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Eric Kutsenda takes over as Padres' temporary control person following owner's death
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Eric Kutsenda has taken over as the San Diego Padres temporary control person following the death of owner Peter Seidler. Seidler, who died Tuesday at 63, had been controlling owner since November 2020 when he replaced Ron Fowler, who took over in 2012. ...
Atlanta to host 2025 MLB All-Star Game after losing 2021 game over objections to voting law
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Major League Baseball will play its 2025 All-Star Game in Atlanta, four years after moving the event from Truist Park to Denver’s Coors Field over objections to changes in Georgia’s voting rights laws. Atlanta was awarded the 2021 All-Star Game in May...
MLB owners approve A’s move from Oakland to Las Vegas, with a new ballpark to open in 2028
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — One of Rob Manfred's first trips after his election as baseball commissioner nine years ago was to Oakland to consult with Athletics owner John Fisher on attempts to keep the team in the Bay Area. Unable together to make that work, the A's will instead move...
MLB proposes trimming pitch clock with runners on base, AP source says
Major League Baseball has proposed cutting the pitch clock from 20 seconds to 18 seconds with runners on base, according to a person with direct knowledge of the proposal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday night because they weren't...
MLB team owners set to vote Thursday on proposed relocation of Athletics to Las Vegas
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Major League Baseball team owners are set to vote Thursday on the proposed relocation of the Oakland Athletics to Las Vegas at the end of their league-wide meeting. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred was presenting his recommendation to the 30 owners during...
If you think the World Series sped by, it did. 9-inning games averaged the fastest time in 27 years
NEW YORK (AP) — If you think the World Series sped by, it did. Nine-inning games averaged 3 hours, 1 minute, the fastest since 1996, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The first postseason of the pitch clock also included defensive shift limits and larger bases, leading to...
Aaron Judge wins MLB's Clemente Award for philanthropy
PHOENIX (AP) — Aaron Judge was working out at home in California along with wife, Samantha, on Oct. 20 when he received a call from Jason Zillo, the vice president of communications and media relations for the New York Yankees. “You got a minute? This is very important,” Judge...
MLB will examine its playoff format but isn't rushing to make changes
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — After watching Atlanta, Baltimore and the Los Angeles Dodgers lose in the Division Series following 100-win seasons, Major League Baseball will examine its postseason format but isn't rushing to make changes. MLB expanded the playoffs from 10 teams to 12 for...
Manfred will make recommendation ahead of MLB vote on Oakland A's proposed move to Las Vegas
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred will make a recommendation to teams ahead of their vote next month on whether the Oakland Athletics should be allowed to move to Las Vegas. Manfred said the sport's relocation committee met three times this week. He plans a...
Rob Manfred says it would be difficult to pause MLB's season for the 2028 LA Olympics
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Bryce Harper wants big leaguers to play in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says pausing the regular season to make that happen would be difficult. “Everyone appreciates the challenges associated with major...
