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The players association sent out union authorization cards on Sunday as they look to unionize minor league baseball players.

The Major League Baseball Players Association sent out union authorization cards as part of its new campaign to unionize minor leaguers.

The Triple-A Sugar Land Space Cowboys plated a staggering 17 runs in one inning versus the Oklahoma City Dodgers on Friday.

Major League Baseball has agreed to pay $185 million to settle a lawsuit filed by minor league players over minimum-wage and overtime violations.

It was almost six years ago that a major construction delay at the site of Hartford’s minor league baseball stadium forced the city to fire Centerplan Construction from that project. The Hartford Yard Goats had to play their opening season on the road as a result. The city hired a new developer and Dunkin Donuts Park officially opened its...

Red Sox prospect Tyreque Reed went after Binghamton Rumble Ponies pitcher Marcel Rentera in Thursday night’s Portland Sea Dogs game, sparking a wild bench-clearing brawl.

Minor League Baseball is launching an outreach program focused on the Black community called “The Nine,” which is designed to honor and celebrate the historic impact of Black baseball pioneers and civil rights leaders.

Major League Baseball says its owners have agreed to begin providing housing to certain minor league players beginning in the 2022 season

The Minor League Baseball season is less than two weeks away, set to start on May 4. The Hartford Yard Goats will open up Dunkin Donuts Park on May 11. While it will be an exciting welcome back for fans, for players, it’s finally the end of a very long off season. Major League prospects haven’t played games since the…

The Norwich Sea Unicorns will no longer be affiliated with the Detroit Tigers and the local minor league baseball team is looking at its options. The Sea Unicorns Tweeted that they learned through a news release and a social media post that they would no longer be an affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. “We are extremely disappointed by the news…

Laurence Leavy, a.k.a. “Marlins Man,” is well-known to baseball fans as a constant presence at games. He joined LX News with some choice words about the state of the MLB after the Miami Marlins was hit by an outbreak of Covid-19 among its players and coaches.

Some minor league baseball players are trying to make the most of an unexpected summer back home here in Connecticut.

The Major League Baseball season will start next week, but the same can’t be said about Minor League Baseball. Two baseball players from Stafford found themselves looking at the canceled MiLB season and an unexpected summer back home. “I went out to spring training in Arizona with the Dodgers for six days,” said Dodgers prospect Jimmy Titus, who grew...

While implementing several safety measures, the team opens season with capacity limitations and social distancing measures.

While Minor League Baseball has been canceled for the season, there is still high-quality baseball beginning in Connecticut. The New Britain Bees, a team comprised of elite college players, began play Thursday night. “It’s like a dream come true,” said Chris Sawyer of Bristol. “It’s probably the best opening day I’ve ever been to in my life.” The stadium...

The decision will affect the Hartford Yard Goats and Norwich Sea Unicorns.

Minor League Baseball cancelled the 2020 season on Tuesday amid challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic ending the seasons for the Hartford Yard Goats and Norwich Sea Unicorns before they had a chance to get started. Major League Baseball informed MiLB that it will not provide its affiliated minor league teams with players for this season, a press release said….

The Hartford Yard Goats will not be opening the 2020 as scheduled on April 9. Minor League Baseball released a statement Thursday announcing a delay to the start of the 2020 season. The league said it will “announce additional information about the 2020 season at a later date.” The league made the decision after consulting with medical teams and Major…

Major League Baseball said Saturday it is committed to protecting minor league teams, a day after U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal warned of possible congressional action if the organization followed through on minor league contraction plans. “It is not Major League Baseball’s goal to eliminate any club in these negotiations, and MLB currently has a plan for every club to...