Matt has the poise and attitude of a veteran adult actor. . . . Adler admits he doesn't have a game plan for his career: I'm prepared to let this business go when I have to. I'm in moderate warp drive now, he says, slipping into one of his teen characters and gleefully mixing his metaphors.
exists and is an alternate of . MLB rosters are expanded from 25 to 40 on September 1. Most of the minor leagues have finished their seasons by then or are in the playoffs and their seasons will end shortly after September 1.
Now, with MLB's collective bargaining agreement set to expire after the 2016 season, another number is getting attention: 162. For more than 50 years, that's how many games have been crammed into the regular-season schedule. It's a grind, a marathon, a spring-to-autumn endurance test.