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Jim Salisbury / NBCSports.com:
Coronavirus outbreak at Phillies camp in Clearwater hits 5 players — Five Phillies players who had been training at the team's facility in Clearwater, Florida have tested positive for coronavirus in recent days, multiple sources tell NBC Sports Philadelphia.
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Wall Street Journal:
Coronavirus Surge Forces Baseball to Reconsider a ‘Bubble’ Season — The increase in cases in Florida and elsewhere is prompting officials to rethink playing all games at a secure site—adding another obstacle to its beleaguered effort to start a 2020 season
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Sports Illustrated, MLB Trade Rumors, Orange County Register, MLB Baseball News … and CNN
ESPN:
Source: All MLB spring camps to temporarily close after positive coronavirus tests — All Major League Baseball training camps will temporarily close, a source confirmed to ESPN, after multiple teams reported positive coronavirus tests Friday. — The spring training facilities in Florida …
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Bluebird Banter, The Athletic, Camden Chat, Lookout Landing, Talking Chop and AZ Snake Pit
Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
MLB won't counter players' latest offer; sticking to 60 games at full prorated salaries — Major League Baseball won't counter the MLB Players Association's latest offer to play 70 games this season. — Instead, the league is sticking with its most recent offer of 60 games at full prorated salaries.
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
MLB may shut down all spring training sites for coronavirus cleaning — With three spring training sites closing Friday due to coronavirus-related issues, MLB was strongly considering shutting all 30 facilities again to cleanse them and then establish a testing protocol when players return, The Post has learned.
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ESPN:
Phillies closing spring training facility after positive coronavirus tests — The Philadelphia Phillies are closing their spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida, after five players and three staff members tested positive for the coronavirus. — The facility will remain closed …
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baseballmusings.com
ESPN:
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred quickly rejects union's 70-game proposal — The Major League Baseball Players Association on Thursday proposed a 70-game regular-season schedule, a plan immediately rejected by MLB commissioner Rob Manfred. — In a statement announcing the counterproposal …
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Nick Selbe / Sports Illustrated:
Report: MLB Won't Counter Players' Offer of 70-Game Season — A day after the MLBPA sent a proposal for a 70-game season, the league reportedly won't submit a counter offer. — A day after the MLB Players Association sent a proposal to league owners for a 70-game 2020 season …
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NBCSports.com, Talking Chop and Lone Star Ball
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB players make a 70-game offer and the owners aren't happy about it
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The Athletic, Steve Melewski, Brew Crew Ball, MLB Baseball News … and baseballmusings.com
The Athletic:
Here we go again: MLB believes deal was agreed to, union says it wasn't
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MLB Baseball News … and Beyond the Box Score
MLB Insiders / ESPN:
How much closer are we to a 2020 MLB season?
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Purple Row, MLB Baseball News …, Halos Heaven and Los Angeles Times
ESPN:
MLB sends 60-game offer to players as leaders meet
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Arizona Sports, NBCSports.com, MLB Baseball News … and baseballmusings.com
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
MLB, MLBPA Still Apart On Length Of Potential Season
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MLB Baseball News …, NBCSports.com and Athletics Nation
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Korea's Kiwoom Heroes To Sign Addison Russell — In a surprise move, longtime Cubs infielder Addison Russell has found a landing spot in Korea's top league. He's joining the Kiwoom Heroes on a $530K contract, per Jeeho Yoo of Yonhap News (via Twitter). — Once a top prospect …
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MLB Baseball News … and Bleed Cubbie Blue
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB considering ties for 2020 season as part of modified extra innings plan — Just when you thought a 2020 baseball season couldn't look more bizarre, Major League Baseball and the players union are considering the possibility of having games end in a tie for the first time in the sport's history …
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MLB Trade Rumors, New York Post and baseballmusings.com
John Tomase / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Meet Red Sox' undrafted free agents: A crazy delivery, Sale's call, and a Boyz n the Hood fan — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's — When the Patriots sign a class of undrafted free agents, at least one of them generally makes the team. — That's not the case in baseball …
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Over the Monster and Bleed Cubbie Blue
Maria Torres / Los Angeles Times:
Albert Pujols to pay salaries of furloughed Angels staff in the Dominican Republic — The Angels stopped paying their employees in the Dominican Republic this month. Those employees are being paid again, only not by the club. — First baseman Albert Pujols will cover the salaries …
