Reigning American League MVP is participating in the Los Angeles Angels’ first workout of summer camp, but says he hasn’t made a final decision on playing this year.
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Instead of a diversion, baseball will be a reminder of how serious pandemic truly is
Barry Svrluga: It’s hard to consider all that’s going to go into this — players being asked not only to be tested but not to spit or high-five — and wonder, “Can this 60-game season be pulled off safely?”
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A long-overdue ‘Tip of the Cap’ to baseball’s Black pioneers
Four former U.S. presidents and a host of prominent civil rights leaders, entertainers and sports greats give a virtual salute to the 100-year anniversary of the founding of baseball’s Negro Leagues.
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Tom Caron: Baseball’s back, but can it be played safely?
The virus outbreak is flaring in many parts of the country, raising questions about risks for MLB players, coaches and staff.
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MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred: “We owe it to our fans to be better”
Manfred knows many fans were angered by the financial fight between Major League Baseball and the players’ association during a pandemic.
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After 60 games in 2019, World Series champ Nationals were in trouble
The Washington Nationals’ championship season last year might give fans a sense of what it will mean to have a Major League Baseball season shrunk down to just 60 games during the pandemic.
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Tom Caron: Baseball misses a chance to get creative
With the players rejecting MLB’s latest offer, a number of rule changes that could have sparked interest will not be implement this season.
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MLB reportedly closing all spring training sites amid coronavirus worries and positive tests
A person familiar with the decision says Major League Baseball is closing all of its spring training sites over concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.
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MLB players want to talk runners starting on 2nd, ties, re-entry
Extra innings that start with runners on second base, games ending in ties and re-entry are among the possibilities for a radically altered 2020 Major League Baseball season.
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MLB’s latest move, Phillies’ coronavirus outbreak leave 2020 season on the brink
The league effectively halting negotiations with the union over the number of games for the 2020 season might not have even been the worst news on a day that also saw the coronavirus pandemic assert its ultimate dominion over the entire endeavor.