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Former player, labor lawyer lead MLB into 9th work stoppage
Read full article: Former player, labor lawyer lead MLB into 9th work stoppageTony Clark was a minor league prospect in the Detroit Tigersโ system and Rob Manfred a junior lawyer on managementโs legal team during Major League Baseballโs last work stoppage.
Arenado embraces playing for perennial contender in Cards
Read full article: Arenado embraces playing for perennial contender in CardsFILE - In this Friday, Sept. 27, 2019, file photo, Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado warms up before a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)DENVER โ Nolan Arenado hasn't expressed this much optimism since signing his $260 million contract with Colorado two years ago. AdโThey really care about winning,โ Arenado said of the Cardinals. He wanted to move on.โThe Cardinals acquired Arenado for what some considered a steal: left-hander Austin Gomber and four minor leaguers. AdโIโm going to miss some of the boys on the Rockies," Arenado said.
On Baseball: MLB work stoppage in 2022 increasingly likely
Read full article: On Baseball: MLB work stoppage in 2022 increasingly likely(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)NEW YORK โ A work stoppage at the start of spring training 2022 seems increasingly likely after baseball players refused to negotiate with owners over a one-month delay for this spring training and regular season. โI hope we don't have a work stoppage. Clark said in an email he was not more worried about a work stoppage because of the current state of relations and that player anger at club behavior did not frame the relationship. AdSince the last baseball work stoppage, the NFL had a preseason lockout in 2011, and the NBA had lockouts that cut 1998-99 to 50 games per team and 2011-12 to 66 games per team. Publicly, baseball players and owners say they have to work together.
LEADING OFF: MLB looks into GM's ejection, Brock mourned
Read full article: LEADING OFF: MLB looks into GM's ejection, Brock mournedFILE - In this Jan. 11, 2020, file photo, Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo talks with members of the media during the team's "Winterfest" baseball fan festival in Washington. The Nationals and Rizzo finalized a multiyear contract extension Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020. Brock died less than a week after Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seavers death at 75. During their stellar careers, Brock and Seaver faced each other 157 times -- the most prolific batter/pitcher matchups for either star. Keuchel (6-2, 2.19 ERA) threw five scoreless innings, then was pulled after tossing a few warmup pitches before the sixth.