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Professor: Arenas can be 'safe as public parks'

TEst 4 April 22, 2020 - 7:31pm
An MIT professor says there are steps teams can take that will make arenas "as safe as public parks."

Did Red Sox get off easy? Will Cora return to Boston? Answering sign-stealing punishment questions

TEst 4 April 22, 2020 - 4:30pm
We break down everything you need to know about the results of baseball's other sign-stealing investigation.

Sources: Red Sox shed Roenicke's 'interim' tag

TEst 4 April 22, 2020 - 4:30pm
The Red Sox are shedding the interim tag from manager Ron Roenicke's title, sources told ESPN's Buster Olney on Wednesday.

Red Sox stripped of pick; Cora, staffer suspended

TEst 4 April 22, 2020 - 1:28pm
MLB on Wednesday handed down its punishment in the Red Sox sign-stealing case, suspending replay operator J.T. Watkins one year and docking the team a second-round draft pick. Former manager Alex Cora was also suspended for his role in the Astros scandal.

Rob Gronkowski joins ranks of notable athletes to come out of retirement

TEst 4 April 22, 2020 - 10:28am
Rob Gronkowski unretired and rejoined the NFL -- and did so in legendary form: by getting traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to reunite with Tom Brady. What other athletes have had epic returns from retirement?

Kiley McDaniel's guide to MLB rookie and prospect pitchers for fantasy value

TEst 4 April 22, 2020 - 7:27am
Which young hurlers should you be grabbing and stashing for help in major categories?

World Series, scooter rides and an $89 suit: The tales of Terry Francona

TEst 4 April 22, 2020 - 7:27am
Terry Francona is a certain Hall of Famer. He's also one of the funniest people in baseball. After all, he once threw a suit in a trash can and suggested it was a good time to make s'mores at Disney.

Strat-O-Matic, APBA provide old-school way to scratch your baseball itch

TEst 4 April 22, 2020 - 7:27am
In the era of super-slick video games, strategy board games are seeing a surge in popularity for fans seeking a different way to fill the void.

Reports: A-Rod, J-Lo retain bank, eye Mets bid

TEst 4 April 21, 2020 - 7:05pm
Alex Rodriguez and fiancée Jennifer Lopez have retained J.P. Morgan to represent them in raising capital for a possible bid for the New York Mets, according to multiple reports.

Baseball's back as umps wear masks in S. Korea

TEst 4 April 21, 2020 - 7:05pm
Baseball returned to South Korea on Tuesday with five exhibition games, though it was hardly business as usual amid the coronavirus pandemic. The stands were empty and umpires wore masks and gloves.

The Spider-Man catch. The slide. Father-son history: 15 moments that made Ken Griffey Jr. an MLB icon

TEst 4 April 21, 2020 - 7:02am
No player had more iconic highlights than The Kid, the exuberant superstar who put Mariners baseball on the map. We look at his most memorable ones.

Viewers guide: Mariners, Junior race past Yankees in walk-off thriller

TEst 4 April 21, 2020 - 7:02am
Watch as the M's rally past New York, a wild dash for home completing a comeback that may have saved baseball in Seattle.

Brady Anderson hit homers and raced people shirtless in the parking lot

TEst 4 April 21, 2020 - 7:02am
He wasn't quite the one-year wonder everyone thinks he is. But what made him truly memorable were some of the wild things he said and did.

Thousands of stadium workers not covered by pledges of financial support from athletes, teams

TEst 4 April 21, 2020 - 7:02am
Athletes, owners and managers from across leagues have pledged financial support to team and stadium staffers sidelined by the coronavirus pandemic. But that support doesn't extend to thousands of workers who are now joining the ranks of the unemployed.

Sources: Most MLB clubs to pay ops staffs in May

TEst 4 April 21, 2020 - 1:10am
More than half of MLB teams have pledged to pay baseball operations staffs through at least the end of May, sources told ESPN, as the murkiness of baseball's economic future drives decisions around the sport.

S. Korean baseball league to start season May 5

TEst 4 April 21, 2020 - 1:10am
The Korea Baseball Organization announced Tuesday that regular-season play there will begin May 5, according to the Yonhap News Agency of South Korea.

South Korea's baseball league to open May 5

TEst 4 April 20, 2020 - 10:09pm
The Korea Baseball Organization announced Tuesday that regular-season play there will begin May 5, according to the Yonhap News Agency of South Korea.

Fans sue over ticket refunds, ask for class action

TEst 4 April 20, 2020 - 10:09pm
A pair of fans from New York are suing Major League Baseball, each individual club and ticket resellers over tickets purchased for MLB games that haven't been played due the coronavirus pandemic.

Marlins' Mattingly sees a lot of Jordan in Jeter

TEst 4 April 20, 2020 - 4:07pm
As the images of Michael Jordan's early career flashed on the screen Sunday night in ESPN's new docuseries, Miami manager Don Mattingly couldn't help but be reminded of Derek Jeter and his rise to stardom as a Yankee.

MLB can lay off coaches, managers starting May 1

TEst 4 April 20, 2020 - 4:07pm
While teams will be allowed to lay off or cut the pay of managers, coaches, trainers and full-time scouts, several teams have said they will pay employees through May.

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