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Will Bardenwerper on Baseball's Betrayal of Its Minor League Roots

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-22 05:46:15

Journalist Will Bardenwerper joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss his new book, Homestand: Small Town Baseball and the Fight for the Soul of America, which explores the consequences of Major League Baseball cutting 40 affiliated minor league teams, each one only as expensive as an average Major League salary. He explains how the accessibility and affordability of minor league baseball has made it a unique gathering point for working-class communities like the one in

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Report: Apple strikes out of baseball coverage on Apple TV+, Friday Night Baseball to end

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2025-11-08 09:28:43

A package of MLB baseball rights are currently up for grabs. As recently as last week, Apple was said to be a front runner to land expanded baseball streaming coverage. But according to Yahoo Sports reporter Kendall Baker, that is no longer the case. According to the report, Apple has elected to exit its relationship with Major League Baseball altogether. That means it will add no new Sunday games, and it also implicates the future of Friday Night Baseball. Friday Night Baseball currently strea

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Apple TV+ among ‘final contenders’ for MLB Sunday Night Baseball, playoff games

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-11-16 17:57:08

Apple TV+ currently offers baseball fans Friday night games, but it sounds like Apple may soon be able to up its MLB offerings for subscribers. The Athletic says MLB rights are down to either Apple or Peacock Andrew Marchand writes at The Athletic: Apple and NBC/Peacock appear to be the final contenders for the “Sunday Night Baseball” package and, presumably, [first-round] playoff games. Apple already pays $85 million annually for exclusive Friday doubleheaders. It is possible MLB could split

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Revisiting Moneyball

news.ycombinator.com Pardis Noorzad 2025-12-27 08:22:15

You can build a player in aggregate. The A’s discovered they could construct effective offensive production by combining players with complementary skills rather than seeking complete players. This insight challenged the traditional scouting preference for “five-tool players” who could hit for average, hit for power, run, field, and throw. Instead of expensive superstars, the A’s assembled a roster where different players contributed specific, undervalued skills: Scott Hatteberg: Exceptional

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Apple submits bid for rights to MLB Sunday Night Baseball

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2026-01-11 03:46:02

According to Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, Apple is among the companies that have submitted a bid for the rights to the iconic Sunday Night Baseball broadcast, starting in 2026. In an interview with CNBC, Manfred said that Apple, NBC, and ESPN have all submitted bids for the Sunday Night Baseball package. In June, a report suggested that Apple was among the companies in the running to land streaming rights for this package. This week’s comments from Manfred mark the first tim

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