Ten Ways Major League Baseball Has Gotten Better—and Worse

America’s “national pastime”—to the extent it can still be called that—has undergone profound changes in the last few years. Some have been for the best; others, less so. Retro breaks it all down.

Introduction

Most Retro readers are likely unaware that I began my career in journalism nearly thirty years ago as a sports reporter reporting on Division I college basketball and football in print and on the radio. This was in the 1990s, when I was an avid fan of both these major sports—particularly two teams from universities my eldest sister attended,…