By: Taylor Landau For the fourth consecutive year, the Tampa Bay Rays clinched a playoff berth after winning their game on Sept. 30 against the Houston Astros. The win secured their place as the third and final wild-card spot in the American League with the Toronto Blue Jays and the Seattle Mariners taking the additional …
By: Chuck Merlis On Friday, Sept. 9, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred announced a docket of new rules for the 2023 season. Starting in the 2023 MLB season, the league announced the implementation of a pitch timer, bigger bases, and limitations on defensive shifts. “The rule changes we are announcing today have been thoroughly …
By: Emily Ann Pesquera If you’re questioning if spring training will make a return, there’s no need to worry. Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) have reached a deal after a 99-day contentious lockout and spring training will soon begin. Starting on Dec. 2, 2021, the MLB and MLBPA …
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By: Emily Ann Pesquera Pitchers and catchers were set to return on Feb. 15, but with the Major League Baseball (MLB) work stoppage, there are talks of spring training not happening or being delayed. This is the first MLB work stoppage since the 1994-95 strike and the first lockout with players since 1990. Players have …
By: Kristen L. Wagner The Rays baseball team is considering moving their stadium to Ybor City, Tampa. The team’s current stadium is located in St. Petersburg. Supporters of the new stadium believe that hosting games at a stadium in Ybor City would lead to an increase in fan-base. A few students from The University of …
