Baseball

8/1/2025 |  Cubs Land 2027 MLB All-Star Game After Lengthy Pursuit (Front Office Sports) An MLB All-Star Game back at Wrigley Field, widely expected for months and formally pursued by the Cubs for eight years, is finally happening. 
The league, the club, and Illinois officials confirmed Friday that the Chicago ballpark, the league’s second-oldest behind Fenway Park, will host the 2027 MLB All-Star Game. The event will be the first at Wrigley Field since 1990, when the ballpark and the surrounding neighborhood were in a very different condition, and the fourth in the facility’s 111-year history. 

8/1/2025 |  Twins Moving Toward Selling Team After Deadline Teardown (Front Office Sports) The Minnesota Twins executed one of the most aggressive deadline teardowns in recent memory, trading eight players on deadline day and 11 total in the last week.
Behind the scenes, there continues to be “momentum” toward a sale of the franchise, according to a source familiar with the matter.

7/31/2025 |  Sports gambling scandals raise concerns over game integrity (AXIOS Sports) The major sports leagues are confronting a potentially costly reality in sports gambling: If you embrace it, problems will come.
Why it matters: Recent investigations of pro baseball and basketball stars have raised fears about the integrity of sports, and whether certain plays, or even whole games, are being manipulated.
Driving the news: One of Major League Baseball's star relief pitchers this week became the latest athlete to be ensnared in a sports gambling scandal.

7/31/2025 |  Batting Around: Which contender needs to be most aggressive at the MLB trade deadline? (CBS Sports) Throughout the season, the CBS Sports MLB experts will bring you a weekly Batting Around roundtable breaking down pretty much anything. The latest news, a historical question, thoughts about the future of baseball, all sorts of stuff. Last week, we debated whether MLB should move the trade deadline back. This week, we're going to tackle the contenders with the greatest deadline needs.

7/31/2025 |  MLB is tapping into NASCAR to help grow baseball (CNBC Sports)

• Major League Baseball will play its first-ever game from a professional NASCAR track and its first game in Tennessee.
• The MLB Speedway Classic will see the Atlanta Braves face off against the Cincinnati Reds at Bristol Motor Speedway.
• Its MLB’s latest effort to help grow the game and attract a younger, more diverse fan base.