Major League Baseball

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 »

Boys & Girls Clubs and RBI PSAs to debut on ESPN's Opening Night and Opening Day broadcasts

03/28/2008 -- Major League Baseball (MLB) today announced that it will launch four new public service announcements (PSAs) aimed at raising awareness of its youth baseball, community and charitable activities.    » read more »

03/28/2008 -- Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) have agreed to stay the discipline of Jose Guillen of the Kansas City Royals and Jay Gibbons of the Baltimore Orioles for 10 days to allow for further negotiations over revisions to the Joint Drug Agreement.

Source: MLB

Exclusive baseball card packs available at Toys "R" Us stores nationwide

03/26/2008 -- Major League Baseball Properties and the Major League Baseball Players Association, in conjunction with licensees Topps and Upper Deck, will celebrate the second annual National Baseball Card Day on Saturday, March 29. On this day, exclusive baseball card packs will be given away nationally to kids, collectors and fans as part of this celebration.    » read more »

Milepost reached more than two months faster than in record-setting 2007 season

NEW YORK, 03/27/2008 -- MLB Advanced Media, LP (MLBAM), the interactive media and Internet company of Major League Baseball, announced today that it has sold more than 19 million tickets on behalf of the League's 30 clubs at MLB.com, the official website of Major League Baseball, and the individual club sites.

During its record-setting 2007 season in which more than 27 million tickets were sold online, MLBAM had sold 14.7 million tickets on this date and did not reach the 19 million tickets sold mark until May 31.

Source: MLB

National singing contest for trip to 2008 All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium

03/26/2008 -- A lucky and talented Seattle Mariners fan could find him or herself leading the crowd at the 2008 All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in the classic baseball anthem Take Me Out to the Ballgame.

During the opening week of the upcoming season, baseball fans across the country will have the chance to qualify for that honor in a contest celebrating the 100th Anniversary of one of America's most well known and well-loved songs.    » read more »

Grand prize winner to perform historic song at the 2008 All-Star Game

03/26/2008 -- Major League Baseball and Baby Ruth are searching for the most talented performance of the popular baseball anthem "Take Me Out to the Ballgame." The search, which will be conducted through a contest sponsored by Baby Ruth, celebrates the song's 100 anniversary and supports the League's 2008 Opening Week initiative. One lucky winner will receive the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to lead the beloved song during the Seventh Inning Stretch of the 2008 All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium, the final season at the historic stadium.    » read more »

Rounds one and two to feature double-elimination format

03/23/2008 -- The entire opening round of the 2009 World Baseball Classic will be hosted outside the 50 United States, it was announced today at a World Baseball Classic, Inc. (WBCI) press conference in Tokyo. The second edition of the World Baseball Classic will be staged next March in Tokyo, Japan; Mexico City, Mexico; Toronto, Canada; and San Juan, Puerto Rico. The host venues for Round Two, as well as the Semi-Finals and Final, will be announced in the coming weeks.    » read more »

Musical performers set for the Second Annual Civil Rights Game presented By AutoZone

03/24/2008 -- Major League Baseball (MLB) today announced that Hank Aaron, Martin Luther King III, Belize Ambassador Shabazz, Sharon Robinson, Omar Minaya, and Ken Williams will serve as this year's panelists for its Baseball and the Civil Rights Movement roundtable discussion.    » 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 »

03/14/2008 -- Discipline has been issued to six members of the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays as a result of the bench-clearing incident that occurred during the top of the second inning of their Wednesday, March 12th Spring Training game at Progress Energy Park, Home of Al Lang Field, in St. Petersburg, Florida. Bob Watson, Vice President of On-Field Operations for Major League Baseball, made the announcement.    » read more »

Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball team up on "Virtual Umpire Camp"

03/13/2008 -- Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball have collaborated on an interactive CD-ROM entitled the "Virtual Umpire Camp," the most comprehensive umpiring tutorial tool available anywhere. The Virtual Umpire Camp was developed by Immersion Media, Inc. on behalf of Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball's Professional Baseball Umpire Corporation (PBUC).    » read more »

- Frank Robinson, Ruby Dee and the late John H. Johnson named recipients of the 2008 Major League Baseball Beacon Awards
- ESPN To televise game; AutoZone to serve as title sponsor

MLB's Comprehensive Environmental Strategy to include MLB clubs

03/11/2008 -- Major League Baseball and the Natural Resources Defense Council today announced 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 »