Rob Manfred: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

Athletics News / Just Baseball / December 5

A Salary Cap Won’t Fix Baseball

“If you want to speak about that, you can get the f— out of our clubhouse.” The words reverberated throughout a tense July meeting between MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and the Philadelphia Phillies.

Los Angeles Dodgers News / True Blue LA / December 4

Dodgers notes: Dave Roberts, Rob Manfred, Miguel Rojas

Dodgers manager was a guest Wednesday night on ‘Good Sports with Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson’ on Amazon Prime, and was asked if Major League Baseball should have a salary cap.

MLB News / Dodger Blue / December 3

Rob Manfred: MLB Umpires Prefer Full Automated Strike Zone Over Challenge System

With the Automatic Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system in line to be fully integrated in Major League games at the start of next season, it will mark the biggest rule change the sport has seen since the implementation of the pitch clock in 2023.

Kyle Schwarber News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'Active MLB home run leaders' quiz

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MLB News / CBSSports.com / December 2

Rob Manfred's legacy: 11 issues -- past, present and future -- that define his tenure as MLB commissioner

A year before the CBA is set to expire and with his term winding down, let's look at more than a decade of leadership

Athletics News / Yardbarker

25 MLB players on the brink of stardom in 2026

The stars were out in full force during the 2025 World Series. From Max Scherzer in Toronto to Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, and of course, Shohei Ohtani, in Los Angeles, there was no shortage of the game's best under the brightest lights.

Cleveland Guardians News / Dodger Blue / November 24

Rob Manfred Confident New Limits On MLB Prop Bets Will Deter Future Player Manipulation

Major League Baseball was rocked by a gambling scandal with former Cleveland Guardians teammates Emmanuel Clase and Luis L. Ortiz recently being indicted by prosecutors for their roles in an alleged scheme to rig bets on individual pitches thrown during games.

San Diego Padres News / San Diego Padres on SI / November 20

Rob Manfred Breaks Silence on Possible Padres Sale

Last week the family of late Padres owner Peter Seidler announced they were exploring a possible sale of the franchise. Any change in ownership of a professional sports franchise is a seminal one, and of great interest to the commissioner.

MLB News / Yardbarker

The 25 greatest pitching seasons from the modern MLB era

America's favorite pastime has more memorable performances than any sport. As such, figuring out which pitchers had the best seasons ever is no easy task.

MLB News / Athlon Sports / November 19

MLB's Rob Manfred Makes Announcement on Wednesday

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred has reason to be excited as the league's offseason gets underway. For example, Game 7 of this past World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays averaged 51 million viewers between the United States, Canada and Japan, making it the most-watched MLB game in 34 years, per MLB.com.

MLB News / Sports Media Watch / November 17

ESPN acquisition of MLB.tv finalized, but not yet announced

The following article "ESPN acquisition of MLB.tv finalized, but not yet announced" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. The new MLB media rights deals have yet to be announced, but one of the more unique aspects has reportedly been finalized.

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The 'Last 10-TD season by NFL team' quiz

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MLB News / Dodger Blue / November 17

Rob Manfred ‘Thrilled’ For ESPN & Netflix To Be Part Of MLB’s New Media Contracts

Major League Baseball games will have new television and streaming homes beginning with the 2026 season following the expiration of ESPN’s media rights contract.

MLB News / MLB Trade Rumors / November 12

MLB, MLBPA hold preliminary meeting on labor issues

It’s not an official start to bargaining but represents their first known talks of any kind with the collective bargaining agreement a little over a year away from expiration.

Cleveland Guardians News / Cleveland Guardians on SI / November 11

How Rob Manfred is responding to Cleveland Guardians sports gambling scandal

Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz were both indicted on charges on Sunday connected to an alleged gambling scheme involving the rigging of prop bets.

Philadelphia Phillies News / Yardbarker / November 10

MLB alleged threat to Bryce Harper shows how brutal lockout will be

If the manner in which Phillies star Bryce Harper allegedly was treated by one of MLB commissioner Rob Manfred's henchmen is any indication, baseball's upcoming labor negotiations could get ugly real fast.

Why Munetaka Murakami is set to be the next great Japanese star in MLB

Best landing spots for Murakami

MLB legend speaks out after being pardoned by President Donald Trump

Atlanta Braves fans enter offseason with one big reason for optimism

Signing this free agent would completely transform Yankees' lineup

MLB News / Bluejaysnation / October 27

Rob Manfred discusses potential MLB expansion in Canada beyond Montreal

The Toronto Blue Jays played host to the Los Angeles Dodgers for the 2025 World Series. With the excitement and fanfare that comes with playing/hosting the World Series comes all the media and MLB executives along with it.

Philadelphia Phillies News / EssentiallySports / October 2

Rob Manfred Faces Bitter Truth as Phillies Expose Huge MLB Crisis Amid Wild Card Series

Rob Manfred has a problem to sort out. The final attendance for this season reached 71,409,421. It marks the third straight year of attendance growth for the first time in 18 years (2005-2007).

MLB News / EssentiallySports / September 28

Rob Manfred Moves Closer to MLB’s Return to Glory with Mariners Announcement as Yankees & Dodgers Stand in the Way

In Seattle on Friday, a quiet but historic change unfolded—one that had nothing to do with on-field strategy and everything to do with how fans have watched the Mariners over the past four decades.

Seattle Mariners News / MLB Trade Rumors / September 26

MLB to take over this AL team's broadcasts in 2026

It seems the team has decided to go under the MLB umbrella.

Netflix steps up to the plate: MLB Opening Day moves to streaming in groundbreaking deal

'Narrative vote': Baseball insider makes thoughts clear on AL MVP

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The 'Active 100-RBI MLB seasons' quiz

MLB News / Yardbarker / September 25

Netflix steps up to the plate: MLB Opening Day moves to streaming in groundbreaking deal

For the first time in decades, the first pitch of the MLB season won't be seen on traditional broadcast television.

Yankees star Aaron Judge is in elite company after 50th home run

Yankees star Aaron Judge sets an obscure AL record

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The 25 most unlikely World Series teams

The 'World Series MVPs' quiz

Tampa Bay Rays News / Athlon Sports / August 24

The Rays Won’t Win the 2025 World Series—And That’s a Relief for Rob Manfred

Officially, Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred can’t publicly root against the Tampa Bay Rays and hope they miss the postseason. It’s a good thing for Manfred, then, that the Rays are doing their part to spend October at home.

MLB News / Dodger Blue / August 20

Rob Manfred Hopes To Have MLB TV Rights Agreements ‘Resolved In The Next Few Weeks’

The distribution of Major League Baseball games could look very different next year as ESPN’s TV rights contract is set to expire at the end of the 2025 season.

Toronto Blue Jays News / Bluejaysnation / August 18

How does division realignment impact the Toronto Blue Jays

Last night, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred was interviewed during the Seattle Mariners and New York Mets game. The two clubs were playing in Williamsport, with the Little League World Series ongoing, at the annual Little League Classic.

MLB News / MLB Trade Rumors / August 14