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Major League Baseball is preparing to embark on a season unlike any other. The game is going to look different, and there may not be fans in the stands for many, if not all teams. The biggest change is probably the most fundamental one: all 30 teams …
Major League Baseball has released the first set of results from leaguewide coronavirus testing. In a joint statement from MLB and the MLBPA, it was announced that of 3,185 samples collected, 38 came back positive, a 1.2% positive rate. 31 players …
Major League Baseball has given players who are not deemed high risk the right to opt out of playing the 2020 season. However, those players are not allowed to reconsider and change their mind later — at least as of now. According to Jayson …
Those who are fond of baseball fights and heated arguments between managers and umpires will be disappointed by some of the health and safety protocols instituted by Major League Baseball for 2020. MLB released a set of rule changes for the 2020 …
Major League Baseball is scrambling to address various concerns as they look to implement a shortened 2020 season, and one suggested rule change in particular is drawing some attention. Chris Cotillo of MLB.com reported on Tuesday that one of the …
A shortened MLB season is getting much closer to happening. MLB players have agreed to report to training camps by July 1 to play a 60-game season, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The Major League Baseball Players Association has agreed to …
Major League Baseball is hoping to avoid extremely long games in its abbreviated 60-game season, and that is why a new rule is being temporarily implemented for games that go into extra innings. Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports that MLB will adopt …
The MLB Players Association did not agree to a 60-game season from the owners, which now has the owners ready to implement a season. MLB sent a letter to the players on Monday saying they are prepared to implement a season. They asked two questions …
As expected, MLB’s apparent final bid to play a season with a deal is not happening. As first reported by Jeff Passan and Jesse Rogers of ESPN, 30 player representatives and eight members of the MLBPA executive voted on the league’s …
Monday appears to be a key day in MLB’s efforts to stage a season with a deal in place from players. According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the league and the players’ union are engaged in last-minute negotiations to try to forge a …
When Major League Baseball is mentioned these days, it’s usually not in a positive light. The very public and very acrimonious battle between players and owners on when to start the season, how long it should be, and how much everyone involved …
Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association are still trying to salvage the 2020 season, and the league appears to have extended an olive branch to the union on Sunday. According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred …
Progress on sorting out the MLB season continues to be delayed, this time by circumstances out of the union’s control. According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the MLBPA has elected to delay a vote on the latest owner proposal. The reason is …
Major League Baseball’s 60-game proposal to play out a season looks to be a non-starter with the MLBPA. According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, the players union’s executive subcommittee is expected to vote against the proposal, and may …
When Major League Baseball opens up spring training, it won’t be in Florida and Arizona like usual. According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, all 30 MLB teams have elected to hold their belated spring training camps in their home cities, …
We already know that Major League Baseball will look very different in 2020, but another temporary rule change could really alter things. According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the league and the MLBPA have already agreed to change extra innings …
