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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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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
MLB safety proposal includes thorough testing, social distancing, no spitting  —  Major League Baseball's ambitious return-to-play plans include processing upward of 10,000 COVID-19 tests per week, overhauling stadiums and in-game settings to encourage social distancing …
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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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.
Associated Press:
Report: MLB projects loss of $640,000 per game without fans  —  NEW YORK — Major League Baseball told players their prorated salaries would contribute to an average loss of $640,000 for each game over an 82-game season in empty ballparks, according to a presentation from the commissioner's office …
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.
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays' Blake Snell: ‘Just not worth it’ to play in 2020 for reduced pay
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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ESPN:
Former Astros manager Art Howe in ICU due to coronavirus
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Repeated coronavirus testing key to MLB reopening, says commissioner Rob Manfred  —  Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred on Thursday night outlined the coronavirus testing protocols the league hopes to implement, telling CNN that frequent tests will be key to the sport's restart …
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Chandler Rome / Houston Chronicle:
MLB will press on if player tests positive during season
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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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Maddie Lee / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
New Cubs organist serenades Wrigleyville, gives fans sense of normalcy  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  Gabriel Dixson was lounging outside of his apartment building across the street from Wrigley Field on Friday evening, when organ music began billowing out of the ballpark.
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 …
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.
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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