MLB ends “in-game coordinator” program, axing people who were key to many teams’ social media accounts
The end of MLB's "in-game coordinator" program appears to mean big changes for many team social media accounts.
MLB News
ESPN’s Pedro Gomez passes away suddenly at 58
Just brutal, brutal news.
Arizona state senator’s social media troll unmasked as San Francisco Giants spring training PA announcer
Miller resigned from his position with the Giants.
BBWAA removes JG Taylor Spink’s name from annual award, renames it as “Career Excellence Award”
During Spink's career at The Sporting News, he had many awful views on the integration of baseball.
John Sadak will be the new Reds’ play-by-play broadcaster on Fox Sports Ohio
Sadak will be the Reds' next primary TV play-by-play broadcaster, following Thom Brennaman (who resigned last September).
FanGraphs hires former Astros scouting director Kevin Goldstein to provide analysis and commentary
Goldstein wrote for Baseball Prospectus before leaving to work for the Astros in 2012.
Yahoo Sports has cut ties with two of its three “MLB experts”
Yahoo has just one "MLB expert" remaining on staff.
Five women in sports media accuse former Mets manager Mickey Callaway of unwanted advances and inappropriate behavior
Mickey Callaway "aggressively pursued" at least five women in sports media, "sending three of them inappropriate photographs and asking one of them to send nude photos in return."
Longtime USA Today writer & MASN analyst Mel Antonen passes away at 64
Antonen's work was featured on MASN, USA Today, SI.com, and MLB Network Radio.
Following media critiques and ‘personal threats,’ Mets’ owner Steve Cohen deletes Twitterfeed
"Meet the Mets?" More like "Delete the Mets."
Red Sox reporter Guerin Austin has left NESN after six years, with the network not renewing her contract
Guerin Austin had long been established as the main in-game reporter for NESN Red Sox broadcasts, but the network opted not to renew her contract.
Alanna Rizzo is leaving the Dodgers and SportsNet LA after seven seasons
Rizzo had been with the Dodgers since the launch of SportsNet LA in 2014.
Curt Schilling asks to remove himself from future BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot consideration after falling short of election
"I will not participate in the final year of voting. I am requesting to be removed from the ballot. I’ll defer to the veterans committee and men whose opinions actually matter and who are in a position to actually judge a player."
