Behind the scenes updates, news, and notes directly from the Major League Baseball Communications Department.
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Commissioner Manfred announced today that @MLB is officially elevating the Negro Leagues to “Major League” status. Culminating the centennial celebration of the founding of the Negro Leagues, MLB is proud to highlight the contributions of the pioneers who played from 1920-1948.
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Team Japan catcher Yuhei Nakamura holds the last out ball of the 2023 #WorldBaseballClassic, authenticated and all.
@WBCBaseball
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Game Seven of the #WorldSeries presented by Capital One averaged 51.0 million viewers in the U.S., Canada, and Japan, making it the most-watched MLB game in 34 years.
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Today @MLB, @MLB_Players, @SonySanDiego and @PlayStation announced multi-year, multi-platform video game partnership extensions @MLBTheShow.
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Due to the extended inclement weather conditions tonight, tonight’s ALDS Game 5 has been postponed and rescheduled for 4:07 p.m. (ET) tomorrow.
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The record of Hall of Fame Umpire Bill Klem, who last worked on the field in 1941, had stood for the majority of MLB’s history until this evening. Congratulations to Joe West on tonight’s achievement in Chicago.
📸 Ron Vesely, @whitesox
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We are targeting an 8:30 p.m. (ET) first pitch for ALCS Game 4. We are working with the Clubs to ensure that their pitchers have a suitable chance to warm up to hit that target.
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The 2020 @MLB Postseason will begin with the AL Wild Card Series on Tuesday, 9/29, while Game One of the 2020 World Series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas will be played on Tuesday, 10/20.
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MLB, the Yankees and the Astros are meeting soon to evaluate the latest forecast. An update will follow shortly.
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This season Major League Umpires will conduct in-park announcements during the Replay Review process. We’re pleased to launch this enhancement to the ballpark and broadcast experiences. Training has been held in Arizona and Florida this spring.
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Today, @MLB and the @MLB_PLAYERS jointly announced significant changes to the Drug of Abuse provisions of the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
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Tonight's ALCS game will not start on time. It remains possible that the game could be postponed and rescheduled to tomorrow. We continue to evaluate the conditions and will provide another update by 7:00 p.m. (ET).
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The first half of the 2021 @MLB season has seen significant increases in media consumption compared to 2020.
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After more awe-inspiring performances on the diamond in 2023 that continued to resonate with fans around the world, Shohei Ohtani finished the season with the most popular player jersey in MLB for the first time in his career.
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This weekend's attendance of 1,518,016 was the best weekend attendance across @MLB in April or May in more than six years.
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With close games, exciting star performances & 2 no-hitters to begin the season, MLB.TV registered the most-watched 18-day period in its 20-season history, including the 7 most-watched days ever.
Fans have already watched over 1.34 billion minutes of live games.
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We are evaluating tonight's forecast in Philadelphia. Three independent weather experts have rain in the forecast. We will issue another update after a 5:00 p.m. (ET) meeting. #WorldSeries
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Major League Baseball remembers the life of the groundbreaking Fernando Valenzuela, the @Dodgers pitcher who became a phenomenon and inspired millions of fans in the United States, Mexico, and beyond. He was 63.
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“The one constant through all the years has been baseball.”
Rest in Peace to the great James Earl Jones, whose outstanding career included multiple homages to our game.
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The top two @MLB All-Star vote getters, Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. and Angels DH and pitcher Shohei Ohtani, also lead MLB with the most popular MLB player jerseys of the first half of the 2023 season.
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Viewership for @MLB is up double digits in the U.S., Japan and streaming with @espn having its best start in eight years, @TBSNetwork having its best-ever start on Tuesdays, and NHK in Japan and @MLBTV on pace for its best seasons ever.
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The broadcast schedule for Postseason games through Sunday was announced today by @MLB. @FS1 and @MLBNetwork will have exclusive live coverage of the ALDS presented by @GoodSam, while @TBSNetwork will provide exclusive coverage of the NLDS presented by @GoodSam.
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A league-wide initiative has been announced for Minor League players to receive compensation between now and the scheduled start of the Minor League season. @MLB will continue to work with all 30 Clubs on the development of an industry-wide plan for compensation beyond 4/8.
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Before their Mother’s Day game with the @Athletics, the @Yankees honored the memory of Gretchen Piscotty, mother of Oakland’s Stephen Piscotty, and donated to charity devoted to curing Lou Gehrig’s Disease. #StrikeOutALS
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Saturday’s games drew 596,775 fans, the largest one-day total for #MLB since 2019 traditional Opening Day (3/28/19). Yesterday’s average crowd was 35,104.
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Yesterday’s average crowd of 38,858 marked @MLB’s highest Saturday in 10 years, since August 10, 2013.
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Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. has been named Senior Advisor to the Commissioner. He will consult with @MLB on a number of issues, with special emphasis on baseball operations & youth baseball development, and will serve as an ambassador at youth initiatives & at special events.
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Game Three of the 2022 #WorldSeries presented by Capital One has been postponed and rescheduled for Tuesday at 8:03 p.m. (ET). The remainder of the Fall Classic will push back by a day. Tickets for all games remain valid for the game number on each ticket.
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Regular Season nine-inning @MLB games of three hours and thirty minutes (3:30) or longer:
- 2021: 391
- 2022: 232
- 2023: 9
- 2024: 7
- 2025: 3 (through 9/25)
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MLB and @NewEraCap today unveiled a new collection of batting practice caps. These caps will be worn throughout Spring Training and in BP during the season.
The new performance caps feature alternate logos, chosen by each Club, embroidered within primary logos on the front.
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Representatives of MLB and both Clubs met with the forecasters at 5:00 p.m. (ET). The forecast continues to call for rain this evening. The next meeting will occur at 6:45 p.m. (ET). #WorldSeries
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Off to @BaseballHall: Posey's jersey, Pence & Sandoval's bats, Bochy & Bumgarner's caps, Affeldt's cleats. @SFGiants
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The first set of results for COVID-19 testing have been jointly announced by @MLB and the @MLB_PLAYERS.
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For fans attending the ALCS tonight:
- Batting practice will not be held on the field.
- Public gates will open as scheduled at 4:30.
- We are continuing to evaluate the expected conditions & communicating with the Clubs.
- We will issue another update between 5-6 p.m. (ET).
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Left-handed pitcher Tucker Davidson has replaced right-handed pitcher Charlie Morton on the @Braves #WorldSeries roster, it was announced today by @MLB.
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Game 1 of the ALCS averaged more than 10 million viewers combined in the U.S. and Canada.
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The @MLB teams are donating a total of $30 million -- $1 million each -- to assist the ballpark employees affected by the delayed start to the 2020 season. mlb.com/news/mlb-clubs-pledg…
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National TV audiences for @MLB games are registering double-digit percentage increases this year.
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2020 @MLB regular season announced; players to report on July 1st; openers anticipated for July 23rd or 24th in 60-game season
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Congratulations to @Yankees broadcaster Suzyn Waldman, Chris Russo of @MLBNetwork & former @Mariners owner Jeff Smulyan on their selections into the @RadioHOF.
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MLB details changes to uniforms for All-Star Game and future seasons: mlb.com/news/mlb-announces-c…
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Commissioner Manfred issued the following statement today regarding the death of eight-time All-Star pitcher Roy Halladay:
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Regular Season Nine-Inning @MLB Games of Three Hours and Thirty Minutes or Longer:
* 2021: 391
* 2022: 232
* 2023: 9
* 2024: 7 (through 9/26)
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With 39,255 fans per game, Father's Day marked @MLB's highest average Sunday attendance since 2008. In addition, the weekend's total of nearly 1.7 million fans was the second-largest 45-game weekend in 17 seasons.
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LAD INF Utley has been suspended for Games 3 & 4 of NLDS as a result of his illegal slide in the 7th inning on Sat.
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Nearly 1.6 million fans attended @MLB games across the weekend, marking the highest attendance for an August weekend since 2015.
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Prior to tonight's Game 1 of the #WorldSeries, @MLB honored Shohei Ohtani as the 16th recipient ever of the Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award following his unprecedented two-way All-Star season. #Postseason #MakeItMajor
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MLB, @MLB_PLAYERS
& Sony Interactive Entertainment have announced the creation of the MLB The Show Players League, the first-ever competitive @MLBTheShow league solely featuring Major Leaguers.
Games start tonight. More details: atmlb.com/3baV05f
Here are the 30 players:
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The 13th run in today's games will be the two millionth in baseball history, per @EliasSports. #MakeItMajor
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It was a Red-hot attendance weekend across all of @MLB:
* Best-attended Sunday since 2008 with more than 600,000 fans.
* Best average attendance for a Sunday since 2014.
* First back-to-back weekends of more than 1.5 million fans since 2017.
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Commissioner Manfred issued the following statement today regarding the
passings of Octavio Dotel, Tony Blanco, and Nelsy Cruz in Tuesday morning’s tragedy in Santo Domingo:
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.@tatis_jr has been selected as the cover athlete for @MLBTheShow 21, as announced by Sony Interactive Entertainment today.
At 22 years old, Tatis is the youngest player ever chosen for the cover; he is also the 1st @Padres player on the cover of the acclaimed video game.
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MLB viewership increased across all MLB TV partners while @MLBTV and NHK in Japan both set all-time viewership records.
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The all-new MLB Draft League was announced today by @MLB and @prepbaseball. The first-of-its kind league in OH, PA, WV & NJ will focus on top prospects eligible to be drafted, giving players the opportunity to showcase their abilities & gain exposure to MLB Clubs & fans.
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Below are start times for Division Series games through Sunday, October 7th. FS1 or MLB Network will exclusively cover all National League Division Series games, while TBS will exclusively televise all American League Postseason action. #Postseason
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The 2024 World Series is averaging nearly 30 million viewers combined in the U.S. and Japan, where the country is drawing record viewership.
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Greinke vs. Scherzer will be the first Game 7 in World Series history that features two former Cy Young Award winners starting against one another. #MLB #WorldSeries
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The 2016 Postseason is set to open with the AL Wild Card Game on 10/4. Game 1 of World Series set for 10/25 on FOX.
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MLB's total attendance increased for the third straight season this year, which is the first time that has happened in 18 years (2007).
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Over 1.5 million fans attended @MLB games this weekend for a third consecutive weekend, leading to the first back-to-back weekends of at least 35,000 fans per game since 2015.
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Attendance across @MLB averaged 38,284 on Saturday and the 13 games over 35,000 fans marked the first time in a 15-game slate since 2004.
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Last week produced the highest average attendance that @MLB has seen in more than a decade.
In addition, the current year-over-year growth in average attendance is the best since the game expanded to 30 Clubs a quarter-century ago.
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With 2025 #WorldSeries presented by Capital One returning to Canada for first time in 32 years and rosters of international stars, Games 1 & 2 drew large global audiences.
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This MLB #Postseason is the most-watched since 2010 and the Division Series viewership was the best since 2011.
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MLB is deeply saddened by the passing of 34-year Major League Umpire Derryl Cousins at 74. The Californian worked nearly 4,500 games & three World Series ('88, '99, '05). He was behind the plate for the White Sox clincher in '05 & the '08 ASG at Yankee Stadium (pictured below).
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The city of London & @MLB have formed a long-term strategic partnership that includes MLB playing regular season games in London in ’23, ’24 & ’26. MLB Europe will also conduct fan events, expanded UK-focused content, baseball participation programs, and more.
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We mourn the passing of Jim “Mudcat” Grant, who was 85. A beloved member of the @Indians and @Twins, he was an ace of Minnesota’s pennant-winning ‘65 club, when he became the first African American pitcher in AL history to win 20 games in a season. Rest In Peace.
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Shohei Ohtani this year was the most-searched player in the world on MLB Film Room powered by @googlecloud, ranking at the top of both the US and global rankings on the service which allows fans to search, watch & share content from more than 6.5 million MLB highlight videos.
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The 2025 @MLB Tokyo Series presented by Guggenheim was the biggest standalone MLB international event ever, setting records in viewership, merchandise sales, fan festival visitors and more.
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Tim Anderson (@TimAnderson7) has been selected as the cover athlete for R.B.I. Baseball 21.
Anderson is the first @whitesox player to ever grace the cover of the popular video game series (@RBIGAME).
More information: atmlb.com/3sEqHNc
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The MLB Postseason and its international stars are generating record global viewership.
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Chan Ho Park, who 30 years ago became the first @MLB player ever born in South Korea and pitched for both the @Dodgers and @Padres, will have ceremonial first pitch honors before the #SeoulSeries on March 20th.
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Tonight we remember Ray Fosse, who has passed away at 74. The two-time @Indians All-Star catcher was a key part of two @Athletics World Championship teams before becoming a beloved broadcaster in Oakland. We send our condolences to the loved ones of this class act.
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Entering the second half of the season, MLB attendance has generated significant gains with the implementation of new rules and a balanced schedule.
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We send our deepest condolences to the family, friends and readers of Nick Cafardo – a talented writer, a true professional and a friend to so many throughout our game.
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Pitcher Bryan Abreu of the @astros has appealed his two-game suspension and therefore remains eligible to pitch tonight. Per the Basic Agreement, his hearing will be held in the next 48 hours. #ALCS #Postseason
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To date during the 2023 season, only nine games of nine innings have eclipsed the three-hour and 30-minute mark.
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In 2023 @MLB posted its best year-over-year increase in average attendance since 1993.
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The 2025 #WorldSeries presented by Capital One is the most-watched Fall Classic since the historic Cubs championship nine years ago based on combined viewership in the U.S. and Canada through four games.
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