Facebook Inc. took another step to bolster its video offerings Thursday, announcing a deal with Major League Baseball to stream 20 games this year. The games will air free on Facebook every Friday night, starting this week with the Colorado Rockies at the Cincinnati Reds.
From SABR member Rob Mains at Baseball Prospectus on May 18, 2017:
The Wall Street Journal op-ed section is not known for its fondness for taxes. So it wasn’t a surprise, at least in terms of the editorial board’s predilections...
A look at each AL team’s system needs as the draft approaches.
The 2017 MLB Draft begins on June 12, meaning every team is narrowing down its top choices and taking a close look at what areas of their farm systems need help.
to Cubs from White Sox:
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MOBILE, Ala. – The Lindsey Wilson women's tennis team recorded its second-straight sweep at the national tournament with a 5-0 win over Indiana Wesleyan in the NAIA National Championship Quarterfinals on Thursday at the Mobile Tennis Center.
The first baseman joins Atlanta in the wake of Freddie Freeman’s wrist injury.
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Facebook and Major League Baseball (MLB) have announced a deal to broadcast 20 Friday night MLB games live during 2017 season from the MLB's Facebook page. Anyone on Facebook in the US can watch the games for free.
Facebook and the MLB announced a new partnership today that will see 20 regular season baseball games live-streamed on Facebook this season, according to TechCrunch.
The Cubs are a good team, and thorough.
The Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the Game
Robert Stephenson fired a scoreless, hitless, 13 pitch inning from the Cincinnati Reds bullpen in Thursday’s game against the Chicago Cubs.
The GM addressed the direction of the franchise with Soren Petro
The Royals seem headed to a crossroads as a franchise this summer, as Dayton Moore may have to confront the reality of trading away the core group of a team that won him a championship.
After taking 2 out of 3 on the road against the defending AL champion Cleveland Indians, the Tampa Bay Rays have begun to show me and the rest of their fans that they can be competitive in 2017. In 2016...
Wasting little time, Toronto has suspended their center fielder for two games, sending exactly the right message to him, the league, and to us.
Here are Thursday's minor league notes:
The Pawtucket Red Sox and the city of Pawtucket have agreed on a proposal that would keep the PawSox in Pawtucket until 2050. They would commit $45 million toward "A Ballpark at Slater Mill." Overall...
