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Perfect Game Announces Largest Schedule Ever for 2024

Perfect Game’s 2024 schedule will be the organization’s largest ever with more than 5,000 events in 40 states scheduled. Perfect Game will have events in 80% of the country over the next year. Texas leads all states with over 10,000 teams while Georgia will host the most premier events, including the World Wood Bat Association […]

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San Diego Padres' Rougned Odor, right, scores on a double by Ha-Seong Kim as Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith, left, makes a late tag during the seventh inning of a baseball game Friday, May 12, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Dodgers, Padres to Open 2024 MLB Season in Seoul

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres will play Major League Baseball’s first regular-season games in South Korea, opening next season in Seoul on March 20-21, 2024 as part of MLB’s World Tour with games in four countries outside of the United States and Canada next season as its international ambitions broaden. MLB will […]

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The All-Star Game logo is seen on the field at T-Mobile Park during the national anthem before the game in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Chicago, Atlanta Favorites to Host 2025 MLB All-Star Game

Hours before the 2023 All-Star Game started in Seattle, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred touched on several subjects including future hosts for the midseason game plus the drawn-out process of the Oakland Athletics relocating to Las Vegas. Next year’s All-Star Game is scheduled for the Texas Rangers’ Globe Life Field in Arlington. The 2026 […]

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New York Mets to Play Philadelphia Phillies in London in 2024

The New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies will play a two-game series in London next season as MLB takes another rivalry abroad at London Stadium, ahead of this weekend’s series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs. The first MLB series in the British capital — and in Europe — featured the New York […]

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Major League Baseball Names Booking.com as Official Online Travel Partner

Major League Baseball has named Booking.com as its official online travel partner in a deal that makes the online booking platform the presenting sponsor of the American and National League Division Series, too. A recent survey conducted by Booking.com revealed 49% of U.S. baseball fans plan to travel to at least one MLB game this […]

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Hillsboro Hops Building a New Baseball Stadium

The Hillsboro Hops baseball team and city of Hillsboro, Oregon, have announced plans to build a new ballpark on the northwest side of the Gordon Faber Recreation Complex. The ballpark will be designed as a year-round entertainment venue that can host more than 300 events per year including Hops baseball games, concerts, festivals, community events […]

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York Revolution and WellSpan Health Partner for Naming Rights

Pennsylvania minor league baseball club York Revolution and WellSpan Health have announced the new name for the team’s stadium will be WellSpan Park. The new naming rights agreement builds on the relationship the two York-based organizations have held since the team’s founding 17 years ago. “Our community partners are the backbone of our business,” said […]

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Seattle Mariners Partner With EL1 Sports to Launch Training Centers

The Seattle Mariners and youth sports training company EL1 Sports have announced a multi-year partnership to expand access and participation in youth baseball and softball with five Mariners Training Centers across EL1 baseball and softball facilities in the Seattle region. The Mariners Training Centers are operated by EL1 and located in Puyallup, Redmond, Seattle, Tacoma […]

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MLB to Use Electronic Strike Zone in Triple A Leagues in 2023

According to a report by ESPN’s Buster Olney, Major League Baseball will implement an electronic strike zone in all 30 Triple A ballparks in 2023. Olney notes the Automated Balls and Strikes system, commonly referred to as ABS, will be used in two different ways, with 15 of the Class AAA stadiums using all of […]

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Then-Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly smiles after throwing a ball to fans before a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers. (AP Photo/Jon Durr, File)

Don Mattingly Joins Nashville MLB Effort

The group looking to bring Major League Baseball to Nashville, Tennessee, has added a baseball legend to its advisory board. The Nashville Stars have announced that Don Mattingly, the former New York Yankees star and MLB manager, will provide counsel on key strategic matters and work to gain support in bringing an MLB franchise to […]

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