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New MLB rules punish electronic sign-stealing

TEst 4 July 30, 2020 - 7:00pm
Players and team personnel who steal signs electronically will be disciplined under a new set of rules.

Sources: MLB reduces doubleheaders to 7 innings

TEst 4 July 30, 2020 - 7:00pm
MLB and its players' association have agreed to shorten doubleheaders to seven innings starting Saturday, sources said.

Dodgers say Kelly's 8-game ban too harsh

TEst 4 July 30, 2020 - 7:00pm
Several Dodgers said Joe Kelly's eight-game suspension for his role in a skirmish with the Astros was too harsh.

Umpire West sidelined after taking bat to head

TEst 4 July 30, 2020 - 4:00pm
Home plate umpire Joe West left in the bottom of the first inning of Thursday's game between the Washington Nationals and the Toronto Blue Jays after getting bloodied when he was hit in the head by Bo Bichette's flying bat. He later returned.

Braves outright one-time All-Star Foltynewicz

TEst 4 July 30, 2020 - 4:00pm
The Braves outrighted former All-Star Mike Foltynewicz after a rocky start, citing a need for urgency in the shortened season.

Phillies have 2 positive tests; series vs. Jays ppd.

TEst 4 July 30, 2020 - 1:00pm
The Phillies have canceled all activities at Citizens Bank Park after a member of the coaching staff and a member of the home clubhouse staff tested positive for COVID-19.

Phillies halt activity at stadium after positive tests

TEst 4 July 30, 2020 - 9:59am
The Phillies have canceled all activities at Citizen Bank Park after a member of the coaching staff and a member of the home clubhouse staff tested positive for COVID-19.

Source: Positive test raises Marlins' total to 19

TEst 4 July 30, 2020 - 9:59am
In all, the Marlins have had 17 players and two coaches test positive for the coronavirus over the past week, sources confirmed to ESPN. All games for the team have been postponed through Sunday.

MLB's new extra-innings rule is here and -- surprise! -- it's glorious

TEst 4 July 30, 2020 - 6:59am
It took only five games to convince this doubter why starting extra frames with a runner on second base is a change for the better.

Is eight games too harsh? Breaking down Joe Kelly's suspension

TEst 4 July 30, 2020 - 1:04am
The Dodgers reliever's actions against the Astros could cost him 13% of the 60-game season.

Sources: MLB adds COVID-19 compliance officers

TEst 4 July 29, 2020 - 10:03pm
Major League Baseball is mandating the use of surgical masks instead of cloth masks during travel and requiring teams to add a compliance officer to ensure players and staff follow the league's coronavirus protocol, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan.

Cubs complete their first triple play since 1997

TEst 4 July 29, 2020 - 10:03pm
With the bases filled with Reds in the seventh inning on Wednesday night, Kris Bryant and the Cubs pulled off a questionable triple play in their 12-7 loss.

Dodgers' Kelly susp. 8 games for Astros incident

TEst 4 July 29, 2020 - 10:03pm
Major League Baseball suspended Dodgers pitcher Joe Kelly for eight games for his actions in the bottom of the sixth inning against the Astros on Tuesday night.

MLB mulling 7-inning doubleheaders, source says

TEst 4 July 29, 2020 - 7:03pm
The MLB players' association is surveying members about shortened doubleheaders this year, and a source confirmed to ESPN that Major League Baseball is checking opinions at the owner and general manager levels, with hopes for a decision by Saturday.

Marlins' AAA owner, 62, dies after virus battle

TEst 4 July 29, 2020 - 7:03pm
Lou Schwechheimer, 62, the owner of the Miami Marlins' Triple-A affiliate, the Wichita Wind Surge, died Wednesday from complications related to COVID-19, the club announced.

Dodgers-Astros breakdown: Inside the wild, benches-clearing sixth inning, and what's next

TEst 4 July 29, 2020 - 4:02pm
The first Astros incident of 2020 featured Joe Kelly's wildness, heated words that TV cameras picked up clearly without fans to drown them out ... and three years of pent-up anger.

Kelly suspended 8 games for Astros incident

TEst 4 July 29, 2020 - 4:02pm
Major League Baseball suspended Dodgers pitcher Joe Kelly for eight games for his actions in the bottom of the sixth inning against the Astros on Tuesday night.

AAA team owner dies, 62, after COVID-19 battle

TEst 4 July 29, 2020 - 4:02pm
Lou Schwechheimer, 62, the owner of the Miami Marlins' Triple-A affiliate, the Wichita Wind Surge, died Wednesday from complications related to COVID-19, the club announced.

McNamara, manager of '86 Red Sox, dies at 88

TEst 4 July 29, 2020 - 4:02pm
John McNamara, who managed the Boston Red Sox to within one strike of a World Series victory in 1986 before an unprecedented collapse on the field extended the team's championship drought into the new millennium, has died. He was 88.

Indians catcher Perez on injured list for shoulder

TEst 4 July 29, 2020 - 4:02pm
Cleveland added starting catcher Roberto Perez to its 10-day injured list for a sore throwing shoulder.

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