While baseball’s biggest spenders have record-setting payrolls in 2023, some owners are still failing to invest in their teams.
Author: Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY
Nightengale’s Notebook: Handing out MLB’s opening weekend awards
The 2023 MLB season has begun and we saw some standout performances in the first days of the year.
‘You got to go home some day:’ Is this Dusty Baker’s final season as manager in the majors?
Could this be Dusty Baker’s last hurrah? He’s not saying, but what a glorious ride it has been in Houston.
‘Hats off to the players’: MLB commissioner Rob Manfred thrilled with feedback on rule changes
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred spoke to USA TODAY Sports about baseball’s new rules, finances and future.
Minor league baseball players getting first-ever labor deal as MLB, union come to agreement
It’s a historic accomplishment for minor league players, whose pay and conditions have long been criticized.
‘Our expectations are to win’: Low-budget Cleveland Guardians not sneaking up on anyone in 2023
The Cleveland Guardians stunned the baseball world a year ago. Can they do it again, only this time, end their 75-year World Series drought?
Roger Clemens talks MLB’s new rules, Baseball Hall of Fame and father-son strikeout record
Roger Clemens was recently sitting around with Hall of Famer Greg Maddux, talking about the state of the game and new rules.
Nightengale’s Notebook: Nine questions entering the 2023 MLB season
Opening Day has arrived, with all 30 teams scheduled to play Thursday, bringing a sense of euphoria from everywhere from Toronto to San Diego.
Watch: MLB running commercials for new rules featuring All-Stars and celebrities
MLB released a series of commercials advertising baseball’s new rules with opening day just a week away.
When’s the next World Baseball Classic? Team USA stars want to ‘make sure everybody buys in’
“It was probably the funnest 10 days I’ve ever had,” three-time MVP Mike Trout said of the World Baseball Classic.