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Marly Rivera / ESPN:
Bartolo Colon, 46, yearns for one more season in the majors  —  Even though Bartolo Colón hasn't thrown a pitch in the majors since September 2018, the 46-year-old is not thinking about retirement.  —  Colón hopes to pitch one more big league season, and, given the choice, it would be with the New York Mets.
Marly Rivera / ESPN:
Chris Sale wants to prove nothing's ‘better than getting a brand-new elbow for my birthday’  —  Before baseball shut down for the coronavirus pandemic, the news that ace Chris Sale had elbow trouble had already cast a pall over spring training for the Boston Red Sox.
ESPN:
How MLB is navigating the coronavirus pandemic to play ball  —  MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL'S plan to start the season by July 4 relies on a dizzying array of moving parts, including the cooperation of 27 U.S. cities and a foreign country, the availability of more than 200,000 reliable coronavirus tests …
Rick Stroud / Tampa Bay Times:
Tom Brady, Bucs players take the field at Tampa's Berkeley Prep: exclusive photos  —  The quarterback appears to be the one conducting the two-hour workout Tuesday morning.  —  TAMPA — About 20 minutes after sunrise, just before 7 a.m. Tuesday, the luxury vehicles began rolling past …
Craig Edwards / FanGraphs Baseball:
Parsing MLB's Claim of a $4 Billion Loss  —  Last week, MLB presented documents to the player's union regarding the financial implications of playing the 2020 season without fans.  In an exclusive report, the Associated Press has revealed a considerable amount of the contents of those disclosures.
Kevin Acee / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Padres' Hedges ‘very confident’ MLB season will be played  —  Player rep expresses confidence MLB players, owners will reach agreement that allows for games in 2020  —  Austin Hedges was excited.  —  “Over the last 48 hours, it really feels like we're getting some stuff done,” the Padres catcher said Monday afternoon.
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
The immensity of MLB's plan to return through a daunting health-and-safety protocol  —  What's most striking about Major League Baseball's 67-page health-and-safety protocol outlining an attempt to return amid the coronavirus pandemic isn't its little, snicker-worthy details …
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
MLB safety proposal includes thorough testing, social distancing, no spitting
Evan Woodbery / MLive.com:
Francisco Rodriguez hasn't given up on writing final chapter to MLB career  —  DETROIT — Francisco Rodriguez's illustrious Major League career didn't end the way he wanted.  —  Almost three years later, he hasn't given up on the dream of returning to the big leagues and writing a final chapter.
ESPN:
Diamondbacks' Starling Marte says wife Noelia died of heart attack  —  Arizona Diamondbacks center fielder Starling Marte announced Monday on social media that his wife, Noelia, has died of a heart attack.  —  “Today I go through the great pain of making public the unfortunate death of my wife Noelia …
Max Goodman / Sports Illustrated:
Five Yankees Poised to Shine in MLB's Proposed 82-Game Season  —  Had the 2020 regular season begun on time and consisted of a traditional 162-game schedule, several members of the Yankees roster would presently be in the midst of solid campaigns.  —  Could this have been the year a player …
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Angels will furlough non-playing employees on June 1  —  The Los Angeles Angels have informed non-playing employees of furloughs that will be implemented at the start of June and will affect nearly every department of the organization.  Members of the front office, analytics department …
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Brittany Ghiroli / The Athletic:
Nationals to hold virtual World Series ring ceremony Sunday  —  The Nationals virtual ring ceremony, which will feature players and coaches over a Zoom recording, will air on Sunday at 7 p.m. ET with members of the team taping the ceremony the day before.  Since there is no game …
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Giants' Bargain Pickup Looks More Valuable With Universal DH  —  With the likely implementation of a universal DH in 2020, we've been taking a team-by-team trip through the NL and looking at how those clubs could handle the rule change.  To this point, we've looked at the Dodgers, Reds …
 
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