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Angels, through grant, will pay stadium employees
The Los Angeles Angels will commit $1.2 million to cover more than 1,800 people who work at their stadium through a one-time grant to help cover funding.
Agency: 47% of sports events canceled in 2020
According to new projections from Two Circles, a sports marketing agency, just 26,424 sporting events will be held by the calendar-end of 2020 -- with the possibility that more are canceled as the coronavirus spreads.
Source: Marlins CEO Jeter forgoing $5M salary
Marlins CEO Derek Jeter told employees Monday that he will be indefinitely forgoing his $5 million salary, a source told ESPN.
'It will have to be very different': Carlos Correa on how MLB comes back
The Astros shortstop talks life during lockdown, helping in Houston and Puerto Rico and what players will accept to return to action.
Bats go silent: Louisville Slugger shutters factory
Louisville Slugger, which has been making bats since the 1800s, has closed down its factory and furloughed most of its workforce amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Kiley McDaniel's guide to 2020 MLB rookie hitters for fantasy value
Which young players should you be grabbing for immediate and longer-term help in major categories?
The magic of box scores and how an obsession was born
In baseball, the numbers tell a story. Always have. You just need to look at a box score. Every box score. Every day. You won't believe what you'll find.
Olney: How MLB teams, players try to stay ready during coronavirus shutdown
Front offices are in frequent contact with players, who hope to stay sharp with makeshift workouts as everyone plays the waiting game.
An ode to baseball's voices of summer
They are the ones who call the games, who make up the sound of baseball -- from Russ Hodges and Vin Scully to Ernie Harwell and Jon Miller. Those are the voices that have long brought baseball to life.
Winkles, who led Sun Devils, Angels, dies at 90
Bobby Winkles, the former baseball coach who won three national championships at Arizona State and went on to manage in the majors with the Angels and Athletics, died Friday. He was 90.
Japan's league delayed again; no date for start
Nippon Professional Baseball's season openers will not take place in May due to the coronavirus pandemic, with no firm date set for the start.
Winkles, who led Sun Devils, Angels dies at 90
Bobby Winkles, the former baseball coach who won three national championships at Arizona State and went on to manage in the majors with the Angels and Athletics, died on Friday. He was 90.
How would MLB playoff teams change in a shortened season? Here's what recent years tell us
With baseball looking at an abbreviated 2020 season, we examined which teams would have been contenders the past three years under a shorter schedule.
'I'm completely screwed up': Tales of right-handed, left-handed and they-don't-know-handed players
Babe Ruth threw and hit lefty, but ate and wrote right-handed. Craig Biggio and Brooks Robinson did it the other way. And don't even try to figure out Mark Mulder: "I'm completely screwed up."
Japan's league delayed again, no date for start
Nippon Professional Baseball's season openers will not take place in May due to the coronavirus pandemic, with no firm date set for the start.
Fantasy baseball: The lost art of shadow mocking
Todd Zola explains how you can use ADP to create a realistic draft strategy without having to rely on the potentially time-consuming task of participating in multiple mock drafts of your own.
You never, ever try to embarrass Frank Robinson
Someone tried to strike him out on three pitches on his day. Someone else knocked him down with a pitch in an Old-Timers' game. Frank Robinson, ever the competitor, took care of it.
Glanville: As a former player, it would be a shame for baseball to return without fans
While MLB weighs the idea of playing to empty parks, a recent gift reminded Doug Glanville that just one fan -- let alone a million -- can mean the world.
Moose's pennant-losing walk-off, and four other wild pitches that made MLB history
The Big Red Machine and the '86 Mets are two of the beneficiaries on our list of the most important pitches that missed the mark.
Montoyo using conference calls to lift Jays' spirits
Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo has held a "Happy Hour" conference call with coaches and plans another call exclusively for the team's players to check in on each other.