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Arizona Diamondbacks v Los Angeles Dodgers

Vin Scully: ‘We can certainly fight through this’

A comforting voice is exactly what we need right now. And there is no more comforting a voice in baseball than Scully’s

Detroit Tigers v Chicago White Sox - Game Two

Fox Sports Detroit to air 2019 Tigers games for some reason

The 2019 Tigers lost 114 games, so I do not know if we can call them “classic” games, friends.

Baseball Question of the Day: Who was your first favorite player?

Starting today, I’m going to put a question to you, the readers, about the game we love, each and every day.

New Britain Rock Cats Vs Binghamton Mets Minor League Baseball.

Minor League advocacy group created, demands $15K salaries for players

A group called Advocates for Minor Leaguers was formed today

Braves send Touki Toussaint to Triple-A

Not a big move but one that makes me wonder how front offices are spending their time.

Today in Baseball History: The beginning of the end for Pete Rose

On this day in 1989, Major League Baseball announced that it had launched an investigation of Pete Rose . . . for something.

MLB announces interim support for minor leaguers

Minor leaguers will receive a lump sum payment of their per diems that would have been paid through April 8, with more to come.

Major League Baseball officially calls off games in Mexico, Puerto Rico

Hiram Bithorn stadium in San Juan will not feature big league action this year

Los Angeles Angels v Los Angeles Dodgers

What will happen with player salaries? Contracts? Service time?

Could Mookie Betts become a free agent without ever playing a game for the Dodgers? Should he?

Today in Baseball History: Red Sox offer $1 million for Herb Score

The Indians said no, calling Score the future of the franchise. Six weeks later everything changed.

Reds spring training employee tests positive for coronavirus

All Reds employees who came in close contact with the individual are being tested and have self-quarantined.

Dodgers minor leaguer Connor Joe had surgery for testicular cancer

Joe: “the good news is that we caught it early, and cases like mine are very curable.” He is undergoing treatment.

San Diego Padres v Philadelphia Phillies

Not a shock: Phillies, Realmuto halt extension talks

He and the team had hoped to hammer out a deal before Opening Day. Whenever that may be.

Today in Baseball History: When Mantle and Mays were banned from baseball

Given MLB’s current relationship with gambling, it’s mind-blowing that these two greats were banned for innocuous casino jobs.

MLB teams to commit $1 million each to ballpark employees who would go unpaid

A much-needed move in the wake of thousands of ballpark employees being idled by the pandemic

A’s president asks COVID-19 patient to throw out the first pitch on Opening Day

Assuming, of course, we have an Opening Day

Justin Verlander has groin surgery

I guess if you have to miss six weeks due to surgery, now is the time

A second Yankees minor leaguer has tested positive for coronavirus

The team is following the recommendations of health officials, the players are quarantined and additional tests will be conducted

Division Series - New York Mets v Los Angeles Dodgers - Game One

Dodgers become the latest club to continue to pay stipends to minor leaguers

Major League Baseball and individual clubs are expected to address concerns over minor league pay in the near future.

Tom Brady in a non-Pats uniform? Eh, you’ll get used to it.

A number of Hall of Famers -- and Pete Rose -- ended their careers in strange places as well

(FILE PHOTO) Mitchell Report On Drug Use In Baseball Released

Today in Baseball History: McGwire, Sosa, and Palmeiro testify before Congress

It did not go well.

MLB AND MLBPA donate $1 million to emergency food services

The donation will be split evenly among Feeding America® and Meals on Wheels America

Pittsburgh Pirates v Los Angeles Dodgers

MLB pushes out the resumption of baseball for at least eight weeks

The move was made in response to CDC recommendations for gatherings of 50 or more people

MLB: Throw out the schedule and turn 2020 into one big tournament

For starters, anyway. What happens with the 2020 season will, actually, have greater significance for the future than we might expect.

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