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Rob Manfred speaks about juiced balls, sale of Marlins, Dodgers TV deal, more

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Khadrice Rollins
Sports IllustratedJuly 11, 2017Comment

Rob Manfred speaks about juiced balls, sale of Marlins, Dodgers TV deal, more
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Rob Manfred took time to talk about everything happening in the MLB on Tuesday.

From the allegations of juiced balls to the current bids to purchase the Miami Marlins to Aaron Judge's potential star power, the MLB commissioner commented on just about everything going on with the league.

Here are a few notable comments from the commissioner.

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Andy McCullough ? @McCulloughTimes
Rob Manfred says the balls are not juiced.
12:23 PM - 11 Jul 2017
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Bob Nightengale ? @BNightengale
Rob Manfred says MLB will start examining the composition of bats to see if that has played role in dramatic home run increase
12:33 PM - 11 Jul 2017
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Jerry Crasnick ? @jcrasnick
Commissioner Rob Manfred told reporters in Miami today that MLB has done more testing of baseballs than ever,... http://www.espn.com/espn/now?nowId=21-0676463448002927702-4 …
12:24 PM - 11 Jul 2017
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Evan Drellich ? @EvanDrellich
Rob Manfred says the league is looking at bats as a possibility for the increase in power, as well as the baseballs.
12:30 PM - 11 Jul 2017
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Jared Diamond ? @jareddiamond
Rob Manfred says that MLB is considering tweaking the standards for how baseballs are manufactured so the standards aren't so broad.
12:30 PM - 11 Jul 2017
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Jeff Passan ? @JeffPassan
Rob Manfred on the HR increase: "Will we ever know the whole answer? Probably not."
12:21 PM - 11 Jul 2017
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Stephen J. Nesbitt ? @stephenjnesbitt
Rob Manfred said he's asked his folks to look into whether the seams are lower. He said player complaints only started coming in this week.
12:42 PM - 11 Jul 2017 · Miami, FL
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Mark Feinsand ? @Feinsand
Commissioner Manfred called Aaron Judge "the kind of player that can become the face of the game."
12:27 PM - 11 Jul 2017
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Richard Justice ? @richardjustice
"Aaron Judge has been phenomenal. No other word."--Commissioner Rob Manfred
12:27 PM - 11 Jul 2017
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Bill Shaikin ? @BillShaikin
Rob Manfred re Marlins sale: "We have 3 viable bidding groups that are essentially in the same place in terms of price." No deal w/any yet.
12:17 PM - 11 Jul 2017
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Jeff Passan ? @JeffPassan
Rob Manfred: "I don't like some of the activity in terms of what's going on with the 10-day DL." Worries teams are manipulating it.
12:33 PM - 11 Jul 2017
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Andy McCullough ? @McCulloughTimes
Rob Manfred on Dodgers TV dispute: "It's not my job to tell a club to renegotiate a television deal."
12:25 PM - 11 Jul 2017
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Com. Rob Manfred said if there is any action on Chief Wahoo logo it won't be until the end of the season. Says conversations continue.
12:39 PM - 11 Jul 2017
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Bill Shaikin ? @BillShaikin
Manfred said he'll probably announce next 3 All-Star cities in one swoop. Cubs, Dodgers among candidate teams.
12:36 PM - 11 Jul 2017
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Marc Topkin ? @TBTimes_Rays
MLB commissioner Manfred says he remains optimistic of #Rays getting new stadium, they still consider Tampa Bay "viable major-league market"
12:40 PM - 11 Jul 2017
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Whether it's concerns over the Cleveland Indians mascot and logo or the Los Angeles Dodgers TV deal, it's clear Manford has a lot of issues to address within the current climate of the MLB.