With the Padres on the verge of an MLB-record $3.9B sale, at least one industry insider wondered if a franchise 90 minutes north of San Diego could be next to hit the market.

The Yankees reported nearly $225M in aggregate ticket sales and suite license revenue for Q1 2026, according to a new disclosure related to ballpark bonds. That’s down slightly from Q1 2025 ($226.7M compared to $224.9M), though there were no home games played during the first quarter this season as ...

Major League Baseball returns to Mexico City this week, continuing its push into what it views as a “priority market” following the success of the World Baseball Classic.

A pair of execs were dismissed by the MLBPA following an international investigation amid a federal probe into the union. MLBPA COO Xavier James and CHRO Michael O’Neill were fired with cause, ESPN reported. The dismissals followed an internal investigation, the report said. SBJ confirmed that James...

SBJ’s Mike Mazzeo attended WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert’s draft press conference Monday in New York City. Here’s what stood out from her time at the podium following a contentious offseason CBA negotiation with the players’ union and amid questions on Engelbert’s future.

NEW YORK -- WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said she “feels really good” about her relationship with the players as the league looks to move forward after a contentious labor negotiation. A seven-year labor deal through 2032 that features the first multimillion-dollar contracts in league history m...

NEW YORK -- As the WNBA was working through uncertainty on the labor front, it was largely business as usual for the league’s sponsorships team. Typically, WNBA CGO Colie Edison said, most of the league’s sponsorship deals take 12-18 months, from initial conversations to contracts being finalized.

The White Sox are tipping their cap to the Pope. And because of overwhelming fan demand, everyone in attendance will now receive the team’s “Pope Hat” giveaway on Aug. 11.

The Padres had a record-setting Thursday at Petco Park, surpassing $1.1M in ballpark retail sales following the launch of their City Connect 2.0 uniforms and related merchandise, a team official told SBJ. That figure doubled San Diego’s previous single-day record of $550,000, set on Opening Day in 2...

A memorandum of understanding between the Rays, the city of Tampa and Hillsborough County has set a June 1 deadline for all sides to secure approvals that would allow for the franchise to build a $2.3B ballpark and privately funded adjacent mixed-use development in time for the start of the 2029 sea...