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The issues MLB, union must solve to avoid lockout: Sherman

New York Post 04 Nov 2021
The World Series ended Tuesday night and instantly the most important game switched from the field to Zoom or boardrooms or wherever exactly MLB and the MLB Players Association will be negotiating ... MLB commissioner Rob Manfred (l.) and MLBPA executive director Tony Clark (r.) at Game 1 of the World Series on Oct.
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Is MLB headed for a work stoppage? Key questions before the collective bargaining agreement expires.

Finger Lakes Times 04 Nov 2021
... Freeman, and a quintet of star shortstops (Carlos Correa, Corey Seager, Trevor Story, Marcus Semien, and Javier Báez), Manfred and Clark would dominate the headlines, along with their chief negotiators, MLB deputy commissioner Dan Halem and MLBPA senior director Bruce Meyer.
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Time is ticking for MLB and the players union

Dispatch Argus 04 Nov 2021
This offseason is lining up to be dominated by discussions of negotiations between Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association ... MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and MLBPA Executive Director Tony Clark addressed the situation in July prior to the All-Star game in Denver.
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Sinclair CEO fires back at MLB commissioner over rights for sports streaming app

Business Journal 03 Nov 2021
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred questioned recently whether Sinclair has the digital rights necessary to move forward with a launch of a regional sports streaming app. CEO Chris Ripley addressed the matter during a call with analysts ... .
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‘America is TIRED OF WOKE’: Conservatives gloat as Braves win World Series after Atlanta was ...

Russia Today 03 Nov 2021
Manager Brian Snitker, who has spent the past 45 years in the Braves organization, was understandably emotional after he was handed the World Series trophy from MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and later celebrated with the team ... MLB (@MLBONFOX) November 3, 2021 ... MLB went woke against Atlanta – Atlanta won ... MLB went woke against Atlanta—Atlanta won.
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Oakland A’s send relocation survey to Las Vegas baseball fans days after positive Alameda Co. vote

SiliconValley.com 03 Nov 2021
It also asked for fans’ attitudes about the A’s potentially relocating there, interest level in purchasing season tickets for an MLB team and thoughts on having a new ballpark on the Las Vegas strip or off it ... Meanwhile, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred used the A’s company line of pursuing both options.
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Major League Baseball should balk at using robot umps

Bangor Daily News 03 Nov 2021
As former Yankees manager Joe Torre said in the New Yorker, “It’s an imperfect game and has always felt perfect to me.” Torre now works in the MLB commissioner’s office. Compare that to a statement from former Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein, who is now an MLB consultant and ...
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World Series: Braves rout the Astros to win 4-2

Taipei Times 03 Nov 2021
The Atlanta Braves mob the mound after their victory over the Houston Astros in Game 6 of the MLB World Series at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, on Tuesday ... Atlanta Braves left fielder Eddie Rosario holds the Commissioner’s Trophy after winning the MLB World Series against the Houston Astros in Houston, Texas, on Tuesday.
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MLB offseason key dates 2021-22: Free agency, CBA, Winter Meetings, spring training, Opening Day 2022, more

CBS Sports 03 Nov 2021
MLB used to make players file for free agency, which was a waste of time ... That said, much like the regular season, MLB free agency is a marathon, not a sprint. We (probably) won't see a rash of signings on Day 1 because MLB is not a salary-capped league, and free agents aren't as worried about getting left out in the cold when cap space runs out.
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MLB offseason key dates 2021-22: Winter Meetings, Rule 5 Draft, spring training, Opening Day 2022, more

CBS Sports 03 Nov 2021
MLB used to make players file for free agency, which was a waste of time ... That said, much like the regular season, MLB free agency is a marathon, not a sprint. We (probably) won't see a rash of signings on Day 1 because MLB is not a salary-capped league, and free agents aren't as worried about getting left out in the cold when cap space runs out.
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The Braves are a miracle, a dream and an embarrassment rolled into one

CNN 03 Nov 2021
These Braves have done something no other MLB team has done before ... Neither those Braves nor any other MLB team spent the season with a losing record as long as these Braves before reaching the World Series ... this season in blasting MLB for yanking the All-Star Game out of Atlanta.
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Guardians enter Brave(s) new world. Will Atlanta be next?

Cleveland Jewish News 03 Nov 2021
What if they held a World Series and nobody wanted either team to win? ... Before the first game of the World Series, reporters asked MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred about the Braves name and the tomahawk chop ... Voila ... MLB needs to erase their World Series “win” from the records or at least add a big fat asterisk to denote that they got there by cheating ... .
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BenFred: How Cardinals view DeJong moving forward could shape offseason interests

Citizen Tribune 03 Nov 2021
Here are the highlights from sports columnist Ben Frederickson's weekly chat with St ... Q ... A ... That's more than 1,000 at-bats over the last three seasons in which DeJong has been a below-average MLB hitter ... ... And it implies every team has reserves who are capable of contributing at the MLB level ... MLB commissioner Manfred's legacy is at stake this offseason.
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