What's new in baseball's new labor deal?  —  The negotiating path to baseball's new labor deal might have been the smoothest ever between the once-contentious sides.  But it's full of significant changes for fans.  —  Realignment, expanded playoffs, more replay, testing …

Inside MLB's New 5-Year Labor Agreement  —  Here are the details of the new 5-year labor deal just announced by MLB and the MLBPA:  —  I.. TERM  —  a.  Five-year contract  —  b.  December 1, 2016 termination date  —  II.. SCHEDULING,, REALIGNMENT,, AND POSTSEASON PLAY  —  a.

The Zen Master And Amateur Baseball Players  —  Wow.  Five more years of labor peace ensured, zero public rancor between the owners and the players, and yet all anyone's talking about in the TwitterBlogoSphere is how terrible the new Collective Bargaining Agreement is.

New Labor Deal Features Major Draft Changes  —  After years of talking about it, baseball is trying some new ideas  —  The major headline from the five-year renewal of baseball's labor agreement is that the sport is now assured of 21 straight years without a strike or lockout …

Highlights From The New CBA  —  The effects of Major League Baseball's new collective bargaining agreement can't be described within one post, even one as long as this.  It will take a while for teams and players to adjust to the game's new conditions, but here's an early look at ten highlights from the CBA (in no particular order):

Mariano Rivera may need surgery on vocal cords  —  NEW ROCHELLE — Mariano Rivera may have the right arm of a 30-year-old.  His vocal cords, however, are another story.  —  A raspy-voiced Rivera revealed Tuesday at a charity event at his restaurant here that he might need surgery to repair his vocal cords.