“After years of the rules being tested in the minor leagues, MLB decided to take drastic action and go even further with additional changes for the major leagues.”
OT: Albert Pujols’ chase to 700 career home runs
“I’m still going to retire, no matter whether I end up hitting 693, 696, 700, whatever…”
2021 World Series Preview
After a long season, both teams will square off in quest of the best title in sports — world champions.
OT: The Minor League Baseball crisis
“If the players are not receiving the recognition and wage they deserve, the game will simply start to die.”
Garrett Christman: The pitcher with a “Bulldog Mentality”
“Garrett Christman’s “Bulldog mentality” was a key contribution for Butler’s first Big East tournament berth.”
Overtime: The MLB playoff expansion proposal is awesome
Social media manager Douglas Roche III points out the benefits of an expanded MLB postseason
Overtime: MLB must not take rules changes too far
The league needs to be careful not to fundamentally alter the game.
Butler baseball’s Houston has ‘all the tools’ to play at the next level
Butler baseball player Tyler Houston has excelled at Butler and in the Cape Cod League, leading to the possibility of a professional career.
OVERTIME – Rob Manfred: Man on a Mission
MATTHEW VANTRYON | MANAGING EDITOR Robert Manfred has an opportunity to make an immediate— and long-lasting—impact on the game of baseball. The new MLB commissioner is just weeks into his role after replacing longtime commissioner Bud Selig, and spoke to Cactus League general managers in Arizona yesterday on a wide variety of topics concerning the…
Overtime: MLB playoff preview
BEN SIECK | ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR After 162 regular season Major League Baseball games, 10 teams are left to see who will be crowned as 2013 World Series champions. This year’s playoff bracket features plenty of fresh faces with five different teams than last year making the postseason. One of those teams, the Pittsburgh Pirates,…