NPB can play ball in Japan from June 19, but minus fans  —  The Nippon Professional Baseball season, which has been delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, will begin June 19, the league announced on Monday.  —  The decision comes after the government's advisory panel approved the plan …

Jimmy Cobb, The Pulse Of ‘Kind Of Blue,’ Dies At 91  —  Jimmy Cobb, whose subtle and steady drumming formed the pulse of some of jazz's most beloved recordings, died at his home in Manhattan on Sunday.  He was 91.  —  The cause was lung cancer, says his wife, Eleana Tee Cobb.

MLB plans to offer an alternative proposal to players on salaries  —  Major League Baseball will not propose a full revenue-sharing system to determine player salaries for the 2020 season, people with knowledge of the league's thinking told The Athletic.  In a scheduled meeting …

The clock is ticking on 2020 MLB season talks.  Here's what could make a deal work — or fall apart  —  Finally the ugliness is starting to abate.  Because strife and discord are foundational elements of the relationship between Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association …

(LEAD) KBO bans ex-major leaguer Kang Jung-ho for 1 year before potential return  —  Former major league infielder Kang Jung-ho, seeking a return to the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) under the cloud of multiple drunk driving cases, received a one-year suspension from the South Korean league on Monday.

Today in White Sox History: May 22  —  Richie Zisk became only the second White Sox player in history to hit a home run into the center-field bleachers at Comiskey Park, joining Dick Allen (1972).  Zisk's blast off Detroit's Dave Rozema in the eighth inning didn't help the Sox win, however; they got beat, 14-3.

Noah Syndergaard slams landlord's lawsuit: ‘See you in court pal’  —  Noah Syndergaard is throwing some lightning.  —  On Saturday, the Mets righty wrote he planned to meet a former landlord, 600 Summer Street LLC, in court.  The landlord on Thursday filed a lawsuit accusing Syndergaard …

Who Is the Michael Jordan of MLB?  Ranking Candidates from the Last 40 Years  —  Who Is the Michael Jordan of MLB?  Ranking Candidates from the Last 40 Years  —  0 OF 10  —  Masterpress/Getty Images  —  If The Last Dance has taught us anything, it's that Michael Jordan is basketball's undisputed GOAT.

Nationals Players Decide to Wait for In-Person World Series Ring Ceremony  —  The Washington Nationals have changed their plans for their virtual World Series ring ceremony after players decided they would rather wait until they could reunite in person to receive their new jewelry.

Mount Airy man named Jesus confesses to vandalizing local church, police say  —  HIDE TRANSCRIPT SHOW TRANSCRIPT  —  MOUNT AIRY, N.C. —  A Mount Airy man named Jesus confessed to vandalizing a local church's nearly 100-year-old stained glass window.  —  Police charged Jesus Jose Arellano with injury to real property.

Mets likely to do spring training 2.0 in Florida, sources say  —  Maybe we should call it summer training.  —  If and when baseball season resumes, the Mets are tentatively planning to reconvene and work out at their Clover Park facility in Port St. Lucie, Florida, to prepare for the regular season, sources said.