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Yankees, Dodgers favorites to win World Series

TEst 4 June 24, 2020 - 7:06am
The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers are the consensus favorites to win the World Series at 7-2 odds by Caesars Sportsbook.

'That's impossible. No one could be that good.' Joe DiMaggio was that good

TEst 4 June 24, 2020 - 7:06am
The numbers, beyond just the legendary 56-game hitting streak, are staggering. Joe DiMaggio hit for power and average and, it seemed, never, ever struck out.

What we should love, regret and fear about MLB's return

TEst 4 June 24, 2020 - 1:04am
After so much wasted time, there's going to be baseball after all. Which makes this a day for joy, regret and uncertainty.

Three Rockies players test positive, source says

TEst 4 June 24, 2020 - 1:04am
Two Rockies players were asymptomatic and one showed symptoms, according to The Denver Post, which reported that the positive tests came last week.

Three Rockies players test positive, report says

TEst 4 June 23, 2020 - 10:04pm
Two Rockies players were asymptomatic and one showed symptoms, according to the Denver Post, which reported that the positive tests came last week.

Play ball: Union, MLB clear final hurdles to restart

TEst 4 June 23, 2020 - 7:04pm
The Major League Baseball Players Association agreed Tuesday to report to camps by July 1 for a 60-game season and agreed with owners on health and safety protocols for the season's restart.

Olney: What to love, loathe, look forward to and fear about MLB in 2020 and beyond

TEst 4 June 23, 2020 - 4:04pm
After so much wasted time, there's going to be baseball after all. Which makes this a day for joy, regret and uncertainty.

Sources: MLBPA OK on return date, talking safety

TEst 4 June 23, 2020 - 4:04pm
The MLBPA agreed Tuesday to report to camps by July 1 for a 60-game season but is still discussing health and safety protocols.

Phillies' virus count 12 after 4 more test positive

TEst 4 June 23, 2020 - 4:04pm
The Phillies added four more positive tests for coronavirus -- two players and two staff members -- bringing the team's total to 12 since Friday.

Cruz and the incredible gifts he's bestowed on his Dominican hometown

TEst 4 June 23, 2020 - 4:04pm
From a firetruck, to an ambulance, medical care, baseball gear and supplies. Cruz has made giving a way of life.

MLB yet to submit plan needed to play in Canada

TEst 4 June 23, 2020 - 1:03pm
An Ontario health official said MLB has not submitted a plan local health officials need to allow the Blue Jays to play in Toronto.

Minors teams sue insurers over virus claims

TEst 4 June 23, 2020 - 10:03am
Fifteen minor league baseball teams are suing insurers for failure to pay claims related to the coronavirus.

Bearcats to remove Schott's name from stadium

TEst 4 June 23, 2020 - 10:03am
The board of trustees at the University of Cincinnati unanimously voted to remove Marge Schott's name from the baseball stadium and another area of the university's archives library.

Baseball's top 60 storylines for a 60-game MLB season

TEst 4 June 23, 2020 - 7:03am
Mookie Betts wearing Dodger blue, Gerrit Cole in pinstripes. A wild sprint from start to finish. Here's what we're most excited to see when the 2020 season finally begins.

'Guy hits a home run and everybody walks off the field' -- The joy and pain of the walk-off homer

TEst 4 June 23, 2020 - 7:03am
Dennis Eckersley served up one of the most famous of all time, to Kirk Gibson in the 1988 World Series. There are other big ones, and some lesser-known ones, that dot baseball history.

Five best MLB franchises to bet on over the past 20 years

TEst 4 June 23, 2020 - 7:03am
Which five baseball teams have been the best to bet on over the past 20 years combined? Let's just say Moneyball paid off for bettors.

Sources: MLB plans 60 games, awaits 2 answers

TEst 4 June 22, 2020 - 10:24pm
Major League Baseball plans to hold a 60-game season that will begin around July 24 but first needs players to sign off on a health-and-safety protocol and pledge to arrive at home stadiums by July 1 to prepare for the season, sources told ESPN.

Baseball is back!? Everything you need to know about MLB's plan to start 2020 season

TEst 4 June 22, 2020 - 7:25pm
After months of negotiations, the commissioner is setting the schedule for baseball's return. Will it lead to a season being played this summer?

MLB owners vote to proceed with 2020 season

TEst 4 June 22, 2020 - 7:25pm
MLB owners voted unanimously to proceed with the 2020 season under the terms of their March 26 agreement with the MLB Players Association after the union's executive board voted down MLB's latest offer of a 60-game season with expanded playoffs.

Sources: Players vote down MLB's 60-game offer

TEst 4 June 22, 2020 - 4:23pm
The MLBPA executive board on Monday voted to reject MLB's 60-game offer with expanded playoffs, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan and Jesse Rogers, putting commissioner Rob Manfred in position to unilaterally implement a schedule of his choosing.

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