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At least eight MLB teams pledge more stipends to minor leaguers
Major League Baseball’s policy guaranteeing those players $400 (U.S.) per week expires on May 31, but some teams have promised payments through at lea...
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Trevor Bauer to MLB agent Scott Boras: ‘Keep your damn personal agenda out of union business’
Cincinnati Reds pitcher went on Twitter and told Boras to stop “meddling in MLBPA affairs.”
Gregor Chisholm: Baseball’s owners and players have picked the wrong time to fight over money
Everyone’s a loser in this feud, including fans who recently lost jobs and are struggling to make ends meet.
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... he same time teams are laying off employees or placing them on furlough. The Blue Jays recently committed to keeping their full-time staff through Oct. 1, but that ...
Stroman says ‘season is not looking promising’ after MLB’s opening economic proposal
The New York Mets’ Marcus Stroman tweeted his concerns after MLB formally presented to the players’ association its economic and health-and-safety pro...
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... 2 ERA (ranked 12th in the majors) across 32 combined starts for the Mets and Blue Jays. Stroman ranked fourth in the majors with a 54.7 per cent ground-ball rate a ...
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How can pitchers avoid ‘spike’ in Tommy John surgeries when baseball returns?
For overexuberant, no-longer-quarantined pitchers to try and achieve top speed as quickly as possible, there will likely be an increased risk of arm i...
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Players call MLB economic proposal ‘extremely disappointing’
The sides have been grappling with how to aim for an opening day originally scheduled for March 26 but pushed back because of the coronavirus.
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A’s to place scouts on furlough, end minor league pay
A’s owner John Fisher announced the moves Tuesday in a rare public statement on what he called a “tremendously difficult day.”
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As MLB tries to save 2020, minor-league teams across the country might be out at home
The owners of minor-league teams have almost no revenue streams beyond the turnstiles and concession and souvenir stands. More than 160 revenue-genera...
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Will there be an MLB season? Here’s what the players and owners must resolve
Scott Boras is well aware players likely would shoulder the blame if they cannot reach a financial agreement with owners for a 2020 season. The owners...
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Japanese baseball season to start June 19 without fans
The season was to have begun on March 20 but was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Ex-Dodger Carl Crawford says heart is ‘heavy’ after two drown in his pool
Bethany Lartigue, a professional football player from Louisiana, dove into the pool to try to save Kasen Hersi, her brother previously told the Housto...
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Washington Nationals unveil new ring after postponing virtual ceremony
One year after they turned their season around following a dismal 19-31 start, the MLB champions unveiled the rings online, part of a show to raise fu...
Damien Cox: The universal DH, long overdue, offers a jolt of sanity in turbulent times
MLB’s proposal to play during the pandemic requires one set of rules for both leagues. Like losing the red line in the NHL and deploying Hawk-Eye tech...
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Mets’ Noah Syndergaard sued for allegedly skipping out on rent for NYC penthouse apartment
The landlord 600 Summer LLC notified the pitcher that he had defaulted on the lease and owed at least $80,000, not including late fees and interest. B...