No Joy in Manfred’s Mudville

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No Joy in Manfred’s Mudville

This week, in what may be remembered as another pivotal regression in Major League Baseball’s retreat from the zeitgeist, ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro told the league that his network would be opting out of its annual $570 million contract at the end of this season. Before ESPN’s letter could even be FedExed to MLB headquarters […] The post No Joy in Manfred’s Mudville appeared first on Puck.

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New York Yankee pitcher Gerrit Cole has an interesting point about how team owners invest in teams, but he also has something for Rob Manfred. Gerrit Cole, is not sure that implementing a cap and a salary floor would benefit the Major Leagues because the difference in payroll is a problem between team owners, even, believes that they are the ones who decide whether or not to spend. “There’s nothing to prevent some of these owners from spending m…

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Manfred, Pitaro Navigate Pressure After MLB’s ESPN Deal Ends

The momentous decision to end an MLB-ESPN rights deal three years early will go a long way to defining the future course of both organizations and their leaders.