Rob Manfred, now in his final term as commissioner, addressed the issues that face the league heading into the 2024 MLB season.

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred touched down at spring training on Thursday, sharing a short flight with team executives and meeting the media. The chasm dividing the modern consumer and the manner in which MLB consistently generates some $11 billion in annual revenue — largely through multi-billion dollar national and local TV contracts — is nearing the point of rupture. Decades of passive cable TV revenue from cable subscribers that easily passed from ESPN and Fox's coffers on to MLB is about to hit a detour — in the form of a streaming alliance forged between the two network behemoths, their respective sports cable channels and Warner Bros. — all national rightsholders. Manfred himself hopes to launch a direct-to-consumer in-market streaming product for an estimated 14 teams that would both stanch the revenue bleed from teams ravaged by the Diamond Sports bankruptcy while also nudging baseball closer to modern consumption — although whether such a product would generate sufficient revenue remains in question.

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred touched down at spring training on Thursday, sharing a short flight with team executives and meeting the media. The chasm dividing the modern consumer and the manner in which MLB consistently generates some $11 billion in annual revenue — largely through multi-billion dollar national and local TV contracts — is nearing the point of rupture. Decades of passive cable TV revenue from cable subscribers that easily passed from ESPN and Fox's coffers on to MLB is about to hit a detour — in the form of a streaming alliance forged between the two network behemoths, their respective sports cable channels and Warner Bros. — all national rightsholders. Manfred himself hopes to launch a direct-to-consumer in-market streaming product for an estimated 14 teams that would both stanch the revenue bleed from teams ravaged by the Diamond Sports bankruptcy while also nudging baseball closer to modern consumption — although whether such a product would generate sufficient revenue remains in question.

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is confident the Oakland Athletics will be playing in Las Vegas starting in 2028. “The reality of the situation is that whenever you're leaving a market where you've been for decades and you're going to make a move to a different city where there's not a stadium, that's a really difficult undertaking, and it's not going to be seamless, smooth,” Manfred said Thursday. The team reached an agreement with Bally's and Gaming & Leisure Properties to build a stadium on the Tropicana hotel site along the Las Vegas Strip, and the Nevada Legislature approved $380 million in public financing last June for a $1.5 billion stadium that the team wants completed for the 2028 season. MLB owners unanimously approved the move in November.

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is confident the Oakland Athletics will be playing in Las Vegas starting in 2028. “The reality of the situation is that whenever you're leaving a market where you've been for decades and you're going to make a move to a different city where there's not a stadium, that's a really difficult undertaking, and it's not going to be seamless, smooth,” Manfred said Thursday. The team reached an agreement with Bally's and Gaming & Leisure Properties to build a stadium on the Tropicana hotel site along the Las Vegas Strip, and the Nevada Legislature approved $380 million in public financing last June for a $1.5 billion stadium that the team wants completed for the 2028 season. “I am confident that the deal in Las Vegas is solid and that the A's will build a stadium in Las Vegas and play there in 2028,” Manfred said.

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is confident the Oakland Athletics will be playing in Las Vegas starting in 2028. "The reality of the situation is that whenever you’re leaving a market where you’ve been for decades and you’re going to make a move to a different city where there’s not a stadium, that’s a really difficult undertaking, and it’s not going to be seamless, smooth," Manfred said Thursday. The team reached an agreement with Bally’s and Gaming & Leisure Properties to build a stadium on the Tropicana hotel site along the Las Vegas Strip, and the Nevada Legislature approved $380 million in public financing last June for a $1.5 billion stadium that the team wants completed for the 2028 season.

Oakland is getting a new minor league baseball team called the Oakland Ballers (or “The B's”). As the city of Oakland and all of East Bay sports fandom processed the betrayal of the Oakland A's planning to relocate to Las Vegas, a few deep-pocketed fans conceived and launched a minor league team called the Oakland Ballers this past November.

After a frustrating 2023 season in which he was pushed into a bullpen role for a middling team, veteran pitcher Alex Wood decided this offseason not to re-sign with the San Francisco Giants. Outside of that, he said adjusting hasn't been too complicated so far, and he's enjoying getting to know his new teammates.

After a frustrating 2023 season in which he was pushed into a bullpen role for a middling team, veteran pitcher Alex Wood decided this offseason not to re-sign with the San Francisco Giants. Outside of that, he said adjusting hasn't been too complicated so far, and he's enjoying getting to know his new teammates.

After a frustrating 2023 season in which he was pushed into a bullpen role for a middling team, veteran pitcher Alex Wood decided this offseason not to re-sign with the San Francisco Giants. Outside of that, he said adjusting hasn't been too complicated so far, and he's enjoying getting to know his new teammates.

The Oakland A's are dragging their tails into negotiations with the City of Oakland and Alameda County to continue playing at the Oakland Coliseum through 2027, even though they're still planning to move to Las Vegas, because they don't have anywhere else to play.

NBC Sports California this week named Jenny Cavnar, a 20-year media veteran, as the primary play-by-play announcer for its live-game coverage of the Oakland Athletics. Cavnar, who has 17 years of experience covering baseball, is the first woman to be named primary play-by-play voice of a Major League Baseball franchise. “Jenny is a very talented announcer with significant experience covering baseball,” Matt Murphy, president and general manager of NBC Sports California and NBC Sports Bay Area, said in a statement.

The Oakland Ballers independent league baseball team announced Thursday a $1.6 million investment into historic Raimondi Park in West Oakland as its home field for the team's inaugural 2024 season. In a press statement, the Ballers - also known as the B's - said the plan would upgrade the park's field for professional-level baseball with seating for 2,500 spectators and transform the park and its surroundings into a premier venue for Oakland youth baseball and softball. The investment comes from private funding, the team said. Raimondi Park was originally opened in 1910 as Bayview Park and renamed in 1947 in honor of Ernie Raimondi, a McClymonds High School graduate who played for the minor league Oakland Oaks baseball club before he was killed in World War II. The park was the training grounds for baseball legends Curt Flood, Frank Robinson and Vada Pinson, each who also attended McClymonds High.

The Oakland Ballers independent league baseball team announced Thursday a $1.6 million investment into historic Raimondi Park in West Oakland as its home field for the team's inaugural 2024 season. In a press statement, the Ballers - also known as the B's - said the plan would upgrade the park's field for professional-level baseball with seating for 2,500 spectators and transform the park and its surroundings into a premier venue for Oakland youth baseball and softball. The investment comes from private funding, the team said. Raimondi Park was originally opened in 1910 as Bayview Park and renamed in 1947 in honor of Ernie Raimondi, a McClymonds High School graduate who played for the minor league Oakland Oaks baseball club before he was killed in World War II. The park was the training grounds for baseball legends Curt Flood, Frank Robinson and Vada Pinson, each who also attended McClymonds High.

The Oakland Ballers independent league baseball team announced Thursday a $1.6 million investment into historic Raimondi Park in West Oakland as its home field for the team's inaugural 2024 season. In a press statement, the Ballers - also known as the B's - said the plan would upgrade the park's field for professional-level baseball with seating for 2,500 spectators and transform the park and its surroundings into a premier venue for Oakland youth baseball and softball. The investment comes from private funding, the team said. Raimondi Park was originally opened in 1910 as Bayview Park and renamed in 1947 in honor of Ernie Raimondi, a McClymonds High School graduate who played for the minor league Oakland Oaks baseball club before he was killed in World War II. The park was the training grounds for baseball legends Curt Flood, Frank Robinson and Vada Pinson, each who also attended McClymonds High.

The northern California native Alexander moves across the Bay from the Giants to the A's.

Free agent left-hander Scott Alexander reached agreement on a one-year contract with the Oakland Athletics at the start of spring training, filling a void in a bullpen needing lefties. The team announced the move Wednesday and also placed lefty Ken Waldichuk on the 60-day injured list with a strained left elbow to clear roster space . Alexander went 7-3 with a 4.66 ERA and one save for San Francisco last season, making eight starts among 55 appearances.

The Oakland Athletics added some experience to their bullpen Wednesday, agreeing to terms on a one-year deal with left-hander Scott Alexander. To clear room on the 40-man roster, the A's placed fellow southpaw Ken Waldichuk on the 60-day injured list with a strained left elbow. Alexander, 34, will continue his run in the Bay Area after pitching the last two seasons with the San Francisco Giants. Alexander is 19-12 with a 3.29 ERA and 10 saves over 283 appearances (13 starts) in nine seasons for the Kansas City Royals (2015-17), Los Angeles Dodgers (2018-21) and Giants.

Oakland Athletics Ink Veteran Reliever Scott Alexander to Major League Contract Former San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Scott Alexander is sticking around on the West Coast by signing a deal with the Oakland Athletics. Author: Sam Connon Publish date: Feb 14, 2024 12:10 PM EST In this story: Oakland Athletics San Francisco Giants Los Angeles Dodgers Kansas City Royals The Oakland Athletics have signed left-handed pitcher Scott Alexander, MLB Trade Rumors' Steve Adams reported Wednesday morning. MLB.com's Martín Gallegos reported earlier Wednesday that Alexander had a locker set up inside the A's clubhouse at their Spring Training complex in Mesa, Arizona. Per

Lou Trivino, who was non-tendered by the Yankees earlier this offseason, is back with the team.