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The Athletic:
Behind the scenes as baseball scrambles to resolve issues related to COVID-19 — Money will always be an issue when a $10.7 billion industry shuts down, even while trying to serve the greater good. But when President Trump declared a national emergency on Friday, it changed the dynamic …
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Lynn Worthy / Kansas City Star:
MLB suspends spring training, start of Royals season delayed at least two weeks — Note: The Kansas City Star and McClatchy have lifted the paywall on this developing story, providing critical information to readers. To support vital reporting such as this, please consider a digital subscription.
Blue Jays News:
Beginning of 2020 season to be delayed — Following a call with the 30 clubs, and after consultation with the Major League Baseball Players Association, Commissioner Robert D. Manfred Jr. today announced that MLB has decided to suspend Spring Training games and to delay the start …
Matt Loede / Sports Illustrated:
Report: MLB Players Being Allowed to Leave Spring Training Facilities After Announced Delay to Season — After Thursday's decision by Major League Baseball to make moves in line with the rest of the North American pro sports leagues, Friday more decisions came down pertaining to players …
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Scott Powers / The Athletic:
Gov. Pritzker recommending no sporting events in Illinois until May — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker recommended the owners of Chicago's professional teams that statewide major sporting events should be shut down, or played without spectators, until possibly May 1.
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ESPN:
MLB suspends spring training, delays Opening Day at least two weeks — Major League Baseball is delaying the start of the 2020 regular season by at least two weeks in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the league announced Thursday. — MLB also said in a statement that spring training games …
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
California order on gatherings of 250-plus could affect MLB games — California on Wednesday recommended a statewide limit on large gatherings through at least the remainder of March, according to a memo from the state's department of public health, bringing into question the home openers …
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USA Today:
'Have to do what's right for our home city': Mariners face uncertainty as opening games moved from Seattle
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Sources: MLB hopeful, but bracing for disruptions to early-season games
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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Baseball faces many questions as it deals with coronavirus
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Tigers Ownership Announces Fund For Part-Time Workers — Ilitch Holdings, the entity that owns the Tigers and a host of other sports and entertainment ventures, has announced the creation of a $1MM fund to assist part-time employees, as Tony Paul of the Detroit News first reported.
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ESPN:
MLB allowing players to go home after canceling spring training — MESA, Ariz. — Major League Baseball is allowing players to go home, announcing its decision a day after canceling the rest of the spring training schedule and postponing Opening Day by at least two weeks amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Associated Press:
Ted Cox, ex-Red Sox player with hits in 1st 6 at-bats, dies at 65 — MIDWEST CITY, Okla. — Ted Cox, the first major league player with hits in his first six at-bats, has died. He was 65. — Cox was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in November and died Wednesday at Hospice Quality Care in Midwest City, according to his son, Billy.
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Trey Mancini Undergoes Surgery To Remove Malignant Tumor — Trey Mancini left the Orioles' spring camp last week in preparation for an undisclosed medical procedure that wasn't related to baseball. Today, details have emerged on the nature of Mancini's issue, as the Orioles issued …
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RADIO.COM:
Astros Manager Dusty Baker, Jon Heyman's Insider Nuggets And MLB Off Season Recap — Former Major Leaguer Tony Gwynn Jr and MLB Insider Jon Heyman are BACK for the Big Time Baseball Podcast! — In their first episode of 2020, they recap the biggest storylines from the off season …
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