Major League Baseball
North American professional baseball league
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2024 | Dodgers break their recent playoff disappointment by winning the World Series, becoming the first higher-seeded team to win in the NLDS since 2020. |
2024 | Minor League Baseball implemented new roster size restrictions, limiting major league clubs to 165 players on domestic affiliate rosters during the minor league season, with a 175-player limit during the offseason. |
2024 | Seven independent leagues are active, with four functioning as MLB Partner Leagues. |
2024 | Seven independent leagues are active, with four functioning as MLB Partner Leagues. |
2024 | Minor League Baseball implemented new roster size restrictions, limiting major league clubs to 165 players on domestic affiliate rosters during the minor league season, with a 175-player limit during the offseason. |
November 11 2024 | Clayton McCullough is hired as the Marlins' manager after Schumaker's resignation. |
October 31 2024 | Will Venable is hired as the Chicago White Sox manager, succeeding Grady Sizemore who managed the team after Grifol's firing. |
October 4 2024 | Terry Francona is hired as the new manager of the Cincinnati Reds. |
August 22 2024 | Scott Servais is fired as Mariners manager, and former player Dan Wilson is hired as the new manager on the same day. |
August 8 2024 | Pedro Grifol is fired as the Chicago White Sox manager. |
July 2024 | Arizona Complex League and Florida Complex League seasons conclude in late July, allowing players to potentially be promoted to Single-A for the final two months of the professional baseball season. |
July 2024 | Arizona Complex League and Florida Complex League seasons conclude in late July, allowing players to potentially be promoted to Single-A for the final two months of the professional baseball season. |
May 2024 | Arizona Complex League and Florida Complex League seasons begin in early May, marking a change from the traditional mid-June start. |
May 2024 | Arizona Complex League and Florida Complex League seasons begin in early May, marking a change from the traditional mid-June start. |
November 21 2023 | Mike Shildt was promoted as the Padres manager. |
November 15 2023 | The Brewers promote bench coach Pat Murphy to be the team's new manager. |
November 13 2023 | Carlos Mendoza is named as the Mets' manager, succeeding Buck Showalter. |
November 13 2023 | Joe Espada was promoted to manager after Dusty Baker announced his retirement following the 2023 postseason. |
November 8 2023 | Ron Washington is hired as the Angels' new manager, coming from his position as Braves third base coach and former Rangers manager. |
November 6 2023 | Stephen Vogt is hired as the 47th manager of the Cleveland Guardians. |
November 6 2023 | Craig Counsell is hired as the 62nd manager of the Chicago Cubs, replacing David Ross in a surprising move |
October 2023 | Terry Francona steps down as manager after leading the team to the most wins, losses, and games managed in franchise history. |
October 25 2023 | Bob Melvin was hired as the 39th manager of the San Francisco Giants after Gabe Kapler was fired and Kai Correa served as interim manager for the final three games of the season. |
2022 | Kenley Jansen signs a one-year contract with the Atlanta Braves, leaving the Dodgers as the club's all-time leader in saves. |
2022 | Both Braves and Dodgers are upset in the National League Division Series by the Phillies and Padres respectively. |
2022 | Minor league baseball system restructured to four primary classes: Triple-A (AAA), Double-A (AA), High-A (A+), and Single-A (A), with complex-based rookie teams in Arizona and Florida Complex Leagues, and international teams in the Dominican Summer League. |
2022 | The official classification name changed to Single-A, standardizing the league's nomenclature. |
2022 | Minor league players receive significant salary increases and improved benefits following negotiation and unionization. |
2022 | Joe Girardi is fired after a disappointing season and replaced by bench coach Rob Thomson. |
2022 | Minor league players receive significant salary increases and improved benefits following negotiation and unionization. |
2022 | The official classification name changed to Single-A, standardizing the league's nomenclature. |
2022 | Minor league baseball system restructured to four primary classes: Triple-A (AAA), Double-A (AA), High-A (A+), and Single-A (A), with complex-based rookie teams in Arizona and Florida Complex Leagues, and international teams in the Dominican Summer League. |
November 1 2022 | Pedro Grifol is hired as the Chicago White Sox manager, succeeding Tony La Russa who stepped down due to health issues. |
October 30 2022 | Matt Quatraro is named as the new manager of the Kansas City Royals. |
October 25 2022 | Skip Schumaker is hired as the Marlins' manager. |
October 21 2022 | Bruce Bochy was hired as the Texas Rangers' manager. |
October 5 2022 | Mike Matheny is fired as manager of the Kansas City Royals after a nearly 100-loss season. |
September 2022 | Doug Gottlieb recants his previous statement about Freeman's free agency negotiations, and Casey Close drops the libel lawsuit. |
September 2022 | Minor league players join the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) after a majority of players express support for unionization, gaining union representation. |
September 2022 | Minor league players join the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) after a majority of players express support for unionization, gaining union representation. |
September 25 2022 | Don Mattingly announces he will finish the season as manager and not return in 2023. |
August 15 2022 | Chris Woodward was fired as manager. |
July 2022 | Casey Close files a lawsuit against Doug Gottlieb over controversial claims about Freeman's free agency negotiations. |
July 13 2022 | Charlie Montoyo is fired as manager of the Toronto Blue Jays and replaced by bench coach John Schneider. |
June 26 2022 | Freddie Freeman plays his first game against the Braves at Truist Park, receiving a standing ovation and emotionally breaking down during his first at-bat after leaving the team. |
June 7 2022 | Joe Maddon is fired as manager and replaced by interim manager Phil Nevin. |
March 16 2022 | Minor League Baseball announced the acquisition of historic league names, replacing the region-based names with traditional league names like International League and Pacific Coast League. |
March 16 2022 | Minor League Baseball announced the acquisition of historic league names, replacing the region-based names with traditional league names like International League and Pacific Coast League. |
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