Posted by thesportsjunky on March 25, 2019 · Leave a Comment
The MLB season is almost here and as always there are plenty of stories to watch as the season approaches with the league and the players continuing to grow apart.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on October 12, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The Championship Series are about to get underway and the National League and American League will see two very different story lines as four teams look to get to the World Series.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on September 7, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The MLB continues to evolve just like every other sport but with concerns over scoring and pace of play, the league is trying to stop the evolution in their idea of what could be a better product.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on July 13, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The MLB is headed to the All-Star break and a big part of that break is the Home Run Derby but that event has become increasingly tough to get people to participate in for the best players.
Posted by thesportsjunky on June 8, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The MLB Draft took place this week but unlike so many other leagues it remains an event with tempered excitement as a new crop of players comes into the league but might never be seen again with a major league club.
Posted by thesportsjunky on May 25, 2018 · Leave a Comment
Teams throughout the MLB are looking to their farm systems for help to try to keep them or get them on track but they have to weigh the possibilities before they make those decisions.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on May 18, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The MLB has been like every other major sports league has kept betting at an arm’s length but with the recent Supreme Court decision will force them to reconcile a potential business opportunity with a checkered past.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on May 11, 2018 · Leave a Comment
Every part of the world is under intense scrutiny when it comes to serious cases of domestic violence and the sports world is now focused on the MLB who are in the midst of their own domestic violence case.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on March 22, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The MLB season is almost here and with a new season comes plenty of big stories to watch from rule changes to new stars all look to take the attention throughout the season.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on August 25, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Like every league the MLB is dealing with its own issues, one of them being low enrollment and with that in mind they host the first ever Little League Classic giving Little Leaguers the chance to see some of the best in the world up close.
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