MLB commissioner Rob Manfred is confident the Oakland Athletics and Tampa Bay Rays are moving closer to getting plans in place for new ballparks.
Balls are flying out of the park at the highest rate since the steroid era, and theories from global warming to a new hitting approach to changes to the baseballs themselves are being discussed.
The Athletics' search for a new ballpark will be confined to Oakland, and Major League Baseball will put off any expansion talks until it solves its two outstanding stadium issues.
Rob Manfred said the sudden rise in home run totals are due to "the way hitters are being taught" and not because of PEDs and juiced baseballs.
Jose Reyes will not appeal a suspension that will keep him away from the Colorado Rockies through May 31, the result of an alleged altercation with his wife during the offseason.
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says this generation of players will make its own unwritten rules on what emotion is acceptable to show on the field.
