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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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