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In the Big 4 North American sports leagues (Major League Baseball (MLB), National Basketball Association (NBA), National Football League (NFL), and National Hockey League (NHL)), there are three different methods employed to limit individual teams payroll: hard salary cap, soft salary cap with luxury tax, and luxury tax.
MLB first implemented the competitive balance tax in 1997 to reduce anti-competitive behavior in the league. The CBA sets the competitive balance tax thresholds for its duration. Unlike some other professional sports leagues, MLB allows teams to go over the threshold; however, doing so results in the team being charged a penalty on all overages.
The collective bargaining agreement between MLB and its players union, signed on November 22, 2011, and taking effect in the 2012 season, dramatically changed free agent compensation. Players were no longer classified by type; if a player has six or more years of major-league service (on the team's 40-man roster) and is not under contract for ...
The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired starting pitcher Jack Flaherty from the Detroit Tigers, Yahoo Sports' Russell Dorsey confirmed, in the final minutes before the MLB trade deadline hit at 6 p.m. ET ...
The MLB on Fox pre- and post-game broadcast set at Progressive Field in Cleveland during its coverage of the 2016 World Series. Major League Baseball (MLB) has been broadcast on American television since the 1950s, with initial broadcasts on the experimental station W2XBS, the predecessor of the modern WNBC in New York City.
A fielder who "cuts off" a long throw to an important target. Often the shortstop, second baseman, or first baseman will be the "cut-off man" for a long throw from the outfield to third base or home plate. "Hit the cut-off man" is a common admonition from a coach.
It wasn’t long ago that China was by far the largest, and most profitable market, for General Motors. While the company was hemorrhaging money in North America and Europe and hurtling towards ...
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