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With the MLB’s regular season beginning on Thursday, many baseball fans have mixed feelings about the rule changes in the league. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred addressed many of the concerns in an interview with ABC News Tuesday. This 0-2 pitch was good enough to be strike 3 but an infielder …

The Tampa Bay Rays 2022 season was one plagued by injuries. Despite injuries to several key players, the Rays finished with a 86-76 record and earned themselves a wild card spot in the playoffs. Their time in the 2022 playoffs was short-lived, getting swept by the Cleveland Guardians in the …

Between the months of February and March every year, MLB teams in the Grapefruit league will travel down to Florida to participate in Spring Training. Teams will typically have their own facilities, or share ownership of one with another team, to utilize during this time. These facilities are well developed …

The USA takes on Japan tonight in a battle for the World Baseball Classic Final. Japan is currently the only multi-time champion in WBC history, but that could change with a USA victory. Japan’s previous victories came in 2006 and 2009 while the USA won its first championship in 2007. …

Joey Wendle can do it all. From a .271 career batting average to playing nearly every position in the infield, he has become the Miami Marlins’ Swiss Army knife. After joining the Marlins in November 2021, Wendle immediately established himself as one of the team’s most dependable players. Despite this, …

After missing the 2021 season recovering from Tommy John surgery, then helping steer the Houston Astros to a World Series title, Justin Verlander agreed to a two-year $86 million contract with the New York Mets. Now? With spring training opening, it’s time for him to acclimate, adjust and get ready …

The MLB Joint Competition Committee voted to implement rule changes heading into the upcoming season, but the new extra-inning structure is here to stay. The new rules include a pitch timer, shift limits and bigger bases. These changes will go into effect on the first day of spring training. New …

Playing four years in Gainesville and 15 seasons in the MLB with six different teams, it was time to hang it up for Darren O’Day. He went from not even thinking baseball was his future to having a long career. He talked with Steve Russell about his retirement, his career, …

Life after college baseball for most players usually means more work on the diamond as they prepare for the MLB draft, but for catcher BT Riopelle, his future looks different. His answer to improving his game for the next level was a bittersweet response for him. “You know, honestly, I …

The MLB officially announced the Opening Day schedule on Tuesday, and every team will be in action March 30. Time is ticking. ⏰ When does your favorite team play on Opening Day? pic.twitter.com/6MikumLeYD — MLB (@MLB) January 31, 2023 Baseball in the Sunshine State Baseball in the Bay is back …