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As commissioner, Manfred instituted rules before the start of the 2015 season to address the pace of play, including having batters remain in the batter's box and the installation of time clocks to limit the time spent around commercial breaks. [17] For the 2017 season, no-pitch intentional walks were approved in MLB for the first time.
Rob Manfred. Rob Manfred was elected as the 10th commissioner of baseball on August 14, 2014. [37] Manfred, who has worked full-time for Major League Baseball since 1998, was elected on the third ballot after falling one vote short of the 23 vote (3/4 super-majority) [38] threshold on the first two ballots. [39]
In 2017, Manfred said baseball’s diversity initiatives included a particular focus on the hiring of executives within the sport, not by mandating certain hires but by launching programs to ...
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says he is getting emails from fans concerned over the sport's lack of a salary cap following an offseason spending spree by the Los Angeles Dodgers that sparked increased attention over the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement in December 2027.
Rule changes have been a hallmark of Rob Manfred's tenure as MLB commissioner. His latest idea is being met with skepticism by many as a bridge too far. This idea is the "golden at-bat."
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said he is not considering a reversal on the ruling for Armando Galarraga's near perfect game with the Tigers in 2010.
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said both the major and minor league schedules could be altered to create room for the Rays, whose Tropicana Field was damaged by Hurricane Milton on Oct. 9. “We can make it work in a minor league park,” Manfred said Saturday before Game 2 of the World Series. “I think there’s probably some flexibility ...
Manfred has held baseball's top job since 2015, when he succeeded Bud Selig after a stint as the league's chief operating officer. He started working with the league in 1987 and joined on a full ...