Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 20, 2019
6min247
“I think the initial reaction is going to be, oh my God, that’s crazy."
Tag: major league baseballTALLAHASSEE, FLA. 4/18/25-Candles and remembrances are left near the Unconquered statue a few hours after the Florida State University Gathering of Unity Vigil held Friday to honor victims of the recent mass shooting.
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Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 20, 2019
Noah PranskyJune 20, 2019
9min726
Al Lang Field could be necessary to make the idea work.
Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 19, 2019
5min567
“This laissez-faire approach is dangerous."
Drew WilsonMay 13, 2019
5min309
The firm will help the league on “issues related to combating human trafficking.”
Jacob OglesDecember 30, 2018
4min336
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio says Major League Baseball can end the dangerous practice of Cuban athletes being trafficked through third-party countries by changing its own rules — and without dealing with the Cuban government. Rubio wrote on Twitter Saturday the major reason baseball players undergo such travel risks stems from a requirement athletes establish “fake” […]
Ryan NicolDecember 27, 2018
7min341
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio took to Twitter Thursday, lobbying President Donald Trump to block a deal between Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Cuban Baseball Federation (CBF) to facilitate Cuban players’ passage to the U.S. “I am very confident that @Potus & @StateDept will bring an end to this terrible one-sided deal,” Rubio wrote in part […]
Jacob OglesDecember 20, 2018
8min641
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart are cautious of a new deal struck between Major League Baseball and the Cuban Baseball Federation. MLB owners on Wednesday came to an agreement that allows Cuban baseball players over the age of 25 and with six years of professional ball experience in Cuba to be […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 18, 2018
4min613
The Tampa Bay Rays quest to move to Tampa is officially over … at least for now. The team submitted its “decision notice” to St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman Monday. “Please be advised that, as required … the Rays hereby notify the city the Rays will not attempt to negotiate the “new agreements” or prepare […]
Joe HendersonDecember 12, 2018
6min772
If the Tampa Bay Rays can’t make Ybor City work as the spot for a new stadium, there is an alternative that makes a lot of sense. Derby Lane could be the answer. The dog racing industry in Florida will be dead in about two years, thanks to Amendment 13, approved by 69 percent of […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 11, 2018
7min283
With the Ybor City stadium deal likely dead, St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman is ready and willing to again talk about keeping the Tampa Bay Rays in his city. “The memorandum of understanding we struck with the Tampa Bay Rays worked as intended. The organization was given three years to explore future stadium sites throughout […]