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The Athletic:
Exclusive: MLB proposes medical and safety protocols to players in 67-page document — No exchanges of lineup cards. New baseballs any time a ball is put in play and touched by multiple players. Players wearing masks except while on the field, standing six feet apart during the singing …
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ESPN:
2020 MLB draft to be held remotely on June 10-11 — Major League Baseball plans to hold the 2020 MLB Draft remotely, according to a memo obtained by ESPN's Jeff Passan on Friday. — As of now, teams are not allowed to have draft rooms and will do all drafting via video conference.
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Sources: Compensation not discussed in MLB's opening talks with players
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ESPN:
Rays ace Blake Snell says he refuses to play for reduced MLB salary — Tampa Bay Rays ace Blake Snell says he will not play this season for a reduced salary, especially because the risk of contracting the coronavirus is “just not worth it.” — Snell railed against Major League Baseball's reported proposal …
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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Nolan Arenado on talks with MLB, health risks and wanting to play — Nolan Arenado heard all about Blake Snell's comments. And he wanted to offer some thoughts of his own. — Snell, the Rays' All-Star left-hander, created a stir throughout baseball with his response Wednesday night to a fan on his Twitch channel, ClassiclyFamous.
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays' Blake Snell: ‘Just not worth it’ to play in 2020 for reduced pay — “I gotta get my money. I'm not playing unless I get mine, okay? And that's just the way it is for me,” said Snell, who was due to get $7 million. — Rays Cy Young award winner Blake Snell said the risk of returning …
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Tulsi Kamath / Click2Houston.com:
LISTEN: Former Astros star, manager Art Howe describes coronavirus symptoms, ICU stay — HOUSTON - Former Houston Astros star and manager, Art Howe is in the ICU with coronavirus, he confirmed to KPRC 2 Thursday. — Howe told KPRC 2 he felt the first symptoms of the virus on Sunday …
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Wall Street Journal:
Frequent Tests and No Spitting: How Baseball Plans to Keep Players Healthy — MLB thinks its plan strikes the right balance, with the goal to quickly spot and interrupt any contagion, and mitigate how many people get sick — As Major League Baseball contemplates how to stage a season amid …
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David Ovalle / Miami Herald:
Lawyer: Five witnesses exonerate Seattle Seahawks' Quinton Dunbar of South Florida robbery — The defense lawyer for Seattle Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar says five witnesses have signed sworn affidavits that exonerate the football player of any involvement in a supposed armed robbery that took place in Miramar.
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The Athletic:
With no fans, revenue sharing among rich and poor teams will be unlikely in 2020 — Forget, for a moment, how Major League Baseball clubs will make the dollars work with the players. The league needs to make the dollars work with its owners, too. — In 1996, baseball introduced revenue sharing …
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Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
The best players to never win MVP — Awards are arbitrary and, often, products not just of great talent, but also great timing. — For some legends, those two elements never quite align. They get snubbed, beaten outright or simply have careers that were more about accumulation than accreditation.
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Jim Trotter / NFL.com:
Owners to vote on resolution to incentivize minority HC, GM hires — During his state of the league address three months ago at Super Bowl LIV in Miami, Commissioner Roger Goodell acknowledged a need to increase the opportunities for minorities to become head coaches and general managers.
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Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
Will your MLB team play at home? A team-by-team look at likelihood as league navigates COVID-19 — Major League Baseball's proposed 82-game season, played in home ballparks beginning in July, almost certainly won't come off exactly as it hopes, thanks to the many factors that can waylay a season played amid a pandemic.
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