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Major League Baseball youth academy in Hialeah still on bench

By Rachel Tannenbaum The City of Hialeah continues to move forward a long-stalled Urban Youth Baseball Academy by taking the remaining steps to receiving a green light from the Miami-Dade County Department of Environmental Resources Development and financing from Major League Baseball.

As MLB Playoffs, Draft Expand, so Should the League: Fan Take

Commissioner Bud Selig of Major League Baseball wants more playoff teams added to Major League Baseball's postseason. With that will come more playoff games and added excitement at the end of the season. The new collective bargaining agreement signed in late November calls for a…

Nicknames for Possible MLB Expansion Clubs: Fan Take

The Major League Baseball playoffs are expanding. Commissioner Bud Selig wants two more wild card teams in the postseason in 2012. If the playoff format is successful, there may be more MLB teams on the way. As America's population grows and cities get bigger, expanding…

Five Arguments Against an MLB Salary Cap: Fan Take

Major League Baseball had the fifth-highest attendance in league history in 2011. With exciting finishes to the season and the best baseball players on the planet, MLB is poised to continue its money-making ways for 2012. A new collective bargaining agreement was signed in November…

Five Arguments for an MLB Salary Cap: Fan Take

The collective bargaining agreement in Major League Baseball signed last November didn't include a salary cap. Yet the league is trying to take steps towards making teams more competitive by having a draft for teams that can afford fewer high-caliber players.

Major-league baseball news, Jan. 31

Former Giants pitcher and onetime World Series MVP Livan Hernandez on Tuesday agreed to a minor-league contract with the Astros. Hernandez, 36, was invited to major-league spring training. He was the Opening Day starter…

Five Predictions for 2012 MLB Season: Fan Take

The 2012 Major League Baseball season is still more than two months away. Not many things can top the end of the 2011 season that saw some fantastic finishes to the regular season as well as some of the most exciting games in the World Series.

MLB players, officials meet US ambassador - MLB.com

MLB players, officials meet US ambassadorMLB.comBy Jesse Sanchez / MLB.com | 02/01/12 12:18 AM EST SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Some of the biggest ambassadors of baseball met face-to-face with a real US diplomat on Tuesday, and the results could pay dividends in the future for the island of …

MLB gets it right with extra playoff teams - MLB.com

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MLB gets it right with extra playoff teamsMLB.comBy Richard Justice | MLB.com Columnist | Archive 01/30/12 10:00 AM EST Sometimes baseball gets it just right. To add two additional playoff teams while actually increasing the importance of the regular season is sheer brilliance.MLB playoffs may expand this yearDeseret NewsMLB decides on tiebreakersWinston-Salem JournalMLB Playoffs: [...]

MLB Notes: Brewer to put on the blades - Toronto Sun

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MLB Notes: Brewer to put on the bladesToronto Sun"I was sitting in the (hearing) room," Montero told MLB.com by phone from Tampa, Fla. "I was getting a bottle of water right before it was supposed to start and they told me to step outside to talk." Montero was asking for $6.8 million through …Nyjer plans [...]