MLB Commissioner Meets The Streisand Effect After Ousting Ken Rosenthal From The MLB Network

We've talked a great deal about Major League Baseball here at Techdirt. Notably, for a long time those discussions have positive in nature, whether it was MLB's interesting pivots once COVID-19 went global or the expansion of its excellent...

Rob Manfred Confirms Pete Rose Remains Ineligible From DraftKings Official MLB Hall Of Fame At Cooperstown

NEW YORK—Declaring that the former player would continue to be punished for tarnishing the game of baseball by gambling, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred confirmed to reporters Thursday that Pete Rose remains ineligible for election to the DraftKings...

If MLB Thought Its Website Shananigans Would Intimidate MLB Players, That Plan Has Backfired

We had just discussed some actions Major League Baseball has taken on its MLB.com website which is either fallout from the labor lockout currently going on or MLB playing leverage games with players, depending on your perspective. Essentially, MLB...

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How Much Longer Will Major League Baseball Stay in the Closet?

In his 1990 autobiography, “Behind the Mask: My Double Life in Baseball,” Dave Pallone, a gay major league umpire who was quietly fired in 1988 after

MLB In Talks To Offer Streaming For All Teams' Home Games In-Market Even Without A Cable Subscription

Streaming options for professional and major college sports has long been a fascination of mine. That is in part because I'm both a fairly big fan of major sports and a fan of streaming over the wire instead of having cable television. My family...

Checking in With Dave Zirin: Kaepernick, COVID and the MLB Playoffs

Dave: Hey Ron. Ron: Hi Dave. Long time no see. Dave: Long time no see. Thanks for doing this. I appreciate it. Ron: When Jeffrey (St Clair) suggested I do this interview, I was reminded of CounterPunch's early days on the web and your columns...

MLB Boycotted Georgia a Day After Expanding China Deal

MLB had extended its contract with a Chinese telecommunications giant shortly before boycotting the state of Georgia over ...