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 …

NFL plans to stage its draft next month in a studio setting rather than Las Vegas  —  Las Vegas is off for next month's NFL draft.  No celebrations along the Strip.  No boats navigating players across the Bellagio Hotel fountain to the stage.  All that was scuttled in reaction to the coronavirus outbreak.

Leo Mazzone recalls readying Braves pitchers for shortened 1995 season  —  Major League Baseball's opening day would've been five days from Saturday.  Instead, baseball - like the rest of the world - sits stuck in a waiting pattern due to the coronavirus outbreak.  —  Eventually, baseball does hope to begin a truncated season.

Mets vs. Marlins series in Puerto Rico canceled  —  A pandemic-related inevitability became official Thursday.  —  The Mets' series against the Marlins in San Juan, Puerto Rico — scheduled for April 28-30 — has been canceled, Major League Baseball announced.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

How Scouting Departments Are Handling Life Without Baseball  —  In a typical year in the middle of March, scouting departments are in midseason form.  Area scouts are working down preference lists and running out to get extra looks on players who have taken a step forward, or keeping an eye on a few players they have under the radar.

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.

Recently Optioned Players Of Note  —  In case you haven't noticed, transactions aren't exactly plentiful since the league shut down Spring Training.  There have still been a few batches of moves in the past few days, however, with a trio of Central Division clubs sending some players to their minor league ranks.