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With new cases of the coronavirus falling in South Korea, the country's baseball league is targeting an early May restart with teams ready to play preseason exhibition games as early as April 21.

Players and managers are intrigued by Major League Baseball's Arizona option: putting all 30 teams in the Phoenix area and playing in empty ballparks.

On Friday, under an accelerated schedule prompted by dire circumstances, former big leaguer Mark Hamilton is set to graduate a month early from medical school on Long Island and join the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

The possibility of playing the 2020 season in the desert has the baseball world buzzing. Here's what we know (and don't know).

Playing third base in the majors without a cup seems like a bad idea. But the future Hall of Famer, believed his defense was good enough to save him.

Red Sox ace Chris Sale said he didn't make the decision to have Tommy John surgery on his left elbow until all other options had been explored.

Cal Ripken Jr.'s current focus is on helping feed families impacted financially by the coronavirus pandemic, but he's also looking forward to a time when baseball teams are back on the diamond.

Are the 1993 Phillies making the most of their second chance? Are the 2001 Mariners unstoppable? The field narrows in our runoff sim of MLB's best non-champs.

Cal Ripken Jr. brought baseball back after the strike with his record-breaking run in 1995. Here are some stories of the summer of 2,131 you might not have heard.

Playing third base in the majors and not wearing a cup seems like a bad idea. But Adrian Beltre, a future Hall of Famer, believed his defense was good enough to save him.

The sport was still stinging from the 1994 strike, but all was forgotten when the Orioles shortstop broke Lou Gehrig's unthinkable record for consecutive games played.

Major League Baseball and its players are increasingly focused on a plan that could allow them to start the season as early as May in the greater Phoenix area and has the support of high-ranking federal public health officials, sources told ESPN.

Kaline was the youngest player to win a batting title, and opponents marveled at the breadth of skills of the Tigers great.

Kaline, an 18-time All-Star and a 10-time Gold Glove winner with the Detroit Tigers, has died at 85.

Todd Helton, a retired All-Star first baseman who played for the Colorado Rockies, was sentenced to two days in jail after a DUI arrest in Tennessee.

Chicago's sports teams are cooperating with the city to relay the message that fans need to stay at home.

While it's still too early to know when our pro teams will be back on the field, what's happening now halfway across the world could provide the blueprint.

Can the 2011 Rangers change history? How about the '94 Expos? Baseball's best to miss out on Fall Classic glory start their road to redemption in our upset-filled opening round.

Plays that should have never been close were turned into outs when Roberto Clemente, in right field, had the ball in his hands a runner trying to take an extra base in his sights.

While it's still too early to know when our pro teams will be back on the field, what's happening now halfway across the world could provide the blueprint.