Baseball

6/24/2025 |  Athletics celebrate groundbreaking of $1.75 billion stadium project in Las Vegas (Associated Press (AP)) LAS VEGAS (AP) — With mounds of dirt, construction vehicles and the exact location where home plate will be at the new Athletics ballpark serving as the backdrop Monday morning, team owner John Fisher stood in front of a large gathering with one message: “We are Vegas’ team.”

6/24/2025 |  Padres star Tatis sues Big League Advance in attempt to get out of future earnings deal (Associated Press (AP)) SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. filed a lawsuit Monday against Big League Advance in an attempt to void the future earnings contract he signed as a 17-year-old minor leaguer that could cost him about $34 million.
The lawsuit, filed in San Diego County Superior Court, accuses BLA of using predatory tactics to lure him into an “investment deal” that was actually an illegal loan. BLA misrepresented itself to Tatis, hiding its unlicensed status and pushing him into loan terms banned by California’s consumer protection laws, the suit alleges.

6/24/2025 |  Dominican prosecutors in Wander Franco trial seek 5-year prison sentence (Associated Press (AP)) PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic (AP) — Dominican prosecutors requested on Monday that suspended Tampa Bay Rays player Wander Franco, who faces charges of sexual abuse involving a girl who was 14 years old at the time of the alleged crimes, be sentenced to five years in prison.

6/24/2025 |  Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. sues Big League Advance in effort to get out of deal he signed at 17 (CBS Sports) San Diego Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. has filed a lawsuit against Big League Advance (BLA), a company that offers players an upfront payment in exchange for a percentage of their future MLB earnings, according to the Associated Press. As a 17-year-old minor leaguer, Tatis signed a deal with BLA that paid him $2 million in exchange for 10% of his future earnings. 

6/24/2025 |  Padres' Star Fernando Tatis Sues Big League Advance (Fox Sports) San Diego Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. filed a lawsuit Monday against Big League Advance in an attempt to void the future earnings contract he signed as a 17-year-old minor leaguer that could cost him about $34 million.