San Francisco Giants announcer Mike Krukow will retire after this season, ending a 36-year career in which he and he best friend and former teammate, Duane Kuiper, formed one of the best broadcasting duos in baseball. For generations of Giants fans, Kruk is their voice of summer.
The MLBPA made several transaction proposals to MLB today. They include a 28-man roster with a 14 pitcher max for the first 15 days of the regular season.
The best team in baseball in June, by a decent margin, is the Miami Marlins. They're about to go 20-6, have outscored opponents 129-78 this month and have the lowest CBT payroll in MLB. The Marlins' third-highest-paid player is Giancarlo Stanton, who last played for them in 2017.
Madonna wanted to know what Jose Canseco looked like outside of a uniform. So after batting practice one day, Canseco went for an impromptu photo shoot with Michael Zagaris and put together what would be known as his Beefcake Book -- an album of glamour shots to send to her.
Every photo of an athlete, rock star and president in this video taken by one man. He has given us a unique view of the world — and especially the sports world — for six decades. With @Buck providing the soundtrack, the wild life of Michael Zagaris.
Veteran first baseman Carlos Santana and the Atlanta Braves are in agreement on a minor league contract, sources tell ESPN. Santana, 40, will head to Triple-A, where he provides insurance for Atlanta and can try to get back to the big leagues after being released by Arizona.
The Major League Baseball Players Association wants to pursue a ban on all MLB-related prop bets, aiming to combat harassment from disgruntled gamblers, a source told ESPN. Story about its proposal Thursday to MLB, free and unlocked, with @DavidPurdum:
MLB's latest proposal mimics other sports with strict contract limits.
Free agents would be limited to five-year, $202 million contracts. (That is 15% of the proposed cap number and would rise.)
Juan Soto's deal with the New York Mets was for 3x the years and 3.8x the dollars.
BREAKING: In its next CBA, the league is proposing a max contract length of 5 yrs for free agent players switching teams, 6 years to retain their own players. No deferred contracts. Qualifying offer is gone too. Also, 5 years to free agency for players 30 or older.