MLBPA

• Rick Zamperin: MLB and players union finally pull their heads out of the sand

  Major League Baseball has made a new offer to the players that includes full prorated salaries over a 60-game season that would start around July 19.

  Commentary

  Jun 17, 2020
  
• Rick Zamperin: The other shoe is about to drop on the 2020 Major League Baseball season

  Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred says he is "not confident" that there will be a 2020 baseball season.

  Commentary

  Jun 15, 2020
  
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• Rick Zamperin: MLB, players’ union still not playing ball

  The two sides now appear to be looking at a 48, 76 or 82 game season that include various percentages of salaries paid to the players.

  Commentary

  Jun 9, 2020
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• Rick Zamperin: Expanding baseball’s playoff format is a home run

  Major League Baseball is considering expanding the number of playoff teams from the current 10 to 14 by 2022.

  Sports

  Feb 11, 2020
• Rick Zamperin: First baseball players, now baseballs, are juiced?

  Despite denials from MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, some big league pitchers believe baseballs are juiced to boost offence.

  Sports

  Jul 10, 2019
• Union head praises Blue Jays for raising minor league pay by half

  Union head Tony Clark lauded the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday for giving minor league players a 50 per cent raise, and he hopes other clubs do the same.

  Sports

  Mar 18, 2019