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The 2020 Major League Baseball season got hit hard when the coronavirus pandemic shuttered sports across America in March. With the NHL and NBA set to finish the 2019-20 seasons, baseball is looking to start theirs with opening day taking place July 23 or 24. Now that the American Legion-style summer schedule set, one player […]
Trying to find out the status of a baseball player coming back from an ankle injury will definitely be easier than learning whether someone tested positive for the coronavirus. New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said during a conference call Tuesday that teams have not been given clearance to announce which players end up […]
Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association In news that was entirely unsurprising, minor league baseball president Pat O’Conner announced Tuesday that this year’s minor league season has been canceled. “These are unprecedented times for our country […]
Major League Baseball and the players’ union just went through weeks of very public and often antagonistic negotiations to get to this point: a three-week summer training camp, followed by a 60-game season. Now comes the hard part. With the coronavirus pandemic spiking throughout the country, players are scheduled to report Wednesday and begin practice […]
Rockies outfielder Ian Desmond announced Monday night that he will not take part in the 2020 MLB season, an option baseball is affording players as the sport opens amid the COVID-19 pandemic. He offered multiple personal reasons in a lengthy Instagram post. A brief summary of those reasons: — The “gruesome murder” (Desmond’s words) of George Floyd […]
PHOENIX — The Minnesota Twins have shuffled their on-field staff to protect the health of some of their older coaches. A trio of players, including Diamondbacks pitcher Mike Leake and Nationals slugger Ryan Zimmerman, have announced they won’t be playing in the upcoming 60-game season. As Major League Baseball lurches toward a late July start […]
Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman and pitcher Joe Ross are opting out of the abbreviated 2020 season “for the personal health and safety of themselves and their loved ones,” the team announced on Monday. Zimmerman, 35, was the Nationals’ first-ever draft pick when the franchise moved out of Montreal and has played for the […]
Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Mike Leake is opting out of the 2020 season, his agent said in a statement Monday, becoming the first known MLB player to opt out. Leake, 32, was scheduled to make $16 million for a full season in 2020 and was positioned to be fighting for a spot at the back end […]
On paper and in reality, a Major League Baseball player in 2020 has almost every moment of his work day scripted to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus. From keyless hotel entry, to socially-distanced positioning during drills to best practices for boarding and disembarking the team bus, MLB’s 101-page health protocol document leave little to the […]
Kylee Shook learned her basketball dreams came true from the place where they all began. And she wouldn’t have it any other way. Shook — a former Mesa Ridge High School star who set Colorado prep records for career blocks, rebounds, double-doubles and triple-doubles — watched on TV with her family in Colorado Springs in […]