Baseball

Top 2023 MLB Draft Prospect Is Taking A Different Approach to NIL (Front Office Sports) As MLB.com’s No. 2 projected prospect and top-rated pitcher in the 2023 Draft, Tennessee’s Chase Dollander could be using name, image, and likeness deals to cash in on his star power. 

Silence, Anticipation, Disappointment: The Emotional Swings Of Watching Aaron Judge Chase 61 Homers (Forbes SportsMoney) Since hitting his 60th homer Tuesday night, 81 pitches were thrown to Aaron Judge during five chances to match Roger Maris and possibly surpass the 1961 American League record.

Judge home run pursuit lifts FOX to MLB season-high (Sports Media Watch) Regional Major League Baseball on FOX featuring Red Sox-Yankees in most markets averaged a 1.9 rating and 3.23 million viewers Thursday night, the highest rated and most-watched game of the regular season. The previous highs were a 1.7 and 3.10 million for the Cubs-Reds “Field of Dreams” game last month. Yankees OF Aaron Judge entered Thursday’s game with 60 home runs, one shy of the all-time American League record.

Aaron Judge’s Milestone Home Run Balls Could Be Worth Millions (Front Office Sports) Ticket prices for Yankee Stadium bleacher seats have skyrocketed as fans hope to witness history and attempt to catch an Aaron Judge home run ball — which could be worth millions of dollars.

MLB Strikes Five-Year Broadcast Deal with the BBC (Front Office Sports) Major League Baseball is deepening its connections across the pond.
The league inked a five-year broadcast deal with the BBC which will include regular-season games played on both continents. The arrangement bolsters a growing relationship between MLB and the U.K.