With the 2022 MLB season underway, former Florida Gators look to start the season strong. Opening the season with 11 players in the majors, Florida ranked second in the country. While each of the players continue journeys in the pros, each has had his own set of accomplishments. Here is …
Read More »ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian talks MLB Season
Baseball is all the talk this month. With the 2022 MLB season kicking off this past Thursday, April 7, analysts’ season predictions are dominating sports media everywhere. We recently had a chance to speak with ESPN’s MLB reporter and analyst, Tim Kurkjian on the Sportscene with Steve Russell Show on …
Read More »Everything to Expect for Tampa Bay Rays Opening Weekend
The back-to-back AL East champion Tampa Bay Rays are back for more this season, and they kick off their 2022 campaign with a series against the Orioles. Baseball. is. back. pic.twitter.com/1tDSoM9Vt0 — Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) April 7, 2022 The Rays are coming off a season in which they won …
Read More »NL West Preview
After a long offseason, Major League Baseball opening day is on Thursday. Here is a look at the heavy-hitting NL West. Los Angeles Dodgers The Dodgers enter the 2022 MLB season as the favorites to win the World Series. With one of, if not, the biggest offseason signing, former Atlanta …
Read More »A look at the AL East
As the 2022 MLB season starts on Thursday, the American League East begins what should be another tight divisional race. With three teams in the top-10 of MLB’s power rankings, and a fourth at No. 11, the AL East should be the strongest in baseball for yet another season. Baltimore …
Read More »MLB and MLBPA Agree to New Rules
Major League Baseball and the MLBPA have agreed to a handful of rule changes for the 2022 season. Among them are an expanded roster for the month of April and the automatic runner on second base in extra innings. The rule changes are still pending owner approval, and MLB owners …
Read More »MLB Free Agent Signings
Following the conclusion of the extensive 2021-2022 MLB lockout, free agency ensued immediately. Players have just under a month to make a decision before Opening Day kicks off on April 7. Players began signing contracts on March 13, with several notable players leaving their previous teams to ink long-term deals. …
Read More »Braves All In for Olson: What about Freddie Freeman?
The Atlanta Braves are going all in on the newly acquired first baseman Matt Olson from the Oakland Athletics. This virtually puts an end to the Freddie Freeman era in Atlanta. Jon Heyman, an MLB Network insider, suggested that the Braves went ahead with the trade before telling Freeman. The …
Read More »MLB cancels games after failed talks
For the second time in three years, the MLB season will not start on time. On Monday, the MLBPA and MLB failed to reach a new collective-bargaining agreement. Following the failed talks, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announced the cancelation of the first two series of the season. MLB’s final CBA …
Read More »MLB and Player’s Association no closer to lockout resolution
Major League Baseball and the MLB Players’ Association remain no closer to securing a lockout resolution as the upcoming season grows closer. The ongoing work stoppage began on December 2, 2021. Over 80 days ago, MLB owners unanimously voted to implement a lockout after the expiration of the 2016 collective …
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