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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
MLB Cancels Planned Series In Mexico City And Puerto Rico — Major League Baseball formally announced today that the Diamondbacks/Padres series that had been planned to take place on April 18-19 in Mexico City and the Marlins/Mets series that was set for April 28-30 in San Juan, Puerto Rico have been canceled.
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MLB calls off Padres-Diamondbacks in Mexico City, Mets-Marlins in San Juan — MLB, San Diego Padres, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Mets, Miami Marlins — Major League Baseball has canceled series scheduled for this season in Mexico City and San Juan, Puerto Rico, because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Red Sox's Chris Sale to undergo Tommy John surgery — Boston Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale will undergo Tommy John surgery, Chaim Bloom, the team's chief baseball officer, announced Thursday. — The surgery will keep Sale from pitching this season, the start of which has been delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Boston Globe:
Chris Sale begins a throwing program in Fort Myers — According to a major league source, Red Sox lefthander Chris Sale has commenced a throwing program in Fort Myers, Fla., after being shut down at the beginning of the month with a strained flexor tendon in his left forearm.This marks …
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Joey Wentz Undergoes Tommy John Surgery
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Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
AP sources: MLB could skip draft; service time big issue — NEW YORK (AP) — 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 by the new coronavirus …
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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
MLB and its players dive into the many details of what-if scenarios
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
MLB teams pledge $30M to help cover lost wages for ballpark employees
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
As MLB formalizes a stimulus package for minor-league players, Cardinals make some roster trims — ST. LOUIS — When baseball halted spring training and delayed the start of the regular season a week ago, the Cardinals were in the process making cuts from their spring training roster.
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Kyle Glaser / Baseball America:
MLB Announces Minor Leaguers Will Receive Spring Training Allowances — Update (6:45 pm ET): The story has been updated to include the base amount of the allowance teams are providing eligible minor leaguers. — Major League Baseball announced Thursday afternoon that minor leaguers …
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Marly Rivera / ESPN:
Yankees' Aaron Judge says rib improving, also had collapsed lung — New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge told reporters Friday that his fractured rib is improving, and he also disclosed that he suffered a partially collapsed lung. — Two weeks ago, manager Aaron Boone said a fractured rib revealed …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yankees Provide Update On Aaron Judge Injury — Yankees star Aaron Judge was limited this spring by a mysterious upper body ailment that was ultimately diagnosed as a stress fracture in his rib. Today, the team updated his outlook, as MLB.com's Bryan Hoch reports (Twitter link).
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J.J. Cooper / Baseball America:
Coronavirus Pandemic Creates ‘Disaster Situation’ For Some MiLB Teams — This past offseason was considered to be the toughest most Minor League Baseball teams had ever faced. Roughly a quarter of all MiLB teams were on the chopping block in an MLB proposal that headlined negotiations between MLB …
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Beyond the Box Score, FanGraphs Baseball and Bleacher Nation
Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Eugenio Suárez, injured Cincinnati Reds making progress during novel coronavirus hiatus — In a typical spring training, this is usually one of the busier times for managers in camp with Opening Day a few days away. Rosters are being finalized. Regular starters are playing full games.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves Option Touki Toussaint — The Braves optioned right-hander Touki Toussaint to Triple-A Gwinnett, per the league transactions log at MLB.com. He'd pitched well during spring before the league shutdown. Over 8 2/3 frames, he yielded a pair of runs on two hits and three walks with eight strikeouts.
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