Baseball

Fun With Early-Season Park Factors, Including The Camden Yards Homer Drought (Forbes SportsMoney) It seemed like a good idea at the time - Baltimore Oriole management decided to bring the left field fence way in prior to the 2022 season. Their theory, I assume, was that their pitching-deficient club would benefit most, and offer the home club somewhat of a cushion, if not a true competitive advantage.

MLB’s Harvey Suspension Spotlights Manfred’s Power as Bauer Awaits Appeal (Sportico) Major League Baseball has suspended Baltimore Orioles pitcher Matt Harvey for 60 games after he admitted under oath in February that he illegally used cocaine and shared Percocet with the late Tyler Skaggs. Harvey’s suspension, issued on Tuesday, is less than one-fifth the 324-game suspension MLB recently imposed on former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer. Bauer has been accused of domestic violence, but he adamantly maintains his innocence and has not been charged with a crime.

Endeavor Paid $47 Million to Acquire 3 Braves Minor League Teams (Sportico) Global sports and entertainment company Endeavor paid about $47 million to acquire three minor league baseball teams from the Atlanta Braves earlier this year, part of its push over the last six months to consolidate nearly a dozen minor league clubs under one umbrella.

Sorare signs first non-soccer deal to launch MLB NFT fantasy game (SportsPro Insider) Blockchain-based fantasy sports game specialist Sorare has signed up Major League Baseball (MLB) as its first non-soccer partner and will launch a game based on the competition this summer.

Sorare Will Offer Fantasy Baseball NFT Game With MLB (Bloomberg)  Sorare, the maker of a fantasy sports app popular in Europe, will create a version of the crypto game with Major League Baseball, the first addition of a big four American sport.