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Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
Baseball's back: MLB sets 60-game sked, opens July 23 or 24 — NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball issued a 60-game schedule Tuesday night that will start July 23 or 24 in empty ballparks as the sport tries to push ahead amid the coronavirus pandemic following months of acrimony.
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Kyle Newman / Denver Post:
Charlie Blackmon, two other Rockies test positive for coronavirus following workouts at Coors Field — Rockies players Charlie Blackmon, Phillip Diehl and Ryan Castellani have all tested positive for coronavirus following recent workouts at Coors Field, major-league sources told The Denver Post.
Dan Szymborski / FanGraphs Baseball:
The Obscenely Late, Obscenely Early ZiPS Projected Standings — It seems like years ago at this point, but the last time we posted preliminary projections a month before the start of a baseball season, it went, well, you know, not great! Now comes our second attempt at preliminary standings projections …
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
MLBPA, owners clear final hurdles; players set to report to camps July 1 — Major League Baseball will hold Opening Day either July 23 or 24, and players will head to training camps in a week after the league and the union on Tuesday agreed on health and safety protocols that will govern …
ESPN:
Sources: MLBPA agrees to report July 1, still discussing health and safety protocols — The Major League Baseball Players Association has agreed to report to training camps by July 1 and play a 60-game season, but it is still discussing health and safety protocols with the league, sources confirmed to ESPN's Jeff Passan on Tuesday.
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Bill Baer / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
MLB, MLBPA reach agreement on health and safety protocols
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Sources: MLB targets 60-game season starting around July 24, assuming conditions met
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ESPN:
Players vote down MLB's latest offer to play 60 games, sources say
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Mike Oz / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Play ball! MLB sets late July for start of season
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MLB Insiders / ESPN:
MLB predictions: Who will thrive, struggle in 60-game season? — With the final hurdles cleared for a 2020 MLB season, the likes of which we've never seen before, we asked ESPN's baseball writers, reporters and editors for their best guesses as to what we'll witness during this abbreviated campaign.
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David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Baseball's top 60 storylines for a 60-game MLB season — There is going to be a baseball season after all, one of 60 games, following a month of ugly public negotiations between the players and owners over how to navigate through the money of the shortened season.
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Eamon Lynch / Golfweek:
Brooks Koepka will also withdraw from Travelers after his caddie tests positive for coronavirus — World No. 4 Brooks Koepka has told Golfweek that he is withdrawing from the Travelers Championship after his caddie, Ricky Elliott, became the latest to test positive for coronavirus on the PGA Tour.
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Craig Calcaterra / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Multiple Blue Jays players and staff test positive for COVID-19 — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's — Shi Davidi of Sportsnet reports that “multiple BlueJays players and staff have tested positive for COVID-19.” — Davidi says that the tests are related to the shutdown …
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Baseball America:
2020 Top 100 Prospects — This year, Baseball America is breaking from tradition to rank unsigned draft picks among our Top 100 Prospects. — Our ranking is subjected to change in the event a 2020 draft pick does not sign (the deadline is Aug. 1) or is determined to be seriously injured before he signs.
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Chris Cotillo / Union-News:
Boston Red Sox, Blaze Jordan agree to $1.75 million signing bonus; slugger gets overslot deal for No. 89 pick — The Red Sox have agreed to a $1.75 million bonus with third-round pick Blaze Jordan, a source told MassLive on Wednesday. That bonus comes in significantly higher than the slot value …
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William Weinbaum / ESPN:
Minors teams sue insurers over coronavirus claims — A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday by 15 minor league baseball teams against five insurance companies alleges that “action and inaction by federal and state governments” contributed to “catastrophic financial losses” for ballclubs.
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Why a 60-game dash may not be good for Rays — The advantages of depth and pitching, and a potentially tougher schedule, increase the challenge. — If you are a fan excited to see how good the Rays would be this year coming off 2019′s success, g etting to play 60 games …
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