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The 2023 MLB season is starting with yet another embarrassment for Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno.
Moreno, whose net worth is estimated at $4.1 billion, is proving his bonafides as one of baseball’s cheapest owners yet again.
He famously was one of just a few owners to vote against raising the luxury tax threshold. Even a minimal increase was seen as unacceptable for Moreno, who’s steadfastly refused to spend above the tax level. Despite having the benefit of a massive Southern California market.

Patriots owner Robert Kraft said that rapper Meek Mill told him that Lamar Jackson wants to come to New England. But former Patriots cornerback Asante Samuel says Jackson would be wise to avoid playing for Bill Belichick.
Normally in these situations, the tweet goes up, the tweet makes headlines and the tweet gets deleted. It’s practically ingrained as the cycle of a tweet.
But not for Samuel. As of this writing, his tweet remains up. And that tweet reads, “Lamar Jackson, my brother trust me you don’t want to play for [Bill] Belichick.

Nathan Peterman is reportedly re-signing with the Bears ahead of the 2023 season, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.
Peterman returns to Chicago for his seventh NFL season and second year with the Bears. He will serve as a backup to starter Justin Fields, alongside former Panthers quarterback PJ Walker, as a part of a franchise seeking to make strides in the NFC North in 2023.
The 28-year-old played in three games for the Bears last season, including Chicago’s 29–13 loss to the Vikings in its season finale when Fields did not play due to a hip injury.

Anthony Richardson had a little fun during his Pro Day.

Aaron Judge belted a home run in his first at-bat of the 2023 season, and, of all things, it led to some thirst from Martha Stewart.
How’s that for a sentence to kick off the new MLB season?!
The once-jailed businesswoman/cookbook extraordinaire was in attendance for the Yankees’ home-opener against the Giants Thursday — a 5-0 win — and did a little swooning as Judge crossed home plate after his first inning ding-dong.
“No 99 just paid off a fraction of his massive contract,” Stewart said on Instagram.

Umpire Reggie Drummer was suspended by the Southland Conference earlier this month after he called a controversial third strike in the final inning of a game between New Orleans and Mississippi Valley State.
The now viral clip shows Mississippi Valley State outfielder Davon Mims taking offense to a bad second strike call on a fastball at his shins, causing him to jump out of the batter’s box and stomp around during an at-bat in the ninth inning.

Thursday not only marked Opening Day for the 2023 MLB season, but it was the first time in history that the pitch clock was used during a regular season game. The rule change made its long awaited debut when the Yankees hosted the Giants and the game was shortened by a significant amount. 
After New York’s 5–0 win, the length of the game was announced to be only two hours and 33 minutes. For context, the average length of a nine-inning MLB game was three hours and three minutes in 2022.

MLB Opening Day is here, and all 30 teams are scheduled to play Thursday. The last time that happened was 1968. The game will be different with the influx of rule changes, but SI has everything you need to prepare for this season.
Breaking down the new rules

Rules FAQ: Baseball is entering a new era, and Tom Verducci has answers to all of your questions around the pitch clock, shift bans and more. Read

The robo umps are coming: Once an obscure art, pitch framing has become an essential MLB skill.

Umpire Reggie Drummer apologized for his “lack of judgment” when calling a strike to end the game between Mississippi Valley State and New Orleans earlier this month.

MLB’s newly implemented pitch clock made its much-anticipated regular season debut on Thursday, and the early reviews are in: people are loving it.
Opening Day took on a new look this year, with all 30 teams in action for the first time ever. And after a trial run in the minors last season and a spring training debut for the pitch clock this year, people had some time to acclimate themselves to MLB’s new normal.