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Embrace the sprint: The most exciting themes, teams and players for MLB's 60-game season

TEst 4 July 19, 2020 - 7:03pm
Buckle up, 2020 is going to be a whole lot of fun. Here are all the reasons why baseball's shortened slate will be like no other.

Angels' Teheran delayed by positive virus test

TEst 4 July 19, 2020 - 4:02pm
Angels pitcher Julio Teheran said he was delayed getting to camp because he tested positive for coronavirus.

Giolito gets Opening Day nod via bobblehead

TEst 4 July 19, 2020 - 4:02pm
Chicago White Sox manager Rick Renteria let a bobblehead do the talking when naming his Opening Day starter.

Sources: MLB discussing how to represent justice

TEst 4 July 19, 2020 - 4:02pm
Major League Baseball and players have been in conversation about how to incorporate social justice elements into the sport, according to league and player sources, with the most recent conversation scheduled for Sunday.

Jays looking for major league park, pitcher says

TEst 4 July 19, 2020 - 4:02pm
Blue Jays pitcher Anthony Bass said the team's front office is working to find a major league ballpark for the team to use this season.

Jays pitcher Anderson to start season on IL

TEst 4 July 19, 2020 - 1:02pm
Blue Jays right-hander Chase Anderson will start the season on the injured list with an oblique injury.

Volquez makes Rangers' Opening Day roster

TEst 4 July 19, 2020 - 10:01am
Rangers right-hander Edinson Volquez was told Saturday by manager Chris Woodward that he had made the team's Opening Day roster.

Angels' Rendon out again with oblique soreness

TEst 4 July 19, 2020 - 10:01am
Anthony Rendon was sidelined again by oblique soreness, and it's not clear if he'll be ready for the Angels' opener.

Olney: Future MLB free agents face tsunami of uncertainty in 2021 market

TEst 4 July 19, 2020 - 7:00am
Even star players such as J.T. Realmuto might find a marketplace chilled by financial uncertainty and awash in players cut loose by their teams.

MLB experts predict: Which 2019 rookie is set to make the biggest jump?

TEst 4 July 19, 2020 - 7:00am
Which member of last year's loaded rookie class is ready for a sophomore leap? Who is MLB's best defensive player? Our crew of insiders weighs in.

Freeman prayed for his life while sick with virus

TEst 4 July 18, 2020 - 6:54pm
Braves All-Star Freddie Freeman revealed Saturday that he had a high temperature of 104.5 degrees while sick with COVID-19 and prayed for his life.

Yanks' German not retiring, sorry for cryptic post

TEst 4 July 18, 2020 - 6:54pm
Suspended Yankees pitcher Domingo German says he is not retiring from baseball and apologized for suggesting as much in an Instagram post Friday night.

Pirates' Maile (broken finger) out 10-12 weeks

TEst 4 July 18, 2020 - 6:54pm
Pirates catcher Luke Maile, who suffered a fractured right index finger when he was hit by a pitch Thursday, had surgery Friday and will miss 10-12 weeks.

Umpire Reed dies at 70; worked '91 World Series

TEst 4 July 18, 2020 - 6:54pm
Rick Reed, whose career as a big league umpire spanned three decades and included two All-Star games and a World Series, has died. He was 70.

Yanks' LeMahieu says virus diagnosis was 'scary'

TEst 4 July 18, 2020 - 3:53pm
DJ LeMahieu says that while he never had any symptoms, it was scary to have been diagnosed with "something that there's no cure for."

Tigers put Zimmermann (forearm) on 45-day IL

TEst 4 July 18, 2020 - 3:53pm
Tigers pitcher Jordan Zimmermann is going on the 45-day injured list because of a strained right forearm.

Blue Jays denied approval to play in Canada

TEst 4 July 18, 2020 - 12:53pm
The Canadian government will not permit the Blue Jays to play in Toronto amid the coronavirus pandemic, saying "the cross-border travel required for MLB regular-season play would not adequately protect Canadians' health and safety."

Orioles' Smith returns after coronavirus absence

TEst 4 July 18, 2020 - 12:53pm
Orioles outfielder Dwight Smith Jr., who tested positive for coronavirus when summer camp opened earlier this month, has rejoined the team and hopes to be ready for the opener.

Streaks and records that will be cut short by MLB's 60-game season

TEst 4 July 18, 2020 - 6:52am
From Max Scherzer to Edwin Encarnacion, here are some statistical pursuits we won't get to enjoy with the shortened schedule.

MLB experts predict: Who is MLB's best defensive player?

TEst 4 July 18, 2020 - 6:52am
Who is baseball's best in the field? Which first-year stars are ready to shine? Our crew of insiders weighs in.

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