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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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Mike Oz / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Play ball! MLB sets late July for start of season
Chris Halicke / Sports Illustrated:
Texas Rangers Manager Chris Woodward Announces Lance Lynn as Opening Day Starter  —  In his first Zoom call with local reporters since baseball officially returned, Texas Rangers manager Chris Woodward didn't wait very long to grab everyone's attention.  —  The line of questioning concluded …
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.
Discussion: Gaslamp Ball
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David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Baseball's top 60 storylines for a 60-game MLB season
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners To Sign Emerson Hancock  —  The Mariners have agreed to terms with No. 6 overall pick Emerson Hancock, reports Jim Callis of MLB.com (via Twitter).  The University of Georgia righty will receive a $5.7MM signing bonus that closely aligns with his $5,742,900 slot value.
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.
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 …
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.
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cubs Sign Three Draft Picks  —  The Cubs announced Thursday that they've signed three of their five picks from the 2020 amateur draft: left-hander Burl Carraway (second-round), left-hander Luke Little (fourth) and right-hander Koen Moreno (fifth).  Chicago announced early this week …
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
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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