Business of Sports

MLB Is Back With Good Vibes, But for How Long?

The sport is facing a possible work stoppage when the collective bargaining agreement expires later this year.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. of the New York Yankees, right, safely steals second base against Willy Adames of the San Francisco Giants during the fifth inning on Opening Day at Oracle Park in San Francisco on March 25.

Photographer: Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images

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Baseball season has begun. So this week we chatted with Nick Swisher, World Series champion, about the potential for MLB’s economic model to change. We also look at how Americans don’t like cricket, they love it.

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