Drew WilsonMay 13, 2019
5min309
The firm will help the league on “issues related to combating human trafficking.”
Tag: major league baseball
Drew WilsonMay 13, 2019
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 […]
Joe HendersonDecember 11, 2018
6min286
What just happened with the Tampa Bay Rays stadium that was supposed to be built in Ybor City, except now there may not be enough money to make that happen? Well, take your pick of multiple options and there’s no way to say now whether you are definitively right or wrong. Does it open the […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 2, 2018
5min726
The Tampa Bay Rowdies will continue playing soccer in the United Soccer League for at least five more seasons, the team announced Tuesday. Owner Bill Edwards is selling the team to the Tampa Bay Rays and made the five year guarantee a stipulation of that sale. Edwards did not disclose his selling price or additional […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 1, 2018
3min326
The Tampa Bay Rays are reportedly purchasing the Tampa Bay Rowdies soccer franchise and may also buy Al Lang Stadium. “Mr. [Bill] Edwards deserves much appreciation for remaking the Tampa Bay Rowdies and investing in Al Lang Stadium and our community,” St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman said in a statement. “Similarly, the Tampa Bay Rays’ […]