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Wisconsin prosecutors have declined to file charges against a white police officer who shot Jacob Blake, a Black man, in the back last summer. The shooting prompted the NBA, MLB and WNBA to postpone games as the result of player protests.

Just how little free-agent action has there been this winter? We dive into the numbers, break down the names who could change that and identify a key date to watch.

Bianca Smith, 29, was hired to be a minor league coach for the Red Sox, making her the first Black woman to coach in professional baseball.

A stoic ace is baseball's No. 1 starter, while a super sophomore rises among relievers.

Sandra Scully, the wife of legendary broadcaster Vin Scully, died on Sunday due to complications from a long bout with ALS.

Free agent Corey Kluber, the two-time Cy Young Award winner who has been derailed by injuries over the past two years, is on schedule for a normal spring training and will throw for interested suitors next week, his agent told ESPN.

Jon "Boog" Sciambi is the new TV play-by-play announcer for the Chicago Cubs on Marquee Sports Network, replacing Len Kasper.

Phil Hughes has retired from baseball, more than two years after throwing his last pitch.

Phil Hughes has retired from baseball, more than two years after throwing his last pitch.

From when the season will actually start to which teams star players will be on when it does, this is what we're watching closest in the new year.

Like Francisco Lindor in Cleveland, Colorado's Story is a special player headed toward free agency after this season. Either lock him down or cash in.

The Padres have agreed to a contract with Korean infielder Ha-seong Kim, according to ESPN and multiple reports.

An emotional Yu Darvish said he "wasn't thinking about being traded" and that he thought the Cubs "would be able to compete," but he's excited to land with a young, exciting Padres team that should contend in 2021.

Here's how one offseason deal exposes so many of the issues MLB is facing as inaction reigns across the sport.

The Chicago Cubs made the Yu Darvish trade in an effort to reset and avoid falling into the cellar, team president Jed Hoyer said. "There are teams that never had that opportunity or chose not to take it," he said.

Clyde Sukeforth, who scouted Jackie Robinson, Roberto Clemente and Sandy Koufax and signaled to the Dodgers' dugout that Ralph Branca was ready to face Bobby Thomson, is in the Hall of Fame not as a player, but as a painting.

Here's how one offseason deal exposes so many of the issues MLB is facing as inaction reigns across the sport.

The Padres made their second trade for a star pitcher in as many days, acquiring righty Yu Darvish from the Cubs, it was announced on Tuesday.

Blake Snell said Tuesday he was stunned to leave Tampa Bay so soon but is looking forward to joining the "super exciting" Padres with the trade complete.

From the prospects who moved to the economic rationale, two big offseason moves provide a window into the state of three teams headed in different directions.