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Brace for Impact: Torpedo Bats Create Potential For Another Clash Between Innovation and Tradition
Before the start of the 2025 baseball season few fans had ever heard of the torpedo bat. Since the New York Yankees (“Yankees”) dizzying offensive performance on Opening Weekend, torpedo bats have been the center of the baseball...
John O'Reilly
3 days ago4 min read
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Drastic MLB Rule Changes Usher in a New Era of Baseball
In the beginning of February 2023, Major League Baseball (MLB) unveiled its finalized rule changes slated to commence during the 2023...
Hanna Lambert
Mar 15, 20233 min read
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MLB Offseason Spending: A Tale of Two Major Leagues
The 2022 Major League Baseball (MLB) offseason has been ultra-competitive and exciting for fans to follow along. The New York Mets are...
Hanna Lambert
Jan 4, 20234 min read
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MLB Winter Meetings: What Will the Angels Do With Frustrated Star Shohei Ohtani
Following the conclusion of each World Series, Major League Baseball (“MLB”) hosts an annual end-of-season conference in December called...
Christian Novarro
Oct 28, 20224 min read
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Thanks to a Vesting Option, the Mets Will Have to Wait Another Year to Land Executive David Stearns
For the last two Major League Baseball (“MLB”) off-seasons, David Stearns , the current President of Baseball Operations for the...
Christian Novarro
Oct 16, 20223 min read
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The Role of the NY Mets In Reforming Luxury Tax Agreements in 2026
The MLB lockout shook up the world of baseball for months heading into the 2022 season. One of the major contention points for the...
Hanna Lambert
Oct 14, 20223 min read
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Tampa Bay Rays Lawsuit Reveals a Power Struggle Common among Sports Ownership Groups
Ownership groups in professional sports are far more complex than the cameos of Mark Cuban sitting courtside at a Dallas Mavericks...
James McCauley
Sep 16, 20225 min read
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Baseball is Back: The Journey to a New CBA
On Thursday, March 10, 2022, Major League Baseball (“MLB”) and the MLB Players Association (“MLBPA”) tentatively agreed to a new...
Matt Dacey
Mar 15, 20225 min read
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Trevor Bauer Update: No Criminal Charges but an MLB Suspension May Still Loom
This article is an update to Emily Rollo's 2021 article addressing allegations against Trevor Bauer. Trevor Bauer’s career was left in...
Emily Rollo
Mar 8, 20223 min read
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Here We Go Again: A Preview of the MLB's Collective Bargaining Negotiations
By: Andrew Delzotto, Guest Contributor While baseball continues to dominate viewership within its long-established regional markets, the...
Villanova Sports Law Blog
Oct 13, 20214 min read
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Trevor Bauer's Fate in MLB Commissioner's Hands
Trevor Bauer has a long list of victories over the last year. In November 2020, he was named the National League’s CY Young Winner for...
Emily Rollo
Sep 29, 20214 min read
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You Can't Sit Here: International Immigration and Attendance Concerns in Pro Sports
As a new season of professional sports begins, restrictions and laws related to COVID-19 are still governing international immigration...
Matt Dacey
Apr 14, 20216 min read
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Baseball’s Image Problem: Recapping a Year of Questionable Decision Making from the MLB
The night of November 3rd, 2020 will be one that is remembered forever in American history. Major League Baseball celebrated its greatest...
Dante Camilli
Nov 23, 20206 min read
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Pete Rose Sees Astros’ Trashcan Banging as Opportunity to Get His Lifetime Ban From Baseball Thrown
Baseball fan or not, by now you are probably well aware of the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal. The Astros used a camera to steal...
Dani Bland
Feb 26, 20204 min read
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