Business of Sports

A National League infielder with a lucrative contract told ESPN, in response to a question about a salary cap, "Get ready to see a bunch of schoolteachers." Owners aim for a $245.3 million cap in 2027, with a $171.2 million payroll floor. ESPN's survey on Wednesday involved more than two...

NEW YORK — Salt Lake City has an ownership group, stadium funding, and a construction site already in the ground. None of the five other cities under consideration for Major League Baseball expansion has all three, ESPN's Jeff Passan reported Tuesday. Passan surveyed the bids in Salt Lake City, Nashville,...