Baseball

6/4/2026 |  MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred worries cap proposal could lead to repeat of 1994-95 strike (Associated Press (AP)) NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred worries the owners’ salary cap proposal could lead to a work stoppage like the one that caused the cancellation of the 1994 World Series and says the plan is needed because management concluded that the luxury tax system in place since 2003 no longer is working.

6/4/2026 |  Why Duke vs. Michigan is leaving Madison Square Garden and moving to Miami Marlins' baseball stadium (CBS Sports) One of the biggest nonconference games of the 2026-27 college basketball season is moving more than a thousand miles -- and into a baseball stadium.

In a surprising twist, the Duke-Michigan game that was previously announced for Dec. 21 at Madison Square Garden is now expected to be played at loanDepot Park, home of the Miami Marlins, sources told CBS Sports. The game date remains Dec. 21. The contracts haven't been signed, but sources this week put it close to 100% that the game gets moved to the MLB ballpark in southeastern Florida.

6/4/2026 |  Manfred Warns Salary Cap Push Risks Triggering Another 1994-Style Work Stoppage (Fox Sports) Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred worries the owners' salary cap proposal could lead to a work stoppage like the one that caused the cancellation of the 1994 World Series and says the plan is needed because management concluded that the luxury tax system in place since 2003 no longer is working.

6/2/2026 |  MLBPA Chief Bruce Meyer: Union ‘Has Never Been Broken,’ Will Fight Salary Cap (Fox Sports) The head of the baseball players' association insisted his union will fight management's salary cap proposal as long as it takes as negotiations proceed with the threat of a lockout that could cancel games next season.
Major League Baseball proposed a salary cap last week and appears set to start a lockout after the current labor contract expires Dec. 1

6/2/2026 |  Rosenthal: NL Could Assemble 'The Greatest' Pitching Staff For All-Star Game (Fox Sports) The MLB All-Star Game is a star-studded event every season, but FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal thinks the 2026 Midsummer Classic could stand above the rest for one specific reason. 
"This could be maybe the greatest NL All-Star [pitching] staff assembled, maybe the greatest staff, period," Rosenthal said, when talking with FOX Sports' Kevin Burkhardt. "I'm not saying there's going to be a no-hitter in the All-Star Game, but I'm not saying there won't be either."