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Ex-Yankees, Phillies outfielder Raul Ibanez joins MLB league office Updated Feb 01, 2021; Facebook Share Former New York Yankees outfielder Raul Ibanez is going to work for the MLB league office. He will advise baseball regarding on-field issues, including rules, equipment and technology. Ibanez was a 19-year MLB veteran who played for the Yankees in 2012, hitting 19 home runs in 130 games. Ibanez’s only All-Star nod came in 2009, when he played for the Philadelphia Phillies. He hit a career-high 34 home runs that season, which ended with a six-game loss to the Yankees in the World Series...

MLB rumors: Theo Epstein is (sort of) returning to the Red Sox Updated Feb 01, 2021; Posted Feb 01, 2021 Theo Epstein won World Series titles with the Boston Red Sox (2004 and 2007) and Chicago Cubs (2016).AP Facebook Share When Theo Epstein walked away from the Chicago Cubs in November, he made it clear that owning a club is something he very much desired. “Being part of an ownership group is something that has always appealed to me, but it can seem so unattainable that I haven’t been really realistic about it yet,” Epstein said at the time. Two months later, the unattainable is sudd...

February 1st, 2021 share-square-610319 Commissioner of Baseball Robert D. Manfred, Jr. announced today that Major League Baseball has named longtime baseball operations executive Michael Hill and former All-Star Raul Ibañez as Senior Vice Presidents of On-Field Operations. Hill and Ibañez, who will report to Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations Morgan Sword, will serve in key roles overseeing umpiring, discipline and other on-field issues. In addition, MLB has hired former Major League manager Bo Porter and former Major League players Joe Martinez and Rajai Davis to rol...

He’ll be a consultant.

December 17, 2020 The year 2020 has not been filled with good news as far as baseball is concerned, but on Wednesday, some arrived. After lengthy study, Major League Baseball announced that it will officially recognize seven professional Negro Leagues that operated between 1920 and 1948 as major leagues. For as overdue as the decision is, it’s first and foremost an official acknowledgement — as if one was needed — that the baseball played in those leagues at a time when MLB’s shameful color line was in effect was of comparable quality. “In the minds of baseball fans worldwide, this...