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The battleground now is the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, known as MASN. Owned by both the Orioles and Nationals, this partnership was created when the Expos moved to Washington after the 2004 season. 1994 REVISITED: What might have happened to Expos if strike had been averted When the Nationals arrived, the Orioles’ regional television network included an area from Harrisburg, Pa., to Charlotte, N.C., and included Washington. Peter Angelos, who has owned the Orioles since 1993, didn’t welcome baseball back to Washington....

While most seem to embrace the idea, they acknowledge it's uncharted territory and yet another strategic tool to employ during games. The issue was a consistent line of questioning when managers and general managers of the 15 teams that hold spring training in Arizona gathered for MLB media day on Tuesday. All clubs will get a chance to test the new system in a handful of spring training games, although details of that schedule had not been determined....

In the American League, the Rays are committed to overthrowing their “underdog” label, meeting the 2017 world champion Astros in the ALCS. The Rays took the fight to the Yankees, with Mike Brosseau delivering the final blow by way of home run to Aroldis Chapman and the Bombers, levying revenge for a near headshot from the Yankee closer in September. Even without Justin Verlander, the Astros made relatively easy work of the Athletics in the ALDS, dispatching their AL West rivals in four games....

The Tigers made that happen Tuesday with a nailbiting 4-2 victory over the Royals at Comerica Park. It was Detroit’s second win in as many days in the series. Both teams have a .552 winning percentage, although KC has played two fewer games. MORE: Scoreboard | AL MVP Watch | NL MVP Watch | Worst AL September collapses Detroit’s on-again, off-again closer, Joe Nathan, worked out of a ninth-inning jam by striking out Salvador Perez, the potential tying run, to end the game....

MLB has released the schedule for the World Series, League Championship Series and Division Series, with the Fall Classic set to begin Oct. 27 in the American League park. If the series goes the distance, Game 7 would be Nov. 4 in the AL city, thanks to the league’s win in the All-Star game. PENNANT RACE PANIC: Why your team’s fan base is freaking out this week But it will all start with the AL wild-card game on Oct....

Rich Harden vs. Kenny Rogers: 17 years, 20 days (6,229 days) On Oct. 13, 2006, the Athletics, trailing 2-0 in the American League Championship Series, sent Rich Harden (24 years, 317 days old) to the bump in Game 3 against the Tigers’ Kenny Rogers (41 years, 337 days old). Harden allowed three earned runs in 5 2/3 innings and was no match for his senior counterpart. Rogers went 7 1/3 scoreless, leading the Tigers to a 3-0 victory....

Floyd, 30, missed most of 2013 after undergoing Tommy John surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow in May. He opens to be back in action by this May. He was 0-4 with a 5.18 ERA before his season ended last year. If healthy, the veteran Floyd could compete with Alex Wood and David Hale for the fifth spot in Atlanta's rotation. More likely he will end up in the Braves' bullpen....

Teams just don’t seem to want to give up their first-round picks (in some cases, later picks) to be able to sign these players, even though each is capable of helping a team win now, while a draft pick out of the top 10 offers no assurance of panning out. So, the wait goes on. Here’s the latest on each of the Frozen Five… Nelson Cruz On Saturday, following up on reporting by Bob Dutton of the Tacoma News Tribune, Jeff Sullivan wrote a piece for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer titled “Nelson Cruz Might Happen While I Write This....

Major League Baseball, like other sports leagues, has agreements with rightsholders to be the exclusive providers of content within live viewing windows. There also is MLB’s own website and social media presence, out in the world trying to make sure that the images and videos that gain traction online are coming from MLB-owned entities. WORLD SERIES 2015: Spector’s pick | Updated odds | Royals-Mets visual history Earlier this year, MLB cracked down on GIF and Vine makers, filing Digital Millennium Copyright Act complaints to have their accounts suspended....

Like other sports games, this classic series takes players into the world of major league baseball. With the current news, it sounds like gamers will be able to enjoy the 2021 version of the title on next-generation consoles. With three possible editions to grab on launch day, fans will want to know the details of each. RELATED: MLB The Show Coming to Xbox Would Actually Be A Good Thing for PlayStation Gamers...

Los Angeles has already been linked to several relievers, including San Francisco closer Will Smith and Pirates lefty Felipe Vazquez. But, according to one report, that’s only a small fraction of the Dodgers’ pursuits of a reliever in the trade market. According to NBC Los Angeles, the Dodgers have reached out about at least 10 relievers in search of help for their bullpen. The Dodgers have reportedly looked into Smith and Vazquez in addition to Brad Hand, Keone Kela, Jake Diekman, Ken Giles, Scott Barlow, Sam Gaviglio, Seth Lugo, Nick Anderson and Hansel Robles....

“A run is only created through the process," Scioscia told reporters on Tuesday following a loss to the Astros. “The process is critical right now.” The Angels (31-41) are still waiting for “the process” to kick in, two days and a sweep at the hands of the Astros later. As of Wednesday, the Halos find themselves 10 games under .500 and 15.5 games behind the Rangers for first in the AL West....

Francona got the nod over Seattle Mariners head coach Scott Servais and Baltimore Orioles manager Brandon Hyde. The 63-year-old led the youngest team in the league to a 92-70 record, a divisional pennant, and an appearance in the American League Division Series. They made life difficult for the powerhouse New York Yankees in the series before falling 3-2. Coming into the 2022 season, only a few fancied the Cleveland Guardians to even be postseason contenders....

The Dodgers notched three home runs in the shutout but starter Walker Buehler stole the show. Buehler, 24, tallied 11 strikeouts in seven innings of work and is 9-1 this season. Miami catcher Jorge Alfaro went 2 for 4 and was the only Marlins batter to record multiple hits in the loss. Los Angeles has a commanding lead in the National League West with a 67-35 record while the Marlins are last in the National League East at 36-61 record....

For the 27-year-old Costa Rica striker, there was a time when facing a regional powerhouse like the United States came with a mental block of sorts. As a player whose club career had taken him from Costa Rica to Russia and Denmark, it was natural to be daunted by a squad packed with experience from top-five European leagues. This past January, Urena left Danish side Brondby to sign with the San Jose Earthquakes of MLS....

Neither Seattle nor Atlanta could find a winner in Friday’s 0-0 draw at CenturyLink Field, despite United States international Clint Dempsey hitting the crossbar for the Sounders in the second half. TFC, SKC take lessons from draw The Sounders welcomed MLS’ newest franchise to Seattle having scored six goals and conceded five in their opening three matches. Atlanta - led by former Barcelona and Argentina boss Gerardo Martino - arrived with 11 goals to its name to top the Eastern Conference....

League commissioner Don Garber expressed his excitement of an expansion team playing on the St. Louis riverfront, which is where the proposed new Rams football stadium would have been if not for the team’s relocation to Los Angeles. MORE: Six most hated MLS teams | Full 2016 MLS schedule Garber did not promise MLS would move to St. Louis, but he claims now is the time to find out....

The final match day of the 2016 season is set for Sunday, and while only one more team is left to be eliminated from playoff contention in the West, there are four teams in danger of being that team. Three of those four teams have won an MLS Cup title in the past seven years, while the fourth, Seattle, is still desperately searching for its first. Portland, Seattle, Real Salt Lake and Sporting Kansas City all head into Sunday’s action knowing that a win puts them into the playoffs....

MORE: Nats follow Dusty’s lead | Who will manage Braves next? Just hours after Tigers manager Brad Ausmus lost his mind on the field Monday night arguing balls and strikes, the hat and hoodie he abandoned hit the auction block. As of Thursday morning the highest bid topped $1,500 for the cap and hoodie that retail on the Tigers’ website for $34.99 and $89.99, respectively. According to the auction site, “Ausmus donated the items directly to the Detroit Tigers Foundation with the goal of raising money for youth baseball in Detroit....

What channel is the MLB Draft on? TV an ONLINE COVERAGE: MLB will hold Day 1 of the draft at MLB Network’s Studio 42 in Secaucus, N.J. The draft will begin live on MLB Network and MLB.com at 7 p.m. ET. MLB Network will cover the first 77 picks of the draft. MLB DRAFT 2016: Mock draft | Top 10 prospects | Every team’s biggest draft regret Before the start of the draft, MLB Network will air a preview show, also simulcast on MLB....