Top News:
ESPN:
Sources: MLB makes first labor proposal since lockout, awaits union's counter as threat of postponed spring training looms — MLB, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, Colorado Rockies …
Discussion:
Associated Press, Washington Post, Red Reporter and baseballmusings.com
RELATED:
The Athletic:
MLB lockout: Live updates as league, Players Association discuss core economics — Major League Baseball and the MLBPA are meeting Thursday for the first time since early December, as the league is set to present a new core economics proposal. The two sides have not met to discuss core economics since …
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News …, NBCSports.com, Bucs Dugout, MLB.com and MLB - The Athletic
Evan Drellich / The Athletic:
MLB's first proposal after locking out players creates little progress as spring training looms
Discussion:
Bleacher Nation, Sports Illustrated, Bleed Cubbie Blue, Camden Chat, Redleg Nation, True Blue LA and The Good Phight
Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Details On Today's CBA Negotiations
Discussion:
Jeff Wilson's Texas …, Marc Normandin …, Viva El Birdos, Deadspin, Fish Stripes, Pinstripe Alley and Sportsnet.ca
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB lockout: Players union not impressed by owners' proposals in first meeting since Dec. 1
Discussion:
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Phillies Nation and Bleacher Nation
Ben Morse / CNN:
Netflix teaming up with PGA Tour and golf's majors for ‘immersive’ docuseries with glittering cast of players — (CNN)Forget Netflix and chill — it's time to pitch and putt with a new docuseries. — The streaming service announced on Wednesday it will be teaming up with the PGA Tour …
Art Stapleton / NorthJersey.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Joe Judge breaks silence after firing as Giants coach with heartfelt farewell — Joe Judge made his first public comments since his firing as head coach of the New York Giants on Thursday night in an exclusive statement to NorthJersey.com, part of the USA TODAY Network.
Discussion:
Pro Football Rumors, New York Post, ProFootballTalk, Giants Wire and Elite Sports NY
RELATED:
TMZ.com:
Joe Judge Drowns Giants Firing Sorrows With Massive Order Of Beer & Pizza — JOE JUDGE NEEDS BEER & PIZZA AFTER GIANTS FIRING ... Gets Massive Order Delivered To NJ Home … Forget ice cream and movies ... Joe Judge is getting over his New York Giants breakup with beer and pizza — and a whole hell of a lot of it!!!
Discussion:
New York Daily News, ProFootballTalk and Sports Illustrated
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays bullpen catcher Jean Ramirez died by suicide, per medical examiner — His family issues a statement: “Struggling in silence is not OK.” — Updated Earlier today — Rays bullpen catcher Jean Ramirez died by suicide, the Tarrant County (Texas) Medical Examiner's office said Thursday.
Discussion:
Bleacher Nation, The Athletic, Sports Illustrated, MLB Baseball News …, New York Post and Jeff Wilson's Texas …
Mark Whicker / Orange County Register:
2 years into retirement, Eric Weddle eagerly answers call from Rams — Eric Weddle did not retire to the couch. He did not spend his idle time plundering the pantry. — He retired to the weight room and the basketball court, and to a car that took his kids to various games and practices across the sporting spectrum.
Discussion:
ProFootballTalk, Daily Breeze, Los Angeles Times, Raising Zona and Press Telegram
Jake Fischer / Bleacher Report:
Latest NBA Trade Intel: How Will Dame Lillard Surgery Impact Ben Simmons Market? — With less than a month before the NBA's trade deadline, teams have shifted focus to trade discussions after the distractions caused by the COVID-19 omicron variant. — Like many of the league's trade windows …
Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Jon Lester announces retirement after 16 seasons, three World Series titles — Three-time World Series champion and 200-game winner Jon Lester is retiring after a 16-year career. — Lester, 38, told ESPN that his body just isn't up for the rigors of a major league season anymore.
Discussion:
Chicago Tribune, 98.5 The Sports Hub, Bleed Cubbie Blue, Boston.com, NESN.com, Boston Red Sox News …, Federal Baseball, Beyond the Box Score, MLB.com, NBCSports.com, The Boston Globe, Sports Illustrated, Bleacher Nation, Elite Sports NY, Silicon Valley News, Boston Herald, MLB Baseball News …, Lookout Landing, Fish Stripes, Audacy, Cubs Insider, FOX 2, CBS Boston, MLB Trade Rumors, The Athletic, Bleacher Report and Over the Monster
Andrew Baggarly / The Athletic:
‘A lot of teams hit my heart’: A superstar in Japan, Seiya Suzuki craves a new challenge in MLB — Seiya Suzuki covered every topic. — He discussed the journey he took to become arguably the best all-around baseball player in Nippon Professional Baseball, the pride he felt while lifting …
Discussion:
CBSSports.com, True Blue LA, Yanks Go Yard, Climbing Tal's Hill, Cubs Insider, MLB Baseball News … and MLB Trade Rumors
Elliott Teaford / Orange County Register:
Ducks' John Gibson selected to All-Star team; Troy Terry snubbed — Goaltender John Gibson was selected Thursday to represent the Ducks at the All-Star Game on Feb. 5 in Las Vegas, which wasn't a surprise given his stellar play for an upstart team that was in second place in the Pacific Division nearing …
Discussion:
Daily News
Buster Olney / ESPN:
Buster Olney's Top 10s for 2022: Ranking MLB's best outfielders — About 15 minutes before first pitch of a Nationals-Braves game last summer, one of Juan Soto's sprints took him into the outfield, out behind second base, and he paused to say hi to Ozzie Albies, who talks to everyone …
Discussion:
Sports Illustrated
