Players association head Tony Clark said major-league teams are encouraging pitchers to throw as hard as possible, leading to more injuries and minimizing the importance of starting pitchers.
Many other Chicago-area viewers, including Comcast subscribers, remain unable to tune in since the new regional sports network hit the airwaves Oct. 1.
Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees will face Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 12th World Series meeting between the clubs.
Anthony Rizzo will appear in his second World Series after hitting .360 in 2016, when the Chicago Cubs ended a 108-year drought by beating Cleveland in seven games.
Shohei Ohtani’s 50th home run ball has sold at auction for nearly $4.4 million, a record high price not just for a baseball, but for any ball in any sport, the auctioneer said Wednesday.
Fernando Valenzuela, the Mexican-born phenom for the Los Angeles Dodgers who inspired “Fernandomania” has died. He was 63.
StubHub says sales have outpaced last year’s final figures and are four times higher than the pace of the 2022 World Series. Sales for Games 3-5 in New York are 40% higher than for Games 1, 2, 6 and 7 at Dodger Stadium.
While the Chicago Sports Network sweats out a deal with Comcast, the Chicago Bulls and Blackhawks stand to pay the price with fan resentment.
Nico Hoerner, 27, just completed the first year of a three-year, $35 million contract extension he signed last March.
New York neighbors who became cross-country rivals, the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers are renewing their starry struggle in the World Series for the first time in 43 years.