Major League Baseball

Counsell leads Cubs into NLDS against the Brewers, his former team, and Murphy, his old bench coach

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Craig Counsell has seen the Milwaukee Brewers-Chicago Cubs rivalry from just about every perspective. He grew up in the Milwaukee area as the son of former Brewers director of community affairs John Counsell. He played for the Brewers and later became the team’s winningest manager before the Cubs lured him to Chicago. […]

How MLBs upcoming deals will change how you watch out-of-market, Sunday night and Wild Card games

When ESPN opted out of its contract with Major League Baseball in February, the network was hoping to get a reworked package at a lower cost while Commissioner Rob Manfred thought the sport could optimize its rights in the short term for Home Run Derby and Wild Card round. In the end, both parties may […]

Wade Miley denies wrongdoing regarding late Tyler Skaggs

Cincinnati Reds left-hander Wade Miley said Friday that he has been not accused of any wrongdoing, one day after reports stated a deposition from a lawsuit alleged he supplied Tyler Skaggs with drugs when both players were with the Arizona Diamondbacks. The deposition is part of a motion for summary judgment filed by the Los […]