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12:25 PM ET, July 2, 2020

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R.J. Anderson / CBSSports.com:
Rob Manfred: MLB was set on 60-game 2020 season ‘no matter how negotiations with players went’  —  Should the spread of the novel coronavirus permit it, Major League Baseball will launch its regular season on July 23, or in about three weeks' time.  On Wednesday, commissioner Rob Manfred joined …
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Rob Manfred says that coronavirus, and not feud over player salaries, ensured 2020 season would only be 60 games  —  If you're frustrated by Major League Baseball just now picking back up, Rob Manfred wants you to blame the coronavirus, not the commissioner.
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.
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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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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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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 …
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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
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 …
Marly Rivera / ESPN:
MLB teams can't identify players who test positive for coronavirus  —  There are no protocols that can completely eliminate the risk of contracting the coronavirus.  —  Therefore, despite Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association having developed an extensive manual to aid …
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 …
 
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