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Source: MLB spring sites to close amid virus worry

TEst 4 June 19, 2020 - 10:27pm
All Major League Baseball training camps will temporarily close, a source confirmed to ESPN, after multiple teams reported positive coronavirus tests on Friday.

MLB won't counter union, sticks to 60-game offer

TEst 4 June 19, 2020 - 7:27pm
Major League Baseball has told the MLB Players Association that it will not make a counter offer to the players' latest return-to-play proposal and will not play more than 60 games, according to a statement released by the MLBPA on Friday.

Astros sign Correa's brother as undrafted FA

TEst 4 June 19, 2020 - 7:27pm
The Houston Astros have signed second baseman J.C. Correa, the younger brother of star shortstop Carlos Correa, for $20,000, the maximum allowed for an undrafted free agent.

Virus prompts 4 MLB teams to close spring camps

TEst 4 June 19, 2020 - 7:27pm
Five Phillies players and three staff members tested positive for the coronavirus, prompting the team to close its Florida training complex. The Blue Jays, Giants and Rangers also shut down their facilities.

Sources: Blue Jays, Phillies close spring facilities

TEst 4 June 19, 2020 - 1:27pm
Five Phillies players and three staff members tested positive for the coronavirus, prompting the team to close its Florida training facility. The Blue Jays also shut down their facility after a player exhibited coronavirus symptoms, sources told ESPN.

Phillies closing spring facility after positive tests

TEst 4 June 19, 2020 - 10:27am
Five Phillies players and three staff members tested positive for the coronavirus, prompting the team to close its Florida training facility.

After 3-month delay, Japanese baseball begins

TEst 4 June 19, 2020 - 10:27am
After a three-month delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the world's second-most famous baseball competition opened a season Friday that will be shortened from its regular 143 games to 120.

Twins remove statue of ex-owner over comments

TEst 4 June 19, 2020 - 10:27am
The Twins took down a statue of former owner Calvin Griffith because of racist remarks he made in 1978.

Like father, like son: How current players and their MLB dads of the '90s match up

TEst 4 June 19, 2020 - 7:26am
From Vlad Guerrero Jr. to Fernando Tatis Jr. and Cody Bellinger, we take a look at who will live up to (or improve upon) the family name.

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

TEst 4 June 19, 2020 - 7:26am
First he delivered a firetruck. Then an ambulance and medical care and baseball gear and supplies. Nelson Cruz, a finalist for the Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award at The ESPYS, has made giving a way of life.

Why everyone flipped over Ozzie Smith's defense

TEst 4 June 19, 2020 - 7:26am
The nickname fit: He was the Wizard of Oz, an artist at shortstop. He was so good his teammates admit they took those did-he-just-do-that moments for granted.

Manfred quickly rejects union's 70-game plan

TEst 4 June 19, 2020 - 12:42am
The Major League Baseball Players Association delivered a counterproposal of a 70-game season and expanded playoffs to MLB on Thursday that was quickly rejected by commissioner Rob Manfred.

Report: Pujols paying Angels' Dominican staffers

TEst 4 June 18, 2020 - 6:41pm
Albert Pujols is giving back to his team and his native Dominican Republic.

Mets sign son of Queens congressman to minors

TEst 4 June 18, 2020 - 6:41pm
The Mets have signed outfielder Joe Suozzi, the son of a congressman who represents parts of Queens and Long Island, to a minor league contract.

Union counters MLB, proposes 70-game season

TEst 4 June 18, 2020 - 3:41pm
The Major League Baseball Players Association delivered a counterproposal of a 70-game season and expanded playoffs to MLB on Thursday.

Sources: Union proposes 70-game plan to MLB

TEst 4 June 18, 2020 - 12:41pm
The Major League Baseball Players Association has finalized a proposal to MLB for a season of 70 games, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan and Jesse Rogers.

How three words on social media could end up saving the season

TEst 4 June 18, 2020 - 12:41pm
Just when it looked as if baseball's fight over starting the 2020 season was at an impasse, #WhenAndWhere might have saved the day.

What the latest twist in MLB talks means for a season

TEst 4 June 18, 2020 - 12:41pm
Commissioner Rob Manfred and union chief Tony Clark negotiated face-to-face.

Proposal timeline: Owners' offers and union counteroffers

TEst 4 June 18, 2020 - 12:41pm
As the two sides try to strike a deal to return to action, we provide the key details from their negotiations.

How three words on social media could end up saving the 2020 MLB season

TEst 4 June 18, 2020 - 9:41am
Just when it looked as if baseball's fight over starting the 2020 season was at an impasse, #WhenAndWhere might have saved the day.

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