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8:50 PM ET, July 1, 2020

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Baseball America:
The 2020 Minor League Season Is Canceled.  So What Happens Next?  —  What was long expected will be made official today: There will be no Minor League Baseball in 2020.  —  According to multiple sources, Minor League Baseball is expected to officially announce this afternoon that the season …
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Kevin Stevens / Press & Sun-Bulletin:
Minor League Baseball cancels 2020 season, possibly ending Binghamton Rumble Ponies era  —  The inevitable came to fruition Tuesday.  —  Major League Baseball will not provide its minor league affiliates with players this season, and so a 2020 Minor League Baseball season that never began is officially scrubbed.
Discussion: Amazin' Avenue
Kyle Glaser / Baseball America:
How Each MLB Team Plans To Pay Minor Leaguers In 2020  —  As July 1 approaches, teams once again face a decision whether to continue paying their minor league players.  —  MLB instructed all 30 teams to pay their minor leaguers $400 per week through May 31 after the minor league season was postponed …
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
‘He really needs help’: Family seeks help for Dodgers outfielder Andrew Toles, who is homeless and hospitalized  —  It was a disturbing picture, a police mug shot, spattered across the internet last weekend, revealing a troubled man with a vacant, soulless look.
John Hickey / Sports Illustrated:
Catching On: Athletics Offer Fans Chance to be Part of the Scene as Cardboard Cutouts  —  It's going to be possible to “catch” a foul ball at the Coliseum this year without actually being at the Coliseum.  —  Under current plans being dictated by the fight against the COVID-19 coronavirus …
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Mark Townsend / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Virtual fans get foul balls too: A's have the first great idea for watching sports during pandemic  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  The unthinkable is about to become Major League Baseball's reality.  On July 23, the 2020 regular season will open with no fans in the ballpark.
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Athletics Add Six Players To 60-Man Pool  —  The Athletics on Wednesday announced the addition of six players to their 60-man player pool: infielders Eric Campbell and Robert Puason, right-handers Wandisson Charles and Miguel Romero, and outfielders Luis Barrera and Brayan Buelvas will all join the group.
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Schedule draft has Rays opening at home against Blue Jays  —  It's subject to change, but the Rays would play 3 games vs. Mets and Phillies, 4 vs. Braves and Nationals, 6 vs. Marlins.  —  ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays are set to open the 2020 season at home July 24 against the Blue Jays …
Discussion: Phillies Nation
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Ryan Wolstat / Toronto Sun:
Blue Jays heading home to play in Toronto, sources say
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports and Ballpark Digest
Dan Mullen / ESPN:
It's Bobby Bonilla Day!  Why Mets pay him $1.19 million today and every July 1  —  The calendar has turned to July 1, and that means one thing: It's time for Mets fans everywhere to wish each other a Happy Bobby Bonilla Day!  Why?  On Wednesday, 57-year-old Bobby Bonilla will collect a check …
Discussion: MLB Baseball News … and NESN.com
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Tigers Agree To Terms With Spencer Torkelson  —  The Tigers have agreed to terms with top overall draft choice Spencer Torkelson, according to Jim Callis of MLB.com (Twitter link).  He's set to receive a hefty $8,416,300 bonus.  —  While he only topped the 1-1 draft slot allocation by a nominal amount …
Kevin.K / Sports Illustrated:
Focus on the South Side  —  The past few weeks have seen a great awakening in the United States.  African-Americans have been aware, and have been trying to make everyone else aware, of the systematic racism in this country, with particular focus on police brutality.
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Orioles Sign Heston Kjerstad  —  The Orioles have signed second overall draft pick Heston Kjerstad, per a team announcement.  The University of Arkansas product will receive a $5.2MM bonus, per MLB.com's Jim Callis (Twitter link).  —  Kjerstad was expected to go near the top of the draft, but not with the second selection.
 
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