MLB becomes literally unwatchable as baseball self-sabotages again
The start of the new season has been lost after talks between players and owners broke down. Baseball is in danger of fading further into the background of US culture Last year’s World Series champions, the Atlanta Braves, must wait to start their title defence. Photograph: John Bazemore/AP It is only a screengrab, a capture of a fleeting expression that did not reflect the overall tone of his address to the media on Tuesday. But it might prove to be the image Rob Manfred is remembered for, on t
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