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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
The 2020 MLB season is a series of tests — and the first big one comes today — Training camps around Major League Baseball officially open Friday, marking another step toward the game's return. As momentous as that might sound, as positive as that might seem, Friday is a vital day to MLB for an entirely different reason.
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31 MLB players positive for coronavirus after first round of tests — Thirty-one players were positive for COVID-19 in Major League Baseball's first round of coronavirus testing, the league and players' union announced Friday. — Seven staff members also tested positive.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Tommy Pham Tests Positive For COVID-19 — The Padres announced today that outfielder Tommy Pham has tested positive for the coronavirus, as AJ Cassavell of MLB.com was among those to cover on Twitter. Pham authorized release of his personal medical information. Fortunately, he's said to be asymptomatic at the moment.
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Ben Pickman / Sports Illustrated:
MLB Announces 38 Positive COVID-19 Tests Out of More Than 3,000 Samples
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MLB cancels All-Star Game for first time since 1945 — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodger Stadium's 40-year wait to host the All-Star Game is going to last even longer. — The game scheduled for July 14 was canceled Friday because of the coronavirus pandemic …
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Scott Boeck / Cincinnati.com:
MLB All-Star Game officially canceled; Dodgers rescheduled to host in 2022
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
With pregnant wife, Angels star Mike Trout unsure if he'll play in 2020: ‘Playing it by ear’ — Mike Trout, the Los Angeles Angels' three-time MVP and widely regarded as baseball's greatest player, is wary about starting the 2020 season with his wife expecting their first baby in August.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
After blowback, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred clarifies comments on 60-game season — While the Twitterverse thought MLB commissioner Rob Manfred accidentally confessed Wednesday on the Dan Patrick Show that it was always MLB's intention to play a 60-game season, Manfred clarified Thursday what he meant.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Welington Castillo Opts Out Of 2020 Season — Veteran catcher Welington Castillo has opted out of the 2020 season, Nationals manager Dave Martinez told reporters Friday (Twitter link via the Washington Post's Jesse Dougherty). Castillo inked a minor league contract with the Nationals …
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John Tomase / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
As MLB teams report, let's count the ways the Red Sox will be worse in 2020 — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's — Red Sox reality check. They were never, ever meant to contend in 2020. — This 60-game sprint will probably keep them from plummeting completely out of the playoff race, but let's not kid ourselves.
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Vinnie Duber / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Tim Anderson leads growing White Sox toward contention: 'He's a man' — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's — Growing up. — It's what this rebuild is all about. — When you start building from the bottom, the name of the game is acquiring young, talented players …
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Tim Kurkjian / ESPN:
Tim Kurkjian's Baseball Fix: Major League Baseball gave us plenty of reasons to despise it, but here are 100 reasons it's OK to still love it — The past three months, baseball has given us 1,000 reasons to hate it. — In the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, the players and owners …
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' opening summer camp workout: 5 observations — Here are five observations from Day 1 of the Detroit Tigers' summer camp at Comerica Park on Friday afternoon: — 1. Michael Fulmer — Fulmer, who is considering himself rehabilitated from right elbow ligament reconstruction surgery …
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J.J. Cooper / Baseball America:
MLB Player Pool Salary Will Give Some Minor Leaguers A Pay Bump — For minor leaguers, being named to the 60-man player pool will result in either a minor pay bump or a major one. — Players not on the 40-man roster who are part of the player pool working out at their team's alternate site …
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The Athletic:
Sources: Blues cancel practices due to ‘multiple’ COVID-19 positive tests — The St. Louis Blues canceled practices at the team's facility because of “multiple” positive tests for COVID-19, sources have told The Athletic. — The Blues used the ice at Centene Community Ice Center in Maryland Heights …
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