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The Curse (and trend) of Tommy John

by Molly Wood
Apr 6, 2016
Yahoo Sports Columnist Jeff Passan looks at baseball's billion dollar injury crisis.
Tommy John #25 of the New York Yankees pitches during a 1987 season game against the White Sox at Comiskey Park in Chicago Illinois.  
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Five ways baseball has changed since Ken Griffey Jr.'s prime

by Tony Wagner
Jan 6, 2016
As he and Mike Piazza head to the Hall of Fame, lets look back at the game as it was in the '90s.
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Major League baseball tries to repeat history in Cuba

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Dec 15, 2015
Major league executives and players are in Cuba to restore ties.
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David Price and the economics of baseball inflation

by Scott Tong
Dec 2, 2015
Baseball teams have more money than ever, and that money chases a few players.
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Fox wins big with Mets in the Series

by Tracey Samuelson
Oct 23, 2015
New York means huge ratings, no matter what team takes the other dugout.
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Baseball economics hits a homerun for the Mets

by Noel King
Oct 9, 2015
One reason the team is in the playoffs for the first time in several years: math.
Jacob deGrom is a young player with the relatively low salary of about $556,000.
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Did MLB create an in-state rivalry in Texas?

by Andy Uhler
Oct 2, 2015
For 40 years, Houston Astros and Texas Rangers fans didn't bother with one another.
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Yankee Hall of Famer Yogi Berra dies at 90

by Kai Ryssdal
Sep 23, 2015
We reminisce about his legacy.
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Thank Major League Baseball for your streaming content

by Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios
Aug 5, 2015
BAM is the leading builder of live-streaming services. Why not spin it off?
HBO teamed up with Major League Baseball Advanced Media to launch its streaming service, HBO Now.
Image via HBO/YouTube
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Bobby Bonilla's $1,193,248.20 yearly check

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 1, 2015
What Bernie Madoff has to do with the retired baseball player.
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