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Eric Eugene Gregg (May 18, 1951 – June 5, 2006) was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the National League from 1975 to 1999.He was known for being a pioneering black umpire, his longtime weight problems, and his controversial home plate umpiring in Game 5 of the 1997 National League Championship Series—when his generous strike zone helped the Florida Marlins' Liván ...
Minor League Baseball uses a 7-day injured list, with players on this list counting toward a parent major league club's domestic reserve list limit, as well as 60-day and full-season injured lists, players on which do not count against a major league team's domestic reserve list limit. Players who are on the 40-man roster but become injured ...
These players are the only ones who may take the field in a game at any time. The active roster limit is currently 26 players (historically it was 25 players), although exceptions exist (for example, MLB allows teams playing a doubleheader to have one additional player active). Players on the active roster are also on the 40-man roster.
Pete Rose, Major League Baseball's all-time hits leader, was banned for life in 1989 after an investigation found he had bet on MLB games.
As we approach the latter stages of December — traditionally baseball’s busiest offseason month — we’ve already seen a healthy amount of free-agent activity and considerable movement on ...
José Enrique Ramírez (born September 17, 1992) is a Dominican professional baseball third baseman for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He signed with the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent on November 26, 2009, and made his MLB debut on September 1, 2013.
Major League Baseball (MLB) has a luxury tax called the "Competitive Balance Tax" (CBT). In place of a salary cap, the competitive balance tax regulates the total sum of money a given team can spend on their roster. Salary caps are common across professional sports leagues in the United States. Without these measures, teams would not be ...
Paul Edward Goldschmidt (born September 10, 1987), nicknamed "Goldy", is an American professional baseball first baseman who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks and St. Louis Cardinals.