Ford C. Frick Award is named in memory of the former commissioner who also was a broadcaster

The Ford C. Frick Award, named in memory of the former commissioner who also was a broadcaster, will be given to Florida Marlins radio announcer Felo Ramirez during Hall of Fame induction ceremonies this summer. Ramirez, who began his 56-year career broadcasting games in Cuba, has been in the Miami broadcast booth since the team’s inaugural season in 1993.

MLB informes umpires to remove pitchers without warning who deliberately throw a beanball 

According to the Detroit Free Press, Major League Baseball is informing umpires to remove pitchers from the game, without warning, who deliberately throw a beanball at a batter’s head. The crackdown, according to officials, is a clarification and reinforcement of an existing rule.