Commissioner Manfred announced today that
@MLB
is officially elevating the Negro Leagues to “Major League” status. Culminating the centennial celebration of the founding of the Negro Leagues, MLB is proud to highlight the contributions of the pioneers who played from 1920-1948.
The record of Hall of Fame Umpire Bill Klem, who last worked on the field in 1941, had stood for the majority of MLB’s history until this evening. Congratulations to Joe West on tonight’s achievement in Chicago.
📸 Ron Vesely,
@whitesox
We are targeting an 8:30 p.m. (ET) first pitch for ALCS Game 4. We are working with the Clubs to ensure that their pitchers have a suitable chance to warm up to hit that target.
The 2020
@MLB
Postseason will begin with the AL Wild Card Series on Tuesday, 9/29, while Game One of the 2020 World Series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas will be played on Tuesday, 10/20.
This season Major League Umpires will conduct in-park announcements during the Replay Review process. We’re pleased to launch this enhancement to the ballpark and broadcast experiences. Training has been held in Arizona and Florida this spring.
Today,
@MLB
and the
@MLB_PLAYERS
jointly announced significant changes to the Drug of Abuse provisions of the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
Tonight's ALCS game will not start on time. It remains possible that the game could be postponed and rescheduled to tomorrow. We continue to evaluate the conditions and will provide another update by 7:00 p.m. (ET).
After more awe-inspiring performances on the diamond in 2023 that continued to resonate with fans around the world, Shohei Ohtani finished the season with the most popular player jersey in MLB for the first time in his career.
With close games, exciting star performances & 2 no-hitters to begin the season, registered the most-watched 18-day period in its 20-season history, including the 7 most-watched days ever.
Fans have already watched over 1.34 billion minutes of live games.
We are evaluating tonight's forecast in Philadelphia. Three independent weather experts have rain in the forecast. We will issue another update after a 5:00 p.m. (ET) meeting.
#WorldSeries
The top two
@MLB
All-Star vote getters, Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. and Angels DH and pitcher Shohei Ohtani, also lead MLB with the most popular MLB player jerseys of the first half of the 2023 season.
The broadcast schedule for Postseason games through Sunday was announced today by
@MLB
.
@FS1
and
@MLBNetwork
will have exclusive live coverage of the ALDS presented by
@GoodSam
, while
@TBSNetwork
will provide exclusive coverage of the NLDS presented by
@GoodSam
.
A league-wide initiative has been announced for Minor League players to receive compensation between now and the scheduled start of the Minor League season.
@MLB
will continue to work with all 30 Clubs on the development of an industry-wide plan for compensation beyond 4/8.
Before their Mother’s Day game with the
@Athletics
, the
@Yankees
honored the memory of Gretchen Piscotty, mother of Oakland’s Stephen Piscotty, and donated to charity devoted to curing Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
#StrikeOutALS
Saturday’s games drew 596,775 fans, the largest one-day total for
#MLB
since 2019 traditional Opening Day (3/28/19). Yesterday’s average crowd was 35,104.
Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. has been named Senior Advisor to the Commissioner. He will consult with
@MLB
on a number of issues, with special emphasis on baseball operations & youth baseball development, and will serve as an ambassador at youth initiatives & at special events.
The
@Royals
and
@tigers
will play a regular season game in Omaha, Nebraska on Thursday, June 13, 2019 leading into the 2019 College World Series. The first MLB game ever played in Nebraska will be televised nationally by ESPN and played at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha.
Game Three of the 2022
#WorldSeries
presented by Capital One has been postponed and rescheduled for Tuesday at 8:03 p.m. (ET). The remainder of the Fall Classic will push back by a day. Tickets for all games remain valid for the game number on each ticket.
MLB and
@NewEraCap
today unveiled a new collection of batting practice caps. These caps will be worn throughout Spring Training and in BP during the season.
The new performance caps feature alternate logos, chosen by each Club, embroidered within primary logos on the front.
Representatives of MLB and both Clubs met with the forecasters at 5:00 p.m. (ET). The forecast continues to call for rain this evening. The next meeting will occur at 6:45 p.m. (ET).
#WorldSeries
For fans attending the ALCS tonight:
- Batting practice will not be held on the field.
- Public gates will open as scheduled at 4:30.
- We are continuing to evaluate the expected conditions & communicating with the Clubs.
- We will issue another update between 5-6 p.m. (ET).
Left-handed pitcher Tucker Davidson has replaced right-handed pitcher Charlie Morton on the
@Braves
#WorldSeries
roster, it was announced today by
@MLB
.
The
@MLB
teams are donating a total of $30 million -- $1 million each -- to assist the ballpark employees affected by the delayed start to the 2020 season.
A week ago softball umpire Kristi Moore went public after being punched by a parent for a call. Tonight, the
@Braves
+
@UmpsCare
made the right call by inviting Kristi to the game in Atlanta, where she had pregame “Play Ball!” honors.
Prior to tonight's Game 1 of the
#WorldSeries
,
@MLB
honored Shohei Ohtani as the 16th recipient ever of the Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award following his unprecedented two-way All-Star season.
#Postseason
#MakeItMajor
MLB,
@MLB_PLAYERS
& Sony Interactive Entertainment have announced the creation of the MLB The Show Players League, the first-ever competitive
@MLBTheShow
league solely featuring Major Leaguers.
Games start tonight. More details:
Here are the 30 players:
It was a Red-hot attendance weekend across all of
@MLB
:
* Best-attended Sunday since 2008 with more than 600,000 fans.
* Best average attendance for a Sunday since 2014.
* First back-to-back weekends of more than 1.5 million fans since 2017.
By agreement between
@MLB
and the
@MLBPA
as the parties monitor player health, the maximum of 13-pitchers on Active Rosters set to begin on May 2nd will instead go into effect on May 30th; a 14-pitcher maximum will be in place from May 2nd-29th.
.
@tatis_jr
has been selected as the cover athlete for
@MLBTheShow
21, as announced by Sony Interactive Entertainment today.
At 22 years old, Tatis is the youngest player ever chosen for the cover; he is also the 1st
@Padres
player on the cover of the acclaimed video game.
The all-new MLB Draft League was announced today by
@MLB
and
@prepbaseball
. The first-of-its kind league in OH, PA, WV & NJ will focus on top prospects eligible to be drafted, giving players the opportunity to showcase their abilities & gain exposure to MLB Clubs & fans.
Below are start times for Division Series games through Sunday, October 7th. FS1 or MLB Network will exclusively cover all National League Division Series games, while TBS will exclusively televise all American League Postseason action.
#Postseason
Greinke vs. Scherzer will be the first Game 7 in World Series history that features two former Cy Young Award winners starting against one another.
#MLB
#WorldSeries
Over 1.5 million fans attended
@MLB
games this weekend for a third consecutive weekend, leading to the first back-to-back weekends of at least 35,000 fans per game since 2015.
The 2021
@MLB
regular season schedule will begin with all 30 Clubs scheduled to play on Thursday, April 1st;
@Mets
&
@Yankees
to play on 9/11 for first time in observation of 20th anniversary.
Last week produced the highest average attendance that
@MLB
has seen in more than a decade.
In addition, the current year-over-year growth in average attendance is the best since the game expanded to 30 Clubs a quarter-century ago.
The city of London &
@MLB
have formed a long-term strategic partnership that includes MLB playing regular season games in London in ’23, ’24 & ’26. MLB Europe will also conduct fan events, expanded UK-focused content, baseball participation programs, and more.
MLB is deeply saddened by the passing of 34-year Major League Umpire Derryl Cousins at 74. The Californian worked nearly 4,500 games & three World Series ('88, '99, '05). He was behind the plate for the White Sox clincher in '05 & the '08 ASG at Yankee Stadium (pictured below).
The
@RedSox
&
@Yankees
will play an historic two-game series in London in 2019, marking the sport’s first games ever played in Europe, in the MLB London Series, MLB, the MLBPA & the Mayor of London jointly announced today.
The series will be played June 29-30 at London Stadium.
We mourn the passing of Jim “Mudcat” Grant, who was 85. A beloved member of the
@Indians
and
@Twins
, he was an ace of Minnesota’s pennant-winning ‘65 club, when he became the first African American pitcher in AL history to win 20 games in a season. Rest In Peace.
Shohei Ohtani this year was the most-searched player in the world on MLB Film Room powered by
@googlecloud
, ranking at the top of both the US and global rankings on the service which allows fans to search, watch & share content from more than 6.5 million MLB highlight videos.
1B Freddie Freeman of the
@Dodgers
has been added to the 2022 NL All-Star roster in place of Starling Marte of the
@Mets
, who will be inactive on Tuesday.
Tim Anderson (
@TimAnderson7
) has been selected as the cover athlete for R.B.I. Baseball 21.
Anderson is the first
@whitesox
player to ever grace the cover of the popular video game series (
@RBIGAME
).
More information:
Tonight we remember Ray Fosse, who has passed away at 74. The two-time
@Indians
All-Star catcher was a key part of two
@Athletics
World Championship teams before becoming a beloved broadcaster in Oakland. We send our condolences to the loved ones of this class act.
Chan Ho Park, who 30 years ago became the first
@MLB
player ever born in South Korea and pitched for both the
@Dodgers
and
@Padres
, will have ceremonial first pitch honors before the
#SeoulSeries
on March 20th.
We send our deepest condolences to the family, friends and readers of Nick Cafardo – a talented writer, a true professional and a friend to so many throughout our game.
Pitcher Bryan Abreu of the
@astros
has appealed his two-game suspension and therefore remains eligible to pitch tonight. Per the Basic Agreement, his hearing will be held in the next 48 hours.
#ALCS
#Postseason
INF Johan Camargo has replaced INF/OF Ehire Adrianza on the
@Braves
active
#WorldSeries
roster, it was announced today by
@MLB
. Adrianza, on the Postseason Paternity List, will be allowed to be away from the Club for a minimum of 1 day & a maximum of 3 days.
Commissioner Manfred issued the following statement this evening regarding the passing of Hall of Fame pitcher, three-time Cy Young Award winner and 12-time All-Star Tom Seaver, who was 75:
Commissioner Manfred announced today that
@SFGiants
President & CEO Larry Baer has been suspended without pay through and including July 1, 2019. Baer’s leave of absence, which commenced on March 4, 2019, will be converted to an unpaid suspension.
As the
@whitesox
continue their series with the
@Yankees
in New York today, here’s a look at the corn growing today in Iowa, where the clubs will meet August 13th on
@MLBonFOX
.
We send our deepest condolences to the family, friends and admirers of
@nypost
sports photojournalist extraordinaire Anthony Causi, who brought out the best in the players and the people of our National Pastime. An example of his outstanding eye and talent:
With the agreement of the Players Association, MLB has extended Trevor Bauer's placement on Administrative Leave for an additional 7 days, effective tomorrow. MLB's investigation is ongoing.
Yesterday marked MLB’s best-attended Saturday of 15 games since 2015:
* Average crowd was 37,995.
* 2023 season-best crowd of 54,662 in the London Series.
* Eight crowds of 40,000+.
MLB today announced the launch of "MLB University," a new career development program designed to provide a substantive baseball ops training curriculum and mentorship opportunity to prepare diverse, mid-level baseball professionals for advancement to senior-level roles.
Ronald Acuña Jr. of the
@Braves
& Shohei Ohtani of the
@Angels
are leading their respective leagues in the first balloting update for the 2023 ASG. The Scotts MLB All-Star Ballot is available now at , all 30 Club sites, the MLB App and the MLB Ballpark App.