The biggest catch of baseball's off season is the Japanese pitching star Tatsuya Imi with teams lining up to pay him between 150 and $200 million. But it's the team that I apparently doesn't want to play for that's generated the biggest surprise. Jared Diamond is sports reporter with the Wall Street Journal.He joins us now. It's good to see you. Um I loved your story.He doesn't want to play for the Dodgers. >> Can you imagine. Who wouldn't want to play for the Dodgers these days.Yeah. Look, it's sort of bec ...

Legal & Ethical Concerns - Major League Baseball faces potential integrity issues due to allegations of a player rigging bets [1] - Luis Ortiz pleaded not guilty to federal charges related to a betting scheme [1] Player Conduct - Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz is accused of manipulating pitches to influence bets [1]

This small town in South Korea has saved itself from extinction through the power of baseball. Sangdong was one of hundreds of small towns on the brink of disappearing due to the country's deepening demographic crisis. It had lost 97% of its population in 50 years, but now it is thriving again, thanks to an ambitious plan to build an elite high school baseball program from scratch.Korea loves baseball, so the program entices students from other parts of the country to move to Sangdong for free baseball trai ...

Team Strategy - The Blue Jays operated differently from the rest of baseball for nearly two decades [1] - The Blue Jays changed their approach, invested significantly, and built a winner [1]

Yoshinobu Yamamoto hadn’t pitched a single inning in American baseball when the Dodgers signed him to the richest contract ever given to a pitcher. After back-to-back playoff masterpieces, he’s beginning to look like a bargain. https://t.co/1nZ1cwGo77 ...

Well, tonight is game one of the World Series with the Toronto Blue Jays facing the Los Angeles Dodgers. Dodgers are defending champs with a roughly $350 million payroll. So, what would another Dodgers victory mean for the sport.Let's bring in Alex Sherman. Alex, RIP Moneyball. >> Yeah, I mean, John, the biggest business story around baseball next season is going to be should baseball implement a salary cap at the end of the year, that's when their collective bargaining agreement runs out.Major League Baseb ...

How The Bookie At Center of Ohtani Scandal Almost Ruined Baseball https://t.co/zGvgOOKHpn ...

How The Bookie At Center of Ohtani Scandal Almost Ruined Baseball https://t.co/zGvgOOKHpn ...

Scandal Focus - The report centers on the bookie at the heart of the Shohei Ohtani scandal [1] - The scandal nearly ruined baseball [1]

Player Performance - Aaron Judge delivered a transcendent performance in October [1] - The performance was not enough [1]