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Major League Baseball Players Union has stated that they will never agree to a salary cap after MLB offered a $245 million firm salary cap to the MLBPA which they refused. (image from the Major League Baseball Players Association)

MLB The Show podcast Charlie O:

#1 Minimum Player Salaries The union sought substantial increases in the minimum salary for younger players. MLB proposed smaller increases. Revenue Sharing and Service Time The union argued that some teams were not spending enough despite receiving revenue-sharing funds.

#2 There were also concerns about “service-time manipulation,” where teams delayed promoting top prospects to gain extra years of team control.

#3 Charlie talk about the hard cap that MLB is proposing at $247 Million that the union is refusing to accept.

#4 San Diego Padres Fernando Tatis Jr got his first home of the season in the fifth inning agianst the Washington Nationals a 450 foot left field dinger. Tatis has five 20 homer seasons and hit 41 in 2021 but had not hit a homer in 240 at bats until Saturday.

#5 Charlie talk about the recent stadium proposal for West Sacramento. The Mayors of West Sacramento Martha Guerrero and Mayor of Sacramento Kevin McCarty both were on had presenting a rendering and a dream of building a park at the Sutter Health Park location to help lure an MLB expansion club. San Francisco Giants executive Dusty Baker a Sacramento native was on had for the presser as well and was pushing for it’s construction.

Charlie O does the MLB The Show podcasts Sundays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Boston Red Sox Triston Casas is carted off the field after clipping his foot with Minnesota Twins pitcher Joe Ryan, Casas went down and injured his left knee on Fri May 2, 2025 at Fenway Forcing Casas to miss the rest of the 2025 season.

Headline Sports podcast Charlie O Sun May 4, 2025:

#1 Boston Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas will be out for the rest of the season due to a ruptured left patellar tendon Saturday. On Friday night Casas was safe on a check swing that Minnesota Twins pitcher Joe Ryan miscued for an error. Casas stomped hard on the first base bag. Casas’ left foot hit Twins first baseman Ty France’s foot and fell down on his left knee. Casas had to leave the game on a stretcher.

#2 The Texas Rangers activated All Star shortstop Corey Seagar. Seagar had been on the ten day IL and returned on Saturday. The Rangers sent infielder Jonathan Orenelas was optioned to Triple A Round Rock. The Rangers missed Seagar who had been out with a right hamstring strain against the Sacramento A’s on April 22.

#3 San Diego Padres outfielder Fernando Tatis who was hit with a pitch on Friday in the left forearm by Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller. Keller hit Tatis with a 93 mph sinker pitch. Padres manager Mike Shildt said x-rays proved negative. Tatis has been suffering with swelling, soreness but the contusion has improved and the medical staff cleared him to play on Saturday.

#4 Right hand pitcher Craig Yoho was sent down the minor leagues Triple A Nashville on Saturday. On Thursday Yoho walked four batters and gave up five runs in one inning of relief. In return the Brewers brought up right hand pitcher Elvin Rodriguez before their game against the Chicago Cubs.

#5 The Sacramento A’s had a successful road trip that puts the A’s over .500 at 12-7. The A’s have the winningest road record in baseball surpassing the Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants who are second and third respectively for winning road records. One of the keys to success in a season is winning on the road.

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