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The American and National Leagues might soon be gone as we know them.  MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said that if expansion takes place in the near future, the league will likely look to realign teams based on geography. “I think [expansion and realignment] are related, in my mind,” Manfred said Sunday on ESPN’s broadcast of the Little League Classic. “I …

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Commissioner Rob Manfred can see MLB expanding and geographically realigning. “I think if we expand, it provides us with an opportunity to geographically realign,” Manfred said on the ESPN broadcast of the Little League Classic between the Mariners and Mets. “I think we could save a lot of wear and tear on our players in terms of travel. I think …

Dan Patrick wasn’t a fan of how Bryce Harper handled himself with MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, calling it “embarrassing” for the Phillies superstar.  As The Post reported Monday, Harper got into a heated blowup last Monday when Manfred visited the Phillies’ clubhouse when the MLB commissioner started to wade into the waters of talking salary cap.  Harper interrupted Manfred, with …

MINNEAPOLIS — Unbeknownst to members of the Red Sox until it became public, their meeting with MLB commissioner Rob Manfred last Monday in Philadelphia came minutes after a heated conversation between Manfred and one of baseball’s biggest stars. As ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported Monday, Phillies star Bryce Harper “stood nose to nose with Manfred during a meeting between the Major …

CHICAGO (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred and Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper had a spirited exchange during a question-and-answer session between the commissioner and the team, according to a person with direct knowledge of the conversation. The person spoke to the AP on Monday on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation. Phillies slugger Nick Castellanos …

After Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper got in the face of Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred during a heated meeting last week, Mark DeRosa, a former big leaguer who now works for Manfred, said something some players took as a threat, according to four people who attended the meeting or were briefed on it. “The commissioner’s a powerful guy, …

Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper stood nose to nose with Rob Manfred during a meeting between the Major League Baseball commissioner and the team last week, telling him to “get the f— out of our clubhouse” if Manfred wanted to talk about the potential implementation of a salary cap, sources told ESPN on Monday. The confrontation came in a meeting …

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and Philadelphia star Bryce Harper had a verbal altercation last week in the Phillies clubhouse during part of the commissioner’s annual tour of teams, multiple sources told The Post. Last Monday, Manfred was at Citizens Bank Park and was about five minutes into his opening remarks in the Phillies clubhouse when Harper interjected strongly, and suggested …

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred spoke to the media today, ahead of tonight’s All-Star game, addressing various topics relevant to the league. One subject that got a lot of discussion was the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and the potential of MLB players participating. Baseball will be an event at the Olympics, with Dodger Stadium being the venue, but it’s still not …