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Call to arms: Compressed MLB schedule could mean more pitchers

NEW YORK — When and if opening day comes around this year, New York Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake anticipates a brimming bullpen. Major League Baseball and the players’ associ...

DATE: Apr 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

AP exclusive: MLB vets get $4,775 daily during virus outset

NEW YORK – Gerrit Cole, Mike Trout and other veteran major leaguers will receive $4,775 per day in advance pay for the first 60 days of the season during the stoppage caused by the new coron...

DATE: Apr 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

MLB final pitch could be closer to Christmas than Halloween

DATE: Mar 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

MLBers keep service time in deal

NEW YORK – Players agreed to a deal with Major League Baseball that would preserve service time in the event this season is canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, but left open detail...

DATE: Mar 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

MLB could skip draft

NEW YORK – Major League Baseball is considering skipping its amateur draft this year and putting off the next international signing period as a way to preserve cash while games are affected ...

DATE: Mar 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Sports

Major League Baseball delays opening day until at least mid-May

Becomes first significant delay since 1995

DATE: Mar 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

MLB delays opening day at least 2 weeks because of virus

NEW YORK – Baltimore slugger Chris Davis was driving down Florida’s west coast on Interstate 75 from Sarasota to Fort Myers for an exhibition game against the Minnesota Twins when he got the...

DATE: Mar 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Major League Baseball considering expanding playoffs to 14 teams

Postseason reached current format in 2012

DATE: Feb 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Pete Rose asks MLB for reinstatement

Argument cites Astros and steroids

DATE: Feb 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Baseball’s 2020 Hall of Fame odd couple

Jeter, Walker take different routes to Hall

DATE: Jan 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Major League Baseball to sponsor USA Olympic softball team

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is using its financial muscle to support the U.S. women’s softball team, which already is assured a spot in the Tokyo Olympics while the American men’s ...

DATE: Jan 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Sports

Larry Walker first Rockies player to Hall of Fame; joins Derek Jeter in 2020

NEW YORK – Known for two decades as No. 2, Derek Jeter is now linked to the number 1 – as in, who was the lone Hall of Fame voter who didn’t put a check mark next to his name? Jet...

DATE: Jan 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports