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MLB yet to submit plan needed to play in Canada

TEst 4 June 23, 2020 - 1:03pm
An Ontario health official said MLB has not submitted a plan local health officials need to allow the Blue Jays to play in Toronto.

Minors teams sue insurers over virus claims

TEst 4 June 23, 2020 - 10:03am
Fifteen minor league baseball teams are suing insurers for failure to pay claims related to the coronavirus.

Bearcats to remove Schott's name from stadium

TEst 4 June 23, 2020 - 10:03am
The board of trustees at the University of Cincinnati unanimously voted to remove Marge Schott's name from the baseball stadium and another area of the university's archives library.

Baseball's top 60 storylines for a 60-game MLB season

TEst 4 June 23, 2020 - 7:03am
Mookie Betts wearing Dodger blue, Gerrit Cole in pinstripes. A wild sprint from start to finish. Here's what we're most excited to see when the 2020 season finally begins.

'Guy hits a home run and everybody walks off the field' -- The joy and pain of the walk-off homer

TEst 4 June 23, 2020 - 7:03am
Dennis Eckersley served up one of the most famous of all time, to Kirk Gibson in the 1988 World Series. There are other big ones, and some lesser-known ones, that dot baseball history.

Five best MLB franchises to bet on over the past 20 years

TEst 4 June 23, 2020 - 7:03am
Which five baseball teams have been the best to bet on over the past 20 years combined? Let's just say Moneyball paid off for bettors.

Sources: MLB plans 60 games, awaits 2 answers

TEst 4 June 22, 2020 - 10:24pm
Major League Baseball plans to hold a 60-game season that will begin around July 24 but first needs players to sign off on a health-and-safety protocol and pledge to arrive at home stadiums by July 1 to prepare for the season, sources told ESPN.

Baseball is back!? Everything you need to know about MLB's plan to start 2020 season

TEst 4 June 22, 2020 - 7:25pm
After months of negotiations, the commissioner is setting the schedule for baseball's return. Will it lead to a season being played this summer?

MLB owners vote to proceed with 2020 season

TEst 4 June 22, 2020 - 7:25pm
MLB owners voted unanimously to proceed with the 2020 season under the terms of their March 26 agreement with the MLB Players Association after the union's executive board voted down MLB's latest offer of a 60-game season with expanded playoffs.

Sources: Players vote down MLB's 60-game offer

TEst 4 June 22, 2020 - 4:23pm
The MLBPA executive board on Monday voted to reject MLB's 60-game offer with expanded playoffs, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan and Jesse Rogers, putting commissioner Rob Manfred in position to unilaterally implement a schedule of his choosing.

Five worst MLB franchises to bet on over the past 20 years

TEst 4 June 22, 2020 - 7:21am
Which five baseball teams have been the worst to bet on over the past 20 years combined? Look away Detroit Tigers fans.

Why it matters that Bobby Cox wore metal spikes his entire managerial career

TEst 4 June 22, 2020 - 7:21am
Like Bear Bryant's fedora or Bill Belichick's hoodie, the metal spikes were Bobby Cox's signature. But there was more to it than simply having a trademark.

MLB hitters who are missing their age-27 peak season in 2020

TEst 4 June 22, 2020 - 4:17am
Big things were in store for Gary Sanchez, Javier Baez and other young stars, but instead they're losing time at the top of their games.

KBO Weekly: Latest Power Rankings as league chases Dinos

TEst 4 June 22, 2020 - 4:17am
Chang-mo Koo is putting up huge numbers for the Dinos, but can they fend off the Doosan Bears in a big weekend series?

Where things stand as MLB begins another week without 2020 season deal

TEst 4 June 22, 2020 - 4:17am
Anticipation of movement in baseball's labor fight over the weekend didn't turn into an agreement. So where are we now?

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

TEst 4 June 22, 2020 - 1:20am
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.

Sources: Offer changes delay MLBPA vote again

TEst 4 June 21, 2020 - 10:18pm
MLB players decided not to vote on the league's latest 60-game proposal after commissioner Rob Manfred made late tweaks to the offer, sources told ESPN's Jesse Rogers.

How Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird plan to step up -- and aside -- in the fight for justice

TEst 4 June 21, 2020 - 7:18pm
Rapinoe and Bird, who are hosting the ESPYS with Russell Wilson, have ramped up their social justice efforts.

Sources: MLBPA postpones vote as talks continue

TEst 4 June 21, 2020 - 7:18pm
MLB players decided not to vote on the league's latest 60-game proposal after commissioner Rob Manfred made late tweaks to the offer, sources told ESPN's Jesse Rogers.

Sources: Players eye vote on MLB plan Sunday

TEst 4 June 21, 2020 - 10:16am
MLB players intend to vote Sunday on the league's latest proposal to return to play, sources told ESPN.

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