Rob Manfred floats MLB realignment with American and National Leagues replaced by East vs. West
The MLB commissioner wants to add two expansion teams in the next few years.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — For many of the nearly 28 years since the Tampa Bay Rays held their inaugural game in St. Petersburg’s domed stadium, they have been looking for a bigger, better deal.
Mike Tirico has enough on his plate.
The NBC Sports frontman is already the lead voice for the network’s Sunday Night Football package, will call Sunday Night Basketball once NBC’s premier NBA package tips off next month, hosts primetime coverage of the Olympics, and is the lead anchor for the Kentucky Derby. Tirico might have superhuman abilities to juggle these responsibilities, but even the best in the business need a break once in awhile. So when asked whether or not he would be interested in calling games on NBC’s new Sunday Night Baseball package, thereby completing the Sunday night sports trifecta, Tirico finally acknowledged his limitations.
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LOS ANGELES -- NBC is in advanced talks with Clayton Kershaw to bring the recently retired Dodgers pitcher into the network’s MLB studio lineup, sources told Front Office Sports. Kershaw, a future Hall of Famer and three-time National League Cy Young Award winner, is expected to provide expert analysis on select broadcasts.
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