The Los Angeles Dodgers' $240 million signing of Kyle Tucker has reignited calls for MLB to introduce a salary cap, putting team owners and the players union on a collision course. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/23/baseball/kyle-tucker-dodgers-salary-cap-mlb/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #losangelesdodgers #kyletucker #robmanfred
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred is feeling more confident about the league's players competing at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, though he said significant scheduling challenges remain to be resolved. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/10/26/mlb-commissioner-olympics-2028/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #robmanfred #2028losangelesolympics
After years of trials at the minor-league level, automated ball-strike challenges are coming to Major League Baseball next season. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/24/baseball/mlb/ball-strike-challenge-mlb/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #mlb #robmanfred #tech
Tony Clark, the executive director of the MLBPA, doubled down on his opposition to a salary cap, saying that such a change to the game's economic structure would move the game "backward." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/16/baseball/mlb/mlbpa-blasts-salary-cap/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #mlb #tonyclark #mlbpa #robmanfred