#Rob Manfred

The MLB just had its best year of all time. In terms of revenue, no other year in baseball history has been better. While there are complaints about the state of the game, money talks and the league made quite a lot of it in 2022. "Major League Baseball hit a home run financially in 2022, propelling itself to a new record for revenues. After two…

No player has more base hits in Major League Baseball than Pete Rose. But you won't find his plaque in the Baseball Hall of Fame. We all know why. Rose bet on the Cincinnati Reds game as a player and manager. Betting on your sport is one of the cardinal no-no's of all professional and major college athletes. It undermines the integrity of the…

With the 2022 MLB All-Star festivities in the books, it's time for a quick round of bold predictions before the second half of the season gets underway on Thursday. What follows are 10 bold predictions for the remainder of the 2022 season, focusing mostly on individual players rather than teams since there will be plenty of postseason predictions…

There's no brighter star in the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball universe than Mookie Betts. Betts has accomplished virtually everything you can imagine in MLB, both at the individual and team level. He won the MVP award in 2018 with Boston, won the World Series that season and then again in 2020. He's won six Gold Glove awards and five Silver…

The 2022 MLB Draft is in the books and the Texas Rangers made 18 picks. The Athletic has comprehensive live coverage of the 20-round, three-day event, including top-100 prospect rankings, mock drafts, prospect profiles, team-by-team analysis and much more. Find out how the Rangers fared in the draft and much more… Well, that happened. The Rangers…

Want a sure bet about legalized sports gambling in Ohio? It's this: After the fanfare fades from the Jan. 1 launch and the real impacts start becoming clear, people are going to start wondering whether it's a good deal for anyone besides the gambling industry. As Ohio prepares to join the majority of U.S. states that have legalized sports…

The MLB, like any other league, has a strict set of rules that must be followed. This is due to the fact that the league wants to promote sportsmanship and integrity in the sport. In the history of Major League Baseball, we've seen several players and personnel face punishments such as suspensions and fines. These mostly stem from unsportsmanlike…

Pete Rose remains one of the most controversial figures in MLB history. The former Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies legend is currently banned from baseball in any capacity due to gambling issues. Rose allegedly bet on baseball games as a manager and as a player. For years, there has been a debate over whether or not Rose belongs in the…

Throughout this past year the Boston Red Sox have expressed a desire to bring the MLB All-Star Game back to Fenway Park. The city last hosted 23 years ago in 1999, and since then nearly every other MLB club has hosted the game - a few more than once - while the historic stadium itself has been completely transformed through a series of extensive…

SAN FRANCISCO - The Cubs are selling again and open for business. And so are we. With the current state of the elite-revenue franchise ranging from work-in-progress to embarrassing, or even despicable, depending on your vantage point, it's time for a new line of more purge-appropriate team merch. So with a nod to a former Cubs manager who never met…

Anne Rogers has more on the $100 bet between Zack Greinke and Drew Waters, where Greinke wagered Waters wouldn't hit a homer all season: According to Waters, who told the story after the Royals' 6-5 loss in 10 innings to the Guardians, Greinke bet Waters shortly after he was called up that the rookie wouldn't hit a home run for "the rest of the…

It is the line everyone remembers from the 2013 Tom Hanks movie "Captain Phillips." Well, I have one thing to say to Rob Manfred: I am the commissioner now. After rubbing the magic lamp, the genie granted me one wish and I choose to become the commissioner of Major League Baseball. Why? Because while I love baseball, I think there are some things…

MLB's spring training is in full swing, and Cleveland is taking the field for the final time with their current nickname. The Indians name has stood for 106 years, and the team's moniker and Chief Wahoo logo have often the subject of controversy. Here are 10 facts about both. The franchise started in Michigan in 1894 as the Grand Rapids Rustlers in…

The 2022 MLB Draft is in the books and the Tampa Bay Rays made 22 picks. The Athletic has comprehensive live coverage of the 20-round, three-day event, including top-100 prospect rankings, mock drafts, prospect profiles, team-by-team analysis and much more. Find out how the Rays fared in the draft and much more… The Rays had the biggest reach of…

Every great story needs a villain. In 2002, Red Sox co-owner Larry Lucchino dubbed the New York Yankees the "evil empire" after the club was outbid for the services of pitcher Jose Contreras. Long the Red Sox' nemesis, the name played well with the rivalry between the two AL East clubs: the Yankees were the team you loved to hate. Fast forward to…

MINNEAPOLIS - There will be Minnesota Twins baseball this year after all. Major League Baseball owners and players agreed to terms of a new contract, ending the work stoppage that lasted 99 days and salvaging the entire 162 game season. "I do want to start by apologizing to our fans," MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said Friday. "I hope that the…

Sports betting has been flourishing in the U.S. after it was unbanned by the Supreme Court in May 2018. Boosted by the ongoing pandemic and the ever-increasing interest in gambling, it generates billions of dollars in revenues, with horse racing, boxing, Major League Baseball (MLB), National Basketball Association (NBA), and National Football…

There is no bigger storyline in the MLB right now other than Aaron Judge's free agency. After betting on himself entering the 2022 season, Judge delivered one of the best contract seasons in the history of the sport. "Case Closed: Aaron Judge Is Your 2022 AL MVP, Solidifying The Greatest Contract Year In Sports History" - Barstool Sports Judge…

Pete Rose recently sent a letter to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred asking for his lifetime ban - which is keeping the league's all-time hits leader from the Hall of Fame - to be lifted. On Thursday, Manfred spoke to the media about myriad topics, one of which was the letter sent by Rose. The commissioner emphatically stated that Rose's "crime" of…

The Texas Rangers and Globe Life Field will host the 2024 All-Star Game! Rob Manfred made that announcement today at the conclusion of the owner's meetings in New York. It will be the second time the Rangers organization has hosted the All Star Game, as The Ballpark in Arlington hosted the 1995 All Star game and fans saw a thrilling 3-2 NL…

What would the MLB be without a bit of offseason controversy? Commissioner Rob Manfred confirmed that the league would investigate collusion between the New York Yankees and New York Mets relating to Aaron Judge's free agency. It was reported earlier that the Yankees' and Mets' brass had exchanged messages about Judge. The concern is that the teams…

The New York Yankees and New York Mets appear to be in some hot water after a story was released by Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic about potential violations of the CBA that the two teams may have committed when talking to free agent outfielder Aaron Judge. On Twitter, MLB columnist David Lennon posted a statement from Commissioner Rob Manfred on…

From the sound of it, Pete Rose won't be getting back into the good graces of Major League Baseball anytime soon. Rose, the MLB's all-time career hit leader, has been banned from the league since 1989 for gambling on MLB games while managing the Cincinnati Reds. In a recent attempt at contrition, Rose recently sent an apology letter to the league…

Among the candid remarks made by Hit King and former Cincinnati Reds great Pete Rose during an interview on the No Filter Sports podcast was his declaration that his lifetime ban from baseball for gambling has cost him $100 million he estimates he would have earned. Rose had this to say in his conversation on the podcast with Eli Zaret, Bob Page…

First, the good news: The Rays finished the last week before the All-Star Break with a 6-1 record, completing a four game sweep of the Red Sox and taking two of three from the suddenly relevant Orioles. They hold the top Wild Card spot, and are 13 behind the Yankees in the AL East. In addition, Pete Fairbanks finally made his season debut. Though…

NEW YORK - Commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday afternoon he was "absolutely confident" that the Mets and Yankees were above board in their communications about Aaron Judge. The Athletic reported on Wednesday night that the Players Association reached out to MLB following a Nov. 3 story on SNY, the Mets television network's website, that said the…

In his latest letter to Commissioner Rob Manfred, obtained by TMZ Sports, the Hit King said he has apologized "many times" for gambling on the Reds and other baseball games while Cincinnati's manager. "I also know that I disappointed many Reds fans and baseball fans," Rose said. "Besides spending time with my kids and my partner, there's nothing…

The infamous "Charlie Hustle" is asking for another chance.Former Cincinnati Reds player and manager Pete Rose has sent a letter to Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred requesting, once again, to be considered for inclusion in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Rose, who had a record-setting 4256 hits during his career, was…

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Former Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer has been suspended for two full seasons by Commissioner Rob Manfred for violating MLB's Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy. It is the longest suspension handed out under the policy. Bauer, who last pitched for the Dodgers on June 28 of last season, plans to appeal the…

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said the league "built as the season went on" with "attendance numbers in September that we haven't seen since 2014 and I think the new playoff format showed really well." Manfred sat down with MLB Network's Bob Costas for an extended interview where he addressed a wide range of topics, with Costas noting the season…

Pete Rose has paid the price. It's time to set him free. Major League Baseball's all-time hits leader issued a plea to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred this week, begging for him to lift his lifetime ban from the sport. Former commissioner Bart Giamatti banned Rose from baseball in 1989 after Rose bet on baseball as manager of the Cincinnati Reds. This…

There was a time when betting on baseball was the Cardinal Sin. From the early days of the game, back before the major leagues were a dream, gambling was a black mark. Thomas Devyr, Ed Duffy, and William Wansley of the New York Mutuals were exiled in 1865, although all three were eventually reinstated. The Chicago Black Sox, Cincinnati Reds legend…

Pete Rose, one of the most beloved and controversial baseball players alive in Major League Baseball, feels he has been ostracized for too long as a result of his gambling scandal and so he made another effort to be redeemed and finally be inducted into the Cooperstown Baseball Hall of Fame in recognition of his brilliant career as a player. To…

MLB all-time hit leader and Cincinnati Reds' legend Pete Rose recently sent a letter to commissioner Rob Manfred amid his Hall of Fame absence. Rose is currently banned from the Hall of Fame due to gambling on games. But the former superstar isn't giving up trying to force the commissioner to change his mind, per The New York Post and TMZ. "I am…

As a Supreme Court justice, Samuel Alito is used to speaking before two very specific types of audiences. The first is the one he encounters at his place of work: solemn, reverent, the lawyers arguing before him fully expecting his interruptions and sometimes even thanking him for posing such piercing, insightful questions. The second is louder and…

The 2022 season might have ended in excruciatingly disappointing fashion for the Yankees, but that doesn't mean fans didn't get more than their fair share of highs along the way, even if the way the second half played out rendered the team's 99 wins perhaps slightly less meaningful than the number makes one think. Given that those 99 victories…

Last night, Joe Musgrove was absolutely cruising against the Mets. Sheer dominance. Then out of nowhere, he was checked by umpires for "sticky" substances at the request of Mets' manager Buck Showalter: This was because there was a noticeable increase in Musgrove's spin rates last night from his season averages: Coaches and dugouts have access to…

Matt Strahm has opinions about Major League Baseball's rule changes, and he's not afraid to share them. MLB recently announced three significant rule changes set to be implemented in 2023: a pitch clock of 15 seconds with the bases empty and 20 seconds with runners on; a ban of shifts that will force teams to have two fielders on each side of the…

Each week Jays From the Couch takes in the beauty of the MLB landscape and tries to imagine how Blue Jays Fans might see things. This week: let's talk about the MLB rules changes to be implemented in 2023-and the one that Blue Jays fans hope will not be a missed call. JFtC will also take a peek at potential rotations to be utilized during the Wild…