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Brock’s Thoughts: Shohei Ohtani signs $700 million contract

Brock Heilig, Sports Editor December 13, 2023

The sports world was turned upside down on Saturday, Dec. 9, when Major League Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani signed a 10-year, $700 million mega contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Yes, you read...

Opinion: Baseball’s new pitch clock is awful, goes against sport’s core values

Brock Heilig, Sports Editor March 15, 2023

I have a bone to pick with Major League Baseball (MLB) and its players. In case you didn’t know, over the offseason, the MLB made up a list of a variety of new rules. These rules were put in place...

Some MLB players have been responding to the MLB lockout by changing their profile pictures on social media to silhouette images of baseball players. Nobody is allowed to use player likenesses during the lockout. Photo via Lucas Giolito (@LGio27) on Twitter.

MLB war between players and owners culminates in lockout

Matthew Scheidel, Sports Editor December 8, 2021

What has long been feared to be a lengthy, dark winter for Major League Baseball (MLB) has finally come to fruition.  On Dec. 1, MLB owners unanimously voted to initiate a lockout. It’s the first...

The MLB needs to think of a salary floor, for the sake of the fans.

Making the case for a salary floor in Major League Baseball

Matthew Scheidel, Sports Editor March 3, 2021

As the calendar turns to spring — yes, it will be spring, don’t look outside — baseball will return. The crack of the bat, the sound of the ball hitting the glove and the beauty of the baseball diamond...

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