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How artificial intelligence is changing baseball
Moneyball has now entered its AI era. All teams in MLB have at least one analyst, with some employing dozens. The consistent ...
Banning the Shift Has Not Changed How Baseball Is Played
MLB took steps two years ago to reward hitting the ball on the ground, but the best path to winning is still through the air.
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Major League Baseball fires ump amid gambling probe
Umpire Pat Hoberg was fired after it was revealed he shared betting accounts with a friend who bet on baseball.
Some Things I Think I Think: Threat of salary cap looming for baseball
You don’t have to read between the lines or decode what’s being said to know that MLB owners are, again, pushing for a salary cap when the current collective bargaining agreement with the Players ...
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Delande to receive highest honor for a sports official
An Ohio Valley native will receive the highest honor an Official can achieve later this summer. Dan Delande will be inducted ...
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Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara sentenced to over four years in prison
Following the recent news regarding former MLB umpire Pat Hoberg’s termination for his involvement with a friend’s betting ...
Columnist: Umpire’s firing for gambling must be a hard line for MLB
Major League Baseball announced Monday that it fired umpire Pat Hoberg on May 31 and that a review of his termination was ...
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Manfred talks baseball fans’ concerns
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says he is getting emails from fans concerned over the sport’s lack of a salary cap following an offseason spending spree by the Los Angeles Dodgers that sparked ...