Baseball

5/15/2026 |  Buster Posey’s Vision for the Giants Is Starting to Make Sense (DEADSPIN) All’s quiet by the bay. Steve Kerr isn’t running for president. Christian McCaffrey is healthy. Even Valkyries can now afford to rent an apartment.
Oh, and the Giants just took two of three from the dreaded Dodgers.
The latter is bigger news than you might expect from a mid-May series. After all, less than a week ago, San Francisco's own had been dumped 13-3 at home by the Pirates amid boos their new manager labeled warranted.

5/15/2026 |  Tentative $2.3B Deal For New Rays Ballpark In Tampa Announced (Fox Sports) The Tanmpa Bay Rays and local officials announced a tentative $2.3 billion agreement on Thursday for a new ballpark funded by public and private money.
The nonbinding memorandum of understanding among the Rays, Hillsborough County and the city of Tampa outlines the costs of a stadium, which would include $967 million of tax dollars. Elected officials for the city and county are expected to vote on the deal at separate meetings next week.

5/14/2026 |  Fan at White Sox Game Hospitalized After Falling Over Railing Into Bullpen (Athletic Business) A fan was taken to the hospital after falling over a railing and into Kansas City's right field bullpen at Rate Field in Chicago during the bottom of the third inning of Wednesday's game between the Royals and White Sox. 

5/14/2026 |  Guide to MLB's looming labor battle: CBA, salary cap and more (ESPN) The next round of MLB labor negotiations officially began Tuesday with the league and the Major League Baseball Players Association exchanging opening presentations more than six months before the Dec. 1 expiration date of the current collective bargaining agreement.

5/14/2026 |  MLB 2027 Contract Options Watchlist (Spotrac News) Contract option decisions can significantly shape the strength and depth of an MLB free-agent class. While most 2027 outcomes are still too early to predict, these are 10 situations we’ll be monitoring throughout the 2026 season.

A few general rules to keep in mind:

• Players typically opt out unless injury or underperformance reduces their market value
• Clubs exercise options when the contract provides surplus value
• Mutual options are almost universally declined