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Dec 13, 20226 min read

A Letter to the Transformation Committee: Moving the College Baseball Season Back Makes Sense Financially, Academically, and Medically

Baseball is often called a “Rite of Spring,” but for college baseball teams, opening day is more synonymous with snow showers than...

Christian Novarro

Oct 28, 20224 min read

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...

James McCauley

Sep 15, 20225 min read

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...

Matt Dacey

Mar 15, 20225 min read

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...

Emily Rollo

Mar 8, 20223 min read

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

Sep 29, 20214 min read

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...