Baseball

Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) have agreed terms on an “international play plan” targeting a host of markets outside the US and Canada, according to the finalised collective bargaining agreement between the two parties.

Major League Baseball (MLB) has sealed a “tentative” five-year labour agreement with the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) in a move that is set to avoid the prospect of a first lockout in the sport for over two decades.

Major League Baseball (MLB) commissioner Rob Manfred has maintained he is confident a deal will be reached on a new collective bargaining agreement, therefore avoiding the prospect of the first lockout in the sport for over two decades.

Voters in the US city of Arlington have approved the use of public funding to develop a new $1bn (€909m) retractable-roof ballpark for Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise the Texas Rangers.

Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, has been confirmed as the host venue for the final of the 2017 World Baseball Classic (WBC), as organisers unveiled the full list of North American sites that will stage events during the national team competition.

North America’s Major League Baseball (MLB) has pledged to stage regular-season games in Puerto Rico as part of an initiative with the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) to donate $5m (€4.4m) in funding to support grassroots efforts on the island.

Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise the Cleveland Indians has ended a lengthy search for fresh investment by bringing Kansas City-based entrepreneur John Sherman in as vice-chairman.

The sale of a controlling stake in the Seattle Mariners to a consortium led by Western Wireless founder John Stanton and retired Microsoft executive Chris Larson has been approved by North America’s Major League Baseball owners.

Chase Field, the home of the Arizona Diamondbacks and one of the oldest ballparks in Major League Baseball (MLB), could be set to change hands after Maricopa County officials signed a letter of intent to sell the venue.

South Korea has secured hosting rights to the World Baseball Classic (WBC) for the first time as organisers today (Tuesday) confirmed that two of the first round events in the 2017 edition of the national team competition will take place in Asia.

Christopher Correa, the former scouting director of MLB baseball franchise the St. Louis Cardinals, has been sentenced to almost four years in jail after he was found guilty of hacking the internal network of rival team the Houston Astros.

Major League Baseball (MLB) has signed a five-year extension to its longstanding partnership with the USA Baseball national governing body.

Major League Baseball (MLB) commissioner Rob Manfred has revealed that expansion is off the table until ballpark issues can be resolved for the Oakland Athletics and Tampa Bay Rays and admitted that the proposed dates for the sport’s return to the Olympic Games are “not ideal.”

North America’s Major League Baseball (MLB) has dropped its plans to stage regular-season games in London in 2017.

Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise the Texas Rangers has revealed plans to construct and open a new $1bn (€884m) ballpark by 2021.

North America’s Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) have confirmed that a two-game series between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Miami Marlins scheduled to take place in Puerto Rico this month will now be staged in Miami amid concerns over the Zika virus.