had been targeted for contraction