MLB commissioner Rob Manfred admits that the Pittsburgh Pirates have an issue and claims they have to deal with it in interview.

As is usually the case around the All-Star break, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred pops up quite a bit with annual “state of the league” media interactions. Often, his quotes come with some sort of player-salary cost control messaging.

The Pittsburgh Pirates haven't had much success over the last 30 seasons, with fans suffering through some of the worst teams in the team's histor

Rob Manfred has been telling anyone who will listen that he wants MLB to institute a salary cap in the next CBA, but it's a segment of his own owners who are the real problem here.

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A TLANTA – As MLB commissioner Rob Manfred looks to improve competitive balance in the league, Tony Clark, the executive director of the MLB Players Association, made his position on the possibility of a salary cap abundantly clear on Tuesday. "This is institutionalized collusion," Clark said. "That's what a salary cap is."

M ajor League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred explained and defended his decision on Tuesday to name Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Jacob Misiorowski to the All-Star Game -- that despite Misiorowski having appeared in just five games to date at the big-league level.

Commissioner has been meeting directly with players to push his ideas, but the association says members aren't buying in.

MLB commissioner, Rob Manfred, has had a tough off-season. ... It was the recent suspension of Pittsburgh Pirates' minor leaguer, Pablo Reyes, that got me thinking about this again.

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred joined The Cook and Poni Show on Monday to discuss the success of the first Little League Classic between the Pirates and Cardinals on Sunday night in Williamsport, Pa.