Maybe it was all those open letters from last year. Maybe it was the pandemic that’s stranded millions of kids at home for the summer. Maybe it was the acrimonious and off-putting labor dispute that delayed what could have been a more robust partial season. Whatever the explanation, it appears that Rob Manfred has gotten something right after five years on the job.
Sort of.
In an email apparently received by select Little League parents, MLB offered a complimentary pass for its uber-popular MLB.TV subscription to America’s future ballplayers and their families.