Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association agree that the game is doing well. And yet the two sides are headed for battle.

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred believes MLB players could participate in the 2028 Olympics with concessions to keep the 162-game schedule intact.

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred and players’ union head Tony Clark say plans are moving ahead exploring the possibility of using major leaguers in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, a tournament that could be played on an extended All-Star break.

Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías completed his domestic-violence suspension and will be reinstated by Major League Baseball on Thursday. Once he is officially eligible to play again, Urías, 28, will look to continue his MLB career, agent Scott Boras told Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times.

The Red Sox went into the MLB All-Star break on a 10-game winning streak and it appears the team might be coming together, giving the Yankees, who also have to deal with the division-leading Blue Jays, some serious competition for the top spot.

Major League Baseball faces a potential lockout in December 2026. Players and management have long clashed over salary cap proposals, a format that union head Tony Clark criticizes as harmful to competition and player salary guarantees.

If you think the sport’s next labor standoff is a ways away, you’re not listening to the executives who say it’s affecting today’s decisions.

The Arizona Diamondbacks went heavy on pitching prospects on the second and final day of the MLB draft, also choosing a player with a familiar name.