2021 Major League Baseball One Week Away
With exhibition baseball games scheduled to begin on Feb. 28th, here are the biggest news stories as players and coaches head into training camps:
MLB World Reacts To The Ian Desmond Decision News
Ian Desmond, a two-time MLB All-Star and current outfielder for the Colorado Rockies, has decided to opt out of the season.
2021 Minor League Baseball schedule announced with new-look structure
As part of a new agreement, the number of affiliate teams reduced from 160 to 120. There's also a new schedule structure based on geographic alignment that limits the number of total opponents a team will face this season.
MLB’s Newly Altered Baseball May Change Game’s Analytics Approach
A mechanical adjustment in the way the ball is woven has decreased its weight by 1/10th of an ounce, an MLB spokesman said. S cientists have determined that the change alone will result “in a small reduction in the distance of a typical fly ball.”
MLB spring training still a hot ticket in Arizona
Even during a pandemic, the appetite to sit in the sun and watch Major League Baseball spring training appears robust. The Arizona Diamondbacks sold out their entire spring allotment of tickets in less than 24 hours after they went on sale to the public.
