Baseball

6/23/2026 |  2026 MLB All-Star Ballot Second Update: Clement Leads AL, Ohtani Leads All (Fox Sports) The Blue Jays' Ernie Clement has surged to the top of the American League in the second update of the 2026 MLB All-Star ballot, overtaking the Angels' Mike Trout, the Yankees' Aaron Judge and the Astros' Yordan Alvarez, who led the AL in the first update.

6/23/2026 |  MLB Commish: Giants botched Pride Night cap guidance, leaving players unclear on opt-out (Associated Press (AP)) NEW YORK (AP) — MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a letter to Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley that the San Francisco Giants failed to properly explain to players that they were allowed to decline to wear rainbow-themed caps during the club’s annual Pride Night earlier this month.

6/23/2026 |  Manfred: Giants' communication to players over Pride caps 'not clear' (ESPN) NEW YORK -- MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said in a letter to Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri that the San Francisco Giants failed to properly explain to players that they were allowed to decline to wear rainbow-themed caps during the club's annual Pride Night earlier this month.

6/23/2026 |  MGM Resorts and BetMGM Extend MLB Partnership (Sports Handle) MGM Resorts International and BetMGM will continue to play ball. They have officially renewed their long-standing partnerships with Major League Baseball (MLB).
It’s a relationship that first began in 2018.
This extension reinforces their role as key players in the growing connection between professional sports and the sports betting industry.

6/18/2026 |  Sources: MLB proposes international draft as part of CBA talks (ESPN) Major League Baseball has once again proposed an international draft as part of its negotiations over a new collective bargaining agreement, sources told ESPN on Thursday, painting it as a push to provide structure for an increasingly unruly and corrupt system.