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MLB players slam teams for 'depriving America'
MLB players accused teams of "depriving America of baseball games" as part of a money fight set off by the coronavirus pandemic.
A's admit 'mistake,' will resume minor league pay
The Oakland Athletics have reversed course on their controversial decision to cease payments for their minor league players.
How to watch and stream ESPN's Mark McGwire-Sammy Sosa documentary
ESPN's new 30 for 30 film "Long Gone Summer," which airs June 14, looks back at the twists and turns of the historic home run race that captivated America throughout the 1998 season.
2020 MLB draft order
Here's all 160 picks of this year's shortened five-round MLB draft.
Passan: Inside MLB's financials fight -- and the numbers to solve it
Baseball's owners and players don't seem any closer to starting the 2020 season, so we took a crack at solving their biggest problem -- the money.
Chipper Jones just looked like someone who was going to be special
His first manager Bobby Cox knew it the first time he met Chipper Jones. "Sometimes you can just tell by a guy's face,'' Cox said. "Great face.'' What came next was a Hall of Fame career.
The next Pete Alonso? MLB star comparisons for top 2020 draft prospects
With the 2020 MLB draft fast approaching, we match up elite players from this year's crop with the most similar current big leaguers.
2020 MLB draft preview: Who will go No. 1? Which players and teams match up best?
We get you ready for the MLB draft by asking our experts for their top picks, favorite prospects and more.
Ex-Dodger Crawford arrested on assault charge
Carl Crawford, a four-time All-Star who last played in the majors in 2016, was arrested after his former girlfriend told police he assaulted her at her home on May 8.
MLB players stand firm, 'resoundingly' reject plan
The Major League Baseball Players Association "resoundingly rejected" the latest proposal from the league, union executive director Tony Clark said in a statement Thursday.
Bonds, balks and umps packing heat: Here's what 'this day in MLB history' leaves out
Sam Miller uncovers the most bizarre -- and sometimes profound -- forgotten baseball tales from the fourth of June.
Ranking every No. 1 draft pick of all time
From Hall of Famers to bench players to all-out busts, the top overall pick in baseball's draft is no guarantee. We rank all 54 based on how they turned out.
All the reasons everyone loved Don Zimmer
He might not have looked the part, with that moon face, but Zimmer was a baseball genius. And he was revered every step of the way, for his smarts, his toughness and his humor.
When baseball owners run into money trouble, what does MLB do?
During the coronavirus crisis, team owners are crying poor. Here's what the industry has done when franchises face a real cash crunch.
Sources: MLB rejects 114-game plan, no counter
Major League Baseball rejected the players' offer for a 114-game regular season in the pandemic-delayed season with no additional salary cuts and told the union it did not plan to make a counterproposal, a person familiar with the negotiations said.
Pirates RHP Archer out until 2021 after surgery
Pirates right-hander Chris Archer underwent surgery Tuesday that will keep him out until the 2021 season.
He hits moonshots, and he's going No. 1: Meet 'Tork,' who's about to make MLB draft history
Spencer Torkelson's college career ended before he could finish rewriting Arizona State's record books, but the slugger could still do something rarely done as this draft's top pick.
Ranking the top 150 MLB draft prospects
Here's how the top prospects likely to come off the board in this June's five-round event stack up.
Japan exhibition canceled after 2 test positive
The Tokyo-based Yomiuri Giants called off a preseason game with the Seibu Lions scheduled for Wednesday because of two positive coronavirus tests.
'Well, God gave me that': How Pedro Martinez was so small but threw so hard
How good was Pedro Martinez in 1999 and 2000? His combined ERA for those two seasons was 1.90. The league average was 4.90. At one point, he might have had the best fastball, curve and changeup in baseball at the same time.