We re-examine incentives in Major League Baseball contracts by considering performance over the duration of the …

marginal cost of effort, which we estimate using game-level data from Major League Baseball, determines whether wage dispersion …

Major League Baseball teams have used the lure of economic riches as an incentive for cities to construct new stadiums … vicinity of $300 million. Our analysis suggest these numbers are wildly inflated. Using the baseball strikes of 1981, 1994, and …

The impact of race on the likelihood of former Major League Baseball players becoming managers is analyzed using data … number of black managers in Major League Baseball. Significant evidence is found that Hispanic former players are 66 and 69 …

A study of the physics of baseball has shown that air density plays a significant role in the distance a batted … baseball will travel. Air density is a function of altitude, temperature, humidity, and barometric pressure. This paper tests … if air density impacts the totals market in Major League Baseball by influencing the number of runs in a game above and …

This paper investigates the determinants of game-day attendance in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) from …

fan interest. The introduction of random testing for performance-enhancing drugs (PED) by Major League Baseball (MLB …

We address potential racial bias by Major League Baseball umpires with respect to ball–strike calls. We offer a …