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Milwaukee Brewers minor leaguer David Denson became the first openly gay active player on a team affiliated with Major League Baseball. (Associated Press)

David Denson, Milwaukee Brewers minor leaguer, says he’s gay

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Major League Baseball still hopeful for new ballparks in Oakland, Tampa Bay

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg (37) wraps his arm after pitching against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the second inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, in his first major league start since undergoing Tommy John surgery, at Nationals Park in Washington, on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Pain before gain: MLB scrambling to find solutions to pitching-related injuries

By Todd Dybas - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2013, file photo, Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow, right, talks to St. Louis Cardinals center fielder Jon Jay, left, and second baseman Daniel Descalso before an exhibition spring training baseball game in Jupiter, Fla. Major League Baseball says it is cooperating with a federal investigation into an illegal breach of the Astros' internal operations database, amid a report that the Cardinals were responsible for the hack. The New York Times, citing unnamed law enforcement officials, reported Tuesday, June 16, 2015 , that the FBI and Justice Department are investigating whether Cardinals' front-office officials are responsible for the effort to steal information about player personnel. The The teams were rivals in the National League Central until Houston moved to the American League in 2012. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Report: Cardinals allegedly accessed Astros’ player information system

By R.B. Fallstrom and Jim Salter - Associated Press

Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred speaks during a press conference after his first owners' meeting as baseball commissioner, Thursday, May 21, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Manfred: MASN eventually must pay Nats increased rights fees

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Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred speaks during a press conference after his first owners' meeting as baseball commissioner, Thursday, May 21, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Rob Manfred: MASN eventually will pay Nationals greater rights fees

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A MASN network videographer checks his phone after technical problems forced the network to use a different feed for several innings of a baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the Philadelphia Phillies at Nationals Park Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Orioles, Nationals in court over TV revenue dispute

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press

Chicago Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro, right and manager Joe Maddon (70) left, celebrate their win against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a baseball game, Tuesday, April 28, 2015 in Chicago. The Cubs won 6-2. (AP Photo/David Banks)

Cubs cleared of tampering with Rays’ Maddon

Associated Press

It's a play at the plate in MLB 15: The Show. (Courtesy of SCEA)

Zadzooks: MLB 15: The Show review

By Joseph Szadkowski - The Washington Times

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred talks about new rules aimed at speeding up play of baseball games among other major topics of conversation at spring training media day Monday, Feb. 23, 2015, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

SNYDER: Commissioner Rob Manfred fixing what some say isn’t broken

By Deron Snyder - The Washington Times

Anthony Bosch, former owner of a South Florida anti-aging clinic at the center of Major League Baseball's most recent steroid scandal, is shown arriving at Federal Court in Miami Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. Bosch, whose customers at the now-closed Biogenesis of America clinic included New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez, is looking at between three and four years in prison, possibly less because of his extensive cooperation in the investigation. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Anthony Bosch, former owner of MLB steroid clinic, sentenced to four years

By Curt Anderson - Associated Press

Major League Baseball Chief Operating Officer Rob Manfred speaks during a news conference after team owners elected him as the next commissioner of Major League Baseball during a quarterly owners meeting in Baltimore Thursday, August 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)

Rob Manfred gets 5-year contract as new MLB commissioner

By Dave Skretta - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2013, file photo, New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez heads to the dugout during their 5-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox in a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston. The U.S. government says New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez paid his cousin almost $1 million to keep secret Rodriguez's use of performance enhancing drugs. In court documents filed last week in Miami, federal prosecutors say Rodriguez paid $900,000 last year to settle a threatened lawsuit by Yuri Sucart, who had worked as Rodriguez's personal assistant. Sucart, in a letter from his lawyer, threatened to expose Rodriquez's PED use if he wasn't paid $5 million.(AP Photo/Winslow Townson, File)

A-Rod told feds he used steroids, lawyer says

By Curt Anderson - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2014, file photo, Baltimore Orioles' Nick Markakis watches his two-run home run in the third inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in Baltimore. Despite enduring a miserable streak of losing seasons, Markakis never doubted he would participate in the playoffs with the Orioles. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

A capsule look at Royals-Orioles playoff series

Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2013, file photo, Boston Red Sox Chairman Tom Werner holds the World Series trophy on the court before an NBA basketball game between the Boston Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks in Boston. Baseball's 30 owners will meet in Baltimore this week to vote on Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig's replacement. A seven-man committee whittled down an expansive list to three candidates: MLB Chief Operating Officer Rob Manfred, Boston Red Sox Chairman Tom Werner and MLB Executive Vice President of Business Tim Brosnan. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, file)

Rob Manfred, Tom Werner remain in MLB commissioner race

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2013, file photo, Major League Baseball Chief Operating Officer Rob Manfred talks to the media following baseball's general managers' meetings in Orlando, Fla. Baseball's 30 owners will meet in Baltimore this week to vote on Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig's replacement. A seven-man committee whittled down an expansive list to three candidates: MLB Chief Operating Officer Rob Manfred, Boston Red Sox Chairman Tom Werner and MLB Executive Vice President of Business Tim Brosnan. (AP Photo/Reinhold Matay, File)

MLB owners meet to select Bud Selig’s successor as commissioner

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press