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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.

Angels, through grant, will pay stadium employees

TEst 4 April 20, 2020 - 1:07pm
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

TEst 4 April 20, 2020 - 1:07pm
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

TEst 4 April 20, 2020 - 1:07pm
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

TEst 4 April 20, 2020 - 10:07am
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

TEst 4 April 20, 2020 - 10:07am
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

TEst 4 April 20, 2020 - 7:07am
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

TEst 4 April 20, 2020 - 7:07am
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

TEst 4 April 19, 2020 - 1:15pm
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

TEst 4 April 19, 2020 - 7:14am
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

TEst 4 April 19, 2020 - 7:14am
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

TEst 4 April 19, 2020 - 7:14am
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

TEst 4 April 18, 2020 - 7:02pm
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

TEst 4 April 18, 2020 - 7:01am
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

TEst 4 April 18, 2020 - 7:01am
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."

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