MLB lockout talks resume in Florida as season openers threatened
The lockout enters its 82nd day Monday as negotiations resume in Florida. MLB on Friday canceled spring training games from Feb. 26 through March 4.
MLB postpones 1st week of spring training amid lockout
Major League Baseball has canceled the first week of spring training games through March 4 in the first public acknowledgement of the disruption caused by the lockout.
Former Angels employee convicted in Tyler Skaggs’ overdose death
Former Angels employee Eric Kay was found guilty of supplying Tyler Skaggs with the drugs that led to his overdose death. Kay could face life in prison.
MLB Lockout: Spring training camps on hold as labor negotiations continue
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says spring training remains on hold because of a management lockout and his goal is to reach a labor contract that allows opening day as scheduled on March 31.
Former MLB player Jeremy Giambi dead at 47
Former MLB player Jeremy Giambi has died. He was 47 years old.
Trevor Bauer will not face criminal charges in assault investigation
Officials announced after a months-long investigation, Trevor Bauer will not face any criminal charges following allegations of assault.
MLB stops testing athletes for steroids amid lockout, AP sources say
Two people familiar with the sport’s Joint Drug Program tell The Associated Press that Major League Baseball has stopped testing players for steroids for the first time in nearly 20 years due to the expiration of the sport’s drug agreement.
Baseball Hall of Fame: David Ortiz elected in 1st turn on ballot
David Ortiz was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first turn on the ballot, while steroid-tainted stars Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were denied entry to Cooperstown in their final year under consideration by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.
MLB lockout: Players union to present owners with counter offer on Monday
Players and owners return to the negotiating table on Monday, hoping to reach an agreement to end the MLB lockout.
Robot umpires being called up to Triple-A this season
Major League Baseball is expanding its automated strike zone experiment to Triple-A, the highest level of the minor leagues.
Rays say split-season plan with Montreal rejected by MLB
The Tampa Bay Rays’ proposed plan to split the season between Florida and Montreal has been rejected by Major League Baseball.
MLB lockout: Little progress made as league, players’ union resume talks
Talks between Major League Baseball and the players’ union resumed Thursday, the first negotiations since the lockout began in early December.
Tampa Bay Rays: Bullpen catcher Jean Ramirez dies unexpectedly at 28
The Tampa Bay Rays say bullpen catcher Jean Ramirez died unexpectedly this week. He was 28.
Rachel Balkovec to manage Yankees minor league team
The New York Yankees are promoting Rachel Balkovec to manager of the Low A Tampa Tarpons, making her the first woman to skipper a team affiliated with Major League Baseball.
MLB lockout: Teams scrub players from websites amid work stoppage
Players are nowhere to be found on MLB websites as of Dec. 2. The league said it will remain that way throughout the lockout.
MLB lockout: Players, owners begin first work stoppage since 1995
Baseball's labor dispute has led to MLB owners locking out the players, the league's first work stoppage in two decades.
Wander Franco's deal with the Rays could be worth up to $223-million
The team is in the process of finalizing the richest contract in franchise history to someone just 70 games into his big-league career.
MLB labor dispute: Baseball appears headed for first work stoppage in decades
The 1994-95 players strike halted MLB’s season long before many current Major League Baseball players were born. But the current generation of baseball players could be mere weeks from experiencing a work stoppage firsthand.
Angels' Shohei Ohtani named the unanimous American League MVP
Shohei Ohtani was unanimiously voted American League MVP on Thursday for a two-way season not seen since Babe Ruth, and Bryce Harper earned the National League honor for the second time.
World Series champ Julio Lugo dead at 45
Julio Lugo was a 43rd round draft pick who eventually became champion.