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Now scientists are trying something newA closer look at the unapproved peptide injections promoted by influencers and celebritiesMeta prevails in historic FTC antitrust case, won't have to break off WhatsApp, InstagramTexas governor declares Muslim civil rights group a terrorist organizationMLB commissioner Rob Manfred speaks prior to Game 2 of baseball’s World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, in Toronto. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred speaks prior to Game 2 of baseball’s World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, in Toronto. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred speaks prior to Game 2 of baseball’s World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, in Toronto. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred speaks prior to Game 2 of baseball’s World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, in Toronto. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred speaks prior to Game 2 of baseball’s World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, in Toronto. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred speaks prior to Game 2 of baseball’s World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, in Toronto. NEW YORK — Major League Baseball says it will comply with a Senate committee’s request for documents detailing gambling investigations. Sens. Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee sent a letter Monday to baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred asking for information by Dec. 5. The request followed indictments of Cleveland pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz accusing them of taking bribes to rig pitches for bettors. Both have pleaded not guilty. “We’re going to respond fully and cooperatively and on time to the Senate inquiry,” Manfred said Wednesday during a news conference at an owners meeting. “We think the steps we’ve taken in terms of limiting the size of these prop bets and prohibiting parlays off them is a really, really significant change that should reduce the incentive for anyone to be involved in an inappropriate way,” Manfred said. He said it was too early to say whether MLB will take a stance on prediction markets, in which contracts are traded based on actual events such as game scores. “We’re well aware of the issues, the different regulatory framework, but not in a position where I want to articulate publicly a position on it,” he said. “We think that we should take advantage of the offseason to make sure that we conduct the most thorough and complete investigation possible,” Manfred said.“We have had in place for some time services that are available to players that receive threats of this kind in terms of providing support through law enforcement,” he said. “We do take it as a very serious issue and do provide support on an ongoing basis.”Manfred avoided discussing management’s positions in collective bargaining for a labor contract to replace the deal that expires in December 2026 and whether MLB intends to push for a salary cap system. “We have a significant segment of our fans that have been vocal about the issue of competitive balance and in general we try to pay attention to our fans, so it is a topic of conversation,” was the most he would say. MLB is expected to lock out players on Dec. 2, 2026, in order to try to get an agreement without shortening the 2027 season. “There has never been a lost game since I became involved as an employee of baseball and it is my goal to get this next one done keeping that record intact,” said Manfred, who joined the MLB staff in 1998. “It’s a lot of work to be done between now and then, but that’s my goal.”The amateur draft is moving up a day to the Saturday before the All-Star Game and the Futures Game is being pushed back to Sunday and will be followed by a new event with former players and celebrities. NBC will televise the first hour of the draft and the rest of the round on Peacock and the MLB Network. NBC also will televise the Futures Game.The Field of Dreams Game will resume on Aug. 13 with Minnesota playing Philadelphia at Dyersville, Iowa, which Netflix will stream. The Field of Dreams, site of the 1989 movie, hostedbefore closing for renovations. The Triple-A St. Paul Saints face the Iowa Cubs at the same site on Aug. 11.Rays and Tropicana Field Tampa Bay remains on track to return to Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, for its home opener against the Chicago Cubs on April 6 after a year of home games at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, the spring training home of the New York Yankees. The Rays were forced from their ballpark by “I think they only have two panels left, I believe, and they expect the roof to be dried out the first week in December, which is a really important milestone for us,” he said. “There’s going to be new turf and padding, new flooring throughout, renovations of the suites, the seating areas. All the air quality tests have come back fine.”
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