Baseball

February 24, 2009 -- ST. PETERSBURG – Florida Governor Charlie Crist, continuing his commitment to strengthening Florida’s economy, will applaud Major and Minor League baseball’s economic contributions to the Sunshine State when he launches the 2009 spring training baseball season this evening by hosting the Governor’s Baseball Dinner in St. Petersburg.

The event, restored in 2008 by Governor Crist after more than a decade, will honor Florida’s two Major League Baseball clubs, 14 other Major League clubs who train in Florida, and the 29 Minor League clubs who play throughout the spring and summer. More than 200 representatives from these clubs will join with 500 fans and sponsors at St. Petersburg’s Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays.    » read more »

Monday, May 12, 2008 -- The critically acclaimed homerun hit, "The Rookie," will air in HDTV with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish audio as the "ABC Saturday Movie of the Week," MAY 311 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD 11/20/04)

Starring Dennis Quaid and Rachel Griffiths, "The Rookie" tells the story of 35-year-old Jim Morris, a formerly promising baseball pitcher whose career was cut short by a shoulder injury, sending him to the next best thing -- coaching. But Jim's ever-faithful high school players make him a deal: If they win the district championship, Jim will try out for a major league organization. Going from worst to first, the team makes it to State, and Jim is forced to live up to his end of the deal... with surprising results.    » read more »

Highly-anticipated debut of real-time video alerts online and on mobile devices highlights products

NEW YORK, 03/28/2008 -- MLB.com, the official website of Major League Baseball, will present fans with its largest product initiative ever in preparation for Opening Day of the 2008 season. The highlight of the launch is the introduction of real-time video alerts across two of the site's most popular platforms, Gameday at MLB.com and mobile devices.

ENHANCED GAMEDAY/VIDEO ALERTS    » read more »

Opening Day on BaseballChannel.TV highlighted by premiere of MLB.com "Whiparound"

NEW YORK, 03/28/2008 -- MLB.com, the official website of Major League Baseball, will launch an expanded lineup of free live broadcast programming via BaseballChannel.TV for the 2008 season beginning on Monday, March 31 at 9 a.m. (EDT).

The new channel lineup will include the debut of the MLB.com "Whiparound," a live 60-minute show featuring news, updates and analysis directly from the field of that day's home ballparks.

Hosted by Noah Coslov and Paul Devlin, "Whiparound" will typically air from 6-7 p.m. (EDT) every weekday, but will premiere at 12 p.m. EDT on Opening Day to preview the first full day of games.    » read more »

MLB's Comprehensive Environmental Strategy to Include MLB Clubs

Major League Baseball and the Natural Resources Defense Council today announce the creation of a Team Greening Program. This program was developed to support and coordinate the many environmentally-sensitive practices now pursued by virtually every Major League Baseball Club. The announcement marks the first time that Major League Baseball will implement a league-wide environmental protection strategy.    » read more »

Number of tournament teams to expand through qualifying rounds in 2013

02/19/2008 -- World Baseball Classic, Inc. (WBCI) today announced the final eight teams that will be invited to participate in the 2009 World Baseball Classic next March, as endorsed by the tournament's Steering Committee.    » read more »

Wednesday, February 13, 2008, INDIANAPOLIS — Dave Yeast, the NCAA national coordinator of baseball umpires since 1996, has resigned his position with the Association, effective immediately. Yeast has decided to pursue other interests, which includes a return to umpiring.    » read more »

Steroid Use in Sports

Monday, February 11, 2008 -- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Henry A. Waxman and Ranking Minority Member Tom Davis released the following joint statement:    » read more »

Continues to Work with Stakeholders on Traffic Mitigation Strategies

February 06, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday afternoon, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) held a meeting with a broad group of stake holders to discuss transportation issues related to the opening of the new Washington Nationals stadium.    » read more »

College baseball tournament to be held Feb. 29 and Mar. 1-2, annual FanFest to be held on Saturday, Mar. 29 in conjunction with exhibition game against Detroit Tigers

Legislation sponsored by Feinstein and Sessions, and included in Biden Crime Bill

January 15, 2008 -- Washington, DC – In his remarks to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Major League Baseball Commission Bud Selig today endorsed legislation to stop controlled substances from being sold online without valid prescriptions.    » read more »

Live Coverage February 2 – 7, 2008

January 10, 2008 -- ESPN Deportes and Cultiva Entertainment have reached an agreement that makes ESPN Deportes the exclusive Spanish-language home in the U.S. to the 2008 Caribbean Series when it is held in Santiago, Dominican Republic February 2 – 7.    » read more »

January 10, 2008 -- The Boston Red Sox today announced that the 2007 World Series trophy will come to Connecticut this Friday, January 11.

Red Sox President/CEO Larry Lucchino will lead a group traveling from Fenway Park in order to thank Connecticut fans for their support during the 2007 season. Public events will be held in New Haven and Hartford; the group will also make a brief stop in Waterbury.    » read more »

December 13, 2007 -- Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) today released the following statement about former Senator Mitchell’s report on performance-enhancing drug use in baseball:

“After unveiling the pervasiveness of performance-enhancing drug use among amateur and professional baseball players more than four years ago, Congress pushed Major League Baseball to implement the most stringent drug testing policy of all major sports. However, the science of performance-enhancing drugs continues to outpace the enforcement against the wrongdoers.    » read more »

December 13, 2007 -- Following the release of the Mitchell report, Chairman Henry A. Waxman and Ranking Minority Member Tom Davis released the following statement:

“This is a sad day for Major League Baseball but a good day for integrity in sports. It’s an important step towards the goal of eliminating the use of performance enhancing substances.    » read more »