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Stanton (calf) 'ready to go,' Yanks' Boone says

TEst 4 March 23, 2020 - 9:38pm
Working his way back from a Grade 1 right calf strain, Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton is 'doing great,' during baseball's suspension, New York manager Aaron Boone said.

Pirates pitch 400 pizzas to Pittsburgh hospitals

TEst 4 March 23, 2020 - 6:38pm
While the Pirates await word on when they can return to Pittsburgh amid the coronavirus pandemic, the club provided 400 pizzas from two city establishments to the workers at area hospitals on Monday.

Kiley McDaniel's top 100: The best prospect since Trout is No. 1

TEst 4 March 23, 2020 - 12:35pm
Spoiler alert: Wander Franco leads our list. Which stars of tomorrow follow the best prospect since Mike Trout?

The best home runs we ever saw: Rocking Wrigley, Game 7 drama and Bat Night fun

TEst 4 March 23, 2020 - 6:34am
In the first of a weeklong series focusing on a different baseball theme each day, we asked our MLB reporters for their best long-ball story. Here's what they chose.

Kiley McDaniel's MLB farm system rankings for all 30 teams

TEst 4 March 23, 2020 - 6:34am
Wander Franco is just the tip of the iceberg for the Rays' system, but other organizations have their share of high-end prospects too. How does your team rank?

Olney: MLB, union must work together in face of financial challenges

TEst 4 March 22, 2020 - 12:43pm
With the future of baseball and its business model cloaked in uncertainty, the league and its players will need to set their differences aside.

Jays prez: Month of prep needed before season

TEst 4 March 22, 2020 - 12:43pm
With no sign of when training camps can resume, Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro said he thinks MLB would need at least a month of workouts and exhibition games before regular-season play can begin.

Ten MLB players to follow on social media during the coronavirus shutdown

TEst 4 March 21, 2020 - 6:32am
From Twitter to Twitch, these players are providing a window -- often silly, sometimes serious -- into an unprecedented time in baseball history.

Padres reliever Munoz has Tommy John surgery

TEst 4 March 20, 2020 - 6:57pm
Hard-throwing Padres reliever Andres Munoz and minor leaguer Reggie Lawson underwent Tommy John surgery Friday. Munoz made his debut in the majors last season, appearing in 22 games.

Judge: Rib improving, also had collapsed lung

TEst 4 March 20, 2020 - 3:57pm
Yankees slugger Aaron Judge said he has fully healed from a partially collapsed lung and that there had been slight progress in his recovery from a fractured rib.

Advocacy group formed for minor leaguers

TEst 4 March 20, 2020 - 12:53pm
A group of minor league activists announced the formation of Advocates for Minor Leaguers, a group seeking to provide a voice for minor leaguers, to advocate on their behalf and to educate the public about their struggles amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Holding your fantasy baseball draft now anyway? Here's how to tweak your strategy

TEst 4 March 20, 2020 - 12:53pm
Eric Karabell, AJ Mass and Tristan H. Cockcroft discuss how you should handle injured players and prospects in fantasy baseball drafts when you don't know when the season will begin. Plus, some fun twists you can add to your drafts.

Imagining a Team USA baseball dream team

TEst 4 March 20, 2020 - 6:51am
Marcus Stroman is recruiting a star-studded United States group for the 2021 World Baseball Classic, so we picked a roster using a few rules of our own -- and this squad is stacked.

'We are fighting against an invisible enemy': A Red Sox scout in Italy details life in COVID-19 lockdown

TEst 4 March 20, 2020 - 6:51am
As a pro baseball scout in Europe, Rene Saggiadi's life was nearly perfect -- until the coronavirus outbreak brought his nation to a halt.

Minor leaguers seek side gigs -- and answers -- during shutdown

TEst 4 March 20, 2020 - 6:51am
MLB has granted minor leaguers, who are paid salary only during the season, a stipend to tide them over. But like many people, the players are struggling to make ends meet during the coronavirus outbreak.

Black open to doubleheaders when MLB returns

TEst 4 March 19, 2020 - 9:40pm
With Opening Day pushed to mid-May at the earliest, Rockies manager Bud Black said he'd be "up for some sort of doubleheader situation" so teams could fit in as many games as possible this season.

Olney: Timing of Sale's surgery makes perfect sense -- even if the season weren't on hold

TEst 4 March 19, 2020 - 6:40pm
It would be easy to speculate that the coronavirus pandemic pushed Sale to have surgery now. But the choice really wasn't about that.

Giants lose RHP Beede to Tommy John surgery

TEst 4 March 19, 2020 - 6:40pm
Tyler Beede, who had been vying for a Giants rotation spot, instead will undergo Tommy John elbow surgery Friday.

Red Sox's Sale to undergo Tommy John surgery

TEst 4 March 19, 2020 - 3:40pm
Boston Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale will undergo Tommy John surgery, the team announced Thursday.

Stroman recruits USA 'Dream Team' for '21 WBC

TEst 4 March 19, 2020 - 3:40pm
Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman sparked a conversation online about Team USA in the 2021 World Baseball Classic, calling out prominent American baseball stars on Twitter in hopes of creating a WBC "Dream Team."

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